The Methodist denomination history and tradition goes back in 1770 when John Wesley started this denomination. Methodism is a denomination of Christianity under the banner of Protestant faith. This denomination has roots that trace back to …show more content…
some Methodist's follower made the grueling and dangerous Atlantic journey to the New World. According to About.com (2011), the Structured of Methodism denomination in America began as an amateur movement. Robert Strawbridge was one of the Methodism denomination earliest leaders he was a farmer who planned work for the Methodist denomination in 1760 in Maryland and Virginia. Captain Thomas Webb, were greatly instrumental in Methodist denomination early stages in Philadelphia 1767. American Revolution had a great effect on Methodist denomination that is John Wesley's wrote against the revolutionary cause since it did not a good image of Methodism because some of Methodism follower supported independence. Some of the Methodist ministers refused to bear arms to support the patriots. When American gain it freedom from England, Wesley acknowledged that changes were needed in American Methodism. John Wesley sent one of his key follower name Thomas to America to oversee the work with another follower name Asbury with the work that will going on in America. Coke took with him a prayer book from England with the titled of the book called The Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America, however, this was prepared by Wesley and similar content that reality to the Church of England's Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion. Richard Whatcoat and Thomas Vasey was two missionaries that Wesley …show more content…
However, the Methodist Denomination is recognizing as a well-knowing church with members and conferences in different part of the world like Asia, Africa, United States Europe, and the United States. The growing number of women has increased in ministry, for example, women are being appointed to the district super intendancy, elected to positions of denominational leadership, and consecrated as bishops. Marjorie Matthews was the first woman to be elected to a higher up leadership in 1980. The Church has strived to become a community in which all persons, nevertheless of ethnic or racial background, can take part in every level of its connectional life and organization. The Methodism denomination is Similar to the sister faiths under the protestant banner. Methodism denomination holds same similar beliefs of the sister faiths. The Methodist Church teaches that God encourages all scripture. The source of all inspired scripture is the Holy Bible. Parallel to majority of all Christian Faiths, the Holy Bible is the main and only source needed to avoid a life of damnation. As their name suggests, Methodist believe that the bible must be deliberate in a methodical method. Surrounded by some of the strong-fast beliefs that Methodist hold are views that are sacred in all Christian beliefs. These are the principles that inspiration and authority of scripture for faith and practice, the doctrines