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A Methodist local preacher is a layperson who has been accredited by the Methodist Church to lead worship and preach on a frequent basis. With separation from the Church of England by the end of the 18th century, a clear distinction was recognised between itinerant preachers (later, ministers ) and the local preachers who assisted them.
The Free Methodist Church (FMC) is a Methodist Christian denomination within the holiness movement, based in the United States. It is evangelical in nature and is Wesleyan–Arminian in theology. [5] The Free Methodist Church has members in over 100 countries, with 62,516 members in the United States and 1,547,820 members worldwide. [6]
Individuals who are Methodist local preachers, laypeople who have been accredited by the Methodist Church to lead worship and preach on a regular basis Pages in category "Methodist local preachers" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Edmund Marshall – Methodist local preacher, ecumenical adviser to the Bishop of Wakefield and former MP. Florence Paton – lay preacher, British Labour party; Newton Rowell – leading lay figure in Canada's Methodist church and a politician; Soong May-ling – First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of Chiang Kai-shek
Barratt's Chapel, built in 1780, is the second oldest Methodist Church in the United States built for that purpose.The church was a meeting place of Asbury and Coke.. The history of Methodism in the United States dates back to the mid-18th century with the ministries of early Methodist preachers such as Laurence Coughlan and Robert Strawbridge.
The Methodist Church of Australasia was formed on 1 January 1902 when five Methodist denominations in Australia – the Wesleyan Methodist Church, the Primitive Methodists, the Bible Christian Church, the United Methodist Free and the Methodist New Connexion Churches merged. [294] [295] In polity it largely followed the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
In the United States, numerous Methodist churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] and on state and local historic registers, many reflecting the values of plainness, of Gothic architecture, of simple adornment. The Greek Revival style is also simple and came to be adopted for numerous American Methodist churches.
Methodist theologians include those theologians affiliated with any of the Methodist denominational churches such as The United Methodist Church, independent Methodists, or churches affiliated with the Holiness Movement including the Church of the Nazarene, the Free Methodist Church, the Wesleyan Methodist Church (America), the Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain), the Pilgrim Holiness ...