The Wesleyan Church Denomination
Slavery caused many divisions in the United States, one of which resulted in the American Wesleyan Church.
While mainline Protestant churches tried to ignore the problem and churches in the South tried to justify slavery, Wesleyans came out staunchly against it. A little more than 100 years later, American Wesleyans merged with other groups to become the Wesleyan Church.
Approximately 400,000 members in 5,000 churches worldwide.
The church's roots date back to John Wesley's Methodism movement in England, in the mid 1700s. The American Wesleyan Church was formed in 1843 to take a firm stand against slavery. In 1968, the Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.
John Wesley, Orange Scott, Luther Lee.
The Wesleyan Church is headquartered in Fishers, Indiana and has members in 90 countries.
Elected representatives serve the church's membership in local, regional, and national conferences. A board of superintendents adds spiritual and administrative guidance.
The Bible.
John and Charles Wesley, Methodism founders; Dr. Thomas E. Armiger, Dr. Jerry G. Pence, Dr. Jo Anne Lyon (current Church General Superintendents)
The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical Protestant denomination that believes in the Trinity, biblical authority, salvation through the atoning death of Jesus Christ, good works as fruit of faith and regeneration, the second coming of Christ, bodily resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment.
Wesleyans practice the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper as means by which God supplies grace to the faithful.
The church shares its beliefs through missionary work in 90 countries. It also supports orphanages, hospitals, schools and free clinics. It provides disaster and poverty relief and has targeted HIV/AIDS and human trafficking as two of its major outreach programs.
To learn more about the beliefs taught by the Wesleyan Church, visit Wesleyan Church Beliefs and Practices.
(Information in this article is compiled and summarized from the following source: wesleyan.org.)
While mainline Protestant churches tried to ignore the problem and churches in the South tried to justify slavery, Wesleyans came out staunchly against it. A little more than 100 years later, American Wesleyans merged with other groups to become the Wesleyan Church.
Number of Worldwide Members:
Approximately 400,000 members in 5,000 churches worldwide.
Founding of the Wesleyan Church:
The church's roots date back to John Wesley's Methodism movement in England, in the mid 1700s. The American Wesleyan Church was formed in 1843 to take a firm stand against slavery. In 1968, the Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.
Prominent Wesleyan Church Founders:
John Wesley, Orange Scott, Luther Lee.
Geography:
The Wesleyan Church is headquartered in Fishers, Indiana and has members in 90 countries.
Wesleyan Church Governing Body:
Elected representatives serve the church's membership in local, regional, and national conferences. A board of superintendents adds spiritual and administrative guidance.
Sacred or Distinguishing Text:
The Bible.
Notable Wesleyan Church Ministers and Members:
John and Charles Wesley, Methodism founders; Dr. Thomas E. Armiger, Dr. Jerry G. Pence, Dr. Jo Anne Lyon (current Church General Superintendents)
Wesleyan Church Beliefs and Practices:
The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical Protestant denomination that believes in the Trinity, biblical authority, salvation through the atoning death of Jesus Christ, good works as fruit of faith and regeneration, the second coming of Christ, bodily resurrection of the dead, and the final judgment.
Wesleyans practice the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper as means by which God supplies grace to the faithful.
The church shares its beliefs through missionary work in 90 countries. It also supports orphanages, hospitals, schools and free clinics. It provides disaster and poverty relief and has targeted HIV/AIDS and human trafficking as two of its major outreach programs.
To learn more about the beliefs taught by the Wesleyan Church, visit Wesleyan Church Beliefs and Practices.
(Information in this article is compiled and summarized from the following source: wesleyan.org.)
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