List of Methodist denominations
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of Methodist denominations including those affiliated with the World Methodist Council, as well as those who are not, the latter of which have been indicated by a parenthetical. The denominations' relative size is not evident from this list. The list may not be comprehensive, but intends to be an accessible overview of the diversity and global scope of contemporary Methodism.
This list also includes some united and uniting churches with Methodist participation. Some denominations may not have an exclusively Wesleyan heritage.
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Africa
- African Methodist Church, West Africa
- African Methodist Church, Zimbabwe
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Africa
- Nigerian Methodist Church
- Kenyan Methodist Church
- Methodist Church Ghana
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa
- Methodist Church in Zimbabwe
- Methodist Church in Togo
- Protestant Methodist Church in Benin
- Protestant Methodist Church in Côte d’Ivoire
- United Church in Zambia
- United Methodist Church, Central Congo
- United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone
- United Methodist Church, South Congo
Asia
- Church of North India
- Church of Pakistan, The
- Church of South India, Bangalore Episcopal Area
- Free Methodist Church, Japan
- Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas
- Korean Methodist Church
- Methodist Church in Bangladesh
- Methodist Church of Hong Kong[1]
- Methodist Church, Republic of China (Taiwan)[2]
- Methodist Church in India
- Methodist Church in Indonesia
- Methodist Church in Singapore
- Methodist Church in Malaysia
- Methodist Church, Lower Myanmar
- Methodist Church, Upper Myanmar
- Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Caribbean
- Methodist Church in Cuba
- Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic[3]
- Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas
- Methodist Church, Bahamas Conference of the (BCMC)
- Methodist Church in Puerto Rico
- United Church of Canada, Bermuda
Europe
In London is the Rivercourt Methodist Church, a parish church of the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Portugal[4]
- Methodist Church in Ireland
- Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy
- Methodist Church of Great Britain
- Spanish Evangelical Church
- Uniting Church in Sweden
- United Methodist Church, European regional conferences
- United Protestant Church in Belgium
North America
A parish church of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, one of the largest denominations in the conservative holiness movement.
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Association of Independent Methodists (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Bible Methodist Connection of Churches (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- Church of the Nazarene
- Congregational Methodist Church (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Evangelical Methodist Church of America (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Free Methodist Church, The - North America
- Fundamental Methodist Conference (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Methodist Church of Mexico
- Methodist Church (USA) merged into the United Methodist Church in 1968.
- Methodist Protestant Church (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Primitive Methodist Church (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- Southern Methodist Church (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
- United Church of Canada
- United Methodist Church, United States
- Wesleyan Church
- Wesleyan Methodist Church (not a part of the World Methodist Council)
South America
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Uruguay
- Methodist Church in Chile
- Methodist Church in Colombia[7]
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Costa Rica
- Evangelical United Church, Ecuador
- Evangelical Methodist Church in Panama
- Evangelical Methodist Community - Paraguay
- Methodist Church in Peru
Oceania
- Chinese Methodist Church in Australia
- Free Wesleyan Church, Tonga
- Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma
- Methodist Church of New Zealand
- Uniting Church in Australia
See also
- List of Methodist churches - local churches of notability
- History of Methodism in the United States
- List of Christian denominations
References
External links
- Methodist churches — World Council of Churches
- World Methodist Counci - Worldwide association of Methodist, Wesleyan and related Uniting and United Churches
- Member churches - Denominations listed in this article
- General Board of Global Ministries - The United Methodist Church
