of episkopos but in most Methodist denominations this is a role distinct from bishop. The first Methodist bishops were appointed in America, and many...

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings...

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...

sub-denominations within overall United Methodism. The third plan, called the Traditional Plan, would reinforce the existing language in the Book of Discipline prohibiting...

based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism...

a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent...

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Council of Bishops to defer votes on "human sexuality" at the conference. Instead, the recommendation, passed May 18, empowered the Council of Bishops to appoint...

levels, from bishops to local pastors. As of 2006,[update] 16 women had been elected as bishops. To try to address the lack of women of color in faculty positions...

The governing body of the Methodist Church in Ireland is the annual Conference. Methodism was founded in England by John Wesley and his younger brother...