Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church in Akron, Ohio was a part of the Allegheny Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which eventually separated from the denomination and became the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection.
It was composed of ministers and laypeople who withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Church because of disagreements regarding slavery, church government, and interpretations of the doctrine of entire sanctification, according to the Discipline of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection, although later editions of the Discipline cite only the first two reasons.[1] The first secessions in 1841 took place in Michigan although the new church group was formalized in Utica, New York. In November 1842, Orange Scott, La Roy Sunderland and J. Horton seceded from the Methodist Episcopal Church for reasons given in their publication of the True Wesleyan. The first general conference was held in Utica, NY, in October 1844.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church fell into the category of Holiness Methodist Pacifists, as it opposed war as documented in its Book of Disciplines, which stated that the Gospel is in "every way opposed to the practice of War in all its forms; and those customs which tend to foster and perpetuate war spirit, [are] inconsistent with the benevolent designs of the Christian religion."[2] They also cited tolerance of the Methodist Episcopal Church of "so horrible a crime" as slavery as a reason for their secession.[1]
The Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church in 1968,[3][4] and became known as The Wesleyan Church. This was largely driven by the trend toward denominational mergers during the 1960s and the belief their similarities were greater than their differences. As such, they believed they could be more effective becoming one group. Several conferences in both merging denominations refused to be a part of the merged church over differences about modesty and worldliness (some of the conferences did not permit their members to have television sets, and required the women to have uncut hair in keeping with their interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11:15). One of the largest conferences which refused to join the merger was the Allegheny Conference with over 100 churches.[5] It became the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Churches, and most of the churches are still known as Wesleyan Methodist, e.g. Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church.[6] Other Wesleyan Methodists who dissented with the merger organized into the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches and the Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee.[7]
^ ab"Doctrines and Discipline of the Wesleyan Methodist Church". 1842.
^Beaman, Jay; Pipkin, Brian K. (2013). Pentecostal and Holiness Statements on War and Peace. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 73–74, 98–99, 124. ISBN9781610979085.
^Kimball, Micah (17 February 2020). "History unleashed: a $400 clue". The Wesleyan Church. The Wesleyan Church. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^Drury, Keith. "Pilgrim Holiness History - 1966-1968". Drury Writing.
^Kurian, George Thomas; Lamport, Mark A. (10 November 2016). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 45. ISBN9781442244320. The merger between the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church passed unanimously. The newly formed denomination took the name "The Wesleyan Church." The Allegheny Conference refused to join the merged group.
^"Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church". Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^Brown, A. Philip (1995). "The History and Development of Bible Methodism". Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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For other bodies with the title Wesleyan Methodist Church see Wesleyan Church disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wesleyan Methodist Church United States news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Wesleyan Methodist Church was a Methodist denomination in the United States organized on May 13 1841 Wesleyan ChurchClassificationMethodismOrientationHoliness movementPolityConnexionalismFounderJohn WesleyOrigin1841Separated fromMethodist Episcopal Church 1841 Merger ofHephzibah Faith Missionary Society 1948 Missionary Bands of the World 1958 SeparationsChurch of Daniel s Band 1893 Fire Baptized Holiness Church 1896 Missionary Methodist Church 1913 Bible Methodist Connection of Churches 1967 Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee 1968 Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection 1968 Merged intoWesleyan Church 1968 Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church in Akron Ohio was a part of the Allegheny Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church which eventually separated from the denomination and became the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection It was composed of ministers and laypeople who withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Church because of disagreements regarding slavery church government and interpretations of the doctrine of entire sanctification according to the Discipline of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection although later editions of the Discipline cite only the first two reasons 1 The first secessions in 1841 took place in Michigan although the new church group was formalized in Utica New York In November 1842 Orange Scott La Roy Sunderland and J Horton seceded from the Methodist Episcopal Church for reasons given in their publication of the True Wesleyan The first general conference was held in Utica NY in October 1844 The Wesleyan Methodist Church fell into the category of Holiness Methodist Pacifists as it opposed war as documented in its Book of Disciplines which stated that the Gospel is in every way opposed to the practice of War in all its forms and those customs which tend to foster and perpetuate war spirit are inconsistent with the benevolent designs of the Christian religion 2 They also cited tolerance of the Methodist Episcopal Church of so horrible a crime as slavery as a reason for their secession 1 The Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church in 1968 3 4 and became known as The Wesleyan Church This was largely driven by the trend toward denominational mergers during the 1960s and the belief their similarities were greater than their differences As such they believed they could be more effective becoming one group Several conferences in both merging denominations refused to be a part of the merged church over differences about modesty and worldliness some of the conferences did not permit their members to have television sets and required the women to have uncut hair in keeping with their interpretation of 1 Corinthians 11 15 One of the largest conferences which refused to join the merger was the Allegheny Conference with over 100 churches 5 It became the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Churches and most of the churches are still known as Wesleyan Methodist e g Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church 6 Other Wesleyan Methodists who dissented with the merger organized into the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches and the Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee 7 See also editList of Methodist denominations Primitive Methodist Church Wesleyan Methodist Church Seneca Falls New York References edit a b Doctrines and Discipline of the Wesleyan Methodist Church 1842 Beaman Jay Pipkin Brian K 2013 Pentecostal and Holiness Statements on War and Peace Wipf and Stock Publishers pp 73 74 98 99 124 ISBN 9781610979085 Kimball Micah 17 February 2020 History unleashed a 400 clue The Wesleyan Church The Wesleyan Church Retrieved 8 January 2023 Drury Keith Pilgrim Holiness History 1966 1968 Drury Writing Kurian George Thomas Lamport Mark A 10 November 2016 Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers p 45 ISBN 9781442244320 The merger between the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church passed unanimously The newly formed denomination took the name The Wesleyan Church The Allegheny Conference refused to join the merged group Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church Salem Wesleyan Methodist Church Retrieved 17 June 2022 Brown A Philip 1995 The History and Development of Bible Methodism Retrieved 1 May 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wesleyan Methodist Church United States amp oldid 1155758470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
