United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, and the second-largest Protestant, denomination in the United States. In 2004 worldwide membership was about 11 million members: 8.6 million in the United States, 2.4 million in Africa, Asia and Europe.

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Methodist - Protestant - Denomination - United States - 2004 - Africa - Asia - Europe

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The United Methodist Church (UMC) was formed in 1968 as a result of a merger between the Evangelical United Brethren and the Methodist Church which were themselves the results of mergers. The Methodist Church was formed in 1939 as the result of a merger of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church.

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1968 - Evangelical United Brethren - 1939 - Methodist Episcopal Church - Methodist Episcopal Church, South - Methodist Protestant Church

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