Bible Methodist Connection of Churches
| Bible Methodist Connection of Churches | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Methodism & Conservative Holiness |
| Orientation | Fundamental |
| Polity | Connectionalism |
| Associations | Inter-Church Holiness Convention (IHC) |
| Origin | 1970[1] |
| Separated from | Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Official website | biblemethodist.org |
The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches, also known as the Bible Methodist Church (BMC), is a Methodist denomination within the conservative holiness movement.
The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches affirms the historic doctrines of Methodism, including the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and Christian perfection. Many of the parishes within the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches observe the seasons of the liturgical year. The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches has missions globally.
History
The Bible Methodist Connection of Churches traces its origin to the Methodist movement initiated by John Wesley and to the consequent establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.[2] In 1843, Methodists who favoured abolitionism initiated a schism with the Methodist Episcopal Church, leading to the formation of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.[2] In this new denomination, the "Episcopal form of government inherited from Wesley and Anglicanism, was replaced with a loose connection of societies or churches which characterized the Methodist movement in its earliest days".[2]
In 1943, the General Conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church recommended the strengthening of the “central supervisory authority to oversee the work of our Church.”[2] The Wesleyan Methodist Church adopted a proposal in 1966 to merge with the Pilgrim Holiness Church, thus forming the Wesleyan Church; those who strongly disagreed with the merger, as well as the trend of greater centralization, formed the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Jones, Charles Edwin (1974). A guide to the study of the holiness movement. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810807037.
In 1970 the Bible Methodist Church of Alabama merged with the Wesleyan Connection of Churches of southwestern Ohio to form the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b c d e Brown, A. Philip (1995). "The History and Development of Bible Methodism". Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books, Publishers. p. 356. ISBN 9781615927388.
The Bible Methodist Connection of Tennessee, the Bible Holiness Church, and the Bible Methodist Connection of Churches were formed as a result of the opposition to the merger of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church into the Wesleyan Church (1968).
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