List of Methodist denominations

Part of a series on
Methodism
John Wesley
Background History (in the United States) Anglicanism Arminianism First Great Awakening Nonconformism Pietism Wesleyan theology
Theology Articles of Religion Assurance of faith Conditional preservation of the saints Four sources of theological authority Covenant theology Substitutionary atonement Imparted righteousness Moral law New birth Outward holiness Plain dress Prevenient grace Real presence Sanctification Sunday Sabbatarianism Christian perfection Views on sin Works of Piety Works of Mercy
People John Wesley Charles Wesley Richard Allen Francis Asbury Thomas Coke John William Fletcher William Law William Williams Pantycelyn Howell Harris Albert Outler James Varick Countess of Huntingdon Phoebe Palmer Richard Watson George Whitefield Bishops Theologians
Groups Churches Methodist Church of Great Britain Free Methodist Church United Methodist Church World Methodist Council Other Methodist denominations
Organization Connexionalism Methodist Circuit
Related groups Holiness movement Conservative holiness movement Pentecostalism Evangelicalism
Other topics The Sunday Service of the Methodists Circuit rider Camp Meeting Tent revival Lovefeast Class meeting Penitent band Saints in Methodism Christian views on alcohol Temperance movement Methodist local preacher Homosexuality and Methodism Ordination of women in Methodism Watchnight service Wesley Covenant Service
Methodism portal

This is a list of Methodist denominations including those affiliated with the World Methodist Council, as well as those which are not, the latter of which have been indicated with an asterisk. The denominations' relative sizes are 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.

List

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

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

Central United Methodist Church, a parish church of the United Methodist Church in Manila.

• 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
• Methodist Church, Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Free Methodist Church, Taiwan
• 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
• 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

The Rivercourt Methodist Church in London, a local church of the Methodist Church of Great Britain

• Evangelical Methodist Church in Portugal
• 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
  • Central and Southern Europe Central Conference
    • United Methodist Church in Austria
    • United Methodist Church in Bulgaria
    • United Methodist Church in Hungary
  • Northern Europe Central Conference of the United Methodist Church
    • United Methodist Church in Estonia
    • United Methodist Church in Norway
    • United Methodist Church in Denmark
    • United Methodist Church in Latvia
    • United Methodist Church in Lithuania
    • United Methodist Church in Germany
    • United Methodist Church in Russia
  • Union of Evangelical Methodist Churches of France
• 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
• Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Wesleyan Methodist Church)*
• Association of Independent Methodists*
• Bethel Methodist Church*
• Bible Methodist Connection of Churches*
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
• Church of the Nazarene
• Congregational Methodist Church*
• Evangelical Methodist Church of America*
• Evangelical Methodist Church*
• Evangelical Wesleyan Church*
• First Congregational Methodist Church*
• Free Methodist Church, The - North America
  • Free Methodist Church in Canada
• Fundamental Methodist Conference*
• Methodist Church of Mexico
• Methodist Protestant Church*
• National Association of Wesleyan Evangelicals*
• Primitive Methodist Church*
• Southern Congregational Methodist Church*
• Southern Methodist Church*
• United Church of Canada
• United Methodist Church, United States
• Wesleyan 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
• 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

External links

• Methodist churches — World Council of Churches
• World Methodist Council - 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