United Methodist Church
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the largest denomination of the Methodist church in the U.S., formed in 1939 from the merger of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church, with the addition in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren.
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a British Methodist church formed in 1907 by a union of three Methodist churches and united in 1932 with the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Primitive Methodist Church to form the Methodist Church in Great Britain.
Example Sentences
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He was married in the United Methodist Church in 2012, according to invitations posted to Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
One protestor, Rev. Ben Roberts, came from Foundry United Methodist Church, which helps low-income people and those experiencing homelessness navigate the ID application process.
From Slate • Sep. 1, 2025
Conference of Catholic Bishops and the United Methodist Church, for example, both announced they would maintain their stances on not endorsing or opposing political candidates.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025
At least 50% of faith families have lost their homes, according to the Rev. Garth Gilliam, North District Superintendent of the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
I strode slightly uphill past five houses and St. James United Methodist Church, where we worshipped, to the corner of Barton Road.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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