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Exploring Methodism: A Quiz on its History and Beliefs

This quiz challenges your knowledge of Methodism, exploring its history, beliefs, and key figures within the movement. Perfect for students and enthusiasts alike!

#Methodism #Christianity #Religious Studies #Church History #Theology

1 In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Methodist Church was involved in the Scottish Church Initiative for Union, seeking greater unity with the established and Presbyterian ________, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the United Reformed Church in Scotland.

2 The Wesleyan Methodist Connexion (later became The Wesleyan Church) and the ________ Churches were formed by staunch abolitionists, and the Free Methodists were especially active in the Underground Railroad, which helped to free the slaves.

3 Traditionally, most Methodists have identified with the ________ conception of free will, through God's prevenient grace, as opposed to the theological fatalism of absolute predestination.

4 In 1867, the mission sent out the first missionaries to Central China, who began work at ________.

5 Doctrinal distinctives Articles of Religion Prevenient Grace Governmental Atonement Imparted righteousness Christian perfection ________

6 Through vigorous missionary activity Methodism spread throughout the ________, and the work of Whitefield from an early time introduced Methodism to the United States, and beyond.

7 [6] ________, another significant leader in the movement, was known for his unorthodox ministry of itinerant open-air preaching.

8 What does the following picture show?  World Methodist Council at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina - a consultive body linking most Methodist groups of the world. The headquarters contains a museum of Methodism and a small park - the Susannah Wesley Herb Garden   The First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas, is located downtown near the First Baptist Church and across from the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.   Piula Theological College in Samoa   The First United Methodist Church of Dallas, Texas, is located downtown near the First Baptist Church and across from the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.

9 Stull was an ordained Methodist minister from the Montana Annual Conference of The ________ (Later became The United Methodist Church in 1968).

10 The Methodist Council also helps to run a number of schools, including two leading Public Schools in East Anglia: ________ and The Leys.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Vintners Parrot pub in Worthing, West Sussex, occupies a Grade II-listed Greek Revival-style former wine merchants premises and a Grade II-listed former Methodist chapel.
  • the tower located at 100 McAllister St (pictured) in San Francisco used to be a Methodist church, a hotel and an IRS office building before it was refurbished for residential use by students at UC Hastings.
  • when Methodist George Whitefield preached in Nantwich, Cheshire, a mob tried to disperse his audience with a bull, but a Methodist Chapel (pictured) later became the town's largest chapel.
  • the Church of South India, a union of Anglican, Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian, and Reformed churches in South India, was inaugurated in 1947 at St. George's Cathedral (pictured) in Madras (now Chennai).
  • Salem First United Methodist Church is the tallest building in Salem, Oregon and is also the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains.
  • Methodist minister Ephraim Kingsbury Avery is amongst the first clergymen known to have been tried for murder in the United States.
  • Bethel Academy in Kentucky was the first Methodist school west of the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Oliver Granger was a licensed Methodist preacher before becoming an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement.
  • bishop William McKendree (1757–1835) earned the nickname "Father of Western Methodism" for his travels through his vast see of Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois.
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