Our Church
Who is our head pastor at BUMC?
Davis Chappell
What were John Wesley and his friends in the “Holy Club” teasingly called?
Methodists
What are the 2 sacraments of the Methodist Church?
Communion & baptism
Which Annual Conference is BUMC part of?
Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference
What year was The Great Schism?
1054
Who is the Director of Caring Ministries?
Casey Orr
Who is known as the founder of the Methodist movement?
John Wesley
Who can take communion in the Methodist Church?
Anyone who believes. It's an open table.
In what year did the United Methodist Church form?
1968
Who made Christianity legal and stopped persecution for Christians?
Constantine
Who is the Middle School Director?
Hannah DeFatta
Who does John Wesley send to the first Methodist congregation in America?
Francis Asbury
What phrase did John Wesley coin when referring to a picture of a house?
Centrality of grace
Who is our bishop?
David Graves
Who nailed 95 Theses on a door launching the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther
Who is the executive director at BUMC?
Leslie Hotzfeld
What are the three means of grace referring to John Wesley’s method?
PREVENIENT GRACE, JUSTIFYING GRACE, SANCTIFYING GRACE
When joining the church, you are asked to participate in 5 ways. What are they?
Prayers, presence, gifts, service, witness
In what year did the Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant Church merge to form the Methodist Church?
1939
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When was the hands statue added to the BUMC campus?
2000
Francis Asbury and other preachers traveled the American frontier to spread the gospel. What were they called?
Circuit Riders
What year was Wesley's heart "strangely warmed"?
1738
What is the mission statement of the United Methodist Church?
To make disciples of Christ for the transformation of the World
What are the 3 main branches of Christianity?
Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant