Methodist History & Fun Facts
Methodists are famous for gathering around these church meals, often featuring casseroles and desserts.
What are potlucks?
This Anglican priest is considered the founder of Methodism.
Who is John Wesley?
This organization was known as United Methodist Women until 2022
What is United Women in Faith?
This book contains official doctrine, church law, and organizational structure.
What is the Book of Discipline?
An angel met this woman in the wilderness, where she named God "the God who sees me
Who is Hagar?
The United Methodist denomination formed in 1968 when these two churches merged.
What are The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church?
What is Aldersgate?
This is the name of United Women in Faith's longtime signature spiritual growth and education event.
What is Mission u?
This term describes the system in which United Methodist churches are linked together in mission and ministry around the world.
What is connectionalism?
Jesus broke cultural barriers by asking this woman for a drink at Jacob's well.
Who is the Samaritan Woman (Woman at the Well)
John Wesley reportedly drank so much of this beverage that some estimated he consumed up to 15 cups a day.
What is coffee?
Charles Wesley is remembered from writing more than 6,000 of these.
What are hymns?
Community-based organizations and social service agencies that were almost exclusively founded by women in the 19th century to serve marginalized communities and populations across the United States.
(There are more than 80 across the United States and 1 in Oklahoma)
What are National Mission Institutions?
This annual gathering of clergy and lay members handles clergy appointments, budgets, and denominational business within a geographic area.
What is Annual Conference?
These two Hebrew midwives courageously disobeyed Pharaoh's command to kill Hebrew baby boys.
Who are Shiphrah and Puah?
John Wesley's instructions to "sing lustily with good courage" can be found here.
What are John Wesley's Directions for singing in the hymnal?
John Wesley traveled an estimated 250,000 miles primarily on this mode of transportation.
What is horseback?
Founded in 1869, this predecessor organization sent missionaries around the world and eventually became part of United Women in Faith.
What is the Women's Foreign Missionary Society?
The United Methodist Church recognizes these two ordained orders of ministry.
What is Elder and Deacon
Paul trusted this woman not only to serve the church but likely to deliver his Letter to the Romans—a task requiring great responsibility and leadership.
Who is Phoebe?
In 1784, at a gathering in Baltimore known by this nickname, American Methodism was officially organized.
What is the Christmas Conference?
John Wesley preached an estimated this many sermons during his lifetime.
What is more than 40,000?
The organization traces its roots to 1869, when eight Methodist women in Boston sent this missionary to India to provide heath care for women barred from seeing male doctors.
Who is Clara Swain?
Rather than being ordained, a deaconess is recognized through this act by the church.
What is commissioning?
This generous woman prepared a room for Elisha, and God later blessed her with a son.
Who is the Shunammite Woman?