The meeting of clergy and laity of a geographic area that takes place once a year for the purpose of determining programs and policies for the United Methodists in their area.
What is Annual Conference
100
This ordained person is elected by the Jurisdictional Conference to make sure that whatever is decided at General Conference gets done and that the needs of the people in the church are taken care of.
What is a Bishop
100
Wesley was ordained as this in 1728
What is a priest
100
The four Sundays before Christmas.
What is Advent
100
These two elements you would need to serve the Lord's Supper.
What are bread and wine
200
The doctrine, polity, and theology of the United Methodist Church is stated in this book.
What is The Book of Discipline
200
From the word laos, meaning “people of God” and used to describe members of a congregation or parish.
What is Laity
200
The name of John Wesley’s brother who wrote more than 5000 thousand hymns that used familiar tunes to express Methodist beliefs.
What is Charles Wesley
200
The liturgical color(s) of Christmas
What is white
200
The cross and double flame symbolize these.
Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
300
United Methodists believe that this book is the most important source of faith.
What is the Holy Bible
300
The visible extension of Christ in the world today
Who is the local church
300
Birth country of John and Charles Wesley
What is England.
300
The season of the year that extends from January 6th to the beginning of Lent.
What is Epiphany
300
Statements of belief included in the Book of Discipline that describes how our faith affects the world. These statements contain the church’s teachings on topics such as war, abortion, homosexuality, justice, divorce, etc...
What are The Social Principles
400
The two sacraments of the United Methodist Church
What are Holy Baptism and Holy Communion
400
The disaster arm of the United Methodist Church
What is UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief
400
1st: do no harm 2nd: do good 3rd: stay in love with God
What are Wesley's General Rules
400
The season of the year that precedes Easter.
What is Lent
400
It's elements are; Pray daily, read the Bible daily, meet with others to stay accountable, go to church weekly, Fast weekly
What is 'Means of grace'
500
The act by which persons who were baptized as infants or young children make their first public statement of their declaration or profession of faith.
What is Confirmation
500
What two denominations formed the United Methodist Church in 1968?
What is the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church
500
What he was doing, when he felt his powerful experience to become the first teacher of "Methodism"
What is prayer meeting
500
The seventh Sunday after Easter.
What is Pentecost
500
Early study groups of about a dozen were called this, and a group of these made up a "Society".