What does it mean when you're methodist?

Question

like what do you believe in?

Answer 1

Methodist are a denomination of the Protestant Christian faith. The differences are subtle with other major Christian denominations with the two major ones being they allow women to pastor churches and baptism can be accomplished through sprinkling water on the head.

Founded by John Wesley.

Answer 2

My family was traditionally African Methodist. From the few times I went to my family's church when I was younger and the regular church going that is mostly Missionary Baptist I can not think of any difference. Many times different types of Christian denominations have a traditional statement or list of beliefs, but most concentrate on the Bible and praising the Lord. The difference between churches is narrowing

Answer 3

After looking at http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?mid=1648, I saw that they hold basically an Arminian theology, although it's a little misleading if one statement of faith says man is "destitute and inclined to evil" but apparently not so destitute that we cannot make a decision for Christ. The clincher is that "Christ died for all", which verifies that not-so-depraved stance. They believe in infant baptism, but I can't tell whether this comes from a covenant theology. "Entrance into the household of faith" parallels OT circumcision, but I didn't see it reflected as such.

I noticed you asked about other beliefs, and a chart can be found at http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm. Some of the statements are a little misleading so you may want to drill down a bit to find out exactly what is taught.