What makes methodists different from let's say the catholics or protestants? Just curious as I really don't know the differences. Thanks.
2007-11-12 04:27:53 · 3 answers · asked by Kaliko 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Methodists are Protestants. They are United Methodist now, which means they have combined with several other churches. They took the "lowest common denominator" of the various ones -- Brethren and United Church of Christ and I think at least one other besides Methodists -- so they are sort of a plain vanilla type Christianity. The original Methodists were known (in my childhood) for using grape juice instead of wine in their communion because they disapproved of alcohol. I don't know whether the new United Methodists stick to that, but I think they do. I believe they believe in salvation through faith rather than works, but they are also pretty evangelical on the whole. They are also big on social services, which is why Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco got so famous. It's even featured in the movie "Pursuit of Happyness," with Reverend Cecil Williams playing himself. He's a terrific guy, but I'm an atheist myself.
My mother was a Methodist Sunday school teacher for many years.
2007-11-12 08:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Methodists are evangelical Protestants.
The Methodists got their name because their founder, John Wesley, was famous for coming up with “methods” for spiritual growth.
2007-11-12 23:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you're interested, this is a forum for Methodist Christians, you may find more answers here...
http://foru.ms/f365-wesleys-parish-methodist-nazarene.html
2007-11-14 08:25:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋