Archives of Ohio United Methodism
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The Archives of Ohio United Methodism, (AOUM) a collective history of the United Methodist Church
in Ohio are held at Ohio Wesleyan University
in Delaware, Ohio
. The current collection comprises documents from the two districts of the United Methodist Church in Ohio; the West Ohio United Methodist Church and East Ohio United Methodist collections, which were unified in 2003.
The first archive for documents pertaining to the church, then known as the Methodist Episcopal Church, was established at Cincinnati, Ohio
in 1839 , the purpose of which was to "collect and preserve. . .materials for a complete and authentic history of the Methodist Episcopal Church west of the Allegheny Mountains. . ." This collection was later moved to Ohio Wesleyan in 1851.
Included in the collection are original, primary, documents dating from the establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Ohio, and all of its descendant forms and congregations through and including the emergence of the United Methodist Church
in 1968.
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
in Ohio are held at Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
in Delaware, Ohio
Delaware, Ohio
The City of Delaware is a city in and the county seat of Delaware County in the United States state of Ohio. Delaware was founded in 1808 and was incorporated in 1816. It is located near the center of Ohio, is about north of Columbus, and is part of the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area...
. The current collection comprises documents from the two districts of the United Methodist Church in Ohio; the West Ohio United Methodist Church and East Ohio United Methodist collections, which were unified in 2003.
The first archive for documents pertaining to the church, then known as the Methodist Episcopal Church, was established at Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
in 1839 , the purpose of which was to "collect and preserve. . .materials for a complete and authentic history of the Methodist Episcopal Church west of the Allegheny Mountains. . ." This collection was later moved to Ohio Wesleyan in 1851.
Included in the collection are original, primary, documents dating from the establishment of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
in Ohio, and all of its descendant forms and congregations through and including the emergence of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination which is both mainline Protestant and evangelical. Founded in 1968 by the union of The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley...
in 1968.