Italian Methodist Church
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The Italian Methodist Church was a non-episcopal
Methodist
church which was integrated in 1975 into the Waldensian Evangelical Church
, in order to form the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
.
Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance that is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop...
Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church which was integrated in 1975 into the Waldensian Evangelical Church
Waldensian Evangelical Church
The Waldensian Evangelical Church is an Italian historical Protestant denomination.After Protestant Reformation, the small church absorbed Calvinist theology and became the Italian branch of Reformed churches....
, in order to form the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches
The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches is an Italian united church.It was founded in 1975 with the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church and the Italian Methodist Church....
.
See also
- WaldensiansWaldensiansWaldensians, Waldenses or Vaudois are names for a Christian movement of the later Middle Ages, descendants of which still exist in various regions, primarily in North-Western Italy. There is considerable uncertainty about the earlier history of the Waldenses because of a lack of extant source...
- Christianity in ItalyChristianity in ItalyRoman Catholicism is the largest Christian Denomination in Italy. According to a 2005 survey by Eurispes, 87.8% of the population identified themselves as Catholic; of those, 36.8% considered themselves practicing Catholics and 30.8% said they attended church every Sunday.-Catholicism:Nested in...
- Religion in ItalyReligion in ItalyCatholicism is by far the largest religious group in Italy. However, there are also some important religious minorities....
- List of Italian religious minority politicians