Evangelical Methodist Church
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The Evangelical Methodist Church is a Christian denomination headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The denomination currently has churches in the United States, Mexico, and Myanmar.
The Evangelical Methodist Church was established 1946 as the result of a prayer meeting where clergy and lay-people gathered in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. J.H. Hamblen was elected chairman of the meeting in Memphis and as the first General Superintendent at the organizational conference in November of that year. With a firm conviction that the gulf that separates conservative and liberal thought in the church is an ever-widening chasm which can never be healed, the Evangelical Methodist Church came into being to preserve the distinctive Biblical doctrines of primitive Methodism.
Dr. Edward W. Williamson is currently the General Superintendent of the EMC.
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The Evangelical Methodist Church (EMC) is a Christian denomination headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The denomination currently has churches in the United States, Mexico, and Myanmar.
Both the EMC and the United Methodist Church (UMC) share roots in the 18th century English Methodist movement of John Wesley. They also trace their lineage to the missions of Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke and the tireless circuit riders of the 1800’s. The "old fashioned" Methodism that they preached grew rapidly largely because of their Bible based emphasis on free will and on individual personal responsibility before God. Through their local congregations and missions, they inspired other adherents to share their faith with those they considered lost.
The EMC was established 1946 as the result of a prayer meeting where clergy and lay-people gathered in Memphis, Tennessee. The Evangelical Methodist Church was created because many began to believe that the UMC was becoming a slightly more liberal and humanistic organization, specifically with their policies toward homosexuality. As a result of these changes, the EMC was formed in order to revive what they considered the original principles of its founders.
Dr. J.H. Hamblen was elected chairman of the meeting in Memphis and was the first General Superintendent at the organizational conference in November of 1946. Dr. Edward W. Williamson is currently the General Superintendent of the EMC.
