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[[Image:John Wesley.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[John Wesley]] ]]
[[Image:John Wesley.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[John Wesley]] ]]
'''Methodism''' is a branch of [[Christianity]] partly based on the teachings of [[John Wesley]]. When Wesley was a student at [[Oxford University]], he founded a group of Bible students dedicated to prayer and a methodical discipline. Others made fun of them, calling them "Methodists."
'''Methodism''' is a branch of [[Christianity]] partly based on the teachings of [[John Wesley]]. When Wesley was a student at [[Oxford University]], he founded a group of Bible students dedicated to prayer and a methodical discipline. Others made fun of them, calling them "Methodists."
==Methodists Today==
Today Methodists are particularly strong (and [[conservative]]) in [[Africa]]. In the [[United States]], there are several major Methodist bodies:
Today Methodists are particularly strong (and [[conservative]]) in [[Africa]]. In the [[United States]], there are several major Methodist bodies:
* The [[Global Methodist Church]]
* The [[United Methodist Church]]
* The [[United Methodist Church]]
* The [[Free Methodist Church]]
* The [[Free Methodist Church]]
* The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME)
* The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME)
* The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
* The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
All of these Methodist churches have the "connectional" form of government in which there are [[bishop]]s, annual conferences and general conferences. The annual conference, presided over by a bishop, is divided into districts presided over by superintendents. The bishops together with the superintendents appoint the local ministers. In some of the smaller Methodist bodies, such as the Southern Methodist Church, the Primitive Methodist Church, and the Evangelical Methodist Church, there are no bishops.
All of these Methodist churches have the "connectional" form of government in which there are [[bishop]]s, annual conferences and general conferences. The annual conference, presided over by a bishop, is divided into districts presided over by superintendents. The bishops together with the superintendents appoint the local ministers. In some of the smaller Methodist bodies, such as the Southern Methodist Church, the Primitive Methodist Church, and the Evangelical Methodist Church, there are no bishops.