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The '''United Methodist Church''', ('''UMC''') the largest [[Methodism|Methodist]] denomination, was formed from numerous mergers of American churches dating back to the 18th century. The Methodist Episcopal Church split North and South in 1844 over the slavery issue. They reunited in 1939 (and included the small Methodist Protestant Church) to form the "The Methodist Church (USA)." In 1968 it merged with the historically-German Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.
The '''United Methodist Church''', ('''UMC''') the largest [[Methodism|Methodist]] denomination, was formed from numerous mergers of American churches dating back to the 18th century. The Methodist Episcopal Church split North and South in 1844 over the slavery issue. They reunited in 1939 (and included the small Methodist Protestant Church) to form the "The Methodist Church (USA)." In 1968 it merged with the historically-German Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the United Methodist Church.
In the United States, it ranks as the second largest Protestant church (8 million and 1.5 million more worldwide).
In the United States, it ranks as the second largest [[Protestantism|Protestant]] church (8 million and 1.5 million more worldwide).
[[John Wesley]] is honored as the founder of Methodism, but his theology was never fully appreciated.
[[John Wesley]] is honored as the founder of Methodism, but his theology was never fully appreciated.
* Semple, Neil ''The Lord's Dominion: The History of Canadian Methodism'' (1996) 565pp
* Semple, Neil ''The Lord's Dominion: The History of Canadian Methodism'' (1996) 565pp
* Sweet, William Warren ''Methodism in American History'', (1954) 472 p.
* Sweet, William Warren ''Methodism in American History'', (1954) 472 p.
* Tipton, Steven M. ''Public Pulpits: Methodists and Mainline Churches in the Moral Argument of Public Life'' (2008) [http://www.amazon.com/Public-Pulpits-Methodists-Mainline-Churches/dp/0226804747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243520489&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]
* Tucker, Karen B. Westerfield. ''American Methodist Worship'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Methodist-Worship-Religion-America/dp/019512698X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228197909&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]; [http://www.questia.com/read/105480135?title=American%20Methodist%20Worship onlin at [[Questia]]]
* Tucker, Karen B. Westerfield. ''American Methodist Worship'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Methodist-Worship-Religion-America/dp/019512698X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228197909&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search]; [http://www.questia.com/read/105480135?title=American%20Methodist%20Worship onlin at [[Questia]]]
* Wigger, John H. ''Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America'', (1998) 269pp; focus on 1770-1910
* Wigger, John H. ''Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America'', (1998) 269pp; focus on 1770-1910