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He retired in 1988 and then became a professor of homiletics and Christian ministry at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio from 1988 to 1999. He was the acting president of the seminary from 1995 to1996. After his second retirement, he became bishop in residence at the North Naples United Methodist Church in Naples, Florida, during
The United Methodist Church is a mainline Protestant denomination that traces its roots to the Wesleyan revival movement in England and the Great Awakening in America. It has a global presence, a connectional polity, and a Wesleyan theology that emphasizes grace, faith, and holiness.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the US from 1784 to 1939. It emerged from the evangelical revival movement of John Wesley and the Church of England, and adopted episcopal polity and itinerant ministry.
Learn how Methodism started in America in the 18th century with the ministries of early preachers such as Coughlan, Embury, Asbury and Strawbridge. Find out how Methodism grew, split and merged over time to form the United Methodist Church and other denominations.
Learn about Francis Asbury, a British-American Methodist minister and bishop who spread Methodism in colonial America and the United States. Read about his life, ministry, journals, and legacy.
The Methodist Church was a Protestant denomination formed in 1939 by the reunion of northern and southern factions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church in 1968 to become the United Methodist Church.
Leontine Turpeau Current Kelly (March 5, 1920 – June 28, 2012) was an American bishop of the United Methodist Church.She was the second woman elevated to the position of bishop within the United Methodist Church, and the first African American woman.
John Wesley (1703-1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who founded the Methodist movement within the Church of England. He taught Arminian doctrines, advocated for Christian perfection, and opposed slavery and Calvinism.