Missionary Methodist Church | |
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Classification | Methodism |
Orientation | Holiness movement |
Theology | Wesleyan-Arminian |
Polity | Connexionalism |
Separated from | Wesleyan Methodist Church (1913) |
Congregations | 14 |
Official website | www.mmc-oa.org |
TheMissionary Methodist Church is aMethodist denomination in theholiness movement.[1]
The foundation of the Missionary Methodist Church is part of thehistory of Methodism in the United States.[2] In 1913, aschism occurred in theWesleyan Methodist Church over the issues oftithing,women's ordination, and thewearing of jewelry.[1][3] Leading the formation of the Missionary Methodist Church inForest City, North Carolina, was H. C. Sisk (1866–1945).[4]
The Missionary Methodist connexion, which has fourteen churches, holds an annualcamp meeting.