Rural Roots of United Methodism

Added on February 13, 2012 7 comments

Methodism’s connectional system was born when circuit riders traveled hundreds of miles to serve those in rural communities.

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Written by StockportWesleyanC about 3 months ago.

@albob6666 I find your comments perplexing, since John Wesley was very vocal in his condemnation of the slave trade in the UK.
Written by laughingcrowe about 3 months ago.

you can’t study history only in sections. you have to take it as a whole. that was then this is now. if you’re looking for ‘perfection’ in this world you’ll never find it.
Written by abacabb70 about 3 months ago.

@albob6666 you are right about the church. isnt the main thing about the church forgiveness? forgive the past its the only way to make your future brighter.
Written by JMariee123 about 3 months ago.

Im Creole But Mostly Black And Im A United Methodist
Written by albob6666 about 3 months ago.

This video is part propaganda by United Methodist Communications. I’m doing research on the Methodist Church for a U.S. history class, and this video leaves out an important fact that many Methodist churches in the South supported slavery. To gloss over facts that are “unfavorable” is dishonest, especially when trying to promote how helpful rural churches were to plantation workers, the confederate army, and freed slaves.all the kids in school are white in those pics. wtf UMC? forget something?
Written by 5redpoodles about 3 months ago.

I agree this is wonderful as I love the small churches. They are rich in history and have loving congregations. We need to find a way to keep them open. They may not be large in numbers, but they are souls that deserve the same care as our large churchs.
Written by pajt8817 about 3 months ago.

This is an excellent video. It is long past time when the UMC began to focus on rural churches as well as large urban megachurches. These small churches have been a part of the lifeblood of their communities and we need to find ways to support them rather than trying to close them.