The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (UAMEC), which is abbreviated as the U.A.M.E. Church, is a
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...
denomination of Christianity.
The formation of the Union American Methodist Episcopal Church is a part of the
history of Methodism in the United States
The history of Methodism in the United States dates back to the mid-18th century with the ministries of early Methodist preachers such as Laurence Coughlan and Robert Strawbridge. Following the American Revolution most of the Anglican clergy w ...
; it was formally organized in 1865 by some congregations of the
African Union Methodist Protestant Church founded by
Peter Spencer Peter or Pete Spencer may refer to:
*Peter Spencer (religious leader)
Peter Spencer (1782–1843) was an American freedman who in 1813 founded the Union Church of Africans in Wilmington, Delaware. The denomination is now known as the African Un ...
in 1813.
In May 2012, The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church entered into
full communion
Full communion is a communion or relationship of full agreement among different Christian denominations or Christian individuals that share certain essential principles of Christian theology. Views vary among denominations on exactly what constit ...
with the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a Methodist denomination based in the United States. It adheres to Wesleyan theology, Wesleyan–Arminian theology and has a connexionalism, connexional polity. It ...
,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, or the AME Zion Church (AMEZ) is a historically African-American Christian denomination based in the United States. It was officially formed in 1821 in New York City, but operated for a number of y ...
,
African Union Methodist Protestant Church,
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.C.) is a Methodist denomination that is based in the United States. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology. Though historically a part of the black church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal church ...
, and
the United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ...
, in which these Churches agreed to "recognize each other’s churches, share sacraments, and affirm their clergy and ministries."
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The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church oversees Boulden Seminary, which grants the
Bachelor of Theology
The Bachelor of Theology degree (BTh, ThB, or BTheol) is a two- to five-year undergraduate degree or graduate degree in theological disciplines and is typically (but not exclusively) pursued by those seeking ordination for ministry in a church, de ...
degree.
See also
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Spencer Churches
The Spencer Churches (less commonly called the Union Churches) are two African-American Christian denominations in the United States that resulted from a 1860s schism in the Union Church of Africans (also known as African Union Church). That denom ...
*
List of African Methodist Episcopal Churches
Black Methodism in the United States is the Methodist tradition within the Black Church, largely consisting of congregations in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME), African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AME Zion or AMEZ), Christian Methodist Episc ...
References
External links
Union American Methodist Episcopal ChurchBoulden Seminary
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Historically African-American Christian denominations
History of Methodism in the United States
Union
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