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美国联合卫理公会 (United Methodist Church,UMC),循道宗教会之一,教会体制采修订过的主教制Connexionalism英语Connexionalism),是美国主流新教(Oldline Protestant)的教会之一,也是美国最大型的循道宗教会[1]。2014年,教会有3,668,034人受洗的教友 [2]

UMC的神学观源自卫斯理主义复兴运动英语Christian revival,采阿民念主义的立场,并着重受到圣灵感动的经验,接受信仰要道英语Articles of Religion (Methodist)认信文英语Confession of Faith (United Methodist)、卫理会组织章程,以及约翰·卫斯理的布道集和他对新约的解释笔记。这些教义准则受其宪章的保护,而几乎不可更动[3]

按照循道宗解释教义和律法的纪律书英语Book of Discipline (United Methodist)描述,卫理会的神学是“普世的、福音的,以及改革的”(catholic, evangelical, and reformed)。按照卫斯理神学四支柱英语Wesleyan Quadrilateral,UMC的神学强调理性、基督教传统、(重生)经验共同对圣经的诠释作用。

UMC参与普世教会协会以及世界循道卫理宗协会英语World Methodist Council,并和美国福音路德教会达成共融[4]。此外,UMC寻求成为世界福音联盟观察员的机会[5]

在2006年,世界循道卫理宗协会英语World Methodist Council投票决定采纳《关于称义教义的联合声明》,该联合声明由世界信义宗联会英语Lutheran World Federation罗马天主教会在1999年发表,宣称双方教会对“通过对基督的信念,凭借的恩典称义”这一观点的一致[6]

美国联合卫理公会几乎每一州设立一年议会甚至多个年议会,每个年议会由会督主持。总议会四年举行一次会议,由会督团主持(会督团遴选一位担任主席)

历史

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卫理会原为圣公会内的一派,后逐渐独立。美国独立后,美国卫斯理宗脱离圣公会而组成独立的教会。其后教会分裂为美以美会、监理会、美普会、循理会和圣教会等。于1939年,美以美会、监理会和美普会合并成美国卫理公会。

联合卫理公会成立于1968年,由美国卫理公会和福音同寅会合并而成。现在联合卫理教会是世界最大的循道宗教会,全世界有教友约1,210万人。

参考资料

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  1. ^ The 15 Largest Protestant Denominations in the United States. christian post. [2017-11-16]. (原始内容存档于2017-11-14).  I recently gleaned the top 15 denominations by membership in the United States from their reports:
    1. Southern Baptist Convention: 16.2 million members
    2. The United Methodist Church: 7.8 million members
  2. ^ ELCA Facts. ELCA.org. [2017-11-16]. (原始内容存档于2017-11-21). 
  3. ^ Doctrinal Standards in The United Methodist Church. [2017-11-16]. (原始内容存档于2018-01-25). 
  4. ^ Full Communion Partners. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [2017-11-16]. (原始内容存档于2017-11-16). 
  5. ^ The rebirth of orthodoxy: signs of new life in Christianity. HarperCollins. [June 8, 2007]. (原始内容存档于2016-05-19). For the first time, the United Methodist Church voted to seek observer status in the National Association of Evangelicals and the World Evangelical Fellowship. 
  6. ^ World Methodists approve further ecumenical dialogue. The United Methodist Church. [June 8, 2007]. (原始内容存档于2006-07-21). 
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