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The Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy ( it, Chiese Evangelica Metodista in Italia), known also as Italian Methodist Church (''Chiese Metodista Italiana''), is a
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church in the
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tradition active in Italy that was independent until it united with the historical
Waldensian Evangelical Church The Waldensian Evangelical Church (''Chiesa Evangelica Valdese'', CEV) is a Protestant denomination active in Italy and Switzerland that was independent until it united with the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy in the Union of Methodist and ...
to form the
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( it, Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi) is an Italian united Protestant denomination. It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre ...
. As such, it was part of the
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. The first Italian Methodist churches were founded by
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missionaries in the 19th century. The missionary work became difficult during the
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regime, but finally in 1946 the Methodist Evangelical Church of Italy was born as a district of the
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of the
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. In 1962 the Methodist Church became fully independent and its structure was organized with a non- episcopal
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.http://www.studivaldesi.org/dizionario/evan_det.php?evan_id=173 In 1975 the Methodist Church was
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with the
Waldensian Evangelical Church The Waldensian Evangelical Church (''Chiesa Evangelica Valdese'', CEV) is a Protestant denomination active in Italy and Switzerland that was independent until it united with the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy in the Union of Methodist and ...
, resulting in the
Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( it, Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi) is an Italian united Protestant denomination. It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre ...
. The two churches have since been one church, governed by one synod, but they have maintained their own identity, ecumenical relations, administration and projects. In fact, contextually with the formation of the Union, the Action for the Methodist Evangelical Churches in Italy (''Opera per le Chiese Evangeliche Metodiste in Italia'') was established in order to maintain ecumenical relations and those with world Methodism, administer Methodist properties such as churches, and finance the work of pastors and deacons. As of today, the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy includes 4,000 members and 50 congregations.


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Religion in Italy Religion in Italy is characterised by the predominance of Christianity and an increasing diversity of religious practices, beliefs and denominations. Most Christians in Italy adhere to the Catholic Church, whose headquarters are in Vatican ...
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Christianity in Italy Christianity in Italy is characterised by the predominance of the Catholic Church. The country's patron saints are Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena. Overview According to the CISB China ''Global Religious Landscape'' survey by the U.S. t ...
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Protestantism in Italy Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
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List of Italian religious minority politicians A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...


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