''The United Methodist Book of Worship'' (1992) is the official liturgy of

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. It contains services for sacraments and rites of the church such as

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, Healing (anointing) Services, and

Ordination Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...

. ''The Book of Worship'' also contains the daily office or "Praise and Prayer" services for Morning, Midday, Evening, and Night, as well as prayers, services, Scripture readings, and resources for various special days throughout the Christian year.

John Wesley John Wesley (; 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Meth ...

, Anglican priest and founder of early Methodism, gave American Methodism its first worship book in ''

The Sunday Service of the Methodists; With Other Occasional Services ''The Sunday Service of the Methodists'' (''The Sunday Service of the Methodists; With Other Occasional Services'' being the full title), is the first Christian liturgical book given to the Methodist Churches by their founder, John Wesley. It ha ...

'' ondon, 1784 a revision of ''

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'', that has shaped Methodist worship ever since. As acknowledged in the Preface, this Anglican influence can still been seen in ''The Book of Worship''. Much of the structure and content is ultimately derived from ''The Book of Common Prayer'' and the

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heritage, while also being informed by a diversity of other spiritual sources from across the world as well. Also of interest is the National Methodist Student Movement's 1937 ashville, TNpublication of ''The Wesley Orders of Common Prayer'', similarly sourced.

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''The United Methodist Book of Worship'' (1992)
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