The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church, which is usually called the U.A.M.E. Church, was formally organized as a separate
denomination in 1865 by some congregations of the
African Union Church founded by
Peter Spencer 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 that share certain essential principles of Christian theology. Views vary among denominations on exactly what constitutes full communion, but ...
with the
African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...
,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
African or Africans may refer to:
* Anything from or pertaining to the continent of Africa:
** People who are native to Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, or individuals who trace their ancestry to indigenous inhabitants of Africa
*** Ethn ...
,
African Union Methodist Protestant Church
The African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, usually called "the A.U.M.P. Church," is a Methodist denomination. It was chartered by Peter Spencer (1782–1843) in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1813 as the "Union Church o ...
,
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
The Christian Methodist Episcopal (C.M.E.) Church is a historically black denomination within the broader context of Wesleyan Methodism founded and organized by John Wesley in England in 1744 and established in America as the Methodist Episcopal ...
, and
the United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangeli ...
, in which these Churches agreed to "recognize each other’s churches, share sacraments, and affirm their clergy and ministries."
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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 an 1860s schism in the Union Church of Africans (also known as African Union Church). That denomi ...
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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 Episcopa ...
References
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Historically African-American Christian denominations
History of Methodism in the United States
Union
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