United Methodist Free Churches, sometimes called Free Methodists, was an English
nonconformist
Nonconformity or nonconformism may refer to:
Culture and society
* Insubordination, the act of willfully disobeying an order of one's superior
*Dissent, a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or opposition to a prevailing idea or entity
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community in the last half of the 19th century. It was formed in 1857 by the amalgamation of the
Wesleyan Association (which had in 1836 largely absorbed the
Protestant Methodists of 1828) and the
Wesleyan Reformers (dating from 1849, when a number of Methodist ministers were expelled from the
Wesleyan Methodist Church on a charge of insubordination).
It merged with the
Bible Christian Church and the
Methodist New Connexion to form the
United Methodist Church in 1907.
The United Methodist Free Churches had sent missionaries and established congregations in various colonies of Australia. These joined with four other Methodist denominations to unite as the
Methodist Church of Australasia in 1902.
See also
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List of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953)
This is a list of Protestant missionary societies in China (1807–1953).
Protestant missionary societies in China 1807–1953
See also
*Historical Bibliography of the China Inland Mission
*List of Protestant missionaries in China
*List of Ch ...
* Wesleyan Reform Union
References
Further reading
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1857 establishments in England
Former Methodist denominations
Methodist denominations established in the 19th century
Religious organizations established in 1857
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