Methodist

=**Methodist**=

1.) Shun eveil and avoid partacking in wicked deeds at all cost 2.) Preform kind acts as much as possible 3.) Abide by the edicts of God the Almighty Father.
 * Beliefs**
 * The Methodist religion took root in england in the early 1700's. The founder, John Wesley, implimented thee basic percepts that set the soundation for the Mehtodist faith. They were:
 * Since Methodism is a branch off of Christianity they believe in many of the same ideas. Methodist believe in the Holy Trinity( The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit), the ability to repent ones sins, the right to babtism and comunion, and the ability to acieve Christian Perfection.
 * As quotes by John Wesley "A Methodist is one who has the love of God shed abroad in his life by the Holy Ghost given unto him. One who loves the Lord his God with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his mind, and with all his strength. God is the joy of his heart and the desire of his soul."


 * History**


 * Founded in mid 18th century by John Wesley (below)
 * Concepts of the religion were introduced around 1730 and gradually became more widespread
 * These concepts were introduced at a sort of "Holy Club" that began consisting of 4 students at the University of Oxford, John and Charles Wesley two of them.
 * As time went on and Wesley's preachings became more popular, more and more students joined the "Holy Club" and it became overall more widespread.
 * Wesley, a missionary, traveled to the America's and preached his first sermon at this spot in Georgia (below).
 * This was not the first sign of Methodism in America however, just Wesley's first sermon in America. Methodism was introduced to the Americas, more specifically New york, later in 1766.
 * The man who introduced this new religion was the local preacher, Phillup Embury. He and his wife had recently moved to New York from Ireland, where he had learned of Wesley's new religion.


 * Once the first Methodist society was established in 1739, the religion grew rapidly until it was the primary religion of the time.

Methodist Church to God by displaying the cross and symbolizes the Holy Spirit through the flame. The flame is used as a reminder of Pentecost when witnesses were unified by the power of the Holy Spirit.
 * The symbol of the Methodist church relates the United


 * Statistics**

Top 10 U.S. States with the Highest Percentage of United Methodists in the Population, 1990

 * ~ Rank ||~ State ||~ Percent ||
 * 1 || Oklahoma || 10.37% ||
 * 2 || West Virginia || 10.19% ||
 * 3 || Iowa || 9.83% ||
 * 4 || Kansas || 9.61% ||
 * 5 || Mississippi || 9.34% ||
 * 6 || Nebraska || 9.20% ||
 * 7 || Delaware || 9.17% ||
 * 8 || North Carolina || 9.13% ||
 * 9 || South Carolina || 8.86% ||
 * 10 || Alabama || 8.22% ||


 * The states with the largest % of methodist following, were Oklahoma and West Virgia
 * Besides Oklahoma and some other central states, the majority of methodist followers reside in north eastern states



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