Methodist Union

Article summary

Methodist Union was the joining together of several of the larger British Methodist denominations. These were the Wesleyan Methodists, the Primitive Methodists, and the United Methodists. The process involved many years of negotiation and discussion, as well as a vote by the members of each denomination to approve the union. In 1932 a Uniting Conference met on 20 September in the Royal Albert Hall, London. It adopted the Deed of Union as setting forth the basis of union and declaring and defining the constitution and doctrinal standards of the Methodist Church, and a new Model Deed was executed. After 1932, the new united body was known simply as The Methodist Church. To distinguish this from Methodism in other countries (chiefly the United States), it is styled the Methodist Church of Great Britain.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1797 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. members: 517,551 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1933 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1797". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the members is "517,551 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1933". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1277965260