Evangelical Methodist Church in Uruguay explained

The Evangelical Methodist Church in Uruguay is a member of the World Methodist Council. It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations. It is also an autonomous affiliate of the United Methodist Church.[1]

History

The church was founded by British missionaries in the mid-1800s. In 1893 it became a district, when the Latin America Conference was formed. In 1952 the Uruguay provisional Conference was formed; in 1968 it became autonomous.[2]

Social issues

Women are able to be ordained in the denomination,[3] and from 1994 to 2000 the president of the church was a lay woman, Beatriz Ferrari.[4] The church has also "resolved that pastors that wish to minister to homosexuals could do so freely".[5] As a result, some congregations and ministers have provided blessing services for same-gender couples.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Affiliated Churches: South America - The United Methodist Church. United Methodist Communications. The United Methodist Church. 2016-05-27. 2016-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160528150121/http://www.umc.org/directory/affiliated-churches-south-america. dead.
  2. Web site: Methodist Church of Uruguay. World Council of Churches.
  3. Web site: en la Iglesia Metodista las mujeres avanzan. LARED21. es-ES. 2016-05-26.
  4. Book: Elizabeth Sleeman. The International Who's Who of Women 2002. 2001. Psychology Press. 978-1-85743-122-3. 174. Ferrari, Beatriz.
  5. Web site: DISCRIMINACIÓN SEXUAL: AVANCES Y RETROCESOS DE LAS IGLESIAS PROTESTANTES HISTÓRICAS - La Otra Voz Digital. La Otra Voz Digital. 2016-05-26.
  6. Web site: Bendecidos por el clérigo Frontán. 2015-05-31. Diario La República. es-ES. 2016-05-27.

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