聯合循道會

美國聯合衛理公會 （United Methodist Church，UMC），循道宗教會之一，教會體制採修訂過的主教制（Connexionalism（英语：Connexionalism）），是美國主流新教（Oldline Protestant）的教會之一，也是美國最大型的循道宗教會[1]。2014年，教會有3,668,034人受洗的教友 [2]。

UMC的神學觀源自衛斯理主義的復興運動（英语：Christian revival），採阿民念主義的立場，並著重受到聖靈感動的經驗，接受信仰要道（英语：Articles of Religion (Methodist)）、認信文（英语：Confession of Faith (United Methodist)）、衛理會組織章程，以及約翰·衛斯理的佈道集和他對新約的解釋筆記。這些教義準則受其憲章的保護，而幾乎不可更動[3]。

按照循道宗解釋教義和律法的紀律書（英语：Book of Discipline (United Methodist)）描述，衛理會的神學是「普世的、福音的，以及改革的」（catholic, evangelical, and reformed）。按照衛斯理神學四支柱（英语：Wesleyan Quadrilateral），UMC的神學強調理性、基督教傳統、（重生）經驗共同對聖經的詮釋作用。

UMC參與普世教會協會以及世界循道衛理宗協會（英语：World Methodist Council），並和美國福音路德教會達成共融[4]。此外，UMC尋求成為世界福音聯盟觀察員的機會[5]。

在2006年，世界循道衛理宗協會（英语：World Methodist Council）投票決定採納《關於稱義教義的聯合聲明》，該聯合聲明由世界信義宗聯會（英语：Lutheran World Federation）和羅馬天主教會在1999年發表，宣稱雙方教會對「通過對基督的信念，憑藉神的恩典稱義」這一觀點的一致[6]。

美國聯合衛理公會幾乎每一州設立一年議會甚至多個年議會，每個年議會由會督主持。總議會四年舉行一次會議，由會督團主持（會督團遴選一位擔任主席）

歷史

衛理會原為聖公會內的一派，後逐漸獨立。美國獨立後，美國衛斯理宗脫離聖公會而組成獨立的教會。其後教會分裂為美以美會、監理會、美普會、循理會和聖教會等。於1939年，美以美會、監理會和美普會合併成美國衛理公會。

聯合衞理公會成立於1968年，由美國衞理公會和福音同寅會合併而成。現在聯合衞理教會是世界最大的循道宗教會，全世界有教友約1,210萬人。

參考資料

  1. ^ The 15 Largest Protestant Denominations in the United States. christian post. [2017-11-16]. （原始内容存档于2017-11-14）.  I recently gleaned the top 15 denominations by membership in the United States from their reports：
    1. Southern Baptist Convention: 16.2 million members
    2. The United Methodist Church: 7.8 million members
  2. ^ ELCA Facts. ELCA.org. [2017-11-16]. （原始内容存档于2017-11-21）. 
  3. ^ Doctrinal Standards in The United Methodist Church. [2017-11-16]. （原始内容存档于2018-01-25）. 
  4. ^ Full Communion Partners. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [2017-11-16]. （原始内容存档于2017-11-16）. 
  5. ^ The rebirth of orthodoxy: signs of new life in Christianity. HarperCollins. [June 8, 2007]. （原始内容存档于2016-05-19）. For the first time, the United Methodist Church voted to seek observer status in the National Association of Evangelicals and the World Evangelical Fellowship. 
  6. ^ World Methodists approve further ecumenical dialogue. The United Methodist Church. [June 8, 2007]. （原始内容存档于2006-07-21）. 

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