List of Methodist denominations

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This is a list of Methodist denominations (or Methodist connexions). Those not affiliated with the World Methodist Council are marked with an asterisk (*).

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This list includes some united and uniting churches with Methodist participation. Some denominations may not have an exclusively Wesleyan heritage.

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Africa

Asia

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Central United Methodist Church, a parish church of the United Methodist Church in Manila.

Caribbean

Europe

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The Rivercourt Methodist Church in London, a local church of the Methodist Church of Great Britain

North America

(see also chart below)

A parish church of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, one of the largest denominations in the conservative holiness movement. Grace Wesleyan Methodist Church.jpg
A parish church of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, one of the largest denominations in the conservative holiness movement.

* = not a part of the World Methodist Council

South America

Oceania

North American church chart

Splits and mergers of North American Methodist churches
MEC (1784)
AME (1816)
AMEZ (1821)
MPC (1828)
WMC (1841)
North (1845) South (1845)
CMC (1852)
FMC (1860)
CMEC (1870)
PHC (1897)
PMC (1938)
MC (1939)
SMC (1940)
EMC (1945)
UHC (1955)
EMC (1962)
EWC (1963)
BMCC (1967)
EUB
AWMC (1968) WC (1968) UMC (1968)
BMCC (1994)
GMC (2022)

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