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The Liturgy of Preparation, also Prothesis (Ancient Greek: Πρόθεσις, lit. 'a setting forth') [ 1 ] or Proskomedia ( Προσκομιδή Proskomidē 'an offering, an oblation'), is the name given in the Eastern Orthodox Church [ note 1 ] to the act of preparing the bread and wine for the Eucharist .
In the United States, numerous Methodist churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places [1] and on state and local historic registers, many reflecting the values of plainness, of Gothic architecture, of simple adornment. The Greek Revival style is also simple and came to be adopted for numerous American Methodist churches.
The United Methodist Book of Worship (1992) is the official liturgy of the United Methodist Church. It contains services for sacraments and rites of the church such as Holy Communion , Baptism , Confirmation , Marriage , Healing (anointing) Services, and Ordination .
United Methodist churches disaffiliating. Here is a list of all 142 churches within the Mississippi United Methodist conference, which were ratified for disaffiliation from the conference on Saturday.
The British Methodist Church uses The Methodist Worship Book. These service books contain written liturgy that is generally derived from Wesley's Sunday Service and from the 20th Century liturgical renewal movement. They also contain the hymnody of the Methodist Church, which has always been an important part of Methodist worship.
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (C.M.E.C.) is a Methodist denomination that is based in the United States. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology . Though historically a part of the black church , the Christian Methodist Episcopal church membership has evolved to include all racial backgrounds.
Henry McNeal Turner (February 1, 1834 – May 8, 1915) was an American minister, politician, and the 12th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). After the American Civil War , he worked to establish new A.M.E. congregations among African Americans in Georgia. [ 1 ]
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