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• History • Doctrine Christianity • Three Histories • Three Distinct Theologies Christianity

• Roman Catholicism (Latin Speaking) • Greek or Eastern Orthodox • Protestant Reformation The Catholic Church

• Jesus to Constantine 330 AD

Greek Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox (Greek Speaking)

–Constantine/Constantinople (330 A.D.) –First Christian Emperor of the Roman Empire –Survived the breakup of the Roman empire in the 5th century Roman Catholicism and Greek/Eastern Orthodox

• 380 AD 1500 AD • Death of Constantine Protestant Reformation Roman Catholicism

• The largest single Christian Body • Composed of those Christians who acknowledge the supreme authority of the of Rome in matters of faith • The word catholic from the word katholikos means universal and has been used to designate the church since its earliest period, when it was the only Christian Church Protestors and Reformers

• 1500 2015 Protestant Reformation

–Huldreich Zwingli or Ulrich (1484-1531) –Martin Luther (1483-1546) –John Calvin (1509-1564) –Church of England/Anglican Church (1534) » • • Protestant Reformation –Huldreich Zwingli or Ulrich (1484-1531) »Swiss theologian, leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. » educated at the Universities of Vienna and Basel »Roman Catholic priest 1506 »Big in political and social reform »1518 became priest at the Zurich Cathedral »1531 killed in battles as chaplain Protestant Reformation

–Martin Luther (1483-1546) »1517- placed his 95 theses on Wittenburg’s Castle Church »The “publica doctrina” “The true treasure of the church is the most holy gospel of the glory and grace of God” »Doctrine of Justification by Faith-sola fide »1521-translated New Testament from Latin to German Protestant Reformation

–John Calvin (1509-1564) »French Theologian »Wrote “Institutes of the Christian Religion” »Followers came to be called Puritans »Doctrines of the Presbyterian Church »Picked up by John Knox-Scotland Protestant Reformation

– Church of England/Anglican Church (1534) » Established under Henry VIII » Under Edward VI and Queen Elizabeth Thirty-nine articles of religion » Samuel Wesley priest and father of John/ » Transitional church from Roman Catholicism to Protestantism » Just before and just after the Revolutionary War American Anglicans began separating from the Church of England and changed their name to the Protestant Episcopal Church Thirty- Nine Articles

• 1572 the English Parliament adopted 39 Articles of Religion that all English subjects were to live by • Edward VI was son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour • Elizabeth I was daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn • Queen Mary-bloody Mary- half-sister was Roman Catholic Deed of Declaration

• 1744-first conference of Methodist leaders • 1784 John Wesley basically established the Methodist church by deeding all of the properties acquired to the Methodist Societies

Francis Asbury Francis Asbury

• Ordained Bishop in 1784 in Baltimore Md at the Christmas Conference • Estimated that he traveled over 270,000 miles • Preached over 16,000 sermons • Established 40 churches in North Carlina • 1806-1811 Providence church at Elrod • Original burned in 1850 relocated to Raynham • National Historical site in 2009 Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church Foot marker Methodist Episcopal Church

• Splits 1840’s over the issue of Slavery • MEC- North MEC-South • 1880 Book of Discipline 25 Articles of Religion • Blueridge Conference midlands to the mountains north • Midlands to the coast South • Reunification takes place in 1939 • 1968 ME merges with the Evangelical Brethren church to form the Reconstruction

• The discoloration of the ME • Development of the AME, CME, Ame-Zion and other pan-Methodist churches • The Blue Ridge and Atlantic join • Henry H. Lowrey ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church 1892 later F.R. and C.C. Lowrey were ordained in 1900 • H.H. upset because of a lack of administrative freedom from the ME Lumbee River Mission Conference

• October 26, 1900 Meeting at Union Grove/ Chapel • Rules of Governance and Doctrine of Holiness established • 1914 Name changed to Lumbee river Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church • Named changed to Lumber River Conference of the Holiness Methodist Church 2010 Book of Doctrines and Disciplines

• 1900. 1938,1962, 1997, 2010