Why do Methodists use Welch's grape juice for communion? What does a famous mountain in Zimbabwe have to do with The UMC's formation in that African nation? What U.S. church predates the famous Christmas Conference in 1784 that launched the American Methodists? Explore these questions and more as we examine the roots of The United Methodist Church (and its predecessor denominations) to understand why The UMC is the way that it is...and where it might be going.
Dr. Ashley Boggan, general secretary for the General Commission on Archives and History, hosts the "Un-Tied Methodism" podcast. Join us to unravel our past to make sense of today.
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"Methodists and Sand Creek"
Many United Methodists do not know the violent tragedies of our past, including the denomination’s responsibility and agency in the Sand Creek Massacre, the 1864 attack by the U.S. Army on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people in what is now Colorado. This is that story.
Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes guest, Dr. Gary L. Roberts, professor and author of “Massacre at Sand Creek: How Methodists Were Involved in an American Tragedy" as a guest on this episode of "Un-Tied Methodism."
Note: This episode is a repeat from October 2021.