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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"How Methodism took root in Italy"
In the second episode of a new new podcast series that examines Methodism around the world, Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes Dr. Massimo di Gioacchino, noted historian, to discuss the story of how British and American Methodist missionaries planted a movement in Italy, shaping politics, education and social justice along the way.