United Methodist Church
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4.2
- proper noun
- /juˈnaɪtɪd ˈmɛθədɪst tʃɜːrʧ/
:
Iglesia Metodista Unida
- They held a small service at the Korean United Methodist Church.
- United Methodist Church
- United Methodist pastor
- United Methodist bishop
They voted to leave the United Methodist Church, and now they are the Stonewall Methodist Church.
- They voted to leave the United Methodist Church, and now they are the Stonewall Methodist Church.
- And then finally, somebody wrote, Oh my God, I saw a dog that looks exactly like that walk into the United Methodist Church.
Examples
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In Oakwood, the target was a United Methodist Church.
Academic text (1998) -
In Kanawha County, officials planned to open shelters at Aldersgate United Methodist Church.
Blog text (20) -
Consider the case of a United Methodist church in Minnesota.
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It is happening at the First United Methodist Church in Marysville tomorrow night.
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This event takes place Saturday, April 17, at the Wesley United Methodist Church next to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Academic text (2004) -
PAULS will be held on Tuesday, October 30 at 11:00 AM at the 1st United Methodist Church in Atlantic.
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Word of his death hit hard Saturday evening at the Savoy United Methodist Church, where members were hosting their annual chicken and noodle supper.
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St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Tottenville will host its Harvest Fair on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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One of the oldest churches in Jackson Heights is the Community United Methodist Church, at 35th Avenue and 81st Street, just south of the Chateau (Figure 2).
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Every Sunday, the congregation gathers at the United Methodist Church to worship together.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'church' (a Christian body) qualified by 'Methodist' (the Methodist denomination) and 'United' (result of a union), so a learner who knows the parts can infer it denotes the Methodist church formed by a union. Although it is a proper name with historical specifics, the overall meaning is predictable from the constituents and follows common cross-linguistic naming patterns for denominations.
Etymology
United Methodist Church got its name when two Methodist groups joined in 1968. The word United shows they became 'one group', and Methodist refers to their habit of using a clear 'method' of worship and study, so the name tells you they are a single church with that tradition.