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   May 12, 2024 · On Ascension Day, Christian churches celebrate Christ's ascension into Heaven. After his death and resurrection, he leaves his disciples while continuing to be present with them, but in a ...

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   23 hours ago · United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church ( UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant [8] denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism. The present denomination was founded in 1968 in Dallas, Texas, by ...

   • Abbreviation: UMC
   • President: Thomas James Bickerton III

   • Members: 12,000,000+, (Central Conference numbers awaiting update and 5,714,815 in the US)
   • Founder: John Wesley (spiritually)