Methodist Church in Uruguay

The Methodist Church in Uruguay (Spanish: Iglesia Metodista en el Uruguay) is a Methodist Christian denomination in Uruguay. It is a member of the World Methodist Council and an autonomous affiliate of the United Methodist Church.[1]

History

The church was founded by British missionaries in the mid-1800s. In 1893 it became a district, when the Latin America Conference was formed. In 1952 the Uruguay provisional Conference was formed; in 1968 it became autonomous.[2] It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations.[2]

Beliefs

Women can be ordained in the denomination,[3] and from 1994 to 2000 the president of the church was a lay woman, Beatriz Ferrari.[4]

The Church has also resolved that pastors that wish to minister to LGBTQ could do it.[5][6]

Marriage

Some congregations support blessings of same-sex marriage.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Affiliated Churches: South America - The United Methodist Church". The United Methodist Church. United Methodist Communications. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. 1 2 "Methodist Church of Uruguay". World Council of Churches. January 1971.
  3. ↑ "en la Iglesia Metodista las mujeres avanzan". LARED21 (in European Spanish). 17 May 2009. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  4. ↑ Elizabeth Sleeman (2001). "Ferrari, Beatriz". The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Psychology Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
  5. ↑ "DISCRIMINACIÓN SEXUAL: AVANCES Y RETROCESOS DE LAS IGLESIAS PROTESTANTES HISTÓRICAS - La Otra Voz Digital". La Otra Voz Digital. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  6. ↑ Nicolás Iglesias Schneider (September 30, 2024). "Un refugio: el Encuentro Ecuménico de Liberación de Minorías Sexuales". ladiaria.com.uy.
  7. ↑ "Bendecidos por el clérigo Frontán". Diario La República (in European Spanish). 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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