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Un-Tied Methodism
Why do Methodists use Welch’s grape juice for communion? What is with the cross and flame logo? Explore these questions and more as we examine the roots of the United Methodist Church (and it’s predecessor denominations) to understand why the UMC is the way that it is…and where it might be going. Dr. Ashley Boggan D. hosts this production of the General Commission on Archives and History of the UMC.
Episodes
Un-Tied MethodismComity, Methodism, and Puerto Rico
How did Methodism come to Puerto Rico? What were the long-term ramifications of the original colonial aspects of mission? Guidance for the UMC in this moment?…
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UMC Discipline Paragraph 2548.2 – What’s the story?
As of late, your social media and inbox may keep referencing a particular paragraph in the Book of Discipline, paragraph 2548.2. But what is this paragraph…
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Methodist Women in History
In honor of Women’s History month, we’re speaking with Rev. Emily Nelms Chastain about how Methodist women have changed the trajectory of the denomination in a…
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society
How has the United Methodist tradition evangelized to non-white persons via the Woman’s Home Missionary Society? GUEST: Alex Parrish is the Methodist Librarian…
Un-Tied MethodismThe African American Methodist Heritage Center
The African American Methodist Heritage Center (AAMHC) has a mission: “To establish and provide for the maintenance of an African American Methodist Heritage…
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Watch Night Services: A Wesleyan New Years Tradition
Happy 2022! John Wesley often participated in Watch Night Services, also known as Covenant Services, on New Years Eve. Is this the Wesleyan form of New Year…
Un-Tied MethodismWhat was the Christmas Conference?
We hear so much about the Christmas Conference as a crucial piece of Methodist History, but what exactly happened there? GUEST: Rev. Bonnie McCubbin serves…
Un-Tied MethodismIndigenous Boarding Schools
What were indigenous boarding schools and how were Methodists involved? GUEST: Rev. Shirley Montoya is an ordained elder in the UMC serving in the Desert…
Un-Tied MethodismUMC and Indigenous Nations: Lamentations and Hopes
How has United Methodism’s racist actions against indigenous nations affected indigenous communities and congregations in 2021? We’ll learn from Ragghi Rain…
Un-Tied MethodismMethodists and Sand Creek Massacre
Many United Methodists do not know the violent tragedies of our past, including our responsibility and agency in a massacre at Sand Creek. This is that story…
Un-Tied MethodismAsbury Crossing: Methodism in Black and White
Francis Asbury was tasked with carrying out John Wesley’s vision of Methodism in the colonies and the United States. Part of this vision included a strong…
Un-Tied MethodismJohn Wesley and Indigenous Persons
John Wesley’s mission to Georgia included a mandate to convert indigenous nations. How did this trip shape his understanding of indigenous persons and what can…
Un-Tied MethodismAsbury Crossing: Leadership Styles of John Wesley and Francis Asbury
It’s no secret that John Wesley and Frances Asbury were quite dictatorial leaders who envisioned quite different futures for the peoples called Methodist….Or…
Un-Tied MethodismAsbury Crossing: Lasting Impacts of Christmas Conference
Celebrating Asbury’s Voyage to the Americas 250 Years Ago As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of Francis Asbury’s crossing from England to America, we will…
Un-Tied MethodismThe Revolutionary Spirit of American Methodism
This episode features an interview with Dr. Dee E Andrews about her book, The Methodists in Revolutionary America. Dr. Andrews will provides an overview of the…
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Welch’s Grape Juice and Methodism
In Part 1 of this episode, Ashley quizzes Rev. Jeremy Smith and Tara Barnes on their knowledge of Welch’s Grape Juice and its connection with the Methodist…
Un-Tied MethodismWellspring UMC: A Local Church History
A local church discovers their past is intertwined with the KKK. How did they handle it? Our guests today share with Ashley on the steps they took to confront…
Un-Tied MethodismThe Cross and Flame Logo
Guests: Bishop Mande Muyombo is the Resident Bishop of the North Katanga Area in the Congo Central Conference of The United Methodist Church. Muyombo was an…
Un-Tied MethodismMethodism in DC
GUESTS: Carol Travis was baptized at Asbury UMC and is recorded as having delivered her first prayer at the age of 6 over 60 years ago. After a long career in…
Un-Tied MethodismRacism in the System
In this premiere episode, Ashley chats with Rev. Dr. Erin Beasley and Rev. Dr. Taylor Tenyer about the roots of racism in the United Methodist Church exploring…