Methodism

group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity
Organization christian_denominational_family Q33203
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Methodism

Summary

Methodism is a Christian denominational family[1]. Methodism draws 6,928 Wikipedia views per month (christian_denominational_family category, ranking #6 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Methodism's religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • Methodism's instance of is recorded as Christian denominational family[4].
  • Methodism's founder is recorded as John Wesley[5].
  • Methodism is a type of Protestantism[6].
  • Methodism's Commons category is recorded as Methodism[7].
  • Methodism's separated from is recorded as Church of England[8].
  • Methodism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Methodism[9].
  • Methodism's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=methodist[10].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[14].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[15].
  • Methodism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Methodism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Methodism[17].
  • Methodism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Methodism footer[18].
  • Methodism's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/methodist[19].
  • Methodism's practiced by is recorded as Methodist pastor[20].
  • Methodism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

Body

Founding

Methodism's founder is recorded as John Wesley[5].

Why It Matters

Methodism draws 6,928 Wikipedia views per month (christian_denominational_family category, ranking #6 of 38).[2] Methodism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Methodism is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of Protestantism
    Topic has template Template:Methodism, Template:Methodism footer
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