Primitive Methodist Church
The Primitive Methodist Church is a Methodist Christian denomination within the holiness movement. It began in England in the early 19th century, with the influence of American evangelist Lorenzo Dow (1777–1834).
| Primitive Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Holiness |
| Theology | Methodism |
| Associations | World Federation of Primitive Methodists Christian Holiness Partnership National Association of Evangelicals |
| Origin | 1807 |
| Separated from | Wesleyan Methodist Church |
| Congregations | 83 |
| Members | 8,487 |
| Official website | primitivemethodistchurch.org pmglobaldiscipleship.org |
In the United States, the Primitive Methodist Church had eighty-three parishes and 8,487 members in 1996. In Great Britain and Australia, the Primitive Methodist Church merged with other denominations, to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain in 1932 and the Methodist Church of Australasia in 1901. The latter subsequently merged into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977.
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