Evangelical Methodist Church
| Evangelical Methodist Church | |
|---|---|
Evangelical Methodist Church International logo | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Methodist |
| Theology | Evangelical, Holiness |
| Polity | Congregational-Connectional |
| Associations | Christian Holiness Partnership, Global Wesleyan Alliance (2011) |
| Region | Worldwide: North American Conference divided into two Districts (USA and Canada) and Mexico Missions Conference. |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Origin | 1946 |
| Separated from | The Methodist Church |
| Merger of | The People's Methodist Church (1962), Evangel Church (1960) |
| Separations | Evangelical Methodist Church of America (1953) Bethel Methodist Church (1989) National Association of Wesleyan Evangelicals (2010) |
| Congregations | Worldwide 399, USA 80 |
| Members | Approx. 34,656 |
The Evangelical Methodist Church (EMC) is a Christian denomination in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. The denomination reported 399 churches in the United States, Mexico, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Philippines and several European and African nations in 2018, and a total of 34,656 members worldwide (with about 7,300 members in around 80 churches in the United States).