There is no such position, deacon or deaconess.
There are several mergers in the history of The United Methodist Church. However, the most recent merger was in 1968, which joined the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Bretheren into The United Methodist Church. The other well known merger occurred in 1939 when the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South reunited to become The Methodist Church. The previous split had occurred in 1844 over a dispute about slavery.
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Methodist Episcopal Church was created in 1784.
A methodist Church, St Nicholas' Methodist Church
Washington Methodist Church was created in 1828.
The United Methodist Logo stands for the heart warming experience which is a unique Wesleyan teaching. The two tongues of flames stand for the two church or tradition in the United States in 1968 that united themselves to become the United Methodist Church today.
Gilboa Methodist Church was created in 1879.
Canastota Methodist Church was created in 1909.
Shiloh Methodist Church was created in 1825.
Rehoboth Methodist Church was created in 1850.
Tabernacle Methodist Church was created in 1857.