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The Methodist Church of Peru (Spanish: Iglesia Metodista del Perú) is an autonomous affiliate church of the United Methodist Church. Founded in the 1870s, the denomination has approximately 32,000 members in 130 congregations. It is a member of the World Council of Churches.

History

The first Methodist church was established in 1889 in Callao. In 1970, the denomination became independent and established six administrative districts.

Social issues

The denomination ordains men and women as pastors. In 2015, the church agreed to discuss issues related to homosexuality and the blessing of same-sex unions and is considered to be among the progressive denominations in Peru.

References

  1. Communications, United Methodist. "Affiliated Churches: South America - The United Methodist Church". The United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  2. ^ "Methodist Church of Peru — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  3. Llanco, Paulo. "Iglesia Metodista del Perú - I Encuentro Nacional de Pastores". www.iglesiametodista.org.pe. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  4. Oshige, Fernando. "Iglesia Metodista del Perú - Acuerdos de la JNC". www.iglesiametodista.org.pe. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. "Iglesias y diversidad sexual en el Perú contemporáneo - Revista Argumentos". Revista Argumentos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2016-05-27.

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