Calvinistic Methodism

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Calvinistic Methodism is a Protestant Christian tradition historically associated with Methodism and distinguished by its adherence to the Reformed theology of John Calvin. In addition to Reformed soteriology, Calvinistic Methodists adhere to Reformed covenant theology. (The majority of Methodism in the present day adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology, formulated by John Wesley and codified by John William Fletcher.) Calvinistic Methodism traces its origins to the Evangelical Revival work of George Whitefield, a contemporary of John Wesley. Calvinistic Methodist doctrine is explicated in the Confession of Faith of the Calvinistic Methodists of Wales (1823). Like their Wesleyan Methodist counterparts, Calvinistic Methodists engage in Bible study, extemporaneous prayer, self-examination, and emphasize preaching. The sermon is the centre of Calvinistic Methodist worship. Unlike other Reformed Churches, Calvinistic Methodists teach the Methodist doctrine of the New Birth—a personal experience...

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