Anonymous wrote:I have tried for years to find a simple way of understanding the differences with Google and reading and I am honestly still confused.
How do the denominations differ:
Presbyterian
Lutheran
Anglican
Methodist
Episcopalian
Please feel free to break down any others too.
Anonymous wrote:Who cares? One supernatural story vs another. All fake manmade control. We’d all be better off without any religion.
Anonymous wrote:I have tried for years to find a simple way of understanding the differences with Google and reading and I am honestly still confused.
How do the denominations differ:
Presbyterian
Lutheran
Anglican
Methodist
Episcopalian
Please feel free to break down any others too.
Anonymous wrote:Episcopalian is the closer to Catholic as far as the service itself.
They do communion weekly and I know Methodists do it monthly because that’s the way it was back in the day of the preacher going from village to village.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Aren’t Anglican and Episcopal the same?
No. The Anglican Communion refers to all churches affiliated with The Church of England — the branch of Protestantism that broke away from the Catholic Church under Henry VIII. They all use The Book of Common Prayer for worship. There are churches of the Anglican Communion all over the world. The Episcopal church in America is part of the Anglican tradition. But it gets a little complicated in that some Episcopal congregations have now split from the Episcopal Church due to differences—and call themselves Anglican (see the incredibly dramatic fight over the historic Falls Church in NOVA that I think went all the way up to the Supreme Court).
OP, there is no DCUM post that can answer your question. I’ve studied theology and even the posts here that people seem to think are good are so woefully inadequate as to be misleading.
Wikipedia isn’t perfect, but you can start there—read the entry for each denomination and go from there.
Anonymous wrote:In the US, the Methodist church (both UMC and GMC) is very similar to the low-church style of Church of England. John Wesley actually was both English and also a serving Church of England pastor. He was aiming for reform and did not intend to start a completely separate denomination. By contrast, the usual (British) Methodist church services are much more austere than the usual American Methodist church services.
By contrast, the US Episcopal Church and many US Anglican churches are more similar to the high-church style of Church of England. The Episcopal church nearest to our home has a Sunday service which is very very similar to a Catholic Mass; the main difference is that most local Catholic churches are crowded and our local Episcopal church is not.
The fundamental theology of all of these is nearly the same.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Methodism is very focused on good works. Anglicans are catholic light. Presbyterians are focused on local control
I grew up in the Methodist church and “good works” is not a tenet of salvation belief doctrine. As the PP above stated, good works are not frowned upon and are even encouraged because it’s something we do as Christ followers to show and share His love with others, but it’s not a requirement of salvation. Methodists believe that faith in Christ as savior is the requirement.
I grew up Methodist too and I don't remember anything about good works. I do remember that communion was only once a month and it was with oyster crackers and grape juice!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Methodism is very focused on good works. Anglicans are catholic light. Presbyterians are focused on local control
I grew up in the Methodist church and “good works” is not a tenet of salvation belief doctrine. As the PP above stated, good works are not frowned upon and are even encouraged because it’s something we do as Christ followers to show and share His love with others, but it’s not a requirement of salvation. Methodists believe that faith in Christ as savior is the requirement.
I grew up Methodist too and I don't remember anything about good works. I do remember that communion was only once a month and it was with oyster crackers and grape juice!
I go to a Methodist church. I'm not really clear on doctrine for salvation but there is a very strong focus at least in our individual congregation on social justice and activism. Also, while a PP noted that Methodist is the farthest from Catholicism, I was raised Catholic and actually found Methodist very comfortable as there are a lot of similarities in the worship style, at least in my church's "traditional" service (they also offer a contemporary version). I know a bunch of former-Catholics who are now Methodist. FWIW, my church now does communion weekly while it used to be monthly. Again, this may be very congregation-dependent which I think overall is one of the biggest difference between protestant vs. Catholic churches. A Catholic mass is the same everywhere.
Anonymous wrote:Methodism is very focused on good works. Anglicans are catholic light. Presbyterians are focused on local control
Anonymous wrote:Do missionaries from different denominations ever fight with each other?