Who is the president of the Methodist church?

Answer 1

Theologically the answer to this question is Jesus Christ.

Across the globe there are several Methodist Churches (denominations). The United Methodist Church, the largest, has no one person who is the leader of the church, like a Pope or Archbishop. Instead, the form of governance is more like the US federal government. It has Judiciary, a Legislative, and Executive bodies. However, the Executive is composed of all the active Bishops, not one President like in the U.S. Federal Government. Official policy is set every four years at the General Conference, a legislative body composed of representative delegates. Twice a year a nine-person Judicial Council meets to interpret questions of law brought before it (questions of policy and procedure, not of censure or discipline). The Episcopacy (the Executive body) is composed of all the active bishops. It does have a President, but this bishop does not act as the president of the denomination, only of the Council of Bishops.

In other churches, such as the Methodist Church of Great Brittan, they do elect a President every year. The current (2009) President of the Methodist Church of Great Brittan is The Reverend David Gamble. You can read more about this here: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.content&cmid=1567

Answer 2

Theologically the answer to this question is Jesus Christ.

There is no global leader of the Methodist church.

Across the globe there are several Methodist Churches (denominations). The United Methodist Church, the largest, has no one person who is the leader of the church, like a Pope or Archbishop. Instead, the form of governance is more like the US federal government. It has Judiciary, a Legislative, and Executive bodies. However, the Executive is composed of all the active Bishops, not one President like in the U.S. Federal Government. Official policy is set every four years at the General Conference, a legislative body composed of representative delegates. Twice a year a nine-person Judicial Council meets to interpret questions of law brought before it (questions of policy and procedure, not of censure or discipline). The Episcopacy (the Executive body) is composed of all the active bishops. It does have a President, but this bishop does not act as the president of the denomination, only of the Council of Bishops.

In other churches, such as the Methodist Church of Great Brittan, they do elect a President every year. The current (2009) President of the Methodist Church of Great Brittan is The Reverend David Gamble. You can read more about this here: http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentogod.content&cmid=1567

Answer 3

The head of a Methodist congregation is its pastor, who is an ordained clergyman or clergywoman.

The head of an annual conference (or region) is its bishop.


The leadership of the denomination is the council of bishops.

Answer 4

Rev John Barns

The United Methodist Church has no single central office and no pope. This is deliberate on their part. The structure of the Methodist Church is often compared to that of the United States. The church has a General Conference (its legislative branch), a Council of Bishops (sort of like an executive branch), and a nine-member Judicial Council (the judicial branch). The General Conference is the body that speaks for the church.

Answer 5

who is the international leader of

methodist

Answer 6

Bishop