Worship was simplified, new hymns were written, certain forms of abstinence became mandatory, and styles such as clergy vestments became less extravagant. Both movements came to the American colonies and eventually became competing denominations within a religious environment that now has more than separate denominations.
Some Methodist congregations make more of remaining simple and non-liturgical not guided by standard liturgical forms. For a time, the socioeconomic profiles of Methodists and Episcopalians seemed different. The old saw was that Methodist missionaries went west first and on horseback, and that Episcopal missionaries came later by Pullman car.
Probably never true, but symptomatic of perceived differences. For many years now, however, the two denominations have seemed indistinguishable in terms of political views, socioeconomic profiles, location and theology. The General Conference is made up of clergy and lay delegates. Episcopal Church is the United States-based member church within a worldwide communion that is often referred to as the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church is a mainline Christian denomination which comprises a division of nine provinces and dioceses.
Episcopalians are known to be progressive as compared to others. The Episcopal Churches resemble English Churches in many ways.
Eucharist forms the principle act of Sunday worship for the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church was established with the constitution that created a government called the General Convention. Episcopalians continue holding the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral as the standard for the full communion, they only add baptized congregants to the Communion. The Methodist Church also sprouted from the Church of England. It was the result of a movement led by John Weasely that sought to reform the Church of England.
The movement, however, broke apart from its parent body and developed into an autonomous church. This council hosts the churches that follow the Methodist traditions and these churches comprise of over 42 million Methodists across countries. The Methodist form of worship is less formal and is primarily governed by assemblies called Synods.
People who believe in one god and deity, they belong together. Both Episcopal and Methodist Churches are technically catholic communities. They both are reformed and evangelical. Both churches recognize one another as members of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church in which Baptism, membership and ordinations are recognized as complete in Christ. Both churches commit to common witness, mission, worship, and service. Full communion means autonomy, with distinct churches, and interchangeability of ordained ministers.
One gift this Full Communion agreement offers is the flexibility to consider Episcopal priests for clergy roles and positions in United Methodist churches, and vice versa.
We rejoice in the enrichment that will come in such places. For clergy disciplinary issues, however, the ordained minister is accountable to her or his home denomination. Do Episcopalians and United Methodists worship differently? What will happen in our worship services? We share the same Scriptures, the same creeds, and the same sacraments. A Full Communion agreement will give us more gifts to share.
The Book of Common Prayer structures Episcopal worship. The Eucharist is the principal act of Sunday worship in the Episcopal Church. For United Methodists, the Book of Worship is an important liturgical guide, and there is much liturgical flexibility.
Our theologies of Holy Communion differ only in matters of emphasis. A complex set of interwoven images remembrance, fellowship, foretaste of the heavenly banquet, the sacrifice of Christ figure into our sense of the Body and Blood of Christ in the holy meal. Episcopalians believe that Christ is really present in the Eucharist. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive communion in Episcopal churches.
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