The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a mainline Protestant Methodist denomination. In the 19th century its main predecessor was a leader in Evangelicalism. Founded in 1968 by the union of the Methodist Church (USA) and the Evangelical United Brethren Church, the UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley in England as well as the Great Awakening in the United States. As such, the church's theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan. It embraces both liturgical and evangelical elements. 

The United Methodist Church is the largest denomination within the wider Methodist movement, which has approximately 80 million adherents across the world. In the United States, the UMC ranks as the largest mainline Protestant denomination, the largest Protestant church after the Southern Baptist Convention, and the third largest Christian denomination. As of 2014, worldwide membership was about 12 million: 7.2 million in the United States, and 4.4 million in Africa, Asia and Europe. It is a member of the World Council of Churches, the World Methodist Council, and other religious associations. In 2015, Pew Research estimated that 3.6% of the U.S population, or 9 million adult adherents, self-identify with the United Methodist Church revealing a much larger number of adherents than registered membership. QUESTIONS:

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1. How does the article describe the United Methodist Church's theology?
2. What characterization is given of the United Methodist Church's theology?
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1. What church does the article reference?
2. What denomination is the article about?
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Q3:
1. What is one place where the United Methodist Church has roots?
2. What's a place that the origins of the United Methodist Church can be traced to?
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Q4:
1. Who was responsible for the United Methodist Church in England?
2. Who brought the United Methodist Church to England?
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Q5:
1. Does the United Methodist Church have roots outside of England?
2. Is the United Methodist Church based anywhere other than in England?
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Q6:
1. Where outside of England does the United Methodist Church have roots?
2. Where can the United Methodist Church be traced back to besides England?
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Q7:
1. Is there a name for the way that the United Methodist Church blossomed in the United States?
2. Is there a way of referring to the United Methodist Church's growth in the US?
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Q8:
1. What happened in the US with respect to the United Methodist Church?
2. What is the phenomenon of Methodism growing in the US called?
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1. What larger organization does the United Methodist Church belong to?
2. What is the United Methodist Church just a branch of?
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Q10:
1. What is the approximate number of adherents of the United Methodist Church?
2. About how many people belong to the United Methodist Church?
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