Methodism is the belief system promoted by the Methodist Church. Historically, it is a Protestant offshoot of Episcopalianism. In the Yuba-Sutter area, it includes the United Methodist Church the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Church of the Nazarene.
Denominations
United Methodist Church
The current building of the First United Methodist Church of Marysville is actually the third Methodist church building constructed in Marysville. The Marysville City Directory of 1857 describes the two previous Methodist church buildings. Photo by queerbychoice.
| Biggs United Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church of Marysville | Meridian United Methodist Church | Grace United Methodist Church | Sutter United Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church of Yuba City | Marysville Korean United Methodist Church | |
| Address | 441 C Street, Marysville, CA 95901 | 730 D Street, Marysville, CA 95901 | 1121 2nd Street, Meridian, CA 95957 | 3600 South Walton Avenue, South Yuba City, CA 95993-9229 | 7751 Butte Avenue, Sutter, CA 95982 | 3101 Highway 20, Yuba City, CA 95993-8638 | 3890 Live Oak Boulevard, Berg, CA 95991-8812 |
| Phone | (530) 868-5381 | (530) 743-3007 | (530) 696-0131 | (530) 673-7832 | (530) 755-0150 | (530) 673-5858 | (530) 671-1279 |
| Website | United Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church of Marysville | United Methodist Church | United Methodist Church | United Methodist Church | First United Methodist Church of Yuba City | United Methodist Church |
The United Methodist Church is a mainline denomination. It supports limited abortion rights and opposes capital punishment, military drafts, and same-sex marriage. It ordains heterosexual women and heterosexual men but generally not non-celibate lesbian or gay people, although at least two lesbian pastors with families have been allowed to remain as pastors. Several of its ministers have been defrocked for being openly gay people with spouses or partners, or for performing same-sex union ceremonies. However, a resolution is currently pending that would allow ministers in jurisdictions that allow state-sanctioned same-sex marriages to perform same-sex weddings.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
| Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church | |
| Address | 115 5th Street, Marysville, CA 95901-5710 |
| Phone | (530) 742-3393 |
| Website | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
The African Methodist Episcopal Church split from the United Methodist church for the purpose of opposing slavery. It does not differ significantly from the United Methodist church in theological or political issues except as related to race.
Church of the Nazarene
| Hallwood Community Church of the Nazarene | Marysville Church of the Nazarene | Live Oak Church of the Nazarene | Yuba City First Church of the Nazarene | |
| Address | 2825 Highway 20, Hallwood, CA 95901-9410 | 506 East 16th Street, Marysville, CA 95901-4617 | 2727 Fir Street, Live Oak, CA 95953-2211 | 600 North George Washington Boulevard, Yuba City, California 95993 |
| Phone | (530) 743-7961 | (530) 742-4571 | (530) 695-3996 | (530) 671-1130 |
| Website | Church of the Nazarene | Marysville Church of the Nazarene | Live Oak Church of the Nazarene | Yuba City First Church of the Nazarene |
The Church of the Nazarene split from the forerunner of the United Methodist Church due to doctrinal differences and is more politically conservative. It ordains heterosexual men and a few heterosexual women, but women comprise less than 1% of its ordained ministers. It does not ordain people known to be lesbian or gay.
Links
First United Methodist Church of Marysville First United Methodist Church of Yuba City United Methodist Church African Methodist Episcopal Church Church of the Nazarene Methodist Federation for Social Action Reconciling Ministries Network Methodism United Methodist Church African Methodist Episcopal Church Church of the Nazarene
