HFUMC 101

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Let's play a little trivia game.

1. Who was the father of Methodism?

   1. John Wesley is the founder of Methodism in England. Francis Asbury brought the movement to the United States.

2. How old is the Hartford First United Methodist Church?

   2. The HFUMC is exactly 104 and 1/2 years old. We were established on January 15, 1901. For further information see our Heritage Page.

3. Why don't Methodists "dunk" like Baptists?

   3. We do. Methodists believe in the efficacy of sprinkling, immersing, and pouring.

4. What is prevenient grace?

   4. Prevenient grace is God's wooing the sinner toward salvation. We believe that we can not even turn toward God without grace.

5. How many charter members did our church have?

   5. By the end of January 1901, we registered 45 members as charter members; 40 of these came from Pondtown. Our Heritage Page even has a list of those members.

6. What do Lent, Epiphany, Advent, Pentecost, and Easter have in common?

   6. Lent, Epiphany, Advent, Pentecost, and Easter are all seasons of the church calendar, like January, July, and October are divisions of the monthly calendar.

7. What is soteriology?

   7. Soteriology is the theology or science of salvation. Soteriology explores the process and means of salvation and what it means to be "saved."

8. How many books are in the Bible?

   8. There are 66 books in the Bible: 27 in the New Testament and 39 in the Old Testament.

9. What is the Apocrypha?

   9. The Apocrypha is 16 books that the Roman Catholic Church, Greek Orthodox, and Russian Orthodox Church consider part of the Bible, but which the protestant church does not.

10. What is a charge conference?

    10. A Charge Conference is the annual business session for the local church.

If you would like to know more about the history of our church and the basics of Methodist Christianity, please consider participating in a class that I would like to teach this next year. If you are new to our church or maybe have never considered the rich history of the Hartford First United Methodist Church, please join me for a study with your pastor. Call the church office to sign up. Once we receive enough (eight) for a core group, we will meet to establish our timeline.