[Fiji Hill]

I am also uneasy with the conversion to United Methodist church, a very liberal Protestant church which is a member of the World Council of Churches and essentially believes everyone will enter heaven.

Not all Methodists believe that. My parish is headed by a Bible-believing pastor.

[Mr. Lucky]

In Morgantown, Indiana, the adherence to Scripture observed in both the Baptist and Methodist congregations is virtually indistinguishable. Some years ago, I was making small talk with the Methodist preacher at my Grandmother's funeral. He was relating that he and the Baptist preacher would fill in for each other whenever an emergency, vacation or the like required. He revealed that there were some serious difficulties, however.

He would invariably wear his wool suit on Sundays when a baptism was scheduled.

[MBB1984]

I am glad. However, my experience with most Methodists is that they do not believe that faith in Christ is the only way to heaven.

[FourPeas]

It’s been a while since I left the United Methodist Church, but I’ve never heard the word ‘parish’ used in reference to a group of Methodists. In addition, last I knew, the ministers in UMC churches were regularly rotated by the denomination with a minimum term of 2 years, and a maximum of 7. So, if the minister you have now is Bible-believing, the next one may not.