Methodist / United Methodist History

At least 558 recordings in this collection are related to the Methodist / United Methodist Church, providing a varied and deep insight. Included are these special recordings:

• The 1939 merger that created The Methodist Church
• The 1968 merger of the E.U.B. and The Methodist Church
• Earl Kent Brown’s 10-part series on American Methodism, and 5-part series on John Wesley’s Methodism
• Albert Outler’s 4-part series on Evangelism in the Methodist Tradition

To find programs on Methodism, go to our Audio Programs page and use the search system drop-downs:

Subject: look for History: Methodist, Central Jurisdiction, U.M General Conference, and Wesley, John – or any other subject you wish.

Selected Speakers: find such speakers as Earl Kent Brown, Fred Corson, Van Bogard Dunn, Judith Craig, Alvin Deer, William Boyd Grove, Charlene Kammerer, Leontine Kelly, Harry Lambdin, Joseph Lowery, Frederick Maser, Albert Outler, William Quick, Ellen Johnson Sirlief, Forrest Stith, Prince Albert Taylor, James Thomas, C. Dale White, and Woodie White.

Randomly-chosen Methodist History Program:

Description: The first in a series of four talks on Christianity and Communism by Rev. Dr. Roy L. Smith. First Methodist Church in Los Angeles, under the ministry of Roy L. Smith in the days before World War II, was perhaps the most significant congregation in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Smith also served as editor of Methodism's National Periodical, "The Christian Advocate." In 1989, Smith was recognized as one of the 40 Methodists and United Methodist leaders honored for outstanding achievement in Christian Evangelism between 1949 and 1989.

Length: 43:26
Recording Date: 2/4/1962
Recorded at: Los Angeles, California?