World Methodist Council

World Methodist Council
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Abbreviation	WMC
Type	Communion
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Methodism
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Wesleyan
General Secretary	Revd. Dr. Reynaldo Ferreira Leão Neto[1]
President	Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett
Vice-President	Joshua Rathnam
Members	33,679,626 (2014-2024)

The World Methodist Council (WMC), founded in 1881, is a consultative body and association of churches in the Methodist tradition. It comprises 80 member denominations in 138 countries which together represent the majority of Methodists worldwide. Altogether, its members make up the eighth-largest Christian communion (see list of Christian denominations by membership).

It is among the largest global communions of churches, after the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion, World Communion of Reformed Churches, World Assemblies of God Fellowship, Lutheran World Federation and World Baptist Alliance (see list of denominations by membership).

Affiliated organizations are the World Fellowship of Methodist and Uniting Churches, the Oxford-Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, the World Methodist Historical Society, World Council of Confederation of Methodist Youth, the World Council of Methodist Men, World Methodist Council of Teens, the World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women.