Methodist Church in Ireland

Methodist Church in Ireland
Friends of all, enemies of none
Classification	Protestant
Theology	Wesleyan Methodist
Polity	Connexionalism
Leader	Changes annually[1]
Associations	World Council of Churches, World Methodist Council, Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
Region	Ireland
Origin	1784
Separated from	Church of Ireland
Separations	Fellowship of Independent Methodist Churches[2] 1973
Congregations	232[3]
Members	53,668 (2009)[needs update][3]
Ministers	108[3]
Secondary schools	2
Official website	www.irishmethodist.org

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The Methodist Church in Ireland (Irish: Eaglais Mheitidisteach in Éirinn)^[4] is a Wesleyan Methodist church that operates across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on an all-Ireland basis. It is the fourth-largest Christian denomination in Northern Ireland.^[5] The Irish Methodist Church has close links with the Methodist Church in Britain.

For the year ending 31 December 2012, there were 105 Methodist ministers, 227 local preachers and over six hundred lay people in leadership positions serving over 200 congregations, which combine to form a total community of 49,394 people.^{[6][needs update]} The governing body of the Methodist Church in Ireland is the annual Conference.