religion wiley college
The ___MASK29___ , South , or ___MASK29___ South ( MEC , S ), was the Methodist denomination resulting from the 19th - century split over the issue of slavery in the ___MASK29___ ( MEC ). Disagreement on this issue had been increasing in strength for decades between churches of the North and South ; in 1844 it resulted in a schism at the General Conference of the MEC held in Louisville , Kentucky . The Methodist Protestant ___MASK78___ ( MPC ) is a regional Methodist ___MASK82___ in the United States . It was formed in 1828 by former members of the ___MASK29___ , remaining Wesleyan in doctrine and worship , but adopting congregational governance . The Evangelical United Brethren ___MASK78___ ( EUB ) was an American Protestant ___MASK78___ formed in 1946 , by the merger of the ___MASK25___ ( formerly the Evangelical Association ) and the ___MASK78___ of the United Brethren in Christ ( not to be confused with the still current ___MASK78___ of the United Brethren in Christ ( Old Constitution )). The United Brethren and the Evangelical Association had considered merging off and on since the early 19th century because of their common emphasis on holiness and evangelism and their common German heritage . Wiley College is a four - year , private , historically black , liberal arts college located on the west side of Marshall , Texas . Founded in 1873 by the ___MASK29___ ' s Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman ' s Aid Society , it is notable as one of the oldest predominantly black colleges west of the Mississippi River . In 2005 -- 2006 , on - campus enrollment approached 450 , while an off - campus program in Shreveport , Louisiana , for students with some prior college credits who seek to finish a degree , enrolled about 250 . As of the fall of 2006 , total enrollment was about 750 . By fall of 2013 , total enrollment was approximately 1400 . Wiley is an open admissions college and about 96 percent of students receive some financial aid . The Wiley staff learned that over a 15 - year period , Melvin B . Tolson ' s debate teams lost only one of 75 debates . The Wiley Forensic Society competed against historically black colleges , but earned national attention with its debates against the University of Southern California and Harvard University . The ___MASK29___ ( MEC ) was the first Methodist denomination founded in the United States . In the early 19th century , it was the largest Protestant denomination in the U . S . The ___MASK29___ existed from 1784 until 1939 , when it merged with the ___MASK29___ , South and the Methodist Protestant Church to form the Methodist Church . In 1968 , the Methodist Church merged with the Evangelical United Brethren Church to form the present - day ___MASK13___ . The ___MASK13___ ( UMC ) is a mainline Protestant denomination , and a major part of Methodism . In the 19th century , its main predecessor  the Methodist Church  was a leader in Evangelicalism . It was founded in 1968 in Dallas , Texas , United States , by union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church . The UMC traces its roots back to the revival movement of John and Charles Wesley in England as well as the Great Awakening in the United States . As such , the church ' s theological orientation is decidedly Wesleyan . It embraces both liturgical and evangelical elements . It has a connexional polity , a typical feature of a number of Methodist denominations .