Hum130 Finial Project Paper

Word Religion Report

Joseph Wayne

University of Phoenix

Introduction

The two religions I will be discussing about are Methodist and Judaism. For the Methodist information I visited The New Hope Methodist Church and interviewed the Pastor George Spencer, he was very willing to talk to me. I talked to Pastor Spencer about this religion and their beliefs. I also went to a Methodist Beliefs site at www.saintaquinas.com/Methodists.html for additional information.

The second religion I will be discussing about is the Jewish faith and their history. I will be using what I have read in chapter 8 of (Living Religions, Sixth Edition, by Mary Pat Fisher, 2005). I will also be including some information from my own experience. I will be making a comparison of Jewish faith and, the Methodist faith as well as their history.

The New Hope Methodist Church History

I spoke to Pastor George Spencer of the New Hope Methodist Church which is a part of the New Hope United Methodist Church. The New Hope United Methodist Church has many locations throughout the United States and Canada. According to (www.ncccha.org/pdf/churches/newhopemethodist/newhopechurch2009.pdf) New Hope is the oldest church in the Burlington District and is one of the oldest in the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church. According to local traditions the church was founded through class meetings held by John B. Davis before 1779. Davis was born in Maryland in 1756 he moved to Caswell County when he was in his teens. Frances Asbury was an active Methodist in Maryland in the 1770’s. Davis has been said to have met Asbury in Maryland and brought Methodism to Caswell. Davis would hold meetings under an oak tree or in his home. In 1778 a log meeting house was built and was dedicated in 1779. Asbury was later appointed first Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America traveled to North Carolina in 1780. According to Asbury’s journal records he made visits to Hillsborough, Lea’s...