Methodist Ancestors

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How Can I Find My Methodist Ancestors?

Methodist Ancestors

If you are searching for an ordained Methodist minister in your ancestors, make sure you know if they were truly ordained. After all, many people who had Methodist preachers in the family may find out the preacher was not actually an ordained minister but just a layperson with the duties of an ordained minister.

If your relative was in fact an ordained minister in the Methodist Church than the General Commission on Archives and History may be able to help you in search. This search is for full-time, completely ordained Methodist ministers. It may be a good place to start when tracing your Methodist roots.

If you are looking for an ancestor and you know what church he or she previously attended, you should be able to find records on your relative from the church he or she attended. If the church has since merged with another church, then the new church will have the records. Another great place to begin your search for you Methodist ancestors!

   

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