In this program, Dennis Wholey has a conversation about the United Methodist Church with Bishop Mary Ann Swenson of the UMC California-Pacific Annual Conference. Topics of discussion include the history of the United Methodist Church, a union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren; the UMC’s core beliefs; three types of grace; the organization and governance of the Church; and Christian living as a marriage between personal and social holiness. In addition, Kirsten Oh of the First United Methodist Church of Pasadena, California, tours viewers through the Gothic-style church and describes aspects of the Sunday worship experience. (27 minutes)
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