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The Wesleyan Church, headquartered in Indianapolis and with theological connections to the Methodist Church, resulted from the merger (1966-68) of two small but similar denominations, the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Pilgrim Holiness Church. Some articles of faith were reworded or updated; overlapping conferences, districts, and educational institutions were combined or eliminated; and boundaries among select churches were realigned by mutual consent. But, by common agreement, basic doctrines remained unchanged, and despite the schism of some communities from each of the merging denominations, the union was a marked success.

The Wesleyan Methodist Church in America was created in early 1843 as a result of a schism from the Methodist Episcopal Church over slavery, holiness, and the arbitrary use of episcopal power by the parent church. For more than 20 years the church focused its energies upon the antislavery movement, but by 1867 attention shifted dramatically to revivalism, holiness, and evangelizing, and a church that had heretofore been eastern in locale now directed it

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The Twenty-Seventh General Conference wisely turned to Roy S. Nicholson to be its full-time president and carry forward its agenda. He tackled this herculean task, as he said, "with fear and trembling." There were no precedents to follow, only past practices which in some instances tended to delay progress. There were sincere differences of opinion as to the best method to implement the reorganization plan for the Church. There was suspicion, undue criticism, foot dragging, and strong opposition. Had he not possessed the qualities of a good leader - integrity, a sense of responsibility, courage, vision, an open mind, the gift of communication, commitment to his assignment, patience, and determination to accomplish his mandate, the plan for reorganization could have failed.

Nicholson reported that as president he had participated in more than 4,500 religious services and public or private conferences, traveled more than 100,000 miles, wrote an average of 10 letters per day, and authored articles for The Wesleyan Methodist in practically every issue. He served as the represe

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Ray Nicholson

American actor (born 1992)

Ray Nicholson (born February 20, 1992) is an American actor.[1][2] The son of actor Jack Nicholson and actress Rebecca Broussard, he gained wide recognition for starring in the horror film Smile 2 (2024).

Early life

Nicholson is the son of Jack Nicholson and Rebecca Broussard.[3]

Career

Nicholson had minor roles in the multi-genre film Promising Young Woman (2020) and the romantic drama Licorice Pizza (2021).[4] He then had starring roles in the Amazon Prime Video teen drama series Panic (2021) and Neil LaBute's thriller film Out of the Blue (2022).[5][6] Nicholson had his breakthrough after being cast by Parker Finn in Smile 2 as an homage to Jack Torrance, the character his father Jack played in The Shining (1980).[7] The film was released in 2024 to critical and commercial success.[8]

Filmography

References

  1. ^Clement, Nick (November 3, 2022). "Actor Ray Nicholson Opens Up About Edgy Love Story 'B

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