Hi Sherman,
i’m not sure what differences (if any) exist between the Methodists over there and the Methodists over here, but i can agree that i am quite favourable to them.
the style of service i’ve attended (while visiting my non Christian yet girlfriend) have been very similar to Church of England.
they seem quite liberal, and in fact the message preached at Easter was asking the question about why Jesus died…it interested me because rather than taking the normal route, the pastor(?) spoke about God intending to address man’s fear of death. ie, if Christ demonstrates God’s power over death, what is there to fear?
it was very interesting and thought provoking!
my assumption is that they are quite liberal and open-minded in many ways, and so it’s been fun getting to know them, and instructive for me. i don’t know if they are UR proponents but they are probably open to discussing it.
if this is in any way similar to the group you’ve found, i wish you well in joining with them!