Our denomination is a member of the Methodist family of Churches and as such we do not differ in any major way from what all Methodist believe. The A.M.E. Church, however, was established not on account of any doctrinal difference, but on account of unchristian practices which limited and even dehumanized people of African descent. The two great historic documents which are the basis of what we believe are The Apostles' Creed and The Twenty-Five Articles of Religion.