The Methodist Church in Uruguay () is a Methodist Christian denomination in Uruguay. It is a member of the World Methodist Council and an autonomous affiliate of the United Methodist Church.
History The church was founded by British missionaries in the mid-1800s. In 1893 it became a district, when the Latin America Conference was formed. In 1952 the Uruguay provisional Conference was formed; in 1968 it became autonomous. It has 1,000 members and 12 congregations.
Beliefs Women can be ordained in the denomination, and from 1994 to 2000 the president of the church was a lay woman, Beatriz Ferrari.
The Church has also resolved that pastors that wish to minister to LGBTQ could do it.
Marriage Some congregations support blessings of same-sex marriage.
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