Editing Full communion (section)

===Methodist Churches===
The [[United Methodist Church]] is in full communion with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]]; the [[Moravian Church in North America]] (Northern and Southern Provinces); 
Pan-Methodist Churches which include The [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]],	The	[[African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church]], The [[African Union Methodist Protestant Church]], The [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]], The [[Union American Methodist Episcopal Church]]; and the [[Uniting Church in Sweden]].<ref name="UMC_Full_Communion">{{cite web |title=Full Communion Relationships |url=https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/full-communion-relationships |website=Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref> The United Methodist Church also has a large number of churches in partnerships in "formal, ecumenical relationships approved by the General Conference"<ref name="UMC_Partnerships_Introduction">{{cite web |title=List of UMC partnerships |url=https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/ecumenicaldetail/list-of-umc-partnerships-12822590 |website=Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref> which are categorized as Concordat Churches, Affiliated Autonomous Churches, Affiliated United Churches, and Known Ecumenical Partner Churches Specific to European Central Conferences.<ref name="UMC_Partnerships">{{cite web |title=Ecumenical Partnerships and Organizations |url=https://www.unitedmethodistbishops.org/ecumenical-partnerships-and-organizations |website=Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref> While not using the exact wording, these relationships are closely akin to full communion, and include the [[Methodist Church of Great Britain]] and the [[United Church of Canada]].
 
The [[United Methodist Church]] approved full communion with the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] at their Annual Conference on April 30, 2024. The agreement is awaiting approval by the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]], which is not expected until 2027.<ref name="UMC_Episcopal_Church">{{cite web |title=Full communion between Methodists, Episcopalians gets closer |url=https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/05/01/full-communion-between-methodists-episcopalians-gets-closer/ |website=Episcopal News Service |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref> Both churches are already in full communion with the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] and the [[Moravian Church in North America]] (Northern and Southern Provinces).<ref name="Methodist_Approve_Full_Communion">{{cite web |title=Methodists Approve Full Communion |url=https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/methodists-approve-full-communion-with-episcopal-church/ |website=The Living Church |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref>