Editing United Methodist Church (section)

===Doctrine===
The officially established Doctrinal Standards of United Methodism are:
* The [[Articles of Religion (Methodist)|Articles of Religion]] of the Methodist Church;<ref name="UMC—Doctrinal Standards" />
* The [[Confession of Faith (United Methodist)|Confessions of Faith]] of the Evangelical United Brethren Church;<ref name="UMC—Doctrinal Standards" />
* The ''General Rules'' of the Methodist Societies;<ref name="UMC—The General Rules of the Methodist Church" />
* The Standard Sermons of John Wesley;<ref name="UMC—Doctrinal Standards" />
* John Wesley's ''Explanatory Notes on the New Testament''.<ref name="UMC—Doctrinal Standards" />

These Doctrinal Standards are constitutionally protected and nearly impossible to change or remove.<ref name="UMC—Doctrinal Standards" /> Other doctrines of the United Methodist Church are found in the ''[[Book of Discipline (United Methodist)|Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church]]''.