The Methodist Circuit is part of the organisational structure of British Methodism, or at least those branches derived from the work of John Wesley. It is a group of individual Societies or local Churches under the care of one or more Ministers. In the scale of organisation, the Circuit is about mid-way. Upwards, Circuits are grouped in Districts. The Districts form the Connexion, which is the overall national Methodist Church. Downwards from the Circuit, a Class is the main sub-division of a local Church. This overall structure derives from John Wesley's organisational genius. This organisational structure does not apply to many non-Wesleyan branches of Methodism, nor to some of those that split from Wesleyan Methodism, such as the Wesleyan Reform Union.
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