This article attends to unresolved issues in Anglican-Methodist dialogue concerning apostolicity and its connection with the role of the historic episcopate and asks whether there has been progress since Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry [BEM] (1982) in more clearly explaining the relationship between the apostolicity of the whole church and of the historic episcopate. Having explored the theological relationship between apostolicity and the 'historic episcopate' - with particular reference to Anglican-Methodist dialogue at an international level, and dialogues in England, Ireland, and the USA - it is clear that despite important progress in other areas of Anglican-Methodist relationships, no agreement has been secured concerning the theological relationship between the apostolicity of the whole church and the historic episcopate. This article attends to unresolved issues in Anglican-Methodist dialogue concerning apostolicity and its connection with the role of the historic episcopate and asks whether there has been progress since Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry [BEM] (1982) in more clearly explaining the relationship between the apostolicity of the whole church and of the historic episcopate. Having explored the theological relationship between apostolicity and the 'historic episcopate' - with particular reference to Anglican-Methodist dialogue at an international level, and dialogues in England, Ireland, and the USA - it is clear that despite important progress in other areas of Anglican-Methodist relationships, no agreement has been secured concerning the theological relationship between the apostolicity of the whole church and the historic episcopate.