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Doctrinal distinctives Articles of Religion Prevenient Grace Governmental Atonement Imparted righteousness Christian perfection The Articles of Religion are an official doctrinal statement of American Methodism. ... Prevenient grace is a Christian theological concept rooted in Augustinian theology[1] and embraced primarily by Arminian Christians who are influenced by the theology of John Wesley and who are part of the Methodist movement. ... The governmental view of the atonement (also known as the moral government theory) is a doctrine in Christian theology concerning the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and has been traditionally taught in Arminian circles that draw primarily from the works of Hugo Grotius, the governmental theory... Imputed righteousness, in Methodist theology, is that gracious gift of God given at the moment of the new birth which enables a Christian disciple to strive for holiness and sanctification. ... Christian Perfection is a Christian doctrine which maintains that after conversion, but before death, a Christians soul may be cleansed from the stain of original sin. ...

People Richard Allen Francis Asbury Thomas Coke Albert C. Outler James Varick Charles Wesley Bishops · Theologians Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 - March 26, 1831) an African American pastor and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. ... The Right Reverend Thomas Coke, M.A., D.C.L. (9 September 1747-2 May 1814) is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. ... Albert Cook Outler (1908-1989) was a 20th century American Methodist theologian and philosopher. ... James Varick was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. ... Charles Wesley (12 December 1707 - 29 March 1788) was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. ...

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Francis Asbury (August 20, 1745 – March 31, 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1816 (MDCCCXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ...

Born at Hamstead Bridge, Staffordshire, England of Methodist parents, Asbury became a local preacher at eighteen and was ordained at age twenty-two. His boyhood home still stands and is open as a museum in West Bromwich, England. In 1771 he volunteered to travel to America. When the American War of Independence broke out in 1776 he was the only Methodist minister to remain in America. Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Bishop Asbury Cottage is the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop, in West Bromwich, England. ... The Public by Will Alsop. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... This article is about military actions only. ...

Francis Asbury statue, Wilmore, Kentucky

In 1784 John Wesley named Asbury and Thomas Coke as co-superintendents of the work in America. This marks the beginning of the "Methodist Episcopal Church of the USA". For the next thirty-two years, Asbury led all the Methodists in America. Francis Asbury statue, Wilmore, Kentucky Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 02:47, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Francis Asbury statue, Wilmore, Kentucky Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 02:47, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Wilmore is a city located in Jessamine County, Kentucky. ... For other persons named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation). ... The Right Reverend Thomas Coke, M.A., D.C.L. (9 September 1747-2 May 1814) is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ...

Like Wesley, Asbury preached in all sorts of places: courthouses, public houses, tobacco houses, fields, public squares, wherever a crowd assembled to hear him. For the remainder of his life he rode an average of 6000 miles each year, preaching virtually every day and conducting meetings and conferences. Under his direction the church grew from 1,200 to 214,000 members and 700 ordained preachers.

His Journal

Asbury kept a journal assiduously; on December 8, 1812 he crossed the Broad River into York County, South Carolina and came to the home of David Leech, Esq. He states in his journal that Leech offered him a Bible and a bottle of brandy; he wrote, "I took one." His journal also contains some references to conversations with ministers who disagreed with the Methodist leadership. Rev. Charles Hopkins of Powhatan County, Virginia had rejected the Methodist ideals several years before. After Hopkins and Asbury had a heated exchange in Cartersville, an agravated Asbury wrote that he had been in "Satan's Ville". Years before Asbury had complained in his diary of a German Lutheran man named (Jacob) Bookter in upper Richland County, South Carolina, who charged him too much for a night's lodging for himself and his horse. The incident so inflamed Asbury that he was said to have converted a good number of Lutherans in a fiery sermon the next day. is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... The Broad River is a river in North and South Carolina, United States. ... York County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... For other uses, see Brandy (disambiguation). ... Powhatan County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, Commonwealth — of Virginia. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. ...

Namesakes

There are three schools named after Asbury, two located in Wilmore, Kentucky: Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary. In addition, DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana was originally known as Indiana Asbury College after him. Also Francis Asbury Elementary school in Hampton Virginia. In addition, the town of Asbury Park, New Jersey and the former Asbury Methodist Church on Staten Island (now the Son-Rise Interfaith Center) stand as monuments to his memory in areas known to have been part of his missionary work. An equestrian statue of Asbury was erected in Washington, D.C. in 1921. Wilmore is a city located in Jessamine County, Kentucky. ... Asbury College is a Christian liberal arts institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. ... Asbury Theological Seminary was founded in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1923 by its first president, Henry Clay Morrison. ... This school is not to be confused with DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois, which has a similar pronunciation. ... Greencastle is a city in Putnam County, Indiana, United States. ... The crumbling roof of a Howard Johnsons on the boardwalk in Asbury Park Asbury Park is a city located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This article is about the borough in New York City. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ...

Asbury's boyhood home, Bishop Asbury Cottage, in Sandwell, England, is now a museum. Bishop Asbury Cottage is the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop, in West Bromwich, England. ... Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

A hiking trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park follows part of the path Asbury took when crossing the mountains in the early 1800s. There is a monument dedicated to Asbury at Shiloh Memorial Cemetery in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, where Asbury delivered a sermon on October 20, 1808. Cades Cove panorama The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. ... Pigeon Forge is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. ...

Bishop Asbury died in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and is buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Baltimore near the graves of Bishops John Emory and Beverly Waugh. This article is about the U.S. state. ... Mount Olivet Cemetery is an old cemetery in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. ... Methodist Bishop John Emory John Emory (11 April 1789 – 1835) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1832. ... Beverly Waugh (1789 - 1858) was an American who distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, Book Agent, and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1836. ...

Sources

• Encyclopedia Britannica

References and Resources for Further Study

• The official Francis Asbury web site. Contains an A-Z index of places and people mentioned in his journals.
• Trailblazin' Bishop: The Francis Asbury Story. A one-man play on the life of Francis Asbury.
• Francis Asbury biographical sketch on Find-A-Grave
• Journal and Letters of Francis Asbury (1958) by Francis Asbury (ISBN 0-687-20581-6)
• America's Bishop: The Life of Francis Asbury (2003) by Darius Salter (ISBN 1-928915-39-6)
• The Story of American Methodism: A History of the United Methodists and Their Relations (1974) by Frederick Abbott Norwood (ISBN 0-687-39641-7)
• The Heritage of American Methodism (1999) by Kenneth Cain Kinghorn (ISBN 0-687-05500-8)
• From Wesley to Asbury: Studies in Early American Methodism (1976) by Frank Baker (ISBN 0-8223-0359-0)
• Eliza Asbury - her cottage and her son by David Hallam (ISBN 1858582350

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See also

• List of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
• Perry Hall, Maryland