Jacob Albright (1759-1808) was an American Christian leader, founder of the Evangelical Association (later the Evangelical Church), born near Pottstown, PA. A German Lutheran in his heritage, he was converted in about 1790 to Methodism. Preaching and forming classes among his converts in the German settlements, he was ordained a minister in 1803 by representatives from these classes and elected bishop at the first annual conference held by his followers in 1807. 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Evangelical Church or Evangelical Association was founded by Jacob Albright, a German-speaking Christian influenced by John Wesley and the Methodist movement. ... Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...

The movement did not take the name Evangelical Association until after Albright's death. Albright's Methodist followers formed their own German-speaking church due in part to a lack of cooperation with the English-speaking majority of American Methodists. The Evangelical Church united in 1946 with the United Brethren in Christ to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Church of the United Brethren in Christ is a Protestant denomination of episcopal structure, Arminian theology, and evangelical emphasis, with roots in the Mennonite and German Reformed communities of 18th century Pennsylvania. ... The Evangelical United Brethren was an American Protestant church which was formed in 1946 by the merger of the Evangelical Association with the United Brethren in Christ. ...

Albright is considered one of the founders of the United Methodist Church. The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline, and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. ...

Albright College in Reading, PA is a United Methodist affiliated school. The highest scholarship the college awards is the Jacob Albright Scholarship. Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college, affiliated with the United Methodist Church, founded in 1856 located in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Albright College is a competitive, nationally ranked, private college that offers a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. ...

External link

• "The Life of Jacob Albright"

See also

• List of United Methodist Bishops