Francis Asbury

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Francis Asbury was a pioneering Methodist bishop and missionary leader who played a central role in establishing and spreading Methodism throughout early America.

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Francis Asbury canonical 8

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instanceOf Christian missionary
Methodist bishop
human
religious leader
advocatedFor itinerant ministry system
lay leadership in Methodist societies
appointedAs general assistant in America
appointedBy John Wesley
birthCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
birthDate 1745-08-20
birthPlace Hamstead Bridge, Staffordshire, England
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
citizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
United States of America
coBishopWith Thomas Coke
commemoratedBy Francis Asbury United Methodist Church congregations
Francis Asbury statue in Washington, D.C.
consecratedAsBishop 1784
deathDate 1816-03-31
deathPlace Sparta, North Carolina, United States
denomination Methodist Episcopal Church
era 18th century
early 19th century
estimatedMilesTraveled 270000
estimatedSermonsPreached 16000
eventParticipatedIn Christmas Conference of 1784
familyName Asbury
givenName Francis
hasNamesake Asbury Theological Seminary
Asbury University
influenced growth of Methodism on the American frontier
knownAs Father of American Methodism
languageSpoken English
movement Evangelical revival
Methodist movement
linked to: Methodism
notableFor organizing Methodist Episcopal Church in America
spreading Methodism in early United States
occupation bishop
clergyman
itinerant preacher
missionary
placeOfArrivalInAmerica Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
promotedPractice circuit riding preachers
religion Methodism
supportedInstitution Cokesbury College
title Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America
traveledExtensivelyIn United States
yearOfArrivalInAmerica 1771

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Methodist Episcopal Church foundedBy Francis Asbury
Asbury Park namedAfter Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury Roe namedAfter Francis Asbury
Asbury University namedAfter Francis Asbury
Asbury Theological Seminary namedAfter Francis Asbury
Indiana Asbury University namedAfter Francis Asbury