Who was Francis Asbury?
Francis Asbury (August 20, 1745 – March 31, 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. As a young man in October 1771, the Englishman traveled to America and, during his 45 years there, he devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback and by carriage thousands of miles to those living on the frontier. Asbury spread Methodism in America, as part of the Second Great Awakening. He also founded several schools during his lifetime, although his own formal education was limited. His journal is valuable to scholars for its account of frontier society.
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Elsy O. Stromberg
Fred Zeb Fudpucker, I don't know who you're quoting, but the Methodist and Episcopal churches are reformed from the Catholic church and are Protestant. They all share basic Christian beliefs.
Elsy O. Stromberg
Some Methodist churches are named after him.
Eileen Murphy
He was a very active ' circuit rider' in the Kent Co. area of Delaware, also Asbury Park NJ was named for him.
Martha Prefontaine
Kirk Tanaka, You must have something else to say besides what you say to every single question. Also, they all aren’t good questions.
Fred Zeb Fudpucker
"As it stands, both the Episcopal and Methodist churches are Catholic. They are also both reformed, and evangelical. However, differences in the way things were being done in the past drew the boundaries and made the two main groups drift away from each other. However, there can never be many differences except for the way that things are done. Both denominations hold God as sacred and channel their worship, praises, and prayers to Him."