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A Methodist local preacher is a layperson who has been accredited by the Methodist Church to lead worship and preach on a frequent basis. With separation from the Church of England by the end of the 18th century, a clear distinction was recognised between itinerant preachers (later, ministers ) and the local preachers who assisted them.
Edmund Marshall – Methodist local preacher, ecumenical adviser to the Bishop of Wakefield and former MP. Florence Paton – lay preacher, British Labour party; Newton Rowell – leading lay figure in Canada's Methodist church and a politician; Soong May-ling – First Lady of the Republic of China, wife of Chiang Kai-shek
Individuals who are Methodist local preachers, laypeople who have been accredited by the Methodist Church to lead worship and preach on a regular basis Pages in category "Methodist local preachers" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant [8] denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was a leader in evangelicalism.
The Free Methodist Church (FMC) is a Methodist Christian denomination within the holiness movement, based in the United States. It is evangelical in nature and is Wesleyan–Arminian in theology. [5] The Free Methodist Church has members in over 100 countries, with 62,516 members in the United States and 1,547,820 members worldwide. [6]
Through the work of Roszel and his contemporaries, membership had grown to 850,000 with 3,800 traveling preachers by the time of his death. [3] Two of Roszel's sons, Stephen Asbury (February 18, 1811 – February 20, 1852) and Stephen Samuel (October 20, 1812 – April 27, 1882), became influential Methodist preachers in their own right.
Enoch was born on March 10, 1767, or 1768 (his family records were destroyed by accident) in Lancaster County, Virginia.As a young person he was under the ministry of the Rev. Devereux Jarratt, a priest of the Church of England, who was one of the most earnest and effective preachers of his time.
Freeborn Garrettson (August 15, 1752 – September 26, 1827) was an American clergyman, and one of the first American-born Methodist preachers.He entered the Methodist ministry in 1775 and travelled extensively to evangelize in several states.