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Francis Asbury, Traveling Methodist Preacher Historical Markers
Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. Beginning in 1771 he devoted his life to ministry, traveling on horseback and by carriage thousands of miles to those living on the frontier.
In 1778, a Methodist Society was organized in Dover by Reverend Freeborn Garrettson. Desiring a permanent place of worship, members acquired a one-half acre lot at this location from Vincent Loockerman in 1782. Future Delaware Governor Richard . . . — — Map (db m39065) HM
The origin of this congregation can be traced to the establishment of a Methodist society in Dover in 1778. Land on North Street was obtained in 1782, and a brick chapel was completed there in 1784. Bishops Francis Asbury and Richard Whatcoat, . . . — — Map (db m39100) HM
The origin of this congregation can be traced to the days of the American Revolution, when Methodist pioneers such as Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson
traveled throughout this area organizing groups or “societies” for worship. . . . — — Map (db m60461) HM
Near this site stood the home of Judge Thomas White, member of the Colonial Maryland legislature and Delaware House of Assembly, Chief Justice of the Kent County Court of Common Pleas, and delegate to the Delaware Constitutional Conventions of 1776 . . . — — Map (db m142642) HM
The beginning of Methodism in this community
can be traced to the organization of a local
“society” in 1777. Early meetings were held
in the homes of its members. On December 3, 1787,
Joseph Oliver conveyed a lot of ground at . . . — — Map (db m36888) HM
The roots of Methodism in this community can be traced to the organization of a local “society” in the 1770’s. Meetings were held in private homes before a frame structure was built here circa 1786 on land provided by Col. Allan McLane, . . . — — Map (db m39027) HM
A log church was built here in 1789 on land donated by Joseph Dickinson. The church was named "Dickinson's Chapel" in his honor. Francis Asbury and many other pioneers of American Methodism conducted services here. Levi Scott, a native of this area . . . — — Map (db m10608) HM
Organized about the year 1769. Early meetings held in academy woods, Gilpin’s Wharf and Thelwell’s School. Church Built in 1789.
Dedicated to Bishop Francis Asbury. Here is buried Allen McLane, Lieutenant in Caesar Rodney’s Regiment 1779; . . . — — Map (db m92275) HM
On this site in 1805 an historic institution in the Black experience was built. Its membership was commended by Bishop Francis Asbury when he visited the new church in 1806.
"The Africans here have a house to . . . — — Map (db m217948) HM
Erected about 1750, with additions during the Federal period. Land was granted to Cacilus Stevens in 1658. Francis Asbury preached here. William Jessop, an early occupant, was a pioneer Methodist missionary in Canada. From 1833 to 1971 the Sudler . . . — — Map (db m193774) HM
On January 31, 1785, Planner Shores sold a one acre lot to the trustees of the local Methodist Society. A part of a tract known as “Pleasant Grove”, the land was located on the border of Delaware and Maryland. The deed stipulated that a preaching . . . — — Map (db m49925) HM
This congregation’s beginnings can be traced to a visit from Methodist pioneer Francis Asbury to a gathering of farm families at the home of Abraham Harris on September 24, 1779. A prominent local landowner, Mr. Harris later conveyed a substantial . . . — — Map (db m49020) HM
The origin of this church can be traced to the organization of a local society of Methodists in 1778. The first meetings of the group, then known as the Broad Creek Society, were held in the homes of its members. On October 19, 1779, Methodist . . . — — Map (db m60624) HM
Built in 1790 as a meeting place for Methodists, this structure originally stood at third and Market Streets and
consisted of one large room with an end gallery (slave box). In 1828 it was moved to Church and Mulberry Streets
and enlarged to . . . — — Map (db m48916) HM
The history of this congregation can be traced to the early days of Methodism in this country. In 1777 a group of area residents gathered at the home of a “Mr. Shockely” to organize a local Methodist “Society.” While visiting in July 1779, . . . — — Map (db m38623) HM
Francis Asbury established a congregation at home of
White Brown in this vicinity in 1778. The original
church known as Brown’s Chapel was built 1781,
completed 1806 by White Brown, Lemuel Davis, and
Jacob Kinder. Early preachers here were . . . — — Map (db m60595) HM
Today's 16th Street from the White House to Silver Spring, Maryland is one of the city's key gateways. But through the 1890s it jogged left where Mt. Pleasant Street runs today and then dead-ended at the edge of today's Rock Creek Park. . . . — — Map (db m130861) HM
His continuous journey through cities, villages and settlements from 1771 to 1816 greatly promoted patriotism, education, morality, and religion in the American Republic—Act of Congress
The Prophet of the Long Road
If you seek for the . . . — — Map (db m111856) HM
This church, organized in 1826, is on land deeded to it by the Georgia Legislature in the same year. In 1828, the first church building in Macon was erected on this site. The first appointed pastor was Thomas Darley, who had been ordained by Bishop . . . — — Map (db m29210) HM
Three miles east of this point, on the old River Road, is located Union Meeting House (Methodist), the oldest church in Bulloch county, and one of the oldest churches in Georgia remaining continuously active since its organization. Title was . . . — — Map (db m10890) HM
Savannah Methodism's first church building was erected on this corner of Lincoln and South Broad (now Oglethorpe) streets in 1812 by its first pastor, Rev. James Russell. Bishop Francis Asbury preached twice in Wesley Chapel on November 21, 1813. In . . . — — Map (db m5447) HM
This Federal style house was constructed in the late eighteenth century as the residence of William Barnard, nephew of Sir John Barnard who, while serving in the British Parliament distinguished himself as a patron of the Georgia Colony
The . . . — — Map (db m9166) HM
Mother Church of Savannah Methodism
Trinity Church is the oldest Methodist Church in a city whose intimate association with John Wesley and George Whitefield gives it a unique place in the history of Methodism. The cornerstone of the . . . — — Map (db m5478) HM
Wesley Chapel Trinity In 1812 The Methodist Church in Savannah was formally established with the founding of Wesley Chapel at Lincoln & Oglethorpe Streets. Bishop Francis Asbury dedicated that building in 1813. In 1848 the congregation built a . . . — — Map (db m163905) HM
In the late 1770’s, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander, Banks, Cunningham, Fleming, Anderson, Gaines, . . . — — Map (db m37363) HM
This church, instituted in 1797, was named for the Wm. Carroll family, among its first members. The present building, erected about 1835, was restored in 1951-52 under the leadership of Bishop John H. Baker. Rev. Nelson Osborn (1797-1873) was a . . . — — Map (db m58796) HM
About 1786, John Bush built a brush arbor as a community center for camp meeting at what was then called “Crackers Neck.” From this grew Liberty Chapel, “Cradle of Methodism” for this section. In 1797, Rev. James Jenkins, . . . — — Map (db m23083) HM
The first regular appointment for Sparta as a preaching place on a circuit was in 1799 with George Dougherty, one of the great preachers of the period as pastor. In 1802, Bishop Francis Asbury preached in the courthouse.
In 1806, the South . . . — — Map (db m48905) HM
St. John Methodist Church was founded in 1798 by Stith Mead, a young Virginia minister who denounced the worldliness of fun-loving Augusta. Biship Francis Asbury visited the church and watched its growth with particular interest. Augustus B. . . . — — Map (db m10200) HM
In 1792 Bishop Francis Asbury on his yearly visit to Methodist Societies and Churches in Georgia held services while staying with the Lovetts, owners of Burton Ferry Landing, Savannah River. In 1811 Bishop Asbury stopped with “David Lovett, Scriven . . . — — Map (db m11305) HM
This church is located in that part of the original Wilkes Circuit of 1786, “the cradle of Georgia Methodism,” from which Bishop Francis Asbury formed the Little River Circuit at the Camden, S. C. Conference in January 1802. The Raytown . . . — — Map (db m25129) HM
Organized in 1819, this Church is an outgrowth of Grant’s Meeting House, the first Methodist Church building in Georgia, erected 5 miles E. in 1787. In 1820, the Methodists built the first church building in Washington. It was shared by other . . . — — Map (db m25989) HM
On this site the first Methodist church building in Georgia was erected in 1787. Daniel Grant and his son, Thomas, prosperous merchants of this area, were its builders.
Bishop Asbury often visited the Grants at their home nearby, on his . . . — — Map (db m25412) HM
Near here stood two-story log house built by Richard Masterson. This station was site of first Methodist church in Kentucky. In Masterson home, May 1790, Bishop Francis Asbury held the first Methodist Conference west of the Alleghenies. When Richard . . . — — Map (db m170034) HM
Bethel Academy
This was second Methodist school in United States. In 1790 Bishop Francis Asbury laid plans for Bethel Academy, four miles southeast of Wilmore on cliffs above Kentucky River. It was operating by 1794; closed ca. 1804, due to . . . — — Map (db m169977) HM
Francis Asbury, Father of American Methodism, founded a Methodist Society in Annapolis in 1777. They built a meeting house in 1785 within the present grounds of the Naval Academy. In 1789, the “Old Blue Church” moved to this site and . . . — — Map (db m2909) HM
Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church, 1777–1977. This congregation met as a Methodist Society in 1777 at the John Sewell home, Brooksby’s Point, where circuit rider Bishop Francis Asbury often preached. Present site deeded in 1817. This . . . — — Map (db m2882) HM
One of the first Methodist societies in Anne Arundel County. Log church originally erected on tract acquired in 1764, now the cemetery. Bishop Francis Asbury preached here August 27, 1777. Church built on present site in 1859 was destroyed by fire . . . — — Map (db m2863) HM
The burial place of Methodist pioneers including Bishops Francis Asbury, Enoch George, John Emory and Beverly Waugh, also Robert Strawbridge, first preacher in Maryland and Jesse Lee, founder in New England. Site of 1966 Methodist Bicentennial time . . . — — Map (db m33697) HM
Oldest Methodist Congregation in Maryland worshipping in its original location. Organized as Fork Meeting by Robert Strawbridge. Land near “The Forks of the Gunpowder” given in 1771 by James Baker, who converted to Methodism under the . . . — — Map (db m1928) HM
The site of camp meetings between 1776 and 1807, when a log chapel was built. Methodist leader Francis Asbury visited frequently. — — Map (db m9581) HM
The founder of Perry Hall, Gough owned a 1,300 acre estate that bordered the Gunpowder Falls. He dominated commerce in Northeast Baltimore County during the colonial period. An active supporter of the Methodist church, he sheltered Francis Asbury . . . — — Map (db m9611) HM
The founder of Perry Hall, Gough and his wife Prudence sheltered Methodist leaders at the Perry Hall Mansion between 1775 and 1808. — — Map (db m18235) HM
Built by Rev. Freeborn Garrettson and Captain William Frazier. Early Methodist pastors included Jesse Lee, Joseph Everette and Bishops Francis Asbury and John Emory. Remodeled and named Bethesda 1849. Present church built 1875. Rebuilt 1958. — — Map (db m3362) HM
First convert lived here 1764–1827, first class met here 1768–1809, first preacher Robert Strawbridge, first bishop Francis Asbury, preached here.
Bicentenary of Methodism, 1962. — — Map (db m3022) HM
The first American Methodist Bishop, Frances Asbury appointed Freeborn Garrettson as pastor to five Methodist Societies in Dorchester County in 1779. The societies grew into congregations of Methodist Episcopal Churches; Zion Methodist Episcopal . . . — — Map (db m138285) HM
The original chapel was built on this site which was donated by Moses and Elizabeth LeCompte. The deed, dated September 15, 1787, is the oldest one on record for Methodist Episcopal Church land in Dorchester County. Both Bishop Francis Asbury and . . . — — Map (db m4042) HM
The first Methodist college in the world established at Abingdon June 5, 1785 by Bishops Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. Destroyed by fire December 4, 1796. Located 175 yards east of this point. — — Map (db m212464) HM
Bishop Francis Asbury, builder of Methodism in America, recorded nine visits to this place. The farm, called "Wild Cat," belonged to Shadrick Turner, planter. He and his wife Sarah, zealous laymen, hosted many meetings. Several United Methodist . . . — — Map (db m122) HM
Located on early colonial survey line - "The Golden Race" - patented to Thomas Greenfield by Lord Baltimore in 1695. One of the earliest Methodist congregations in America. Formerly Smith's Meeting House 1794-1839 and Emory Chapel 1840-1879. Part of . . . — — Map (db m3629) HM
The first Methodist meeting house in Queen Anne's County, and one of the earliest in the Nation, was built in 1783 on land donated by Joshua Dudley. The Queen Anne's Methodist Society, organized in 1774, was responsible for building the chapel. The . . . — — Map (db m138248) HM
The first Methodist meeting house in Queen Anne’s County. It is one of the earliest surviving Methodist Churches in the nation. It grew out of a society organized in 1774. Bishops Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke and Richard Whatcoat preached here. The . . . — — Map (db m168191) HM
In 1772 "the people called Methodist" held their first religious meeting in this state on the James Robertson farm, 1.2 miles north of here, on Christian Street, with Philip Embury as the preacher. On June 20, 1803, Francis Asbury spoke here using . . . — — Map (db m85918) HM
Marking the 200th anniversary of his arrival in the U.S. His first sermon in N.J. was preached near this site on Nov. 6, 1771. He was the pioneer leader of the Methodist Church in America for 45 years and was known as the "Prophet of the Long Road." — — Map (db m160116) HM
The Methodist Church of Asbury, New Jersey, by official action of the Northern New Jersey annual Conference of the Methodist Church, is designated a Methodist Historic Site in recognition of the participation of Bishop Francis Asbury in . . . — — Map (db m27676) HM
Founded the
Mt. BETHEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
in an old log church on this site
FRIDAY MAY 10, 1811.
On Thursday May 9, 1811 Bishop Asbury stayed at Halls Mill (now Asbury) with Col. William McCullough. He preached there in the barn. . . . — — Map (db m18965) HM
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
1784-1816, often visited and preached at the
home of Daniel Killian which was one mile east. — — Map (db m31456) HM
Methodist since 1792. Begun as Anglican c. 1733. Visited by bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke. Building erected 1837; remodeled 1882. 2½ mi. E. — — Map (db m56764) HM
Home of Jacob Shook and Preaching place of Francis Asbury, pioneer bishop of American Methodism. "After crossing other streams, and losing ourselves in the woods, we came in about 9 o'clock at night to Vater Shuck's. What an awful day!"
Asbury's . . . — — Map (db m33716) HM
Francis Asbury, first elected Bishop of Methodism in the U.S.; rode on horseback over 275,000 miles over pioneer trails averaging one sermon a day. From New England to Charleston, S.C. More than 60 times he crossed the Appalachians. Once following . . . — — Map (db m90574) HM
Since that date four sanctuaries have burned, 1803–1843–1886–1947. Present imposing and lovely church was dedicated to the glory of God and service to mankind May 15, 1955. Body of Reverend Wm. Meredith, founder of Methodism in . . . — — Map (db m28940) HM
Site of a colonial congregation. Built in 1801 by settlers Benjamin and Jacob Souders Methodist Laymen. Henry Boehm 1775-1875 taught a class here, Bishop Francis Asbury 1745-1816 preached here. Philadelphia annual conference met here in 1804. — — Map (db m205655) HM
Near this spot on July 6, 1815 Bishop Asbury & Lancaster's Henry Boehm "bade one another adieu for the last time," ending his annual visits here, after thirty-five years. — — Map (db m161169) HM
Boehm's Chapel is the fourth oldest existing structure built for Methodist worship in America. It was erected on land donated by the Rev. Martin Boehm, an itinerant preacher and co-founder with the Rev. Phillip W. Otterbein of the United Brethren in . . . — — Map (db m5115) HM
Built 1791, this "Temple of Limestone" is the oldest existing structure designed for Methodist use in Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest in the U.S. Erected on land formerly owned by Bishop Martin Boehm, co-founder of the United Brethren in Christ, . . . — — Map (db m157296) HM
Old St. George's
In 1729, in Oxford, England, a group of fiery, compelling preachers began the religious movement that would become Methodism. Preaching a message of repentance and conversion, men like Captain Thomas Webb and Francis Asbury led . . . — — Map (db m135998) HM
Mother Bethel is the first African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church in America, founded in 1791. Richard Allen (1760-1831), a former slave, was the founder, and later became the first bishop (1816) of the first African-American denomination in . . . — — Map (db m6840) HM
Bishop Francis Asbury stopped in this region in 1801 and 1803. About 1811, a congregation was organized and by 1815 Jericho Meeting House was standing on land given by Jacob Felkel. The present building there was apparently erected before 1850. A . . . — — Map (db m26875) HM
Established in 1785 under the leadership
of Bishop Francis Asbury, the first Methodist
Society in Charleston purchased a lot in
Cumberland Street and erected a church
here in 1786. Long known as the Blue Meeting
House because of its color and . . . — — Map (db m47974) HM
Bethel
Methodist Church
lot donated by
Thomas Bennett
A.D. 1795
Church dedicated 1798
Moved across street
for use of colored
people and present
church dedicated
Aug. 7, 1853
Parsonage once
occupied by
Bishop Francis Asbury . . . — — Map (db m47663) HM
(Front text) This church, built in 1797 in the meeting-house form, was dedicated in 1798 and completed
in 1809. It is the oldest Methodist church standing in Charleston. Originally at the corner of Pitt and Calhoun
Streets, Bethel . . . — — Map (db m49375) HM
Front
Francis Asbury (1745-1816), pioneer bishop of American Methodism, came to Cheraw in 1785, on his first visit to S.C. Asbury had just been ordained a general superintendent at the first General Conference in Baltimore on December 27, . . . — — Map (db m46201) HM
According to local tradition, this Methodist congregation was organized in 1786 and pioneer American bishop Francis Asbury later visited the area a number of times. The church stands today on land given by Ellis R. and Mary A. Richbourg in 1880. . . . — — Map (db m24465) HM
December 14, 1808
Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKIendree,
and Rev. Henry Boehm spoke here. June, 1820
Camp meeting was held here from Friday afternoon
until Monday morning. There were 125
carriages of all kinds, 50 tents . . . — — Map (db m32160) HM
(Front text) This camp ground, dating to 1794, is one of the oldest in S.C. Francis Asbury (1745-1816), circuit rider and the first Methodist bishop in America, preached here in 1794, 1799, 1801, and twice in 1803. The camp ground is . . . — — Map (db m41750) HM
First United Methodist Church was established in 1808 under the leadership of the Rev. James Jenkins, an early circuit-riding minister, and John Buchanan, a captain in the Revolution. Pioneer American Methodist bishop Francis Asbury visited here . . . — — Map (db m14284) HM
Marion at Port’s Ferry. Port’s Ferry, 3 miles NE on the Pee Dee, was owned and operated by Frances Port (c. 1725–1812), widow of Thomas Port, who was a member of the Provincial Congress from Prince Frederick’s Parish. This was a strategic . . . — — Map (db m27932) HM
William Wayne, nephew of Revolutionary General Anthony Wayne, was converted here by Bishop Francis Asbury on February 24, 1785, and a Methodist congregation was formed later that year. Woolman Hickson was appointed minister. This is the site of an . . . — — Map (db m7854) HM
(front)
Bishop Francis Asbury first arrived in Georgetown in Feb. 1785 and would return in 1786, at which time he established a slave mission at Boone Plantation on the Sampit River. Asbury would return many times over the years and his . . . — — Map (db m202218) HM
This United Methodist Church was originally located about 1¼ miles east and named the Grove. It was visited by Bishop Francis Asbury in 1790 and 1800. Relocated about ½ mile SW of here after the land was obtained 1832. Present house of worship . . . — — Map (db m9018) HM
Bethel church was organized in 1801 by Bishop Francis Asbury. At first, meetings were held in the homes of John Bramlett, Solomon Holland and Deavoreaux Yeargin. Later, Mr. Bramlett gave four acres of land on which the Bethel church house was built. . . . — — Map (db m30904) HM
Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury’s many visits to
Kingston (Conway) between
1785 and 1815 preceded the organization of a Methodist congregation here. Land was
obtained in 1842 and the
first church building was
constructed here in 1844.
Still . . . — — Map (db m11259) HM
[Front]:
This church, organized in 1798 by Bishop Francis Asbury, held its first services in a log meeting house. On July 10, 1798, Middleton McDonald donated the meeting house and ten acres to church trustees Gideon Glaze, John Graham, . . . — — Map (db m23916) HM
This cemetery was
established in the early 1780's
Francis Asbury mentions
in his journal that he
buried Abijah Rembert here
on December 4, 1805
Abijah is the
Great-Grandson of
Andre' Rembert/Immigrant
Marked on 8 . . . — — Map (db m41058) HM
Site of camp meetings where Bishop Francis Asbury preached. First service held about 1786. In 1834 Caleb Rembert deeded eight acres to nine trustees for the use of the Methodist Church. John A. Colclough gave an adjacent tract of 2 ½ acres, and . . . — — Map (db m41015) HM
Here stood the first Methodist church of Marlboro County, a single log cabin built in 1783. Here Bishop Francis Asbury presided over and preached at an early Quarterly Conference, held on February 23, 1788. Camp meetings were held here 1810-1842. In . . . — — Map (db m38039) HM
[Front]
Located about one mile northeast on land conveyed by Edward Finch, this school, the first Methodist educational venture in the state, was established by Bishop Francis Asbury and opened by him, 1795. A number of Mt. Bethel . . . — — Map (db m13210) HM
The rural 19th Century village began as a sparsely settled community in historic St. James, Goose Creek Parish of the Charleston District. Following the revolutionary War, increased numbers of settlers entered the parish's backcountry where it . . . — — Map (db m22505) HM
This four acre tract of land with an earlier structure
known as the "White Meeting House" was given to
the Methodist Episcopal Church on October 1, 1790,
by a deed which is said to be the earliest documented
record of Methodism in Orangeburg . . . — — Map (db m26731) HM
Spann Methodist Church
This church was founded ca. 1805 at the plantation of John Spann, Jr., about 1 mi. N. Bishop Francis Asbury preached there in 1807 and 1811. The first church on this site was built and the cemetery was established ca. . . . — — Map (db m28222) HM
Early Settlers
Among the first settlers of Williamsburg County, members of the Witherspoon family sailed from Belfast to Charleston in 1734, arriving about December 1. With a year's provisions, they embarked on an open-boat voyage. Traveling . . . — — Map (db m28118) HM
About 1 1/2 miles south is the stone house built by Thomas Amis between 1781 & 1783. He was Captain and Commissary of North Carolina troops in the Revolution; an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati, and legislator. He established here . . . — — Map (db m91872) HM
in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around . . . — — Map (db m17197) HM
in 1802 Methodist Bishop Francis
Asbury preached in the home
of Mitchel Porter, Revolutionary
Veteran, who lived 2 miles north
of Sevier County and preached
in the newly built log chapel,
400 yards west of here. Shiloh
Cemetery grew up around . . . — — Map (db m17199) HM
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