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Methodist History: The Christmas Conference

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Methodist History: The Christmas Conference

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In 1784, John Wesley dispatched Thomas Coke from England to oversee the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Coke met Francis Asbury at Barratt's Chapel in November. Plans were quickly made to gather all Methodist preachers together for the Christmas Conference at Lovely Lane. Historian John Strawbridge talks about what happened over those ten days that formed a new denomination.

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Video by United Methodist Communications
https://www.umc.org/en/content/methodist-history-the-christmas-conference

The Christmas Conference: 10 Days That Started a Church, BY JOE IOVINO, United Methodist Insight, DECEMBER 18, 2018
https://um-insight.net/in-the-church/umc-global-nature/the-christmas-conference-10-days-that-started-a-church/

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https://www.umc.org/en/content/methodist-history-the-christmas-conference

Citation

“Methodist History: The Christmas Conference
”, The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-Spiritual Leadership, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed December 27, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/bipoc-trans-spiritual/item/2345.