Francis Asbury
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Francis Asbury (August 20 or 21, 1745 – March 31, 1816) was a British-American Methodist minister who became one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States. During his 45 years in the colonies and the newly independent United States, 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 British colonial America and the United States as part of the Second Great Awa
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Rev. Dale Clem recognized with Asbury Award for his dedication and leadership in campus ministry - North Alabama Conference of The United Methodist Church
This week in Christian history: Francis Asbury dies, Russian bishop consecrated, Sylvester II becomes pope
US Methodist anniversary: 250 years later, St George's reflects on Francis Asbury’s mission, legacy
March 31, 1816: Bishop Francis Asbury Dies at 70 - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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