Record #:

3784

Author(s):

Jordan, N. Fred

Abstract:

When the Revolutionary War broke the ties with the Anglican Church, the Methodist societies within it became the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. Methodist circuit riders, or preachers, assigned to a particular territory, rode far and wide to bring religion to the people.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Spring 1998, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Circuit riders; Methodist Episcopal Church--History