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The Christmas Conference was an historic founding conference of the newly independent Methodists within the United States held just after the American Revolution at Lovely Lane Chapel in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1784. [1]

25 relations: African Methodist Episcopal Church, American Revolution, Anglicanism, Baltimore, Charleston, South Carolina, Circuit rider (religious), Citizenship, Civic engagement, Delaware, Francis Asbury, Harry Hosier, James Dempster, John Dickins, John Wesley, Leeds, Lovely Lane Methodist Church, Methodism, Methodist Episcopal Church, Philip William Otterbein, Preacher, Richard Allen (bishop), Richard Whatcoat, Sacrament, Thomas Coke (bishop), Upstate New York.

African Methodist Episcopal Church

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church or AME, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States.

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American Revolution

The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 30th-most populous city in the United States.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Circuit rider (religious)

Circuit rider is a popular term referring to clergy in the earliest years of the United States who were assigned to travel around specific geographic territories to minister to settlers and organize congregations.

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Citizenship

Citizenship is the status of a person recognized under the custom or law as being a legal member of a sovereign state or belonging to a nation.

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Civic engagement

Civic engagement or civic participation is any individual or group activity done with the intent to advocate on behalf of the public.

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Delaware

Delaware is one of the 50 states of the United States, in the Mid-Atlantic or Northeastern region.

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Francis Asbury

Francis Asbury (August 20 or 21, 1745 – March 31, 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.

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Harry Hosier

Harry Hosier (–May 1806Finkelman, Paul. Encyclopedia of African American History 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2,. "Hosier, Harry 'Black Harry'". Oxford Univ. Press (Oxford), 2006.), better known during his life as "Black Harry", was a black Methodist preacher during the Second Great Awakening in the early United States.

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James Dempster

James Dempster (1740–1804) was a Methodist clergyman who ministered to members of the Methodist Societies in the American colonies before and during the American Revolution.

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John Dickins

John Dickins (17461798) was an early Methodist preacher in the United States.

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John Wesley

John Wesley (2 March 1791) was an English cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.

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Lovely Lane Methodist Church

Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, formerly known as First Methodist Episcopal Church, and earlier founded as Lovely Lane Chapel is a historic United Methodist church located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

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Methodism

Methodism or the Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley, an Anglican minister in England.

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Methodist Episcopal Church

The Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC) was the oldest and largest Methodist denomination in the United States from its founding in 1784 until 1939.

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Philip William Otterbein

Philip William Otterbein (June 3, 1726 – November 17, 1813) was a U.S. (German-born) clergyman.

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Preacher

A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people.

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Richard Allen (bishop)

Richard Allen (February 14, 1760 – March 26, 1831) was a minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential black leaders.

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Richard Whatcoat

Richard Whatcoat (February 23, 1736 – July 4, 1806) was the third bishop of the American Methodist Episcopal Church.

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Sacrament

A sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance.

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Thomas Coke (bishop)

Thomas Coke (9 September 1747 – 2 May 1814) was the first Methodist bishop and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions.

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Upstate New York

Upstate New York is the portion of the American state of New York lying north of the New York metropolitan area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Conference

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