This is one of a series of stories related to the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Methodist leader Francis Asbury in the United States. PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — A couple of days and 250 years after ...

The Rev. Bonnie McCubbin’s first task in her new job as archivist for the local branch of a major denomination was far from soul-stirring. It was to sort through thousands of files assigned to her ...

Several years ago, my daughter, who is a Methodist pastor, received an appointment to a small charge in North Carolina’s tobacco country. One day a parishioner informed her that Francis Asbury had ...

This is one of a series of stories related to the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Methodist leader Francis Asbury in the United States. (RNS) — Two and a half centuries ago, Francis Asbury arrived ...

"Hello Don. I came across your Chapter five of Early Settlements post. I saw that you mentioned Francis Asbury. If you interest in more on Asbury, please visit the website for the book series, The ...

At 14, Francis Asbury, a British harness maker’s apprentice, decided to become a preacher. At 26, he came to America. During the 1784 Baltimore conference, where the Methodist Episcopal Church was ...

Asbury United Methodist Church in Scranton’s Green Ridge section marked its 140th anniversary in 2016. But the stately stone structure on the 700 block of Delaware Street had humble beginnings. The ...

ASBURY SEMINARY, incorporated in 1839 in CHAGRIN FALLS by the Methodist Conference, offered an advanced secondary education during the mid-1800s. It provided teacher training, business education, and ...

OCEAN GROVE -- United Methodist Communities at Francis Asbury, a senior living community, has been sold to Sage Healthcare Partners. The board of directors of United Methodist Communities, or UMC, ...