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Francis Asbury and Wesleyan Videos I would like to invite you to view one or several of the many videos on The Asbury Triptych Series website. The videos detailing the life of Francis Asbury and the leading figures of John … Continue reading
Francis Asbury and America In America, there are hundreds of churches with the name, Asbury, attached to them. There are dozens of elementary, middle, and high schools named after Francis Asbury. Asbury Park, New Jersey, is named after the British … Continue reading
John Wesley Founder of Methodism Preaches Barefoot I have always marveled at the common-sense wisdom that Francis Asbury possessed. Yes, he did grow up in a blue-collar, hard-working family. His life in the rugged West-Midlands of England taught him many … Continue reading
Bishop Francis Asbury Bicentennial Podcast March 31, 2016, marks the bicentennial date of the passing of Bishop Francis Asbury. Fitting with his 45-year ministry in America is that he finishes his days on a lonely back road, virtually in the … Continue reading
West Bromwich The region in which Francis Asbury grew up is known as the Chicago of the West-Midlands of England. This rugged region which incorporates the town of West Bromwich was at one time the ironworking capital of England. This … Continue reading
Gun Control Founding Fathers Preview This post originally appeared at The Asbury Triptych Series website. The media coverage of the deadly mass-school-shootings of the past few years hints at an argument that without fail, projects in opposite directions. On … Continue reading
In 18th-century, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the friendship of America’s Founding Father, Dr. Benjamin Rush, and British preacher, Francis Asbury was present almost from the very first day that Francis Asbury landed at the Philadelphia port in 1771. This … Continue reading
West Bromwich The region in which Francis Asbury grew up is known as the Chicago of the West-Midlands of England. This rugged region which incorporates the town of West Bromwich was at one time the ironworking capital of England. This … Continue reading
Francis Asbury and the Palatines Francis Asbury was a citizen of the West-Midlands of England. Although none of his early preaching circuits in England involved Francis Asbury traveling to Ireland, he eventually interacted with the Methodist worshipers from the Palatine … Continue reading
From George Washington’s Diary Diary of George Washington, Wednesday, May 25, 1785: “Expected General Roberdeau and some Methodist clergyman to dinner but they did not come.” In addition to these words, General George Washington penned that the day’s temperatures were … Continue reading
