We’ve all heard the names John and Charles Wesley, but there are a lot of other important names in the history of Methodism you may not know. The Unsung Heroes of Methodism series tells the stories of lesser-known figures whose lives and witness still impact The United Methodist Church today, even if their names aren’t familiar to us.
This article is part of a miniseries on the founding figures in The Evangelical United Brethren Church (EUB). The EUB is one of the predecessor denominations to The United Methodist Church. You can learn more about The EUB and its unique history here.
When Francis Asbury was ordained as an elder and consecrated as a bishop at the Christmas Conference in 1784, one of the people taking part in the service was a German-American preacher named Philip William Otterbein. Asbury had been friends with this man for years and had personally requested his presence at the conference. To understand why, we have to go back and take a close look at Otterbein’s ministry.
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