Company Description
The Christian Society called “Methodists” was founded in 1729 in England at Oxford University by John Wesley, a clergyman of the Church of England. In 1776, Methodists were established in the City of New York through the efforts of Phillip Embury, a lay preacher from Ireland. Originally considered a part of the Church of England, the Methodist movement established autonomy in 1784, shortly after the Revolutionary War, and became the first religious body in America to form an independent organization.