Wesleyan Methodists emphasized personal salvation through faith, holiness of life, and active social engagement. They stressed free will, the possibility of sanctification, frequent preaching, and Bible study. The movement promoted moral discipline, education, and charity. Wesleyans from Armitage or Handsacre wanting to practice their faith in the early 1800s had to travel to Rugeley or… Continue reading Wesleyan Methodists
Tag: Nonconformism
Problems for a Rector
The English Reformation reshaped religion in England, balancing Catholicism and Protestantism. Nathaniel Mansfield, Armitage’s Rector during the Puritan era, was ejected under the 1662 Act of Uniformity for refusing to conform to the Church of England, reflecting the turbulent national struggle over faith and governance.
Edward Johns
What sort of a person was Edward Johns?