Class Ticket
1994/2170/22
1750-1800 / Certificate / Document / Methodism / Paper / Printing & Publishing
Paper, printed
1776
The membership ticket or 'class ticket' system is specifically Methodist. Class tickets originate in the 1700s, when the Methodist Church was a religious society and still within the Church of England. Members belonged to 'classes' within local Methodist societies, and every member received a ticket at least once a year. Many societies issued monthly tickets.
Membership is an important milestone in becoming a Methodist, and membership tickets are still issued on a regular basis.
This ticket is marked 'Sar Garland'. It was issued to Sarah Garland for September 1776 and is one of the earliest in the museum's collection. See also a selection of other class tickets in the Online Collection, including some issued to Sarah Garland.
1776
The membership ticket or 'class ticket' system is specifically Methodist. Class tickets originate in the 1700s, when the Methodist Church was a religious society and still within the Church of England. Members belonged to 'classes' within local Methodist societies, and every member received a ticket at least once a year. Many societies issued monthly tickets.
Membership is an important milestone in becoming a Methodist, and membership tickets are still issued on a regular basis.
This ticket is marked 'Sar Garland'. It was issued to Sarah Garland for September 1776 and is one of the earliest in the museum's collection. See also a selection of other class tickets in the Online Collection, including some issued to Sarah Garland.
