Dr Jabez Bunting

Dr Jabez Bunting
Dr Jabez Bunting
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1850-1900 / Engraving / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Paper / Print
Engraving on paper
mid 1800s

Jabez Bunting (1779-1858) has sometimes been described as the architect of the Wesleyan Methodist Church during the early 1800s. His leadership steered Methodism away from the Anglican Church, but his authoritarian leadership caused a split in Wesleyan Methodism which led many to leave.