Letter
1996/5891
1750-1800 / Document / Letter / Methodism / Ministers, Preachers & Associates / Paper / World Parish
Paper, ink
Thomas Coke to The Revd Mr Fletcher at Madeley nr Sheffnal (sic) Cheshire, 6th January 1784
Letter from Coke to Reverend Fletcher in which he discusses the Methodist Society's plans to establish foreign missions. Establishing Methodist missions abroad and in particular overseas was Coke's highest aim and one to which he devoted much energy. Today, he is often referred to among Methodists as the 'father of foreign missions'.
Thomas Coke to The Revd Mr Fletcher at Madeley nr Sheffnal (sic) Cheshire, 6th January 1784
Letter from Coke to Reverend Fletcher in which he discusses the Methodist Society's plans to establish foreign missions. Establishing Methodist missions abroad and in particular overseas was Coke's highest aim and one to which he devoted much energy. Today, he is often referred to among Methodists as the 'father of foreign missions'.
