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The American Revolution was a pivotal time for American Methodism. Had Asbury not stayed in the country, Methodism might have failed in America. Though he was confined to Delaware and parts of Maryland, and persecuted by those who opposed Methodists, Asbury still elevated his influence. Through unifying Methodists all over the American colonies and leading itinerant preachers during the conflict of war, Asbury successfully expanded Methodism. At the end of the American Revolution, there were 14,988 American members, along with forty-six circuits and eighty-four itinerant preachers.
In 1784, with the independence of America from Britain sinking in, the American Methodist church was established with Asbury at its head. Again, Asbury is put in a position to prosper Methodism in America. For the first time since the movement began, Methodism was now independent from the Church of England. With this new independence, and a much larger population of Methodists, the newly established church continued to grow under the leadership of Asbury in America. Asbury’s new position did not keep ...

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