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27, 1771, he was ready to traverse the country with his Christian message. The celebration of the 250th anniversary of Asbury’s arrival started in Bristol, England, where Asbury began his nausea-filled, eight-week journey by sea. George’s United Methodist Church, Saturday, Oct. George’s activities were the culmination of events called “The Asbury Crossing: Responding to Call” that featured clergy, musicians and historians marking the man and his mission.Īctor-historian Peyton Dixon portrays Francis Asbury at Historic St. George’s, the oldest Methodist church in continuous use in America. 31) with a worship service in the sanctuary of St. “Frontiers were just as much in need of the gospel as the cities.”ĭixon spoke during a two-day celebration that concluded Sunday (Oct. “The work of God was here and in God we found all that we need and there was much needed in America,” said actor-historian Peyton Dixon. George’s United Methodist Church, a few minutes’ walk from Independence Hall, and explained why he’d come. from England to spread the Methodist approach to Christianity, a white-haired, knickers-wearing actor portraying Asbury stood before the pews of Historic St. PHILADELPHIA (RNS) - A couple of days and 250 years after Francis Asbury arrived in the U.S. This is one of a series of stories related to the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Methodist leader Francis Asbury in the United States.