He was called Methodism’s “Paul Revere”—a tireless messenger of the gospel, riding from town to town with the fire of revival in his heart. Freeborn Garrettson was one of the most influential and fearless voices in early American Methodism. A fiery circuit rider, a bold abolitionist, a strict pacifist, and a passionate evangelist, Garrettson gave up the comforts of a privileged life to follow a higher calling. Converted under the ministry of Robert Strawbridge, he traveled thousands of miles on horseback, preaching in homes, fields, and courthouses from New England to the Deep South. He was even imprisoned for preaching against slavery—but never wavered in his conviction that Christ’s message brings both spiritual and physical freedom. His life and ministry helped pave the way for the expansion of Methodism across a growing and divided nation.
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