Wesleyan Methodist Church, Michigan Conference records [microform], 1852-1942

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Creator:: Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America. Michigan Conference.
Abstract:: Minutes, financial material, membership statistics, and biographies of ministers; and minutes, 1857-1916, of the Leoni Wesleyan Church.
Extent:: 3 microfilms
Language:: English
Call Number:: 86289 Ba Microcopy
Authors:: Finding aid created by Michigan Historical Collections staff

Scope and Content:: The records include microfilm copies of conference minutes, 1852-1942 and a volume containing Leoni Wesleyan minutes, 1857- ca. 1860, and records of the Mutual Improvement Association of Michigan Conference, 1871-1917. The originals of these records are in the Archives, Wesleyan Church, Marion, Ind.
Biographical / Historical:: The Wesleyan Methodist Church originated in 1843 after members of the Methodist Episcopal Church withdrew from that church to organize a non-episcopal, antislavery church. The Wesleyan Church is considered one of the Holiness Churches. It stresses entire sanctification, a postconversion experience that allows the person to live a sinless life.
Acquisition Information:: The microfilming of the records was made possible through the Rev. Ernest L. Crocker (donor no. 2407 ).
Accruals:: No further additions to the records are expected.
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Names:: Leoni Wesleyan Church (Leoni, Mich.)
Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America -- Michigan -- Leoni.
Wesleyan Methodist Connection (or Church) of America. Michigan Conference.
Places:: Leoni (Mich.)

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