Marking the source of the movement
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Marking the source of the movement
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 23 Feb 2021
This cross set into the ground is the Hanham Mount memorial to the founding of the Methodist movement. In the 1600s and onwards, the Baptists were considered to be an unwelcome addition to the established order and followers were persecuted. The local population was largely involved with coal mining and had a bad reputation. But given the need to reach the people without a recognised church, John Wesley, John Cennick the Moravian and George Whitfield began to hold open air services here. The site has a number of markers to commemorate the story.
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