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Abstract

From its founding, the heart of the Methodist church was education. John Wesley believed in the education of Christians, and the church sought out to give everyone a religious education. Two educational initiatives from leaders of the Methodist Church had long lasting ripple effects on American society as a whole. These unexpected outcomes had a large hand in helping social movements, the economy, and advancing medical initiatives. Looking at the Methodist Book of Concern and the Free African Society as case studies can show the Methodists as leaders in education and creating change in societal issues during the process. Methodist leaders and their ideals on creating educated Christians and personal holiness created a wave of unanticipated outcomes, affecting public social movements such as bodily autonomy and temperance, boosting local economy and creating jobs for marginalized communities, and advanced the medical field of the time.

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