Episode 2 of 2

Formation of the Primitive Methodist Society

When: February 1812
Where: Tunstall (chapel site; county not stated in cited passage)
Part of: Primitive Methodism originates at Mow Cop camp meeting

The group formally adopted the name The Society of the Primitive Methodists in February 1812.

After the camp meeting, meetings in a kitchen and warehouse formed a circuit nucleus. A chapel was built at Tunstall in July 1811, and the group officially took the name The Society of the Primitive Methodists in February 1812.

Sources

Primitive Methodist Church Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-04

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