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Methodist School Establishment

When: April 24–25, 1839
Where: Old Bromfield Street Church, Boston
Part of: Event of 1839: Boston University is established as the Newbury Biblical Institute in Vermont.

Methodist ministers and laymen met in Boston to elect the establishment of a theological school, initiating the institution's formal development.

On April 24–25, 1839, a group of Methodist ministers and laymen gathered at the Old Bromfield Street Church in Boston. During this meeting, they formally elected to establish a Methodist theological school, marking the foundational decision for the institution.

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Boston University School of Theology Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09

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