Joseph Rayner Stephens (1805-1879) was a Methodist minister who offended the Wesleyan Conference by his support for separating the Church of England from the State. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican
Born in Edinburgh in 1805, he moved to Manchester when his minister father was posted there in 1819. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. During his religious career, he worked in a variety of places (including Stockholm and Newcastle-under-Lyme) before arriving in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1832. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Newcastle-under-Lyme, known simply as "castle" to many local people is a Market town in Staffordshire, England, and is the principal Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England
Following his expulsion from Wesleyanism, he set up his own "Stephenite" churches in Ashton-under-Lyne and Stalybridge, and became active in the movement for factory reform. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Stalybridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England The Factory reform movement or Factory Movement was a movement in the United Kingdom during the 19th century to limit the hours that could be worked in A radical supporter of Chartism, though denying he was ever a Chartist, he was a key figure in the movement, and was imprisoned for several months for attending an illegal meeting. For chartism in financial markets see Technical analysis, and for the British socialist journal see Chartist (magazine Chartism was For chartism in financial markets see Technical analysis, and for the British socialist journal see Chartist (magazine Chartism was A champion of the working classes of Ashton-under-Lyne and the surrounding areas, Rayner Stephens is buried in St. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England John's Church in Dukinfield with a blue plaque marking his impact upon the local area placed on the remains of Stalybridge Town Hall. Dukinfield is a small town within Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England. Stalybridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, in Greater Manchester, England
Bibliography
Edwards, M. S. (1994). Purge This Realm – A Life of Joseph Rayner Stephens. London: Epworth Press
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