Rev. Adam Crooks (May 3, 1824 – December 15, 1874) was a Wesleyan Methodist minister who promoted total abstinence from alcohol and the abolition of slavery. "If Orange Scott can be called the founder of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection, Adam Crooks would have …

He founded Freedom’s Hill, the first Wesleyan Methodist church in the slaveholding South, although he was dragged from his pulpit and thrown into jail for antislavery activities. He survived an assassination attempt and set an example of courage and commitment.

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2023年6月14日 · Adam Crooks took a stand for the injustice that was taking place in America, even when attempts were made on his life. He advanced the work of the Lord both in the field as a minister and later as a leader.

2020年8月6日 · “During Adam Crooks’ tumultuous four-year ministry in North Carolina from 1847-1851, before he was run out of the state, a number of Wesleyan-Methodist preaching points were established throughout central North Carolina.

2013年7月29日 · Adam Crooks – In 1847, at the age of 23 and at great risk to himself, established the first Wesleyan congregation in Guilford County, North Carolina. Built in 1847, Freedom’s Hill became the first Wesleyan meeting house. It was so named because it stood for both freedom in Christ and freedom from slavery.

Adam Crooks traveled South as an abolitionist missionary in 1847. There, he faithfully ministered to a small, but growing, group of Christians who were courageous in their stand for abolition when slaveholders were increasingly growing in power. The ministry of Crooks evidences a powerful blend of personal holiness that flowed

Rev. Adam Crooks (May 3, 1824 – December 15, 1874) was a Wesleyan Methodist minister who promoted total abstinence from alcohol and the abolition of slavery.

Adam Crooks may refer to: Adam Crooks (politician), Canada; Adam Crooks (activist), Wesleyan Methodist minister