Asbury Theological Seminary is a Christian seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky based in the historical Wesleyan Methodist tradition. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known
Statue of John Wesley at ATS - Wilmore Campus
The Holiness movement is a Christian movement that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism, and to a lesser extent influenced other traditions, such as Quakerism, as well as parts of Anabaptism
Asbury Theological Seminary
…Theological Seminary is a Christian seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky based in the historical Wesleyan Methodist tradition. It is the largest seminary of the Wesleyan-Holiness movement. It is known for its advocacy of egalitarianism, giving equal status for men and women in ministerial roles and for ordination. It is accredited by the…
The sign of this Wesleyan Methodist church displays the times for the Sunday morning service of worship and Sunday evening service of worship, consistent with the historical First-day Sabbatarian doctrine of Methodism to keep the Lord's Day holy. The midweek Wednesday prayer service (a common Methodist observance) is indicated on the sign as well.
An engraving of a Methodist camp meeting in 1819. Library of Congress.
Henry Clay Morrison, a Methodist evangelist and founder of Asbury Theological Seminary
Julia A. J. Foote, an elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, preached Christian holiness in the pulpits of her connection. Her autobiography has the theme of entire sanctification interwoven in it and concludes with "How to Obtain Sanctification".