Elijah Hedding - Episcopal Ministry

Episcopal Ministry

The Rev. Elijah Hedding was elected and consecrated a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the General Conference which met in Baltimore, May, 1824. Thereafter, for nearly twenty-eight years, he performed the duties of his office with great ability.

Bishop Matthew Simpson offered this assessment of Elijah Hedding's episcopacy:

He was remarkable for promptness in duty, wisdom in council, strict integrity, and deep piety. Anxious days and sleepless nights and strong intercessions with God showed his deep solicitude for the prosperity of the churches. His pulpit power, his excellence as an officer, his administrative ability, gave him prominence in the affections and confidence of the M.E. Church.