Hugh Bourne (1772–1852) along with William Clowes was the joint founder of Primitive Methodism, the largest offshoot of Wesleyan Methodism and, in the mid nineteenth century, an influential Protestant Christian movement in its own right.
Read more about Hugh Bourne: Early Life, Camp Meetings, Bourne's Expulsion and The Origins of Primitive Methodism, Bourne's Organisational Ability and The Growth of Primitive Methodism
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