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  1. George Whitefield (/ ˈ hw ɪ t f iː l d /; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement.

  2. Sep 26, 2024 · George Whitefield, Church of England evangelist who by his popular preaching stimulated the 18th-century Protestant revival throughout Britain and in the British American colonies. He played a leading part in the Great Awakening and in the early Methodist movement.

  3. Jun 25, 2019 · George Whitefield was one of the most dynamic and famous Christian ministers of the 18 th century, yet today remains relatively unknown.

  4. Nov 30, 2022 · Learn more about the controversy of George Whitefield's preaching. Because George Whitefield refused to soft-pedal his preaching, he received a variety of responses. His bluntness sometimes offended people, and many established ministers of his time refused to allow him to speak in their pulpits.

  5. George WHitefield: A FUll Gospel Life . George Whitefield was indisputably the most popular preacher of the Evangelical Revival in Great Britain and the Great Awakening in America.

  6. Feb 3, 2009 · The facts about George Whitefield’s preaching as an eighteenth-century itinerant evangelist are almost unbelievable. Can they really be true? Judging by multiple attestations of his contemporaries — and by the agreement of sympathetic and unsympathetic biographers — they seem to be so.

  7. Aug 8, 2008 · $10.99. Largely forgotten today, George Whitefield was probably the most famous religious figure of the eighteenth century. Newspapers called him the "marvel of the age." Whitefield...

  8. Jan 4, 2022 · Who was George Whitefield? Answer. George Whitefield (1714–1770), whose name is sometimes spelled Whitfield due to its pronunciation, may have been the most well-known religious figure of the eighteenth-century English-speaking world.

  9. George Whitefield (1714-1770) is widely regarded as a powerful preacher and the greatest evangelist in modern times. His ministry consisted of innovative methods to reach the masses and tireless travels to spread the gospel.

  10. May 24, 2017 · George Whitefield (1714–1770), an English Anglican and Calvinist itinerant preacher, was one of the most recognized figures of the British Atlantic evangelical world. He is often associated with the founding of the Methodist Church, although Methodism did not officially break from the Church of England until after Whitefield’s death.