Epworth Turbary
Epworth originally referred to Epworth, Lincolnshire, a town in England that was the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist religious movement. The town's name has since been used for other places and institutions affiliated with the Methodist denomination of Christianity. In addition to the English town, Epworth may refer to: Places Canada * Epworth, Newfoundland and Labrador, a hamlet, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland * Epworth Park, a neighborhood in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick United States * Epworth, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Epworth by the Sea, Georgia, a Methodist retreat center * Epworth, Illinois, a town * Epworth, Iowa, a town near Dubuque * Epworth, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Epworth Heights, Michigan, a summer resort in Ludington, Michigan * Epworth, Virginia, an unincorporated community Zimbabwe * Epworth, Zimbabwe, a city and suburb of Harare ** Epworth (constituency), a constituency of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth, Lincolnshire
Epworth is a town and civil parish in the Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, England.OS Explorer Map 280: Isle of Axholme, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough: (1:25,000) : The town lies on the A161, about halfway between Goole and Gainsborough. As the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, it has given its name to many institutions associated with Methodism. Their father, Samuel Wesley, was the rector from 1695 to 1735. History Epworth is in the Isle of Axholme. The Isle is so called because, until it was drained by the Dutch engineer Sir Cornelius Vermuyden in 1627–1629, it was an inland island, surrounded by rivers, streams, bogs and meres. The Domesday Book in 1086 recorded: "Manor In Epeuerde, Ledwin had eight carucates of land to be taxed. Land to twelve ploughs. Geoffrey de Wirce has there two ploughs, and eight sokemen, with two carucates and five oxgangs of this land; and thirteen villanes and nine bordars with six ploughs, and eleven fisheries of five shillin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan area in 2019. Situated in north-eastern Zimbabwe in the country's Mashonaland region, Harare is a metropolitan province, which also incorporates the municipalities of Chitungwiza and Epworth. The city sits on a plateau at an elevation of above sea level and its climate falls into the subtropical highland category. The city was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column, a small military force of the British South Africa Company, and named Fort Salisbury after the UK Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923. Salisbury was thereafter the seat of the Southern Rhodesian (later Rhodesian) government and, between 1953 and 1963, th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth League
Founded in 1889, the Epworth League is a Methodist young adult association for people aged 18 to 35. It had its beginning in Cleveland, Ohio, at its Central Methodist Church on May 14 and 15, 1889. There was also a Colored Epworth League. Before then, as many as five young people's organizations existed in the Methodist Episcopal church, such as the Methodist Alliance, claiming 20,000 members in 1883; the Oxford League, organized at the Methodist Centennial Conference with a large chapter at Central Methodist Church; and the Young People's Christian League. After discussions of a merger into a single body, 27 persons gathered at Central Methodist to form the Epworth League and adopted a modified version of the constitution of the Oxford League and the motto of the Young People's Christian League, "Look Up, Lift Up." The league, which soon spread worldwide, divided its social service into six departments: Spiritual Life, Social Work, Literary Work, Correspondence, Mercy and Help, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth School (Epworth, Iowa)
Epworth School, also known as the Epworth Elementary School, was a historic building located in Epworth, Iowa, United States. The Iowa Legislature required a high school education for all students in 1911. The school districts that did not have a high school were required the pay their student's tuition in a district that did. This building was a result of that legislation. with Architecturally, the building was a transitional structure between the more decorative styles of the late 19th century and the less ornate styles of the 20th century. Independence, Iowa architect Harry E. Netcott designed the combination Colonial Revival/Romanesque Revival building, and John G. Miller was the contractor. Built in 1917, classes were first held here in January 1918. It initially housed all grades until 1962 when it was converted into an elementary school. After the local school district had built a new building, its last day as a school was May 30, 2003. The City of Epworth acquired t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth School
Epworth School is a Christian School with a Methodist ethos, located on a campus in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Epworth is an independent school (and a member of the Independent Schools Association of South Africa) catering for boys and girls in Grades RRR to 7 and girls from Grades 8 to 12. The boarding establishment caters for girls-only boarding from Grades 8 to 12, on a termly, weekly or overnight boarding basis. Origin In 1898 the Natal Witness carried an advertisement heralding the opening of a new school in "healthy and commodious premises". This had been requested by the Revd G W Rogers and Mr Justice Mason in a letter to Miss Emily Lowe and the Misses Emma and Charlotte Mason, who were staying together in London. The request was that Miss Lowe and Miss Emma Mason open a school in Maritzburg, as it was then called. This request was seconded by a number of Methodist laymen and ministers, the intention being that once the school was e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Defunct Military Academies In The United States
This is a list of military academies in the United States which are now defunct. Some of these schools have been absorbed into other organizations, or continued under changed name. A *Abingdon Male Academy (VA) * Admiral Billard Naval Academy (CT) * Admiral Farragut Academy (NJ) * Advance Military Academy (AR) * Aiken Military Academy (SC) *Alabama Military Institute (AL) * Alabama Military & Scientific Institute (AL) * Alachua Military Institute (FL) * Alamo Military Academy (TX) * Albany Military Academy (NY) * Albemarle Military Institute (VA) *Alexander Institute (AR) * Alexander Military Institute (NY) * Allen Military Academy (TX) *Allen Military School (MA) *Amarillo Military Academy (TX) *American Classical and Military Lyceum (PA) *American Literary Scientific and Military Academy (VT) *American Military Academy (CA) *Ames Military School *Anchorage Classical and Military Academy (KY) * Anderson Military Academy (CA) *Arizona Military Academy (AZ) *Arkansas Military Aca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth Military Academy
Epworth originally referred to Epworth, Lincolnshire, a town in England that was the birthplace of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, early leaders of the Methodist religious movement. The town's name has since been used for other places and institutions affiliated with the Methodist denomination of Christianity. In addition to the English town, Epworth may refer to: Places Canada * Epworth, Newfoundland and Labrador, a hamlet, Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland * Epworth Park, a neighborhood in Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick United States * Epworth, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Epworth by the Sea, Georgia, a Methodist retreat center * Epworth, Illinois, a town * Epworth, Iowa, a town near Dubuque * Epworth, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Epworth Heights, Michigan, a summer resort in Ludington, Michigan * Epworth, Virginia, an unincorporated community Zimbabwe * Epworth, Zimbabwe, a city and suburb of Harare ** Epworth (constituency), a constituency of the Zi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth Hospital
Epworth HealthCare is a provider of acute medical, surgical and rehabilitation services in Melbourne, Australia. The group has four divisions: Epworth Richmond, Epworth Eastern, Epworth Cliveden, Epworth Freemasons and Epworth Geelong Epworth Rehabilitation, with rehabilitation sites at Richmond, Camberwell, Brighton and Geelong, Victoria. With over 1,200 beds and more than 4,000 staff, Epworth HealthCare is Victoria's largest not-for-profit private hospital group. History Epworth Hospital opened in March 1920, as a 25-bed community hospital initiated by the Annual Methodist Conference. The first matron was Ethel Gray, a Melbourne-trained nurse who had recently returned from serving as a matron in hospitals in France and England during World War I. A donation of £6,000 by Sir Aaron Danks led to the purchase of the mansion "Yallcowinna", situated in one and half acres of gardens in Richmond. Renovations to convert the mansion into a hospital cost £3,324, part of whic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth Hall (other)
Epworth Hall can refer to: * Epworth Hall (Gainesville, Florida) Epworth Hall is a historic building in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is notable as one of the oldest surviving buildings associated with the University of Florida, though it is no longer part of the university's campus. It was erected in ... * Epworth Hall (Perry, New York) {{disambig Architectural disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth (constituency)
Epworth was a constituency of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Zimbabwe. The seat was dissolved for the 2023 Zimbabwean general election General elections were held throughout Zimbabwe on 23 and 24 August 2023 to elect the president, legislators and councillors. The main race for presidential office was between two candidates of Karanga origin: ZANU–PF's Emmerson Dambudzo Mn ... into Epworth North and Epworth South. Members Elections References {{DEFAULTSORT:Epworth (constituency) Harare Province Parliamentary constituencies in Zimbabwe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth, Zimbabwe
Epworth is a dormitory town in south-eastern Harare Province, Zimbabwe. Its population exploded in the late 1970s and 1980s as an informal settlement. Background Epworth is located about twelve kilometres from the Harare city centre. It is a high-density dormitory town administered by the Epworth Local Board. It is bisected by a stream into two parts. The Balancing Rocks found in the northern approaches of the town are famous, and are featured on all bank notes issued by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. History Epworth Mission was established by the Rev. Shimmin as a Methodist Mission Station more than a century ago, in 1890. Epworth then and to this day is divided into 7 wards. A large influx of people occurred during the late 1970s and early 1980s with the population being 20,000 in 1980 and 35,000 in 1987. The Methodist Church could not control the influx of people, and therefore transferred ownership of the farm to the Ministry of Local Government in 1983. By 2002 the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epworth, Newfoundland And Labrador
Epworth-Great Salmonier is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the Burin Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland. Geography Epworth-Great Salmonier is in Newfoundland within Subdivision E of Division No. 2. Demographics As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Epworth-Great Salmonier recorded a population of 177 living in 73 of its 86 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 211. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Government Epworth-Great Salmonier is a local service district (LSD) that is governed by a committee responsible for the provision of certain services to the community. The chair of the LSD committee is Robert Mitchell. See also *List of designated places in Newfoundland and Labrador *List of local service districts in Newfoundland and Labrador *Marystown Marystown is a town in the prov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |