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Thomas Richard (Methodist)
Thomas Richard (11 February 1783 – 3 January 1856) was a Calvinistic Methodist minister. Personal life Thomas was born to Henry and Hannah Richard in Trefin, Pembrokeshire. His brother, Ebenezer Richard, was also a Methodist preacher. He married Bridget Gwyn of Maenorowen in 1819, niece to the second wife of David Jones of Llan-gan, also a famous Methodist. Richard pursued a farming life after marriage before retiring to Fishguard in 1825 until his death. He is buried at Maenorowen. Religious life As a youth, Thomas Richard joined the religious society at Tre-fin. He began preaching in 1803 and developed a reputation across Wales for his powerful sermons. In 1814, he was ordained at the Association in Llangeitho Llangeitho is a village and community (Wales), community on the upper River Aeron in Ceredigion, Wales, about four miles (6 km) west of Tregaron and north of Lampeter. Its population of 874 in 2001 fell to 819 at the 2011 census. Nonconformism .... His sermons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvinistic Methodists
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. In the modern day, it is largely represented by the Continental Reformed Christian, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Waldensians traditions, as well as parts of the Methodist, Anglican (known as "Episcopal" in some regions) and Baptist traditions. Reformed theology emphasizes the authority of the Bible and the sovereignty of God, as well as covenant theology, a framework for understanding the Bible based on God's covenants with people. Reformed churches emphasize simplicity in worship. Several forms of ecclesiastical polity are exercised by Reformed churches, including presbyterian, congregational, and some episcopal. Articulated by John Calvin, the Reformed faith holds to a spiritual (pneumatic) presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper. Emerging in the 16th century, the Reformed tradition developed over several generations, esp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trefin
Trefin (Welsh Language Commissioner, Welsh standardised:), formerly anglicised as Trevine, is a village in North Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. The village lies within the parish and Community (Wales), community of Llanrhian, which has a significant Welsh-speaking population. Etymology The name "Trefin" possibly derives from "Tref" meaning farmstead, and "Ddyn" meaning high ground. History Trefin was settled in the Wales in the Middle Ages, medieval period, around the 12th–13th centuries, having an overall linear arrangement and faint traces of an open-field system. Its earliest inhabitants were of English people, English or Flemish settlement of Pembrokeshire, Flemish origin. The settlement had links with the estate of the Bishop of St Davids, ecclesiastical lordship of St Davids. The Druid, Archdruid Crwys, who was born in Craig Cefn Parc, Glamorganshire, had links to the village, with the historic mill at nearby Aberfelin being the subject of his poem ''Melin Trefin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llangan
Llangan () is a small village and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is located approximately outside the market town of Cowbridge. As a community it contains the settlements of St Mary Hill, Treoes and Llangan itself. It is in the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Glamorgan. Llangan became an important religious site in the late 18th century due to the work and preaching of its church's vicar David Jones, Llangan, David Jones, an early supporter of Calvinistic Methodism in Wales. Notable people * Joshua Parry (1719–1776), a Welsh nonconformist minister and writer, born in Llangan. * David Jones (Llangan), David Jones (1736–1810), a Welsh Anglican priest, settled in Llangan in 1767. * John Prichard (1817–1886), a Welsh architect in the neo-Gothic style, born in Llangan. * Noel Forbes Humphreys (1890–1918), a Welsh rugby union international, born in Llangan Rectory. Notes External linksLlangan Community Council Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
