What is George Whitefield?
{{Infobox Person | name = George Whitefield | image = George Whitefield by John Russell.jpg | caption = Church of England preacher and evangelist and co-founder of the Methodist movement | birth_date = 27 December 1714 | birth_place = [[Gloucester]], [[England]] | death_date = 30 September 1770 | death_place = [[Newburyport, Massachusetts|Newburyport]], [[Massachusetts]] }} '''George Whitefield''' (27 December 1714 – 30 September 1770), was a preacher on the [[Church of England]]. He was one of the [[leader]]s of the [[Methodist]] movement. Colonists loved to hear him preach of love and forgiveness as he had a different style of preaching compared to Old World priests. This led to new missionary work in the Americas in converting Indians to Christianity. He helped establish the Evangelical movement, which was based on the idea that [[Salvation (Christianity)|salvation]] could be achieved through believing in [[Jesus ]] and following God’s word in the [[Bible]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitefield, George}} [[Category:1714 births]] [[Category:1770 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:American Calvinists]] [[Category:American Evangelicals]] [[Category:American Methodist ministers]] [[Category:Church of England clergy]] [[Category:Gloucester]] [[Category:Christian missionaries]] [[Category:People from Gloucestershire]]