Biographical Background Information

• George Whitefield was born in Gloucester, England on December 27, 1714
• George's father, Thomas, was a merchant and an innkeeper
• His mother's name was Elizabeth
• George was the fifth son Elizabeth and Thomas had and the seventh child overall

Childhood Experiences

• When George was two, his father passed away, leaving his mother struggling to support the family
• When he was fifteen years old, George persuaded his mother to let him leave school to work to support his family
• One of his hobbies when he was younger was to read plays consistently. He even skipped school to practice for performances

Religious Beliefs

• George was a leader in the Anglican church
• When he was under the influence of John and Charles Wesley while he was in the Holy Club, he experienced a "new birth"
• 1733 he converted to Christ

Educational Background

• George went to The Crypt School for elementary school
• He left school at fifteen to work
• He went to Pembroke College, Oxford, by waiting on wealthier students

Call to the Mission Field

• While George was a part of the Holy Club, he experienced a new birth, and decided to become a missionary to the colony across the Atlantic Ocean called the new Georgia colony

Contributions and Work Done in the Mission Field

• He turned two nations back to God
• He spent a duration of twenty four years in the British Isles and about nine years more in America speaking to ten million people
• He preached almost each day to thousands of people in the colonies; especially New England
• He made fifteen missions to Scotland. Cambulsang in 1742 to the "Preaching Braes" was the most well-known
• He also made two trips to Ireland, and one trip each to Bermuda, Gibraltar, and the Netherlands
• In 1738 he served as chaplain in the Georgia colony in Savannah

Significant Achievements

• People call him the "marvel of the age"
• Some people fell as though he was the greatest evangelist of all time
• He was also known as the "great awakener"
• He was the most traveled preacher of the gospel up to his time
• Responsible for the great awakening

Bible Verses/ Quotes by or about Missionary

1. Quotes

• "When our Lord says, we must by converted and become as little children, I suppose He means also, that we must be sensible of our weakness, comparatively speaking, as a little child"
• "Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you."
• "Nothing is more generally known that our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?"

1. Bible Verses(a few that he quoted)

• John 5:39-"You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,"
• Isaiah 54:5-"For your Maker is your husband- the Lord Almighty is his name- the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth."
• Matthew 22:42-"'What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?' 'The son of David,' they replied."
• 1 Corinthians 1:30-"It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God-that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."

Work Cited

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