Editing Methodism (section)

====St. Bart's====
In 1785, William Turton (1761–1817) a Barbadian son of a planter, met John Baxter in Antigua, and later, as layman, assisted in the Methodist work in the Swedish colony of St. Bartholomew from 1796.<ref name="blackman_300"/>

In 1786, the missionary endeavour in the Caribbean was officially recognized by the Methodist Conference in England, and that same year [[Thomas Coke (bishop)|Thomas Coke]], having been made Superintendent of the church two years previously in America by Wesley, was travelling to [[Nova Scotia]], but weather forced his ship to Antigua.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our HISTORY |url=https://mccaconference.org/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415080207/https://mccaconference.org/history/ |archive-date=2023-04-15 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=MCCA Conference}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Coke |url=https://www.theopedia.com/thomas-coke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309155456/https://www.theopedia.com/thomas-coke |archive-date=2021-03-09 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Theopedia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Coke (1747–1814) |url=https://www.umc.org/en/content/coke-thomas-1747-1814 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603043036/https://www.umc.org/en/content/coke-thomas-1747-1814 |archive-date=2023-06-03 |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=[[United Methodist Church]]}}</ref>