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| *'''1910-1975''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/470941 Methodist Church (Anguilla) Parish registers, 1910-1975](*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images | | *'''1910-1975''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/470941 Methodist Church (Anguilla) Parish registers, 1910-1975](*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images |
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| ==Historical Background== | | ==Historical Background== |
| As early as 1813, Christian ministers formally ministered to enslaved Africans and promoted literacy among converts. The '''Wesleyan (Methodist)''' Missionary Society of England built churches and schools from 1817. | | As early as 1813, Christian ministers formally ministered to enslaved Africans and promoted literacy among converts. The '''Wesleyan (Methodist)''' Missionary Society of England built churches and schools from 1817. |