Thomas Burch (circuit rider)
American clergy
Thomas Burch (1778–1849) was an early nineteenth-century Methodist circuit rider in the United States and Canada.
Burch was born on 30 August 1778, in Tyrone County, Ireland, to Thomas and Eleanor Burch. He was their eldest son. Burch's parents raised him in the Church of England. Burch converted to Methodism in 1801, after hearing sermons by Gideon Ousley. Soon afterwards, his mother and siblings converted to Methodism as well. His father was already deceased. They formed a Methodist Society in Tyrone County, which soon expanded to hundreds of members.
Burch travelled to the United States, arriving on 5 June 1803. He travelled there with his mother, sister and brother Robert.
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