Amanda Smith - Wikipedia
WEBAmanda Smith (née Berry; January 23, 1837 – February 24, 1915) [1] was an American Methodist preacher and former slave who funded the former Amanda Smith Orphanage and Industrial Home for Abandoned and Destitute Colored Children outside Chicago.
Amanda Berry Smith - The United Methodist Church
WEBAmanda Berry Smith. General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church. Share. African American Holiness Evangelist and Missionary. Public domain photo. Amanda Berry was born into slavery at Long Green, Maryland. She was married in 1854 to Calvin M. Devine and her conversion followed two years later.
Amanda Berry Smith (1837-1915) - Blackpast
WEBJan 18, 2007 · Amanda Berry Smith was a Methodist holiness evangelist, missionary to Africa and founder of an orphanage for African American children. Amanda was born into slavery on January 23, 1837 in Long Green, Maryland to parents Samuel Berry and Miriam Matthews Berry, while they were held on adjacent farms.
Amanda Smith | Evangelist, Missionary & Abolitionist | Britannica
WEBAmanda Smith was an American evangelist and missionary who opened an orphanage for African-American girls. Born a slave, Berry grew up in York county, Pa., after her father bought his own freedom and that of most of the family.
Smith, Amanda [Berry] (1837-1915) | History of Missiology
WEBAfrican American holiness evangelist and missionary Amanda Berry was born into slavery at Long Green, Maryland. She was married in 1854 to Calvin M. Devine and her conversion followed two years later.
The Final Ministry of Amanda Berry Smith - Northern Illinois …
WEBAt the time of her death in 1915, the Chicago Defender called Amanda Berry Smith, "the greatest woman that this race has ever given to the world." For fifty years following the Civil War, she followed paths which led her to prominence as a black woman in a society dominated by white males.
Freed for Evangelism: The Story of Former Slave Amanda Berry Smith ...
WEBMar 26, 2014 · Amanda Berry Smith. Despite personal hardship, Amanda was a resolute believer. She felt that even while doing menial tasks like mending clothes or washing dishes, she was serving God. In her...
The Holiness Movement’s ‘Washerwoman Evangelist’
WEBAug 8, 2008 · Meet Amanda Berry Smith, an AME preacher, singer, missionary, and orphans' home founder.
Women in Scripture and Mission: Amanda Berry Smith
WEBApr 22, 2022 · Amanda Berry Smith was deeply influenced by the Holiness Movement that grew out of Wesleyan Methodism. A charismatic movement known under many …
Smith, Amanda Berry (1837–1915) - Encyclopedia.com
WEBSmith, Amanda Berry (1837–1915) Slave-born Protestant evangelist and missionary. Born Amanda Berry on January 23, 1837, in Long Green, Maryland; died of a paralytic stroke in Sebring, Florida, on February 24, 1915; daughter of Samuel Berry and Miriam Matthews, slaves on adjoining farms; married Calvin Devine, in …
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