Term
Circuit Rider
A Methodist preacher who traveled a regular circuit of appointments on horseback.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
A Methodist preacher on horseback traversing the land on regularly appointed rounds.
Sources
- 1.Jerald C. Brauer and B. A. Gerrish, ed. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971). 203Original citation: Brauer, Jerald C., and B. A. Gerrish, eds. The Westminster Dictionary of Church History. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1971, 203.
Last revised August 14, 2026