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 (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.
Smith, Amanda [Berry] (1837-1915) | History of Missiology
WEBSmith, Amanda [Berry] (1837-1915) African 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.
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.
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 Smith - History's Women
WEBAs an ongoing inspiration to American and international generations, preacher and former slave Amanda Berry Smith was born in January, 1837 near Baltimore, Maryland to enslaved parents, the oldest of 13 siblings.
Freed for Evangelism: The Story of Former Slave Amanda Berry Smith
WEBMar 26, 2014 · God used Amanda Berry Smith in mighty ways. After returning home, she joined the Women's Temperance Movement in Chicago. She wrote her autobiography and started an orphanage for African...
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 …
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 names, its preachers emphasized the power of the Holy Spirit to engage all people in the work of God – regardless of sex, race, or class.
AMANDA BERRY SMITH - Colored Conventions Movement
WEBAmanda Berry Smith was born enslaved in Long Green, Maryland. Smith’s father purchased her and several other family members’ freedom from slavery before he died. Smith became associated with the Holiness movement but remained connected to …
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