Methodism

====St. Bart's====
In 1785, William Turton (1761–1817) a Barbadian son of a planter, met John Baxter in Antigua, and later, as layman, assisted in the Methodist work in the Swedish colony of St. Bartholomew from 1796.<ref name="blackman_300"/>

In 1786, the missionary endeavour in the Caribbean was officially recognized by the Methodist Conference in England, and that same year [[Thomas Coke (bishop)|Thomas Coke]], having been made Superintendent of the church two years previously in America by Wesley, was travelling to [[Nova Scotia]], but weather forced his ship to Antigua.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}