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Protestant Christian movement, an offshoot of
Wesleyan Methodism, that emerged in England
1811 when evangelical enthusiasts organized
camp meetings at places such as Mow Cop 1807.
Inspired by American example, open-air
sermons were accompanied by prayers and hymn
singing. In 1932 the Primitive Methodists
became a constituent of a unified Methodist
church. Hugh Bourne (1772-1852) and William
Clowes, who were both expelled from the
Wesleyan Methodist circuit for participating
in camp meetings, formed a missionary
campaign that led to the development of
Primitive Methodist circuits in central,
eastern and northern England. They gained a
strong following in working-class mining and
agricultural communities, and concentrated on
villages and towns rather than major urban
centres. Primitive Methodism as a separate
sect was exported to the USA in 1829 and then
to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, and Nigeria.