Cokesbury College

"The idea of a Methodist academy in Abingdon, Maryland had been discussed as early as 1782. Thomas Coke (1747-1814) was John Wesley's envoy to American Methodists, making nine voyages to the United States. Coke and Francis Asbury (1745-1816) met at Barratt's Chapel in November 1784 and the following month Coke presided over the Christmas Conference at which the Methodist Episcopal denomination was formed. At their meeting at Barratt's Chapel, Coke and Asbury adopted the plan. The preachers at the Christmas Conference decided to name the school Cokesbury College in honor of their two bishops." Continued