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c. 1889–1890

Free Protestant beginnings

The Most Reverend Leon Checkemian brought Free Protestant Christians together in England around 1889–1890, preparing the way for a wider fellowship of churches.

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The Free Protestant Church of England founded by Leon Checkemian, as a meeting place for all types of Protestant Christians

The following year, Dr. Checkemian created the Free Protestant Church of England as a common meeting place for all types of Protestant christians - Anglicans, Baptists, Presbyterians, Methodists, etc.

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