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George Whitfield was born in Gloucester, United Kingdom, in 1714

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described as a religious revival in the British American colonies. Under the leadership of George Whitfield, Jonathan Edwards, and others, served to revitalize religion in the region.

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In May he accepted the invitation from John and Charles Wesley to join them in Georgia, the was the first of seven trips to America in his lifetime. spent 3 months.

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Ordained, many pulpits are closed to him due to his approach. begins preaching outdoors, and soon tens of thousands hear of christ in the fields (slaves).In August, sails for America and preaches to throngs in New York and Philadelphia.

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Second voyage to America. 25-year-old evangelist George Whitefield preached a sermon in Boston Massachusetts on Oct. 12, 1740. Before him stood 20,000 people. Selects a site for Bethesda, his orphanage. Midyear back in Georgia, Fall: preaching tour takes New England by storm.

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travels to many different parts of England. June begins 5 months of ministry in Scotland, and his sermons are "attended with much power" and often "a very great but decent weeping".

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Helps form the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Association, serving as first moderator.

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Third voyage to America. In poor health. Inspires a great wave of revival. In early 1748, ministers for a month or two in Bermuda.

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Lady Huntingdon appoints Whitefield her chaplain, lessening financial perils of his work. Whitefield ministers throughout England, Wales, Ireland, and Scotland. Persecution slackens.

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Fourth visit to the Colonies, arriving in Georgia in October. Cancels plans for an extensive preaching tour when the Orphan Houses financial needs send him hurriedly back to England.

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Tours Wales, visits Edinburgh for the 7th time, and returns to London for the opening of a new brick tabernacle.

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Fifth trip to the colonies, with preaching from Boston to Georgia. September 1754: Receives honorary M.A. from the college of New Jersey (Now Princeton). *An honorary M.A. is an academic degree a university has waived all of the usual requirements. The degree is often conferred as a way of honoring a distinguished visitors contributions to a specific field or to society in general.*

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Preaches often in London, as well as in Bristol, Gloucester, Edinburgh, Dublin Glasgow, Many places in Wales, and countless other places, great acceptance rate.

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Sixth trip to the colonies. weak in health, ministers with difficulty in New York, Boston, and other places, generally with greater acceptance than ever.

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Devotes attention to London ministries, also traveling to Edinburgh and elsewhere. August 1768 his wife dies. Visits Trevecca, Wales, to help open Lady Huntingdon's college.

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Seventh and final trip to the colonies is a difficult voyage. Arrives in Charleston and preaches for 10 days to large congregations. May 1770: Begins tour from Philadelphia, preaching as often as his frail body permits.

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Sept 29, New Hampshire, preaches final sermon and dies the following morning at 55 years old. Some 6,000 gather for his funeral.

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(1790-1840)
The Second Great Awakening was a Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States.