circuit preacher
Roving rural clergyman
A circuit preacher is a minister who travels a regular route to serve multiple congregations, typically in rural areas that can't support a full-time pastor.
The practice was common in early American Methodism, where preachers on horseback visited scattered frontier communities: The circuit preacher came through every few weeks.
The term evokes an era of itinerant ministry.
- itinerantMoving for work
- revivalReturn after decline
- sermonClergy's worship address
- horsebackAtop a steed
- saddle soreIrritation from riding
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