Born in England
Born in England during the settled, quietist period of Quakerism, when the Society of Friends had moved from persecution into established stability.
1738–1802 · England
Sarah Stephenson
Devoted traveling minister of late eighteenth-century Friends
“The Lord's presence was felt among us, and the life of Truth was over all.” — Sarah Stephenson
Life & Ministry
Called to the Ministry
Acknowledged as a minister among Friends and began her life of itinerant gospel labor, traveling to meetings throughout England.
Extensive Travels in the Ministry
Undertook sustained journeys visiting Friends meetings across England and Ireland, strengthening the bonds of fellowship and encouraging faithfulness during a period of quiet consolidation.
Elder Minister
Continued her traveling ministry into her later years, her long experience giving weight and authority to her counsel among Friends.
Death
Died after more than four decades of faithful ministry. Her memoirs were published as Memoirs of the Life and Travels in the Service of the Gospel of Sarah Stephenson.
Available Works
Memoirs of the Life and Travels in the Service of the Gospel of Sarah Stephenson
ProposedStephenson's memoirs preserve the record of a life given entirely to traveling ministry among Friends during the quietist period of late eighteenth-century Quakerism.