John Stewert, 1786–1823

John Stewert, 1786–1823

Missionary to the Wyandott Indians

John Stewert was a depressed alcoholic when he first heard the audible voice of God. The second time he heard His voice was in a tent meeting when God call him to “declare my counsel faithfully.” John decided he would follow the call and share the gospel of Christ to the Wyandott Indians of Ohio.

Many of the Wyandott Indians, including the chiefs, became Christians after receiving an internal peace through Jesus that they had never experienced before. The gospel of Christ also brought reconciliation to broken relationships and freedom from alcoholism which had been plaguing the tribe before John’s testimony of Christ.

John Stewert’s outreach was “the real beginning of American Methodist missionary work.”

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