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John Robinson (1576–1625) was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists called Brownists, and is regarded (along with Robert Browne and Henry Barrow) as one of the founders of the Congregational Church.
John Robinson (born c. 1575, Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire, Eng.—died March 1, 1625, Leiden, Neth.) was an English Puritan minister called the pastor of the Pilgrim Fathers for his guidance of their religious life before their journey to North America aboard the “Mayflower” in 1620.
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Nov 23, 2020 · John Robinson (l. 1576-1625 CE) was the pastor of the Leiden congregation of separatists, some of whom made up the party (later known as pilgrims) who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 CE to establish the Plymouth Colony in North America.
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We honor the vision of the Pilgrim pastor John Robinson which encouraged the creation of covenantal documents of freedom, and ultimately birthed one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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A collection of sermons by the English Puritan minister John Robinson who was the pastor to the Pilgrim Fathers.
What was John Robinson’s legacy? Robinson led his church to make peace with God through confession of sin and receiving forgiveness. He also taught them to maintain peace with one another by humbly working to find common ground.
John Robinson was pastor of the Pilgrim Church in England and Holland, before their departure to America in the Mayflower. On July 22, 1620, Robinson gave this word of warning to the Pilgrims as they were getting ready to sail to the New World:
