. "Philip Gatch (1751-1835) was an early American Methodist minister involved in the formation of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born in Baltimore County, Maryland on March 2, 1751, the son of a German father and a Burgundian mother. Brought up in a strict Anglican home, Gatch was taught to read at an early age and in his early teenage years refused to attend church."@en . . "Gatch, Philip"@en . "Philip Gatch"@en . "minister" . "1835Z"^^ . "1835-12-28Z"^^ . . . "1751Z"^^ . "1751-03-02Z"^^ .