[2] Kington joined the Wesleyan Methodist Church, but was expelled from that organisation when he disagreed with changes that veered away from some of Wesley's principles.

Kington then joined the Primitive Methodists, but disagreements in principles caused him to be expelled from the group sometime before 1830.

Although the new organization had a different name, its structure and meeting format appears to have mirrored that of the Primitive Methodists, with both male and female officers.

[4] In March 1840, Latter Day Saint missionary and apostle Wilford Woodruff visited the United Brethren and converted the congregation to Mormonism.

Kington traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to ask Brigham Young to resolve the dispute.