The Countess had an interest in the British colonies of North America, and issues related to Native Americans and enslaved Africans there.
During the mid-1760s, she met and befriended Mohegan preacher Samson Occom, then on a tour of England to raise funds for Indian missions in the British colonies of North America.

She became a slave owner herself in 1770 when she inherited Whitefield's overseas estates in Georgia and South Carolina, including the Bethesda Home for Boys.
On Whitefield's advice, she bought additional slaves for the orphanage's benefit.

The Countess promoted the writings and independence of formerly enslaved Africans who espoused religious views compatible with her own.
For instance, she supported publication of memoirs, or slave narratives, by Ukawsaw Gronniosaw and Olaudah Equiano.

She also used her influence in the world of the arts to secure publication for Phillis Wheatley's 1773 volume of poems, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England, which was dedicated to the Countess.
Because the Countess was ill when Wheatley visited London, the two women never met.
Several pieces of their correspondence are extant.

Until 1779, Lady Huntingdon and her chaplains were members of the Church of England, with which most Methodists were still connected.
That year the consistorial court prohibited her chaplains from preaching in the Pantheon in Spa Fields, Clerkenwell, which had been rented by the Countess.
To evade the injunction, she was compelled to take shelter under the Toleration Act.
This placed her among classified dissenters.
Such prominent members as William Romaine and Henry Venn did not want to be classified in that status, and left the Connexion.

After the American Revolutionary War, the Crown fulfilled promises to enslaved Africans and African Americans who had fled rebel masters to join their forces.
The British evacuated thousands of former slaves from the colonies, who became known as Black Loyalists.
About 3,000 were resettled in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where they were to be given land and supplies.
The Countess sent missionaries to these colonies, including John Marrant and William Furmage, to attend to the Black Loyalists.
The Countess had an interest in the British colonies of North America, and issues related to Native Americans and enslaved Africans there. During the mid-1760s, she met and befriended Mohegan preacher Samson Occom, then on a tour of England to raise funds for Indian missions in the British colonies of North America.
She became a slave owner herself in 1770 when she inherited Whitefield's overseas estates in Georgia and South Carolina, including the Bethesda Home for Boys. On Whitefield's advice, she bought additional slaves for the orphanage's benefit.
The Countess promoted the writings and independence of formerly enslaved Africans who espoused religious views compatible with her own. For instance, she supported publication of memoirs, or slave narratives, by Ukawsaw Gronniosaw and Olaudah Equiano.
She also used her influence in the world of the arts to secure publication for Phillis Wheatley's 1773 volume of poems, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England, which was dedicated to the Countess. Because the Countess was ill when Wheatley visited London, the two women never met. Several pieces of their correspondence are extant.
Until 1779, Lady Huntingdon and her chaplains were members of the Church of England, with which most Methodists were still connected. That year the consistorial court prohibited her chaplains from preaching in the Pantheon in Spa Fields, Clerkenwell, which had been rented by the Countess. To evade the injunction, she was compelled to take shelter under the Toleration Act. This placed her among classified dissenters. Such prominent members as William Romaine and Henry Venn did not want to be classified in that status, and left the Connexion.
After the American Revolutionary War, the Crown fulfilled promises to enslaved Africans and African Americans who had fled rebel masters to join their forces. The British evacuated thousands of former slaves from the colonies, who became known as Black Loyalists. About 3,000 were resettled in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where they were to be given land and supplies. The Countess sent missionaries to these colonies, including John Marrant and William Furmage, to attend to the Black Loyalists.
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon