John Wesley - 1703-2003
"I look upon the whole world as my parish."
John Wesley was born on 17 June 1703 ('old style' calendar - or 28 June in the 'new style' calendar after 1752). His birthplace was Epworth in Lincolnshire, England. He was a renowned preacher and spiritual leader of the 'Methodist revival'.
"I look upon the whole world as my parish."
The occasion of the tercentenary of John Wesley's birth offers us the opportunity to celebrate the life of one of the most influential personalities in the history of the Methodist Church.
We have compiled a list of websites where you can find information about John Wesley and also his brother Charles and their mother Susanna, all three important figures in the early church. Many of these resources are also available in Spanish.
From the Methodist Church's General Board of Global Ministries:
The Wesleys and Their Times - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMhistory/Wesley/ - a very good historical perspective on the Wesley family
A Brief Timeline Of The United Methodist Church And Its American Heritage - http://www.gcah.org/UMC_timeline.htm
An Account of the Life of John Wesley (from the 19th Century) - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/Wesley/foxwesley.stm
John Wesley's Ideas and Writings:
John Wesley on God's Preparing, Accepting and Sustaining Grace - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/Wesley/walk.stm
Spiritual Discplines - Works of Piety - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/Wesley/disciple.stm
Mission - The Works of Mercy - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/Wesley/mission.stm
Christian Perfection - Works of Piety and Mercy - http://gbgm-umc.org/UMW/Wesley/action.stm
John Wesley's Sermons - http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/Wesley/sermons/ in English
More good information about Methodists in America:
The Story of United Methodism in America - http://www.drew.edu/books/200Years/200UM/homepage.htm
Other Resources:
John Wesley 2003 - http://www.wesley2003.org.uk/index2.htm
Where John Wesley Lived - About the Town of Epworth - includes Wesley Home Interior and Town of Epworth - http://www.oldrectory63.freeserve.co.uk/
Where John Wesley Preached - Bristol, "The New Room" - the oldest Methodist Chapel in the world (1739), the cradle of Methodism - http://wesley.fen.bris.ac.uk/newroom/. Wesley's Chapel in London - http://wesley.fen.bris.ac.uk/london/mrwesley.htm.
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