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John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i /; 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day.
- 2 March 1791 (aged 87), London, England
Apr 15, 2024 · Methodism. John Wesley (born June 17, 1703, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England—died March 2, 1791, London) was an Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and founder, with his brother Charles, of the Methodist movement in the Church of England. John Wesley was the second son of Samuel, a former Nonconformist (dissenter from the Church of England) and ...
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As priests in the Church of England, John and Charles Wesley traveled from Great Britain to Georgia, in the American colonies in 1735. While John's desire had been to preach to the Indians, he was appointed pastor of the church in Savannah. When he imposed church discipline on members who failed to notify him that they were taking communion, John W...
As always, Wesley went about his new work methodically. He organized the groups into societies, then classes, connections, and circuits, under the direction of a superintendent. His brother Charles and some other Anglican priests joined, but John did most of the preaching. He later added lay preachers who could deliver a message but not offer commu...
Susanna Annesley Wesley, John's mother, had a profound influence on his life. She and her husband Samuel, an Anglican priest, had 19 children. John was the 15th, born June 17, 1703, in Epworth, England, where his father was rector. Family life for the Wesleys was rigidly structured, with exact times for meals, prayers, and sleep. Susanna home-schoo...
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- JOHN WESLEY WROTE ONE OF THE ALL-TIME BESTSELLING MEDICAL TEXTS. Wesley was deeply convicted that God is concerned about our earthly life as well as our heavenly one.
- JOHN WESLEY COINED THE TERM “AGREE TO DISAGREE.” Over the years, Wesley had serious theological differences with another popular pastor named George Whitefield.
- JOHN WESLEY RODE FAR ENOUGH ON HORSEBACK TO CIRCLE THE EARTH 10 TIMES. Wesley rode 250,000 miles! He was convinced that it was important for him personally to spread the gospel through relationships and continue to grow closer to God in those relationships.
- WESLEY HAD SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT HIS FAITH. Questioning one’s faith should not be disparaged. Doubts are essential to making any belief system one’s own.
On board was a young Anglican minister, John Wesley, who had been invited to serve as a pastor to British colonists in Savannah, Georgia. When the weather went sour, the ship found itself in...
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John Wesley, (1703–1791)Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and cofounder of Methodism. The 15th child of a former Nonconformist minister, he graduated from the University of Oxford and became a priest in the Church of England in 1728.
John Wesley’s Methodist society was one of the most impactful and long lasting outcomes of the Great Awakening. Wesley’s religious journey from 1729 to the 1780s coincides with all of the major events of the Great Awakening and you could say that his life span equaled that of the Great Awakening.
