John Wesley was known, and got into trouble as a result, for not respecting those boundaries. On a number of occasions he was charged with “preaching out of doors,” which in some communities ...

Karl Ganske, Preaching Christ: John Wesley's Definition of the Gospel, 1746–51, Wesley and Methodist Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2 (2019), pp. 113-142 ...

When John Wesley received the letter stating that his lay assistant, Thomas Maxfield, had been preaching, he angrily traveled from Bristol to London to confront him.

John Wesley, the founder of what is today’s United Methodist Church, traveled about England and did a lot of preaching outdoors. He came to America in the 1730s to preach the Gospel of Jesus and ...

After 30 years of preaching more than 5,000 sermons, the Rev. Howard-John Wesley stood in front of his congregation on Dec. 1 and admitted he needed a break from the Lord’s work.

In 1771, John Wesley received a remarkable letter from devout Methodist convert Mary Bosanquet (1739-1815). With her friends Sarah Crosby (1729-1804) and Sarah Ryan (1724-1768), Bosanquet had been ...

John Wesley was baptised at his father’s Church, St Andrew’s in Epworth, and worshipped here as a child. The Old Rectory in Epworth was the Wesley family home until 1735.

The life of John Wesley, whose tercentenary occurs this year, was celebrated by members of Norbury Methodist Church on Sunday. A large crowd, some dressed in 18th century costume, gathered at the ...