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 ...

John Wesley dies. 1793. William Carey ... Though Wesley scheduled his itinerant preaching so it wouldn't disrupt local Anglican services, the bishop of Bristol still objected. Wesley responded, ...

ABSTRACT John Wesley defined ‘the gospel’, discussed its meaning and consequences, and gave instructions for preaching the gospel during the period 1746–51. These thoughts were articulated alongside a ...

After 30 years of preaching, the Rev. Howard-John Wesley confessed to his congregation in December that he needed a break. “I feel so distant from God,” the fourth-generation Baptist preacher ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the Rev. Howard-John Wesley of the historic Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va., about his sabbatical, which coincided with the beginning of the pandemic.

John Wesley had a portable pulpit. The immediate need was practical: he was short, and his pulpit elevated him so that he could be seen and heard. Perhaps more importantly, the portable pulpit turned ...

John Wesley was born on the 17th of June 1703 (The 28th of June in the modern calendar). The 15th of 19 children born to Samuel Wesley, Rector of Epworth, and his wife Susanna.

The Rev. Howard-John Wesley, senior pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, noted that Lewis was among the key men and women who accompanied King and made sacrifices for ...

GBy Paul L. Whalen reat Britain is one of the few European nations that has avoided a civil war in the past 200 years. Some scholars’ credit this fact to the “Great Awakening” and the spiritual ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include St. Ignatius of Loyola being wounded in battle, John Wesley’s “Aldersgate Experience,” and a Baptist group being launched.