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 ...

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.

One of the first interruptions of Wesley’s field - preaching was at Bath, ... 1790, and not long before his death, that I heard John Wesley in the great round meeting-house in Colches ter.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Wesley is said to have preached 40,000 sermons – many outdoors – and travelled 250,000 miles, sharing the Christian message and campaigned tirelessly on social issues until he died in 1791 ...

Alongside this strong tradition of singing, sits an equally strong tradition of preaching. John Wesley appointed fellow travelling preachers – who were the predecessors of today’s ordained Methodist ...

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 ...