A Methodist pastor quoted part of John Wesley’s “Directions for Singing” at a service a couple of weeks ago. Along with a whole library of sermons and other Christian writing, the English founder of ...

Hymn writer Charles Wesley, the younger and less celebrated of two brothers whose work led to the forming of the Methodist Church, is being honored at a London exhibition celebrating the 300th ...

The Methodist Church in Britain is to have a new collection of hymns next year. This is important, for, ever since the time of the Wesleys, Methodist belief has been expressed in its hymns. John ...

The Bristol home of Methodist Charles Wesley is due to reopen to the public later for the first time in a year. Wesley, who died in 1788, was a prolific hymn writer whose 6,000 plus compositions ...

Aurora's Wesley United Methodist Church rocked with gospel music Sunday, Sept. 18. The church held a community hymn sing that featured more than 20 requests by congregants. Selections included ...

The hymns of Charles Wesley will come to life at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Gretna Campmeeting, with a little help from Wesley himself. Or, that is, Lamar Dourte playing the role of Wesley, ...

But newly-published letters show that his wife Sally was a spendthrift whose extravagance was effectively subsidised by the Methodist Church. Researchers have spent a decade deciphering 700 letters by ...

In 1785, at age 82, John Wesley wrote a wrenching letter to his 77-year-old brother Charles, who had for several years been openly critical of John's leadership in the Methodist movement. "Do not ...

Charles Wesley was one of the most influential hymn writers in Christian history and a co-founder of the Methodist movement. He wrote over 6,000 hymns in his lifetime, many of which are still sung ...

Read the history of the life of John Wesley and his impact on the world. 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 ...