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John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal 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 ...
In 1954, the Radio and Film Commission of the Methodist Church in Britain, in cooperation with J. Arthur Rank, produced the film John Wesley. The film was a live-action re-telling of the story of the life of John Wesley, with Leonard Sachs as John Wesley and Curigwen Lewis as Susanna Wesley. [8]
The church is aligned with the Holiness movement and has roots in the teachings of John Wesley. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian doctrine and is a member of the World Methodist Council . In 2017, there were 140,954 members in 1,607 congregations in North America, and an average worship attendance of 239,842.
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. [1] George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement.
The Wesley family tree displayed in St Andrew's Parish Church, Epworth. Notable members of the family (including ancestors) of the Rev. John Wesley, Anglican priest, theologian and founder of the worldwide Methodist movement. An early spelling of the surname was Westley. Most Wesleys were also involved in Christian ministry in some way (i.e ...
Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
The organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain is based on the principle of connexionalism. This means that British Methodism, from its inception under John Wesley (1703–1791), has always laid strong emphasis on mutual support, in terms of ministry, mission and finance, of one local congregation for another. No singular church ...
Frontispiece from one of Wesley works, Collection of Hymns, for the Use of the People Called Methodists This is a list of works by John Wesley, a Christian cleric, theologian and evangelist, who founded the Methodist movement.