RE:Quest: John Wesley, Founder of Methodism

John Wesley, Founder of Methodism
Examples of places where John Wesley preached:

Hanham Mount, Kingswood, Nr. Bristol
Site of his first open air meeting.

Gwennap, near Redruth in Cornwall
He found a great hollow in the ground which was like a natural amphitheatre and enabled hundreds to hear him.

Wednesbury, Staffordshire
He preached from the steps of a malt-house.

Epworth, Lincolnshire
He was not allowed to preach in the parish church, so he stood on his Father's tombstone to preach.

Bath Where he was accused of breaking the law.
	Photograph © FreeFoto.com

Bristol and Newcastle and London were the three main bases from which John set out on his many journeys.

Bristol	Newcastle	London

The 'New Room' Wesley built in Bristol. It was used for preaching, as a school room and as a dispensary. Photograph © Methodist 2003	Newcastle today Photograph © FreeFoto.com	Wesley's Chapel in City Road, London Photograph © Methodist 2003

Falmouth, Cornwall
A drunken crowd burst into the house where he was staying.

Walsall
He was held at the mercy of a mob for over 6 hours. He escaped with only a torn waistcoat and some skin from one of his hands.

Pensford, Somerset
A maddened bull was driven into the crowd to stop him preaching.

Bedford
A heckler tried to throw rotten eggs at him.

Winchelsea, Sussex
He preached for the last time in the open air when he was 87 years old.

Wesley's Chapel, Winchelsea Methodist Church

John Wesley, Founder of Methodism