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The “Holy Club” at Christ Church College in Oxford occupies an important place in the history of evangelical Christianity, particularly as the seedbed of what would later become the Methodist movement. Though the name “Holy Club” was originally intended as a term of mockery, it has since come to represent a sincere and disciplined effort among a small group of Read more...
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John Wesley (1703-1791) was an Oxford graduate, an Anglican priest, and led the “Holy Club” where they prayed for three hours a day to try to be a better Christian. He even became a missionary to the Native Americans in Georgia. On October 14, 1735, John and his brother Charles Wesley departed England for Savannah aboard the Simmonds. On February Read more...
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The Wesley Oak on St. Simons Island, Georgia, is a historic and symbolic landmark associated with the early ministry of John Wesley during his time in colonial America. Though less widely known than other sites connected to Wesley’s life, this venerable tree represents an important chapter in his spiritual development and in the beginnings of Methodism’s connection to the New Read more...
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Back in Savannah, from May 9, 1736 to November 27, 1737, John would preach in the Court House (this was prior to the ‘separation of church and state’). His parsonage was near where his statue is in downtown Savannah (GPS: 32.079200, -81.088900) The Methodist Church has recorded these monuments into a “Wesley Trail” of sorts, including the first Methodist church Read more...