Items Tagged "John Wesley"
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Wesley’s diet, exercise tips promote health
Fatty, artery-clogging treats are out. High fiber, diabetic-friendly foods are in. Fad celebrity diet? No, just following in the footsteps of Methodism founder John Wesley. Read More

Susanna Wesley: Mother of Methodism
John and Charles Wesley's mom was a strong woman of faith. “The differences she made have lived on because of the sons that she raised.” View

How Aldersgate Changed John Wesley
May 24 is Aldersgate Day, a special time for United Methodists. But do you know why? View

After divisive election, pastors can help heal
United Methodism is a big tent filled with Republicans, Democrats, conservatives and progressives, often within the same local church. Read More

All Saints Day: A holy day John Wesley loved
The day after Halloween was a time encouraged by Wesley for Methodists to remember and give thanks for saints gone to glory and those still living. Read More

Why the Wesleys, and others, came to be called Methodists
Early members of the movement had nicknames like Holy Club, Bible Moths, Sacramentarians, and Enthusiasts. Learn why one name stuck. More

Seven sites every United Methodist should see
Know where ‘God's square mile’ is? Learn about some historic and unusual United Methodist destinations across the globe. More

Methodism ‘a big tent’ from its beginnings
John Wesley’s movement generally has made space for multiple theological views, writes historian. That history can inform the Commission on a Way Forward. Read More

Maintaining the church in a chaotic time
In an open letter, the president of Lifewatch writes about the need for a doctrine of the church, or ecclesiology, as the Commission on a Way Forward begins. Read More

21st World Methodist Conference looms in Houston
Large, global crowd expected for `full-on celebration’ of Wesleyan Christianity. Read More

Slideshow: 2016 Wesley Pilgrimage in England
Participants of the 2016 Wesley Pilgrimage in England visited sites of the early Methodist movement. These photographs show what they experienced as they traveled, worshiped, and learned together. Read More

Wesley pilgrims visit the past to shape the future
Touring historic sites in England encourages United Methodists to continue the early Methodist ministry of growing together as disciples of Jesus Christ. Read More

Wesley Pilgrimage: The New Room - Loving God and people yesterday and today
United Methodists attend the Wesley Pilgrimage to commune with the Holy Spirit who moved in the Wesleys and the early Methodists. Read More

The Wesley Pilgrimage: Walking the path of early Methodists
Visiting the birthplace of the Methodist movement inspires United Methodist clergy and laity in their spiritual journeys and their ministries. Read More

United in love: Being Wesleyan means coming together
Following a mass shooting in Florida, the people of The United Methodist Church are united against violence, united in prayer, united for Orlando, and united in love. Read More