Wesley Memorial Church, Oxford
Encyclopedia
Wesley Memorial Church is a Methodist church
in central Oxford
which traces its heritage to the first Methodist meeting house
in the town where John
and Charles Wesley
studied.
opposite the site of the first Methodist Meeting House in Oxford.
That Meeting House was in the building now numbered 32-34 New Inn Hall Street
, which is part of Brasenose College
.
A plaque on the wall commemorates the fact that John Wesley preached there on 4 July 1783.
A subsequent building on the other side of the street has since been demolished by St Peter's College
.
The present Gothic
building was erected in 1877.
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
in central Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
which traces its heritage to the first Methodist meeting house
in the town where John
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
and Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley
Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
studied.
The building
The church occupies a building in New Inn Hall StreetNew Inn Hall Street
New Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street, with George Street to the north and Queen Street to the south...
opposite the site of the first Methodist Meeting House in Oxford.
That Meeting House was in the building now numbered 32-34 New Inn Hall Street
New Inn Hall Street
New Inn Hall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It is a shopping street running north-south parallel and to the west of Cornmarket Street, with George Street to the north and Queen Street to the south...
, which is part of Brasenose College
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
.
A plaque on the wall commemorates the fact that John Wesley preached there on 4 July 1783.
A subsequent building on the other side of the street has since been demolished by St Peter's College
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
.
The present Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
building was erected in 1877.