A Methodist pastor quoted part of John Wesley’s “Directions for Singing” at a service a couple of weeks ago. Along with a whole library of sermons and other Christian writing, the English founder of ...

There's a myth circulating among Methodists in the United States. Many believe the denomination's founders, John and Charles Wesley, based their hymns on tavern tunes that were popular in 18th century ...

The hymnbooks of John Wesley, John Newton, and John Rippon endured for generations. The eighteenth century has been called the “century of divine songs.” Isaac Watts wrote hymns and metrical versions ...

The Bristol home of Methodist Charles Wesley is due to reopen to the public later for the first time in a year. Wesley, who died in 1788, was a prolific hymn writer whose 6,000 plus compositions ...

Charles Wesley (1707–1788) was an English poet, preacher, and one of the founding leaders of the Methodist movement alongside his brother, John Wesley. He is best known for writing over 6,000 hymns, ...

The composer of the Christmas carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Charles Wesley, is being celebrated in a new stamp from An Post marking the 300th anniversary of his birth. The composer's older ...

In the founding of the Methodist movement in 18th-century England, Charles Wesley is usually regarded as “second fiddle” to his older brother, evangelist John Wesley, according to a local church ...