Wesley Day 2023
To celebrate Wesley Day and Aldersgate Sunday, we are delighted to share this video from Anna Herriman . Anna visited the New Room this year to capture the story of John Wesley and the oldest Methodist Building in the world. The service has been specifically created for the UK
Café Closure on Thursday 4 August
Due to essential maintenance work, the Café at John Wesley’s New Room will be closed all day on Thursday 4 August. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. The rest of the site, including Museum and Chapel, will be still open! We look forward to welcoming you back in the Café on
Sharing our Justice Journey
As part of the "Walking with Micah" project Methodist Heritage invited John Wesley's New Room to share objects from the collection connected by the theme of justice. We have selected "An Account of a Trial held in Gloucester in 1743" from our library and John Wesley’s Shoe Buckles from our museum collection
Friday Reflection – 11th December 2020
The New Room is sharing a Friday reflection each week. We hope that these short reflections will act as a point of spiritual focus, enabling a moment of quiet thought and prayer. This week’s Friday Reflection is from Rev. Steven W. Manskar, D. Min. Steve is an ordained elder in
AMERICANA FOLK DUO’S DEBUT UK GIG
American folk duo Stray Local are to appear at Bristol’s New Room – otherwise known as John Wesley’s Chapel – as the first of just four dates on their debut UK tour. The gig on Thursday 31 May is part of the ‘Folk At The New Room’ series, and will
DEBUT CONCERT FOR NEW ROOM COMMUNITY CHOIR
The recently launched New Room Community Choir is holding its first concert Wednesday 21 March in John Wesley’s Chapel on Bristol’s Broadmead, with a rousing selection of songs largely selected by the choir members themselves. A new initiative on the part of the community team at the New Room, the
UNSUNG HEROES OF BRISTOL’S CHRISTMAS MARKETS
For the seventh year running traders on the stalls at Bristol’s Christmas markets are receiving support from a team of ‘unsung heroes’ – market chaplains, including some volunteers, who circulate throughout the day to give stall-holders the chance to take a quick break. The scheme is being co-ordinated for the
BITE-SIZE CAROL SERVICES AND MORE FOR BROADMEAD SHOPPERS
Twenty minutes refuge from the Christmas shopping is all that’s needed for people to absorb the spirit of the season at one of the new bite-size ‘Carols for Shoppers’ services in Broadmead’s New Room on Saturday 16 December. Shoppers can choose to drop by at 1pm, 2pm or 3pm and
LAUNCH OF COMMUNITY CHOIR AT THE NEW ROOM
The launch of a brand new ‘lunch-hour’ community choir for city centre workers and regular visitors to Bristol’s Broadmead is the latest venture from the community team at the New Room. This popular venue, also known locally as John Wesley’s chapel, has benefitted from a multi-million pound Heritage Lottery-funded redevelopment
Welcome to our new website!
Welcome to the New Room’s new website! As you look around the site you will be able to find out about our historic chapel as well as our new museum about the Wesleys and the facilities in the visitor centre. Discover our history and find out about how we are