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Wesley Day Service

On Tuesday 24th May we would like to invite everybody to a Communion service to mark Wesley Day. Held in our historic chapel at 11am and led by Rev Josette Crane, this commemorative service will celebrate the day when John Wesley’s faith changed from being an experience of the mind to an experience of the heart and soul.

On 24th May 1738, John Wesley wrote in his journal that he went “very unwillingly” to a religious meeting in Aldersgate Street, London. During the meeting, at about a quarter before nine, he felt his heart “strangely warmed” and had a very powerful experience of knowing that he was loved by God, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Wesley Day is also known as Aldersgate Day due to the place where Wesley’s experience took place. It is a good time to reflect on Wesley’s life and legacy and also an opportunity to think about how our lives are shaped and challenged by faith today.

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John Wesley’s New Room is a heritage site in the heart of Bristol. It houses a museum, library, café, events and hire space. It is home to the original 18th century chapel that started the Methodist movement.

It also houses an award-winning Café and a vast reference Library. John Wesley’s New Room hosts a range of art, music and family events and is also available to hire.

Explore the Museum of John & Charles Wesley’s life and work in Bristol.

John Wesley’s New Room is the oldest Methodist building in the world, located right in the heart of Bristol city centre. Founded in 1739 by John Wesley, the New Room became the cradle of the worldwide Methodist movement.

This is the place that completes the story of Bristol. This is the Room that changed the World.

It is a place where everyone is welcome to explore, step back, take time, reconnect and recharge.

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