At the base of John Wesley's tomb in London is a weathered stone bearing a simple inscription: “The Grave of Adam Clarke.” It would be easy to walk past without realizing the significance of the man whose name is carved into it. When I visited Wesley's Chapel this...

Some of the most important work in the history of Methodism was accomplished not from a pulpit, but from a small wooden desk carried from place to place. This mahogany traveling desk belonged to Thomas Coke (1747–1814), one of the most influential figures in the...

This single sheet of paper helped change the course of Methodism in America. I photographed it at the Museum of Methodism in London this summer. Dated September 2, 1784, and signed by John Wesley, the document records Wesley setting apart Thomas Coke as superintendent...

This Bible looks like it has been through a fire. It probably has. Its leather cover is cracked and deteriorated. The edges are badly damaged. Parts of it are visibly singed. Yet more than three centuries after it was printed, the Bible still survives. Known today as...

While visiting the Museum of Methodism in London this summer, I came across this well-worn concertina. It belonged to Rodney “Gipsy” Smith (1860–1947), one of the most remarkable Methodist evangelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Smith was...

While Kalena and I were making our way to Wesley’s Chapel in London this summer, we came across this plaque marking the location of a place I had read about many times: the Foundery. The original building is gone, but about forty yards from this marker once stood what...

#WesleyanHeritage | At the Grave of Charles Wesley During my time in England this summer, one of the places I especially wanted to visit was the grave of Charles Wesley. Tucked away today in the Old Church Garden along Marylebone High Street in London stands this...

While traveling through England this summer, Kalena and I made a stop at the old Newman Brothers Coffin Works on Fleet Street in Birmingham. At first glance, a Victorian coffin-fittings factory might seem like an unusual stop for someone interested in Wesleyan...

While visiting the Museum of Methodism in London this summer, I stopped to photograph this faded document hanging behind glass. At first glance, it looks like little more than an old chart filled with names, dates, and preaching places. But the description beside it...

While visiting Wesley’s Chapel and the Museum of Methodism in London this summer, I came across something that immediately caught my attention: a worn pair of leather saddlebags that belonged to John Nelson (1707–1774), one of the most remarkable lay preachers of the...