The Christian History Timeline: The Wesleys
The Christian History Timeline
January 1, 2001
1703 John Wesley born 1707 Charles Wesley born 1709 John rescued from fire at Epworth rectory 1714 John admitted to Charterhouse School 1720 John begins studies at Christ Church College, Oxford 1725 John ordained a deacon 1726 Charles enters Christ Church; John elected a fellow at Lincoln College, Oxford 1729 Charles founds Holy Club 1735 Samuel Wesley dies; John and Charles leave for Georgia 1736 Charles returns to England 1737 John flees America after relationship with Sophy Hopkey fails 1738 May 21: Charles finds himself "at peace with God" May 24: John feels his heart "strangely warmed" 1739 Following Whitefield's example, John preaches outdoors 1742 Brothers establish orphanage and Sunday school 1747 Charles meets Sally Gwynne; John publishes Primitive Physick 1749 Charles breaks up John's relationship with Grace Murray; John officiates at Charles's wedding 1751 John marries Mary Vazeille 1755 John and Mary separate 1756 Charles's last nationwide preaching tour 1757 The first of Charles's three surviving children, Charles, Jr., born 1765 Charles stops regularly attending Methodist annual conferences 1775 John publishes A Calm Address to Our American Colonies 1780 John publishes the Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists 1788 Charles dies 1791 John dies The Methodist Movement
1714 George Whitefield born 1730 Holy Club member William Morgan urges visitation ministry to ill and imprisoned 1732 Whitefield enrolls at Oxford; Holy Club blamed for Morgan's death, attacked in Fog's Weekly Journal 1733 Whitefield joins Holy Club 1735 Whitefield becomes first Methodist to experience "full assurance of faith" 1736 Whitefield leads Holy Club 1738 John Wesley visits Herrnhut 1739 Whitefield begins preaching outdoors, ...
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