John and Charles Wesley and their companions form the Oxford society their critics nickname the Holy Club; its methodical discipline of prayer, fasting, and works of mercy gives the Methodist movement its name and its pattern.
Tagged: Revival Anglican Christian Methodist and Wesleyan
The Event
- Date
- 1729 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Oxford; today Oxford, England
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Methodist and Wesleyan, Anglican
- Key figures
- John Wesley, Charles Wesley, George Whitefield
Primary Sources
- John Wesley, Journal
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0055; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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