John Wesley (jan 1, 1703 – jan 1, 1791)
Description:
-Brother of Charles Wesley, the hymn writer-Began the “holy club” which turned into the Methodist Church
-Said to have traveled over 200,000 miles on horseback and preached 42,000 times
-The Methodist Church and its zeal for missions and evangelism (under the example of Wesley) grew to over 1 million by 1844
-Argued that saints could obtain perfection here on earth
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Date:
jan 1, 1703
jan 1, 1791
~ 88 years