Wesley's Chapel, London.

Today I popped into the magnificent Wesley's Chapel on City Road on the edge of the City of London. When I live at the Angel in Islington which was about 2 miles away I kept intending to go and have a look, but never did. So this was a very special occasion. Wesley spent his first night in the house next door on 8 October 1779. Until then he had traveled the country covering over 200,00 miles in his life time on foot and horseback delivering his inspirational sermons. Some have been made into copies that can be purchased from the chapel. He and his brother Charles have had such an impact on British society by their combined charisma, one the spiritual head of Methodism the other the author of some of our most favourite and popular hymens.
John was born on 17 June 1703 and died on 2 March 1791 - between these two dates he had an industrious life. On the 4 May 1738 he experienced a conversation to his new faith. Until then he had been an Ordained Priest in the Church of England since 22 September 1728. Interestingly this was shortly after his brother Charles conversation and also the death of his father on the 5 April 1735. His mother died on 23 July 1742.
This was a place where Mrs Thatcher worship and had her children christened. She generously made a gift to the chapel of a rail that surrounds the part of the chapel where the preacher is in his pulpit.