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The Wesley Historical Society [ www. This is an invaluable resource, allowing you to search for by area, church, individual and theme. Furthermore, you will find that many individual London Methodist churches already have an older written history. Before you begin a project, it will be worth searching the online databases of the specialist libraries below. In particular, the Methodist Archive at the John Rylands University Library see below has a collection of several thousand chapel and circuit histories indexed by place.

For finding out about the local context for example, population growth, industry and employment and other churches a useful resource is the Victoria County Histories. These are available on line at www. For some basic information of the architecture of local churches the six London volumes in The Buildings of England series may be helpful. Annual bibliographies of Methodist historical literature are published as supplements to the Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society.

Empire of the Spirit He was Chairman of the London South district from to Alan Turberfield, John Scott Lidgett: Archbishop of British Methodism?

He was President of the Methodist Conference in He was President of the Wesleyan Conference in His wife, Katherine, created a Sisterhood within the West London Mission and was one of the first women elected to the Wesleyan Conference. He was President of the Methodist Conference in and created a life peer in Mark Peel, The Last Wesleyan: John Travell, Doctor of Souls: Leslie D Weatherhead William Lax Lax spent 35 years as superintendent of the Poplar Mission from The Autobiography of Lax of Poplar He was President of the Primitive Methodist Conference in William Potter, Thomas Jackson of Whitechapel His post-war Sunday evening congregations were the largest in London.

On Methodist leaders in the East End see: Most of the books above will be available at the British Library. However, there are also specialist Methodist libraries:. You may well find that there are invaluable sources still in the possession of the church or members of the congregation.

As already mentioned, church records may still be in the possession of the local church. Is there an old run of church magazines gathering dust in a side room? Or has some-one kept a parent's or grandparent's diary or photograph album recalling church life in the earlier twentieth century? Such material can be very useful and revealing. The deeds of most local churches will be stored in the circuit safe and may include original documents and occasionally church records.

Individual churches made records of their life and work, and these are important sources for research. For Methodist churches, the most useful of these are the circuit and church minute book together with records of church committees and organisations.

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Minute books and records may be located in a variety of places. Unfortunately, some have been discarded or are in private ownership; however, you will find that many are still available. They may be in the possession of the church, so it will be worth consulting the secretary or treasurer of the congregation. However, they may well have been deposited, either as an individual archive or as part of a larger circuit archive. Some such archives are held at local reference libraries [see list below] or the London Metropolitan Archive.

Two useful resources for locating church records is the National Register of Archives database [http: Some records may be in the record offices of the old counties e. Many churches published monthly magazines, and even annuals, for their members.

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These are often a gold mine of insight into the life and activities of a congregation. These will often be located with the church records described above. Record related to individual circuits might be found at the London Metropolitan Archive or in a local reference library [see list below]. A Circuit Plan will include the names of local preachers and their appointments.

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The largest collection of these is to be found at the Methodist Archive at the John Rylands University Library see above. While not comprehensive, it contains material on most circuits and across the connexions.

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The Archive also contains District Minutes, which provide insights into Methodism and district and circuit level. Local newspapers will often contain reports about the opening of churches and significant events and anniversaries. Additionally, denominational newspapers included reports on individual churches openings, anniversaries and outreach etc. The specialist libraries listed above will hold collections of individual newspapers, but the British Newspaper Library [http: The most useful histories of Methodist churches do not simply relate to bricks and mortar — rather they will give insights into the people and life of the congregation, perhaps themes in the history of the church, and also its interaction with the local community.

The following are aspects of church life that you might wish to explore:. There will always be specific reasons for the setting up of an individual congregation. Some congregations had their origins in a Society based in a private house before the construction of the new building. Local and denominational newspapers will often provide another angle for investigation.

Details about the establishment of the church might be found in church or circuit records. Additionally, local newspapers will often have articles on the opening of a new Methodist church. For late-nineteenth century churches, you might find draft applications to the Metropolitan Chapel Building Fund available in the church and circuit archives.

A minister, of course, will have played a central role in the life of the church and congregation. There are various ways of finding out about individual ministers. Church minute books will contain some information. The obituaries of Methodist ministers have been published in the Wesleyan Methodist Magazine or its equivalents in the other denominations and later in the annual Minutes of Conference of the different Methodist denominations these can be found at the British Library and the Methodist Archive at the John Rylands University Library. Earlier obituaries did not concentrate on factual information but on the character and death of the minister.

The Minutes also list ministerial appointments for that year and the addresses of the ministers. Many Methodist churches in London experienced significant growth during the late nineteenth century, but often experienced decline in the early twentieth century. However, you will find a great deal of variation where attendances are concerned. One way of examining attendances is to consult the religious censuses of London religion of , and In order to consult the original returns you will probably need to go to the National Archives www.

It is, however, straightforward to view the returns at Kew. They available on microfilm in the open access reading room, for which it is not necessary to obtain a readers ticket or make an appointment. Hodder and Stoughton, , with extensive commentaries and analysis. It is available online at www. It can be difficult to find out about individual lay people through archive research. Church minute books may provide interesting insights into lay leadership.

Other possible sources of information are church magazines; baptismal and marriage; and donation lists on these, see the relevant article by John H. In the Victorian and early Edwardian period many Methodist churches were very active in their engagement with the local community through evangelism, such as open air ministry, and social action.

Many Methodists churches provided direct and indirect welfare through community programmes, clubs for children and adults or temperance societies.

You will find insights into the activity of churches in their individual church records and magazines. You may also find local and denominational newspaper articles see list above that give a picture on the engagement of an individual church with their local community. Sunday schools have often been an important part of the life of a congregation.

This set a precedent for future conferences; subsequently, the annual conference became the ruling body of the Methodist movement.

Catalog Record: The Methodist who's who, 1915 | Hathi Trust Digital Library

In Wesley made provision for the governance of Methodism after his death through the Yearly Conference of the People called Methodists. He nominated people and declared them to be its members and laid down the method by which their successors were to be appointed. Wesley himself was the original president of the Methodist Conference, but after his death it was agreed that in future, so much authority would not be placed in the hands of one man. Instead, the President would be elected for one year only, to sit in Wesley's chair.

A list of Wesley's early successors was produced by the Wesleyan Methodist Church, listing all Presidents up to During the early years of the Primitives' conference the presidents were not recorded, and may have been elected for each day of the conference. In each denomination held a conference which elected their own interim presidents, followed a few months later by a unified conference at which a new president was elected. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Methodist Church in Britain. Retrieved 17 April Joint Public Issues Team. North Lancashire District visit".

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