The Wesleyan Church is an evangelical, Protestant denomination.
We offer the good news that faith in Jesus Christ makes possible a wonderful personal relationship with God, a holy life empowered by His Spirit for witness and service, and assurance of eternal life in heaven.
Our name is in honor of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, whose emphasis on a life of faith, self-discipline, and perfect love is our example.
There are currently about 3,600 Wesleyan churches in over 40 nations worldwide. In the United States and Canada alone, there are over 1,700 local congregations.
Since becoming The Wesleyan Church in 1968, the denomination has experienced substantial growth. It now registers a membership of nearly 270,000 people in over 3,600 churches located throughout 40 countries. The Church supports nearly 200 missionaries, who are responsible for coordinating and supervising evangelism, educational and medical ministries in Central and South America, Great Britain, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Many of its pastors and local church leaders receive their higher education from one of the five colleges The Wesleyan Church maintains in North America. It also sponsors an international radio ministry, The Wesleyan Hour, which proclaims the gospel to over 100,000,000 people each week.
In the most inclusive connotation, a Wesleyan is not a member of a particular denomination, but one who adheres to a distinctive doctrinal teaching.
The core of the Wesleyan movement is the scriptural truth of personal holiness, a doctrine and experience referred to as "entire sanctification." Wesleyans emphasize the importance and reality of a holy heart as a provision of salvation through the finished work of Christ. A work received by faith. It was through the revival efforts of John Wesley that the message of Christian perfection and practical biblical holiness was prominently preached. This holiness revival which began in England in the eighteenth century has continued to the present.
In a more limited context, a Wesleyan is anyone who is a member of The Wesleyan Church, an international denomination dedicated to reaching the world with the gospel message of Jesus Christ.
The Wesleyan Church began in 1968 through a merger of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church, two bodies very similar in doctrine, government and purpose.
The Wesleyan Church is an affiliate member of the National Association of Evangelicals and holds membership in the Christian Holiness Partnership.
In the most restrictive sense it is these people, uniting their resources to form a distinctive denomination, who are THE WESLEYANS.
We invite you to become a part of the church today and a piece of its history tomorrow.
