Welcome to the MWRC

The Manchester Wesley Research Centre promotes and supports research on the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries in the 18th century Evangelical Revival, their historical and theological antecedents, their successors in the Wesleyan tradition, and contemporary scholarship in the Wesleyan and Evangelical tradition. This includes areas such as theology, history, biblical studies, education, ethics, literature, mission, philosophy, pastoral studies, practical theology, and social theology.

The MWRC is located on the campus of Nazarene Theological College in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury and is affiliated with the Methodist Archives, housed in The University of Manchester John Rylands Library. These research centres provide magnificent resources for students and researchers in this field.

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If you are interested in further information about the Wesley Centre and its programmes, or would like to be placed on the mailing list for information about forthcoming events, please contact the Administrator or Director at the following address:

Manchester Wesley Research Centre
Dene Road
Didsbury, Manchester
England M20 2GU

MWRC Director
Revd Herbert B. McGonigle, Ph.D.
Email: HMcgonigle@nazarene.ac.uk 

MWRC Research Fellow & Administrator
Geordan Hammond, Ph.D.
Email: ghammond@nazarene.ac.uk

Postgraduate Assistant
Joseph Cunningham
Email: joseph.cunningham@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk

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David Hart, 'The Emergence and Development of Wesleyanism in Norwich, 1754-1802' 

David Hart is currently researching a PhD at University of Manchester under the supervision of Dr Jeremy Gregory. His research interests, outside his doctoral studies, also include the wider Wesley family, including the role of Samuel Wesley in the introduction of the music of J S Bach into England, about which he lectured at St George's House, Windsor in 1998.In addition he has given papers based around his doctoral topic to the Ecclesiastical History Society, and most recently at the 'Wesley Identities' Conference, held at Wesley House, Cambridge in August 2007. David is Methodist Minister and served in the Channel Islands.

Email: revdjhart@cwgsy.net