About Us
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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Contact Us

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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MWRC Facilities

 

rylands5.jpgThe Manchester Wesley Research Centre (MWRC) is equipped to provide a convenient, comfortable and welcoming study base for scholarly research. The Centre is available during long hours each day, and has its own secure library of carefully selected published and unpublished research aids and primary source materials. Of course, the Nazarene Theological College’s own library with librarian and inter-library loan facilities is also fully available to registered MWRC fellows.

The MWRC collection contains many rare printed books relating to the history and theology of the Wesleyan-Arminian tradition.  One of the unique resources of the MWRC is the collection of over seventy largely unpublished Ph.D. theses.  This is one of the world's largest collections of Ph.D. theses in the area of Wesley Studies.  A catalogue of these theses and dissertations with a short summary of their contents is available (updated May 2010).  Also accessible is the Nazarene Theological College’s own specialised library of about 50,000 volumes, housed in the new Emmanuel Centre which adjoins the rooms of the MWRC.  The collection can be accessed through NTC's online catalogue.  

This, together with the specialist supervision available to assist students and scholars, makes the MWRC a uniquely attractive place for research into Methodist and Wesley studies.