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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Peter Forsaith, Ph.D., Research Fellow, The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History.

Peter is a historian of society, religion and culture in 18th-century Britain. His principal research interests are in aspects of the life of Revd John Fletcher of Madeley, and also Wesley portraiture in the context of the relationship between religion and art. He received his Ph.D. from Oxford Brookes University in 2003, for 'The Correspondence of the Revd John W Fletcher: Letters to the Revd Charles Wesley Considered in the Context of the Evangelical Revival'. His Unexampled Labours: Letters of the Revd. John Fletcher to Leaders in the Evangelical Revival (Epworth, 2008) is based on his doctoral research.

He is currently Research Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University. His primary responsibilities are in research and writing, while he also has care of its Methodist-related archives, library and art collections, as well as supporting researchers and study tour groups.