You are invited to participate in a ten-day adventure into the early roots of The United Methodist Church. You will gain a deeper understanding of discipleship in the Wesleyan-United Methodist tradition.

Pilgrimage Leaders

Your hosts will be Dr. Paul W. Chilcote (Professor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies at Ashland Theological Seminary and President of the Charles Wesley Society), Dr. Steven Manskar (Director of Wesleyan Leadership at GBOD), Rev. Anita Wood (Director of Professional Ministry Development at GBHEM), and Dr. Tim Macquiban (British Methodist Wesley scholar and minister of Wesley Methodist Church in Cambridge, England). You will explore:

Epworth: the Wesley’s birthplace;

Oxford: where John & Charles Wesley received theological education and led the Holy Club;

Bristol: the home of the Methodist societies and class meeting;

London: where both Wesley brothers experienced assurance of salvation and John Wesley built the center of British Methodism; and

Salisbury: home to a vital Methodist congregation once served by Francis Asbury. We will enjoy the hospitality of Sarum College, an ecumenical school of theological training.

This event qualifies for 3 CEUs.