John Wesley was born in 1703 to Samuel and Susannah Wesley. His father Samuel was an Anglican Minister. However, his mother, raised as a Puritan, provided the strongest and deepest influence on John’s life. In fact, it is said that he inherited his methodical nature from her. While Susannah provided the influence, John followed in his …show more content…
The members of the club devoted themselves to lead a holy and sober life. This included disciplining themselves to private devotions, taking communion together each week, and spending three hours studying the bible and praying together each day. In addition, they visited prisons and helped the poor and downtrodden. As the ordained priest in the group and through his gifting, John soon rose to assume leadership of the “holy club.” Soon, the “holy club” became known as the “Methodists” or those known for their methodical style and approach to