WESLEY'S CHAPEL & LEYSIAN MISSION

Wesley's Chapel was built in 1778 by John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. It was designed by the architect George Dance the Younger, the surveyor of the City of London. Wesley described his chapel as "perfectly neat but not fine" and it is a fine example of Georgian architecture. It was the first Methodist preaching house to allow for the celebration of Holy Communion... When the Foundery lease ran out, the building we now know as Wesley's Chapel was constructed and opened in 1778. By then, there were Methodist meeting houses across the whole of the United Kingdom... Wesley's Chapel works in a covenant relationship with the parish church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, and in the closest of relationships with local Roman Catholic, Welsh Presbyterian, and Quaker congregations. John Wesley famously said that he considered the whole world to be his parish. Nowadays, the whole world seems to live in his parish and many of them worship at the Chapel which bears his name.

Also known as: Wesley's Chapel

Registration numbers: 1137321 (W)

Primary location: London United Kingdom