John Wesley
/ˌdʒɒn ˈwezli/
/ˌdʒɑːn ˈwezli/
- (1703-91) the person mainly responsible for establishing the Methodist Church in Britain. He became a priest in the Church of England in 1725 and in 1729 joined a religious group started by his brother Charles Wesley in . People called the group 'Methodists' because of their fixed methods of praying and studying. They were known for the very personal and intense style of their preaching (= speaking about religion) during church services and for the highly emotional response of those who heard them. When the Church of England decided not to allow the Methodists to continue preaching in its churches, John Wesley spent the next 50 years travelling around Britain on a horse preaching to people, mostly outdoors. As a result, the number of people following his religious beliefs greatly increased. The Methodist Church remained part of the Church of England until after Wesley's death, when it became a separate Church following a disagreement with the Church of England.
约翰·卫斯理（John Wesley）：（1703-91）主要负责在英国建立循道卫理公会的人。他于1725年成为英格兰教堂的牧师，并于1729年加入了一个由他的兄弟查尔斯·韦斯利（Charles Wesley）在牛津创立的宗教团体。人们称他们为“卫理公会”是因为他们的祈祷和学习方法固定。他们在教堂礼拜中以非常个人化和强烈的讲道风格（即谈论宗教）而闻名，并以听到他们的人的强烈情感回应而闻名。当英格兰教会决定不允许卫理公会继续在其教堂里传教时，约翰·卫斯理（John Wesley）在接下来的50年里，在英国各地骑着马向人们传道，主要是在户外传道。结果，遵循他的宗教信仰的人数大大增加了。