The United Methodist News Service has done a piece about an ecumenical celebration in England of the life and hymn texts of Charles Wesley. He was the brother of John Wesley, founder of Methodism ...

Hymn writer Charles Wesley, the younger and less celebrated of two brothers whose work led to the forming of the Methodist Church, is being honored at a London exhibition celebrating the 300th ...

Charles Wesley quickly earned admiration for his ability to capture universal Christian experience in memorable verse. ... [Charles Wesley was] the greatest hymn-writer of all ages." ...

The hymns of Charles Wesley will come to life at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Gretna Campmeeting, with a little help from Wesley himself.

An original manuscript from the 7000 hymns written by Charles Wesley (1707-88), one of the founders of Methodism Charles Wesley, brother to John, wrote this and many similar hymns while in Bristol.

In fact, the hymns of Charles Wesley are replete with references to love. At Easter, Christians around the world repeat the words of his most famous composition, “Christ the Lord is Risen Today ...

Many believe the denomination's founders, John and Charles Wesley, based their hymns on tavern tunes that were popular in 18th century England.

Doctrinal standards. While John Wesley’s 151 published sermons are considered doctrinal standards of the United Methodist Church, “a lot more people would have sung Charles Wesley’s hymns ...

As a church musician, I've been known to program what I thought were familiar Charles Wesley hymns, only to find my non-Methodist song leaders tongue-tied by the ambitious melodies and ...

More than 400 United Methodist choir members from the Dallas area will sing hymns written by Charles Wesley during a Sunday concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The occasion is his 300th ...

Known for writing more than 6,000 hymns Charles Wesley sailed back to England after spending just five months in the colonies. John Wesley returned to England in 1737.