This impressive Grade 1 listed house was the childhood home of John and Charles Wesley. Built in 1709, Epworth Old Rectory will transport you back in time to the formative years of these pioneering evangelists. Join us for a tour of the house, where you can learn about the different characters who made up the Wesley family. Meet “The Mother of Methodism” and the Wesley children – all ten of them!
Epworth Old Rectory is open on Bank Holiday Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 10:30am – 3:30pm. We look forward to your visit!
Please note that we are closed for a special event from 2:00pm on Saturday 18th May
Please contact our Visits and Collections Manager on vcm@epwortholdrectory.org.uk if you have any queries. Best wishes, Epworth Old Rectory Team
1669-1742
Susanna Wesley Susanna Wesley, mother of John and Charles Wesley, was one of their most influential teachers. She inspired much of her sons' work, earning the epithet The Mother of Methodism. Childhood Susanna Annesley was born on 20th January 1669 in Spitalfields, London. The daughter of Rev Dr Samuel Annesley and his second wife, she was the twenty-fourth child of Annesley's twenty-four
Virtual Tour
Epworth Old Rectory,
1 Rectory Street, Epworth,
North Lincolnshire
DN9 1HX
01427 872268
vcm@epwortholdrectory.org.uk
MISSION STATEMENT OF EPWORTH OLD RECTORY
“Setting, developing and maintaining the vision and mission of the Old Rectory as a place of Christian pilgrimage, learning and inspiration for all; a museum dedicated to the influence of the Wesley family on faith, social justice, worldwide Methodism and all people today, whether they are of any religion or none.”
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