Mission from Everywhere to Everywhere: Case Studies from Methodism in Victorian Oxford
This presentation has developed from a project to transcribe and edit the minutes of the Local Preachers’ Meeting of the Oxford Wesleyan Circuit from 1830 to 1902. Identifying a substantial number of the Local Preacher and ministers mentioned in the minutes and exploring their lives and careers revealed the global connections of Methodists dwelling in a land-locked English provincial town. These case studies explore ordained and lay missionaries, those who emigrated from Oxford, principally to other parts of the ‘Anglo-World’, those who illustrate ‘circulating skilled migration’, moving around the world for employment, and people who came to work or study in Oxford from other countries and continents. The outcome is a rich picture of global relationships, with a network of contacts and communications sustained by a commitment to world mission.
Martin Wellings, Senior Research Fellow, Westminster College Oxford Trust, and Superintendent Minister of the Barnet & Queensbury Methodist Circuit.
- this seminar is free to attend, but booking is required.
This page was last updated on 24 April 2025
