John Wesley set 18th-century Britain on fire with his open-air preaching. The Methodist societies he organized and nurtured grew with phenomenal speed. Encounters with John Wesley brings to life the legendary preachers search for faith, his tireless traveling, the violent opposition he faced, and his passionate, single-minded drive to do what good I can.

Join Mark Topping as John Wesley in this action-packed docudrama as we follow Wesley around the English countryside, meeting the people and preaching the Gospel. Filmed on location at the New Room, Bristol, the oldest Methodist chapel in the world and at Charles Wesleys House, also in Bristol.

DVD Features:
Interview with Mark Topping
A look at the New Room
Dramatized versions of four Wesley Sermons:
– Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth
– Awake, thou that sleepest
– Thoughts on Slavery
– Thoughts on War

You can purchase this DVD at https://www.visionvideo.com/detail.taf?_function=detail&a_product_id=34404

Director: Graham Egarr, Julian Baldwin, Roger Pyne, Gordon Young
Starring: Mark Topping, Alan Coveney, Frank Topping

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