John Wesley was a small man. He stood 5' 6" tall and never weighed more than 135 pounds. Yet he cast a long shadow, a shadow that stretches across more than 200 years and puts a "goodly heritage" in our path today.

Wesley's purpose was "to reform the nation, particularly the church, and to spread holiness over these lands." While he greatly influenced the growth of education, prison reform, social welfare, human rights, and was active in the anti-slavery movement, his religious contribution was his greatest. Today, about 100 denominations look to Wesley as their ecclesiastical ancestor.