Welcome to the MWRC

The Manchester Wesley Research Centre is a partnership of institutions and a community of scholars working together to promote research in the Methodist, Wesleyan, Evangelical, Holiness, and Pentecostal traditions. It serves as a resource for students, scholars, and the church, particularly those at MWRC partner institutions. 

The MWRC promotes and supports research on the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries in the 18th century Evangelical Revival, their historical and theological antecedents, their successors in the Methodist, Wesleyan, Wesleyan, Evangelical, Holiness, and Pentecostal traditions, and contemporary scholarship related to these traditions. This includes areas such as theology, history, biblical studies, education, ethics, literature, mission, philosophy, pastoral studies, practical theology, social theology, and interdisciplinary studies.

The MWRC is located on the campus of Nazarene Theological College in the Manchester suburb of Didsbury and is affiliated with the Methodist Archives, housed in The John Rylands Research Institute and Library. These research centres provide magnificent resources for students and researchers in this field.

The MWRC Brochure can be downloaded here. You can connect with us via our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages and subscribe to our email newsletter here.

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Contact Us

If you are interested in further information about the MWRC and its programmes, or would like to be placed on the mailing list for information about forthcoming events, please fill out the adjacent form or contact the Centre at one of the following addresses:

Manchester Wesley Research Centre
Dene Road, Didsbury
Manchester M20 2GU
United Kingdom

MWRC Director
Geordan Hammond, Ph.D. 
Email: ghammond@nazarene.ac.uk

MWRC Associate Director
David Bundy, Ph.D. 
Email: dbundy@nazarene.ac.uk

MWRC International Representative
Howard A. Snyder, Ph.D. 
Email: has@wineskins.net 

MWRC Postgraduate Assistant
Luci Frerichs Parrish, M.A.
Email: lparrish@manchester.ac.uk

MWRC Library Assistant
Robert Card, M.A., Dip.LIM
Email: rcard@nazarene.ac.uk

MWRC Research Assistant
Mark K. Olson, Ph.D.
Email: mkolson757@gmail.com

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