Wesley, Wavertree - Wesleyan Methodist
Wesley,
Victoria Park (Olive Vale),
Wavertree
Lancashire
Church History
The new Wesley Church, whose location is usually given as Victoria Park Wavertree although it actually stood in Olive Vale, was erected in 1873. Various additions, including a spire, were subsequently made. The First World War inflicted heavy losses on the church, and, though renovated in 1925, it continued to exist only with difficulty and was finally closed in 1950. It was sold to the Church of England as a new home for St. Mary's Church, whose former buildings had been blitzed.The Wesleyan Methodist church was formed in the 18th century from religous societies founded by John Wesley and his preachers. It suffered many secessions, but was the largest Nonconformist denomination in the 19th century. In 1932 the Wesleyan Methodists joined with the Primitive Methodists and the United Methodists to form the Methodist Church of Great Britain.
Church Records
Original registers
Liverpool Record Office hold:- Marriages 1923-1949
- Leader's minutes 1898-1953
Maps
The church was located at OS grid reference SJ389897. You can see this on maps provided by:- this church marked on a Google map. (Use this to report a corrected location)
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