A Church’s Founding


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While the Bible introduced the symbolic transformation of swords into plowshares, the conversion of a cannonball factory into a church delivers a decidedly more modern message. Ever since the establishment of the Methodist Church in 18th


-century


London, the foundry has played an important historical role. In 1738, church founder John Wesley began preaching in an abandoned building once used to cast cannon balls for the British military. For four decades, “Te Foundery” was a hub of activity and be- came the burgeoning Protestant denomination’s first official church. Te congregation, though, outgrew the grounds, and the nearby Wesley Chapel (which is shown here and still stands) opened in 1778. Still, the foundry remains popular among contemporary Methodists, with dozens of congregations across the U.S. and U.K. using it as a church namesake. Additionally, “Wesley,” a 2009 feature film about the church patriarch, was produced by Foundery Pictures.


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