John & Charles Wesley and the early Methodists built The New Room to house their meetings. Photo by Joe Iovino, United Methodist Communications. John Wesley himself would have been familiar with the interior of this church building; he oversaw the construction of it in 1778.
Photo by Bob Johnson courtesy Flickr, via Wikimedia Commons.
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A pilgrimage to key sites in the lives of John and Charles Wesley yields insights and inspiration to carry on their work of social and personal holiness.
Pickett Chapel has served both Black and white congregations over nearly 200 years. The fingerprints of enslaved people who built this church can still be seen today.
