> he co-founded the Methodist Church with John and Charles Wesley Close: The Wesleys were both priests of the Church of England; while founder John Wesley defi

> he co-founded the Methodist Church with John and Charles Wesley Close: The Wesleys were both priests of the Church of England; while founder John Wesley defied a lot of C of E doctrines and conventions, and "rejoiced that the Methodists in America were free, he advised his English followers to remain in the established church and he himself died within it." [0] Charles Wesley strongly opposed separation from the C of E. [1] Only after they died did their Methodism movement formally split off. [2] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wesley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wesley [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain#Separation_from_the_Church_of_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Great_Brit...