Wesley Church is the current home of the first Methodist congregation to organize west of the Mississippi River.  The congregation began in 1852 in what later became the City of Minneapolis.

Over the years the congregation has occupied three church buildings, the current building being built in 1891.  The congregation has a history of notable firsts in both the City and in leadership in the Methodist Church on a national level.   The history of Wesley Church is thoroughly entwined with the history of Methodism in America. 

The links on the right will take you on a short journey of our history.

Looking, looking upward to God --
I see?  I see infinity.
Looking outward across the land
I see His created humanity.
As tho' from the cross looking down
Mankind in trouble I see.
The infinite God, the Creator,
Has a plan for you and me --
To look, to see, to find it
This is His Story.
                           - Walter Carlock

Wesley Church is featured on Minneapolis 
Past and Present Web Site (Wesley Church)   (Mpls Past and Present) These links open a new window.

The Wesley Photo Album

List of Senior Pastors 1852-Present

John Wesley

Early Beginnings

The Little
White Church

Centenary Church

Wesley Church

The
Wesley Temple

Mary Clarke Nind

The Mecklenburg Years

The Wesley Genealogy

Historic Pipe Organ

Notable Firsts

The
Dan Patch Story