The church at Wesley Grove is one of many photographs in the Jersey Archive's extensive Methodist collection.

Methodism was introduced to Jersey from the unlikely quarter of Newfoundland. Pierre Le Sueur and Jean Tentin were converted to Methodism while engaged in the Newfoundland fisheries and returned to Jersey in 1775 where they began preaching.

The island's Calvinist roots made the new Methodist preachings attractive to many islanders and despite resistance from the States of Jersey who supported the established Anglican Church, Methodism flourished.


A photograph of Sunday school children outside Wesley Street Chapel.

The official Methodist archive for the island of over 2,500 items shows the influence and importance of the Methodist movement in Jersey during the 19th and 20th centuries. This photograph is rather curious because it is not known why two of the children have their backs deliberately turned, or why the flags are present.


This medallion celebrating the centenary of Methodism in Jersey is a fine example of the many Methodist commemorative items held in the Jersey Museum's collections.