The Story of The Wesleyan Church Author:Robert Black, Keith Drury From its roots in European and American Methodism, through the 1968 merger of the Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness Churches to recent historic events, Bob Black and Keith Drury trace the rich tradition and inspiring history of The Wesleyan Church. The Story of The Wesleyan Church offers a contemporary, reader-friendly history of the growt... more »h and development of the church, passing on its heritage to a new generation in a highly accessible format. Each chapter includes several photos with detailed captions that tell the story of the church in condensed form. By reading the photo captions alone, the reader can pick up the flow of The Wesleyan Church history in just one to two hours of reading, and then go back to the full text for a deeper, richer view of the major events and people that have impacted the movement. The coauthors, one a former Pilgrim Holiness and the other a former Wesleyan Methodist, weave a colorful tapestry, providing balanced coverage of both faith streams that make up The Wesleyan Church today. Readers will gain an authentic understanding of the foundations of the Wesleyan movement--seeing God's faithfulness in the past and his continued activity through the Church today.« less