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Wesleyan is the adjective form of Wesley, referring either to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism (a denomination within Protestant Christianity) or to another of the Methodist branches within that denomination. The Wesleyan Church split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843. Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ... For other persons named John Wesley, see John Wesley (disambiguation). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For school of ancient Greek medicine... For other senses of this word, see denomination. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is... For other senses of this word, see denomination. ... Logo of The Wesleyan Church For the former Wesleyan Methodist Church of Great Britain, see Methodist Church of Great Britain The Wesleyan Church is a religious denomination associated with the holiness movement that has roots in Methodism and the teachings of John Wesley. ... The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784. ...

  • A Wesleyan is any person who adopts the principles of Wesleyan theology
  • In a closely related usage, Wesleyan may refer to the theological emphasis on sanctification, characteristic of the holiness movement of which Wesley was part.
  • There are also a number of educational institutions worldwide named "Wesley College."
  • Wesleyan may refer to one of many universities and liberal arts colleges named after John Wesley, most of which are affiliated with a branch of Methodism, but there are several that are no longer affiliated and whose connection is wholly historic.

The list is given in chronological order, which makes the most sense given the relative public notariety of the various institutions. The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Sanctification or in its verb form, sanctify, literally means to set apart for special use or purpose, that is to make holy or sacred (compare Latin sanctus holy). Therefore sanctification refers to the state or process of being set apart, i. ... The Holiness movement is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature of man can be cleansed through faith and by the power of the Holy Spirit if one has had his sins forgiven through faith in Jesus. ... There are a number of educational institutions named Wesley College Wesley College - Dublin, Ireland Wesley College - Colombo, Sri Lanka. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ...

No. Institution Founded Location Affiliation & notes
1. Wesleyan University 1831 Middletown, Connecticut Independent. Small university.
2. Genesee Wesleyan Seminary I 1831 - 1849 Lima, New York Not strictly college level, replaced by Genesee College.
3. Wesleyan College 1836 Macon, Georgia Independent. Women's college.
4. Ohio Wesleyan University 1842 Delaware, Ohio Independent. Liberal arts college.
5. Iowa Wesleyan College 1843 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa United Methodist Church.
6. Illinois Wesleyan University 1850 Bloomington, Illinois Independent. Liberal arts college.
7. Tennessee Wesleyan College 1857 Athens, Tennessee United Methodist Church.
8. Kentucky Wesleyan College 1866 Owensboro, Kentucky United Methodist Church.
9. Genesee Wesleyan Seminary II 1870 - 1941 Lima, New York Defunct.
10. Nagasaki Wesleyan University 1881 Nagasaki, Japan Independent. Liberal arts college.
11. Dakota Wesleyan University 1885 Mitchell, South Dakota United Methodist Church.
12. Nebraska Wesleyan University 1887 Lincoln, Nebraska Independent. Liberal arts college.
13. Texas Wesleyan University 1890 Fort Worth, Texas United Methodist Church.
14. West Virginia Wesleyan College 1900 Buckhannon, West Virginia Independent. Liberal arts college.
15. Southern Wesleyan University 1906 Central, South Carolina The Wesleyan Church.
16. Oklahoma Wesleyan University 1909 Bartlesville, Oklahoma The Wesleyan Church.
17. Indiana Wesleyan University 1918 Marion, Indiana The Wesleyan Church.
18. Roberts Wesleyan College 1945 North Chili, New York Free Methodists.
20. North Carolina Wesleyan College 1956 Rocky Mount, North Carolina United Methodist Church.
21. Virginia Wesleyan College 1966 Norfolk, Virginia United Methodist Church.

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Wesleyan survived the Great Depression of the 1930s and benefited from the post–World War II (1941-45) economic boom of the 1940s and 1950s.
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