From the age of 16, Hester Rogers kept a journal describing her spiritual journey. When published after her death, it presented a life devoted to God and helping others.
Evangelical communities following the Wesleyan tradition accept Wesley's unusual teachings on holiness and sin, and believe Christian perfection means living without sin.
Methodists financed their many social welfare programs by following John Wesley's three rules regarding money: gain all you can, save all you can, give all you can.
Among the over 32,000 Protestant denominations to have emerged since the 16th century, the story of the founder of the Methodists is one of the most profound.