Editing Charles Wesley (section)

==Legacy==
[[File:Wesley Oak marker, St. Simons, GA, US.jpg|thumb|Wesley Oak historical marker, near [[Christ Church (St. Simons, Georgia)|Christ Church, St. Simons]], Georgia]]
Wesley is still remembered for his ministry while in [[St. Simons, Georgia|St. Simon's Island]], Georgia, by the South Georgia Conference of the [[United Methodist Church]]; in 1950, the conference opened a Christian retreat centre on the island by the banks of the [[Frederica River]], designating it [[Epworth by the Sea]] in honour of his and John's birthplace.

In the 19th century, Charles Wesley's legacy was downplayed by Methodist historians, largely because of his opposition to separating from the Church of England.<ref name="Vickers2008"/> He is [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|remembered]] (with [[John Wesley|his brother]]) in the Church of England with a [[Lesser Festival (Anglicanism)|Lesser Festival]] on [[May 24|24 May]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Calendar|url=https://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-and-worship/worship-texts-and-resources/common-worship/churchs-year/calendar|access-date=2021-03-27|website=The Church of England|language=en}}</ref>

He is commemorated in the [[Calendar of Saints (Lutheran)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] on 2 March with his brother. The brothers are also commemorated on 3 March in the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church in the United States of America)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church: Together with the Psalter of David|title-link=Book of Common Prayer#United States|publisher=Seabury |date= 1979|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofcommonp00epis/page/n450 23]}}</ref> Charles is commemorated on 29 March in the Calendar of Commemorations by the Methodist [[Order of Saint Luke]]; John is commemorated on 2 March; their parents are also commemorated.<ref>{{cite book|title=For All The Saints: A Calendar of Commemorations for United Methodists|editor-first= Clifton F.|editor-last= Guthrie |location=Akron, Ohio|publisher= Order of St Luke |date= 1995|isbn=1-878009-25-7|pages= 77–78, 95–96}}</ref>

As a result of his enduring hymnody, the [[Gospel Music Association]] recognised Wesley's musical contributions to the art of gospel music in 1995 by listing his name in the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Inductees Archive |url=https://gospelmusichalloffame.org/inductees/inductees-archive/ |publisher=Gospel Music Hall Of Fame |access-date=26 February 2021 |date=14 February 2017 |archive-date=18 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918214943/https://gospelmusichalloffame.org/inductees/inductees-archive/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Wesley's hymns are utilised in not only Methodist churches but other Protestant denominations, and have been adopted by the Roman Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Winter |first1=Sean |title=Immense Unfathomed Unconfined: The Grace of God in Creation, Church and Community: Essays in Honour of Norman Young |date=9 August 2013 |publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers |isbn=978-1-62564-313-1 |page=177 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mM1NAwAAQBAJ |access-date=11 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Wesley wrote two of the so-called [[Great Four Anglican Hymns]]: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Breed |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/historyandusehym007965mbp |title=The History And Use Hymns And Hymn-Tunes |date=1934 |publisher=Fleming H. Revell Company |pages=85}}</ref>

;Memorials
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File:Wesley plaque, Postman's Park.JPG|Plaque at [[Postman's Park]], London, commemorating John and Charles Wesley
File:Charles Wesley 2.JPG|Wesley at [[St Matthew's Church, Cotham|St. Matthew's Church]] in Bristol, by [[Arnold Wathen Robinson]]
File:Church Musicians window, King's Heath, Birmingham.JPG|[[Bach]], Wesley and [[Handel]], at Cambridge Road Methodist Church, [[Birmingham]]
File:17 22 169 window.jpg|Stained glass of Charles Wesley, John Wesley, and [[Francis Asbury]] at [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina|Lake Junaluska]]
File:Charles Wesley by Frederick Brook Hitch 01.jpg|Statue by [[Frederick Brook Hitch]] at the [[New Room, Bristol]]
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===Tercentenary===
24 May 2007 was celebrated as the tercentenary of Wesley's birth, with many celebratory events held throughout England, even though Wesley was in fact born in December 1707.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 May 2007 |title=Hymnal tour marks Wesley tercentenary |language=en |work=Romney Advertiser |url=https://www.romseyadvertiser.co.uk/news/1409015.hymnal-tour-marks-wesley-tercentenary/ |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref> The date of 24 May is known to Methodists as [[Aldersgate Day]] and commemorates the spiritual awakening of first Charles and then John Wesley in 1738.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is Aldersgate Day?|url=http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/what-is-aldersgate-day|website=umc.org|publisher=The United Methodist Church|access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref>

In November 2007, [[An Post]], the Irish Post Office, issued a 78-cent stamp to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Wesley's birth.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Knowles |first=Rebecca |date=22 November 2007 |title=Charles Wesley, hymn and carol composer, features on new stamp |language=en |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/charles-wesley-hymn-and-carol-composer-features-on-new-stamp-1.984430 |access-date=16 December 2020}}</ref>