Editing Charles Wesley (section)

===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>