Editing John Wesley (section)

===Memory and commemorations===
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 [[Charles Wesley|Charles]]. The Wesley brothers are [[Calendar of saints|honoured]] with a [[Lesser Feasts and Fasts|Lesser Feast]] on 3 March in the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Calendar of Saints]] of the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]],{{sfn|Campbell|2019|p=89}} and on 24 May ([[Aldersgate Day]], with a [[Lesser Festival (Anglicanism)|Lesser Festival]]) in the [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Church of England's Calendar]].{{sfn|Buchanan|2006|p=470}}

In 2002, Wesley was listed at number 50 on the BBC's list of the [[100 Greatest Britons]], drawn from a poll of the British public.{{sfn|BBC News|2002}}

In his early ministry years, Wesley was barred from preaching in many parish churches and the Methodists were persecuted; he later became widely respected, and by the end of his life, was described as "the best-loved man in England".{{sfn |Kiefer |2019}}