In the Methodist Church calendar, Aldersgate Sunday is the Sunday nearest to 24 May (traditionally known as 'Wesley Day') or the Sunday before it.
It commemorates a life-changing moment in the Christian journey of John Wesley, the most prominent of the founders of Methodism.
Aldersgate Sunday is a great opportunity to celebrate the work of God in our lives, and to reflect on how we should respond to everything that God has given us.
In May 1738, John unwillingly attended worship at a Moravian ‘Religious Society’ meeting on Aldersgate Street in London. It was during this service that he felt his "heart strangely warmed", as he experienced God's love in a most personal and life-giving way. Until then he had known God in his mind, but not in his heart. Now he understood the value of a personal experience of God that would bring assurance of salvation to the believer.

Below is a short video message given by the president of the Methodist Conference, Rev. Barbara Glasson reflecting on Aldersgate Sunday 2020

Highlight and right click on the link below to open up the video, then click on the lowest SD option to watch. Alternatively, find the video on the Methodist Church UK website.

https://vimeo.com/methodistchurch/download/420653551/6b9aea7a00