I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.

Aldersgate Sunday is a very important part of Methodist Heritage and is celebrated annually.

On May 24, 1738, John Wesley attended a bible study on Aldergate Street in London. As he listened to the reading of Martin Luther’s preface to the Epistle to the Romans, something remarkable happened to him. He later described the experience in his journal:

"In the evening, I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street, where one was reading Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans. About a quarter before nine, while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation, and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death."

Aldersgate Sunday holds a special place in the hearts of Methodist around the world as a reminder of the transforming power of God’s grace and the ongoing call to grow in faith and holiness.