John Wesley's New Room

17/06/2026

Our lift will be out of service on Wednesday 24th June, meaning there will be no step-free access to our museum, toilets, library or Horsefair Room meeting space. Please bare this in mind if you plan to visit on that day. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience or disruption this causes you.

17/06/2026

Join us at 3pm on Sunday 21st June, to hear Arnos Vocale perform in our chapel courtyard! 🎶 The performance is free with no tickets required, as part of Make Music Day UK!

Join us at 3pm in the Broadmead Courtyard at John Wesley’s New Room for a special performance by Arnos Vocale as part of Make Music Day 2026. Arnos Vocale are a Bristol-based chamber choir who will perform a beautiful selection of choral music in our courtyard, a special haven of tranquillity in t...

15/06/2026

This week is Loneliness Awareness Week, which brings people together across the UK to open up conversations about loneliness and connection! 💙

For the whole of June, the New Room Café has two specifically marked chatty tables, where you can sit and meet new people. We are also a distribution point for Cards of Kindness, which can be found on our used book stand. These cards are written by the Bristol community, to help spread love and connection to those who need it, so feel free to take one!

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11/06/2026

Our community choir have been practising hard ahead of their free Summer Showcase performance on Wednesday 1st July, 12-1pm!
During the showcase the choir will be performing a fun mix of songs such as The Beatles, musical theatre favourites and even a sea shanty, all based on this years uplifting themes of Sunshine, Water and Friendship. We hope to see you there!

Find out more: www.newroombristol.org.uk/event/community-choir-summer-showcase

04/06/2026

We are very excited to be celebrating Volunteers Week!🥳 At The New Room, we are incredibly lucky to have a wonderful, committed and supportive team of volunteers. They make it possible for us to run a successful museum, chapel, cafe and so much more. Thank you to all The New Room volunteers.

We are always looking for new volunteers. Volunteering can offer you the chance to meet new and interesting people; develop new skills and knowledge; be a part of a welcoming and supportive community and contribute to a very special story which has an exciting future.

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28/05/2026

Come and make the most of our courtyard while the weather is nice! Plus, until next week we will be displaying the responses we collected from our recent LOVE Broadmead exhibition!

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27/05/2026

In need of some plants for the garden?🌼 Head down to the New Room this Saturday for our Community Choir plant sale!
Taking place in our Broadmead Courtyard on Saturday 30 May, from 11am onward, there will be a wide array of beautiful plants for purchase, with all proceeds going towards the funding of the New Room's community choir! We look forward to seeing you there.🌻

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24/05/2026

On Whitsun 21st May 1738 Charles Wesley experienced an overwhelming sense of God. Three days later, his brother John experienced a similar awakening!

That evening John visits St Paul’s Cathedral and is inspired by an anthem sung by the choir. John writes in his journal, “ In the evening I went very unwillingly to a society in Aldersgate Street (London). 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”. This was a defining moment for John who began, traveling and preaching.
In 1739, a year after his heart warming moment, John Wesley preaches at Bristol in the open air for the first time and building of The New Room begins.

The term “strangely warmed” has become a well-known Methodist term that represents the perceived power of the Holy Spirit.

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21/05/2026

Make sure you've got your tickets for the tomorrow night's concert in our historic 18th century chapel, organised by Sofar Sounds! It's a fully seated event and the perfect way to start your bank holiday weekend.
https://www.sofarsounds.com/events/65190

21/05/2026

Today we celebrate the Assurance of Faith that came to Charles Wesley on the the 21st May 1738!

Charles returns from America in December of 1736, after a short and disappointing visit. In the spring of 1738, he stays with Mr and Mrs Turner in London, recovering from an illness and feeling low about his lack of belief. Mrs Turner, on seeing a vision of Christ in her sleep, entered Charles’ room and said “In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, arise, and believe, and thou shalt find the forgiveness of all thy sins”. Charles writes in his journal that “the words struck me to the heart” and that he “felt in the meantime a strange palpitation of heart”. Still in doubt, Charles “sent for Mr Bray, and asked him whether I believed. He answered, I ought not to doubt it: it was Christ spoke to me”.

To celebrate, Charles wrote “And Can It be That I Should Gain?” A popular Methodist hymn. One year later, to mark the anniversary of this event, Charles wrote a massive 18 verse poem.

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