Tuesday Trivia: The Epworth Pulpit

This week is an important time for the Olivet community. Special guest Dee Kelley, pastor of San Diego Church of the Nazarene, is leading ONU students, faculty and staff through an intentional time of spiritual growth and renewal during Fall Revival services.

Holiness preaching is nothing new to the Church of the Nazarene, but can be traced all the way back to the founder of the Wesleyan movement, Rev. John Wesley. During his lifetime, it is estimated that Wesley delivered more than 40,000 sermons.

One of the most notable of these messages was delivered in Epworth, England on June 6, 1742. After he was denied access to the home church of his father, Wesley chose to relocate and preach the Word from a very unconventional setting.

What was unique about Wesley’s “Epworth pulpit”?

Hint: The answer to this question can be found on epworthpulpit.com, a ministry of Olivet’s School of Theology and Christian Ministry.

Take a guess in the “Comments” section and we’ll post the correct answer next week.

Answer to last week’s question : “Suddenly Lucky,” was revamped and retitled to become “Getting to Know You.” Originally, the song was written for “South Pacific” so that Cable could express his thoughts on love to Liat. When it didn’t quite fit, it was replaced by “Younger then Springtime.” Rogers and Hammerstein remembered and repurposed the song when Gertrude Lawrence requested something she could perform with the children in “The King and I.”