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The purpose of this article is to uncover John Wesley’s understanding of the church by investigating primary sources, especially focusing on his sermons. Wesley published most of his sermons as an effective means of expressing his theological points of view. Chapter 2 deals with Wesley’s views on the nature of the church. Chapter 3 handles Wesley’s views on the form of the church. The author illustrates Howard A. Snyder’s diagram of the Methodist system under Wesley. Chapter 4 examines Wesley’s views on the function of the church. Chapter 5 ranges over Wesley’s views on church history. Chapter 6 concludes this article by introducing Wesley’s remarks about the original design of the church, which is to save one’s own soul, to assist each other in working out their salvation, and to set up the kingdom of Christ by saving all men.