Wesley Mission

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Wesley Mission is a name used by several members of the Uniting Missions Network, an arm of the Uniting Church in Australia. Wesley Missions grew out of the inner city missions of the pre-union Methodist Church of Australasia. These were Central Missions and are not to be confused with the City Missions, which were part of what is now Mission Australia.

[edit] Wesley Mission Sydney

Wesley Mission Sydney is the largest and most famous Wesley Mission. Prior to union it was known at the Central Methodist Mission.

The Wesley Institute is the educational arm of the Mission.

It was previously headed by the Reverend Dr Sir Alan Walker, an international evangelist and founder of Lifeline.

Rev Keith Garner replaced Rev. The Hon. Dr. Gordon Moyes as Superintendent of Wesley Mission on the 5th Feb 2006. He became the 9th Superintendent in the Mission's 193 year history. Dr Moyes served in this capacity for 27 years.

It owns and runs the old Bourke St. Methodist Church in its current form, a crisis accommodation service called Edward Eagar Lodge.