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The '''Holy Club''' was a 1729 established organisation at Christ Church, Oxford, established by brothers [[John Wesley|John]] and [[Charles Wesley]], who later contributed to the formation of the [[Methodist Church]].<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club">{{cite web|url = http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1983/issue2/216.html| title = Holy Club|publisher = Christianity Today|accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica-Holy Club">{{cite web|url = http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269746/Holy-Club| title = Holy Club|publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref><ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref>

The '''Holy Club''' was a 1729 established organisation at Christ Church, Oxford, established by brothers [[John Wesley|John]] and [[Charles Wesley]], who later contributed to the formation of the [[Methodist Church]].<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club">{{cite web|url = http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1983/issue2/216.html| title = Holy Club|publisher = Christianity Today|accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica-Holy Club">{{cite web|url = https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269746/Holy-Club| title = Holy Club|publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate = 2009-05-28}}</ref><ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref>

Jeering college students scoffed at these "Methodists" who tried to systematically serve [[Holy Trinity|God]] every hour of the day.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> They set aside time for [[Prayer in Christianity|praying]], examining their spiritual lives, studying the [[Holy Bible]], and meeting together.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> In addition, they took food to poor families, visited lonely people in prison, and taught orphans how to read.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> Members of the organization celebrated [[Holy Communion]] frequently and [[fasting|fasted]] on Wednesdays and Fridays until 3 P.M.<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club"/><ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica-Holy Club"/> Fellows of the Holy Club also studied and discussed the ''[[Novum Testamentum Graece]]'' as well as the [[Classics]].<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club"/> Critics of the Holy Club on the Oxford Campus said: {{cquote|

Jeering college students scoffed at these "Methodists" who tried to systematically serve [[Holy Trinity|God]] every hour of the day.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> They set aside time for [[Prayer in Christianity|praying]], examining their spiritual lives, studying the [[Holy Bible]], and meeting together.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> In addition, they took food to poor families, visited lonely people in prison, and taught orphans how to read.<ref name="Keysor-Holy Club">{{cite book |last=Keysor|first=Charles W.|title=Our Methodist Heritage|year=1996|publisher=Good News|page=12|isbn=0912692278}}</ref> Members of the organization celebrated [[Holy Communion]] frequently and [[fasting|fasted]] on Wednesdays and Fridays until 3 P.M.<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club"/><ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica-Holy Club"/> Fellows of the Holy Club also studied and discussed the ''[[Novum Testamentum Graece]]'' as well as the [[Classics]].<ref name="Christianity-Holy Club"/> Critics of the Holy Club on the Oxford Campus said: {{cquote|