I did not grow up in the Wesleyan church; I married in to it. So I never knew the history of the Wesleyan Church. While Dale was working on his ordination, he had to take a class on the history of the Wesleyan Church, so he started to get an appreciation for the heritage of our church. Now, I am getting ready to take the class, so this weekend I started to read two books about the Wesleyan church which are An Outline History of the Wesleyan Church by Lee M. Haines and Paul William Thomas, and Reformers and Revivalist, editor Wayne D. Caldwell . The interesting thing in reading these books is through the years of Dale and my ministry we have  traveled and we have gotten to know a lot of people and been to places that are mentioned in these books. It was interesting to read about people whose names I have heard and even one or two that I actually have met in my life. I am hoping to learn more about the Wesleyan Church while working on my class.  Along the way, I am planning on sharing what I have learned.