John Wesley Monument

The John Wesley Monument, erected in 1969 by the John Wesley Monument Committee, honors the founder of Methodism, who served as an Anglican clergyman in colonial Georgia from 1736 to 1738. Set in the center of Reynolds Square, on the site where Wesley’s Savannah home is believed to have stood, the statue depicts him preaching outdoors, reflecting his practice of ministering in the open air, including to Native Americans, which challenged the church convention of the day. During his Savannah tenure, Wesley established what is widely regarded as America’s first Sunday school, foreshadowing Methodism’s focus on teaching and small-group faith. The bronze monument by sculptor Marshall Daugherty is located near Bay Street and City Market.