Queen Elizabeth II at Wesley’s Chapel: A Remembrance

Rev. Gerald Tedcastle, Prince Philip, and Queen Elizabeth at the Wesley Chapel in 1978. Dr. Schweiker is in the back wearing a clerical collar with a mustache!

 

When the Queen and Prince Philip attended the rededication of Wesley's Chapel, London in 1978, University of Chicago Divinity School Professor William Schweiker was there! In this episode of the Temple Forum, Professor Schweiker recalls his time as seminary intern at Wesley's Chapel when the Queen came to visit, the current criticism of the monarchy, and why the separation of church and state is still an important ideal for our U.S. democracy. Listen to this discussion with the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple's Theologian-in-Residence, Professor William Schweiker.

 

For more information about Wesley's Chapel and the history of Methodism: https://www.wesleysheritage.org.uk/