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The church was opened in 1904.

<code>[[File:Wesley hall.jpg|frame|Postcard of the church dating from c.1905]]<~~span style~~=~~"font-~~family~~: sans-serif~~, ~~Arial~~, ~~Verdana~~, ~~'Trebuchet MS'~~;~~">It was renamed Cowley Road Methodist Church~~ in ~~1934~~.<~~/span~~></~~code~~>

=== <code>[[File:Wesley hall.jpg|frame|Postcard of the church dating from c.1905]]</code> ===

=== 1988: the Smith family tragedy ===

In March 1988, a pregnant woman and her twin sons were killed when a Landrover ploughed into them, also destroying the wall at the eastern corner of the church. Brian Price, who lived in Bowness Avenue, Headington, had had a heart attack and died at the wheel while the car was in motion. James and Robert Smith, aged five, died instantly; their mother Maria Smith, thirty-six, subsequently died of head injuries in the John Radcliffe Hospital. The family lived in Jeune Street. A daughter, Olivia, six, survived.<ref>_</ref>

=== 1984 ===

The church was divided at gallery level and completely renovated in 1984.

=== ~~1988~~: ~~the Smith family tragedy~~ ===

=== <code><span style="font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';">1934</span></code> ===

~~In March 1988, a pregnant woman and her twin sons were killed when a Landrover ploughed into them~~, ~~also destroying the wall at the eastern corner of the church. Brian Price~~, ~~who lived in Bowness Avenue~~, ~~Headington, had had a heart attack and died at the wheel while the car~~ was in motion. James and Robert Smith, aged five, died instantly; their mother Maria Smith, thirty-six, subsequently died of head injuries in the John Radcliffe Hospital. The family lived in Jeune Street. A daughter, Olivia, six, survived.<~~ref~~>_</~~ref~~>

<code><span style="font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';">It was renamed Cowley Road Methodist Church in 1934.</span></code>

== Before then? ==

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 The church was opened in 1904.
-<code>[[File:Wesley hall.jpg|frame|Postcard of the church dating from c.1905]]<span style="font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';">It was renamed Cowley Road Methodist Church in 1934.</span></code>
+=== <code>[[File:Wesley hall.jpg|frame|Postcard of the church dating from c.1905]]</code> ===
+=== 1988: the Smith family tragedy ===
+In March 1988, a pregnant woman and her twin sons were killed when a Landrover ploughed into them, also destroying the wall at the eastern corner of the church. Brian Price, who lived in Bowness Avenue, Headington, had had a heart attack and died at the wheel while the car was in motion. James and Robert Smith, aged five, died instantly; their mother Maria Smith, thirty-six, subsequently died of head injuries in the John Radcliffe Hospital. The family lived in Jeune Street. A daughter, Olivia, six, survived.<ref>_</ref>
+=== 1984 ===
 The church&nbsp;was divided at gallery level and completely renovated in 1984.
-=== 1988: the Smith family tragedy ===
+=== <code><span style="font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';">1934</span></code> ===
-In March 1988, a pregnant woman and her twin sons were killed when a Landrover ploughed into them, also destroying the wall at the eastern corner of the church. Brian Price, who lived in Bowness Avenue, Headington, had had a heart attack and died at the wheel while the car was in motion. James and Robert Smith, aged five, died instantly; their mother Maria Smith, thirty-six, subsequently died of head injuries in the John Radcliffe Hospital. The family lived in Jeune Street. A daughter, Olivia, six, survived.<ref>_</ref>
+<code><span style="font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS';">It was renamed Cowley Road Methodist Church in 1934.</span></code>
 == Before then? ==