Wayne Schmidt |
March 20, 2020 |
14th General Conference COVID-19 COVID-19 News Featured News GC20 News & Updates General Conference News
My Wesleyan Church family, This week has been for me, as it probably has been for you, a balancing act between challenge and calm. Every day, I’m interacting with brothers and sisters in Christ and am so thankful for the fruit of the Spirit abundantly evident in this...
Wayne Schmidt |
March 16, 2020 |
14th General Conference COVID-19 COVID-19 News GC20 News & Updates General Conference News
My Wesleyan church family, thanks for spending a few moments with me. I wanted to spend a few moments with you. These are uncertain times. Churches are deciding about holding worship services. Our universities are making adjustments. And in the midst of this...
Communication Team |
March 12, 2020 |
14th General Conference COVID-19 News GC20 News & Updates General Conference
To ensure delegate and conference attendee safety, the General Conference 2020 (GC20) leadership team is monitoring the coronavirus outbreak on a daily basis and is staying in close communication with its contacts in St. Louis, Missouri, to determine possible impacts...
Micah Kimball |
March 11, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 History Moments General Conference
In the initial merging of The Wesleyan Church from the Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness churches in 1968, it was decided that four General Superintendents would best serve as church leadership, so as to allow for parity from both backgrounds. Prior to the...
Cindy Telfer |
March 10, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 Fun Things General Conference
Living on the outskirts of St. Louis, Missouri, has given our family a myriad of activities to enjoy over the years. My husband, Vaughn, and I can now share in those special times with grandchildren too. In January, we visited St. Louis’s newest attraction: the...
Micah Kimball |
February 17, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 History Moments General Conference
“What is The Wesleyan Church?” a Jeopardy! contestant asked show host Alex Trebek in an early 1990s episode. The $400 clue under the category “Religion” had read, “This group was formed by a merger of the Pilgrim Holiness Church and a branch of Methodism.” Convening...
Donna Reece |
February 17, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 Fun Things General Conference
I grew up in St. Louis and have lived in the surrounding area most of my life. One of my favorite places to visit, still today, is the St. Louis Science Center (STLSC). Named one of the top science centers in the United States for families by Parents magazine, the...
Communication Team |
February 17, 2020 |
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General Conference 2020 promises to mark an important piece of history in decisions and details regarding the United Stewardship Fund (USF). The United Stewardship Fund is “the way we unite vision, networks, leaders and churches to fund the mission of The Wesleyan...
Ethan Linder |
February 3, 2020 |
14th General Conference Featured News GC20 News & Updates General Conference News
On March 20th, 2020, the General Board voted to postpone General Conference. Visit our conference homepage for up-to-date information. Our approach to managing our money, the traits we prize in others, our way of handling conflict, our weekend calendars: all these...
Wayne Schmidt |
February 3, 2020 |
14th General Conference Featured News GC20 News & Updates General Conference News
How good is the God we serve! He has continued to bless The Wesleyan Church beyond measure, multiplying daily those who are being saved and discipled. As we draw nearer to General Conference 2020, my prayer is that our Wesleyan churches unite and participate in what...
Wayne Schmidt |
January 16, 2020 |
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“Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things” (Psalm 98:1). With the close of another year, and with it another decade, The Wesleyan Church has experienced the fullness of his goodness in 2019. Our God is worthy of our praise, as he has done...
Ethan Linder |
January 15, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 News & Updates General Conference
The Wesleyan Church (TWC) was founded with the conviction that clergy and laity are called to work side by side in leading our churches toward greater health and wholeness. Each local congregation is shepherded by a guiding group of lay leaders (The Discipline of...
Steve Colaw |
January 15, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 Fun Things General Conference
One of the reasons I love raising my family in the St. Louis area is that there are so many opportunities to experience fun, culture and family time on a budget. One of the best (not so) hidden gems of the St. Louis area is the St. Louis Zoo. When people think of...
Micah Kimball |
January 15, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 News & Updates General Conference
On March 20th, 2020, the General Board voted to postpone General Conference. Visit our conference homepage for up-to-date information. The year of the 14th North American General Conference of The Wesleyan Church has arrived. General Conference 2020 (GC20) will...
Micah Kimball |
January 14, 2020 |
14th General Conference GC20 History Moments General Conference
The year of General Conference 2020 (GC20) is upon us, bringing with it opportunities for The Wesleyan Church (TWC) to expand and enrich its vast history. This summer’s gathering will be the 14th General Conference of The Wesleyan Church. From the merging of the...
Ron McClung |
December 2, 2019 |
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Rev. Jose Pacheco, campus pastor with Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, Michigan, attended his first meeting of the General Board of The Wesleyan Church as it convened its 140th session on November 19-20, 2019, at the denominational headquarters in Fishers, Indiana....
Micah Kimball |
June 17, 2019 |
14th General Conference Featured News GC20 News & Updates General Conference News
General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt, once a local pastor in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is gearing up for the first time he will be chairing a General Conference — General Conference 2020 (GC20), May 31 – June 3, in St. Louis, Missouri. Although his responsibilities and...
Wayne Schmidt |
February 4, 2019 |
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I remain humbled by the privilege of serving as your General Superintendent. Thank you, once again, for entrusting me with this responsibility. I continuously ask for the Lord’s leading and your counsel as we seek to transform lives, churches and communities through...
