Michelle Hillman | August 9, 2018 |
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Houghton College was recently named a top 10 private higher education institution by Fiske Guide to Colleges, one of its 20 Best Buy Colleges and Universities of 2019. The inclusion recognizes Houghton’s outstanding academic quality in relation to the net cost of...
Dina Horne and Jackie Fussner | August 6, 2018 |
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Young adults are often pulled in two directions. Sometimes they hear, “delay ‘adulting’ and go have a grand adventure.” Other times, they feel pressure, “go figure out your place in the world and find a stable career.” These mixed and opposing messages can lead to a...
Tricia Rife | August 6, 2018 |
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A new kind of pastor is emerging on the North American mission field, one referred to as a freelance, marketplace or co-vocational pastor. The concept is familiar to The Wesleyan Church. “For Wesleyans,” said Ed Love, multiplication director for The Wesleyan Church,...
Janelle Vernon | August 6, 2018 |
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The South Coastal District conference, in its 18th annual session on Friday, July 20, 2018, at the 12Stone Sugarloaf John Maxwell Center in Duluth, Georgia, approved a new district leadership model. The District Board of Administration elected Rev. Stephen Lane,...
Tricia Rife | August 6, 2018 |
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United by God’s call, a ministry vocation and gender, a group of nearly 40 Pacific Southwest District women clergy gathered to celebrate and strengthen their sacred alliance. Rev. Sharon Westfall led the meeting called the Pacific Southwest Women Clergy Gathering,...
Tricia Rife | August 2, 2018 |
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Each week, Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward the link to communications@wesleyan.org. West Virginia church with historic roots to reopen The Homeland Community...
Santes Beatty | August 1, 2018 |
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Multiethnic Ministries of The Wesleyan Church is hosting a shoulder event on October 4 in conjunction with the Call and Response Conference, in Rochester, New York. The Call and Response Conference will be held October 4 – 6, 2018. The Call and Response Conference,...
Jim Terwilliger | July 31, 2018 |
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After months of hard work, study and memorization, teams of Wesleyan quizzers from across the nation gathered for the annual Wesleyan Bible Bowl National Tournament at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. They have studied 1 and 2 Corinthians, meeting...
Megan England | July 31, 2018 |
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The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Orange Movement (OM) is continuing its support of the Rahab House, a rescue home for trafficked girls in Southeast Asia, and other rescued street children in Myanmar, particularly through establishing scholarship funding for...
Ed Welch | July 30, 2018 |
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Southern Wesleyan University welcomes K. Scott Drury as its new vice president for advancement more than three decades after his father, Elmer Drury, served in the same role. Drury, a SWU graduate, brings a range of professional success encompassing law, fundraising...
Ed Welch | July 20, 2018 |
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Charleston has become South Carolina’s largest city, with a population in 2016 of 134,385 – and is still growing at a rapid pace. But Charleston is merely in the center of one of the nation’s most rapidly growing metropolitan areas, with new industries such as Boeing...
Sophie Savage | July 18, 2018 |
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On Sunday, June 3, Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire (Volcán de Fuego) erupted, engulfing communities in its path and causing thousands of people to be displaced from their homes. A downpour and more volcanic activity to date has made recovery and rescue efforts challenging...
Janelle Vernon | July 16, 2018 |
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Education and Clergy Development is advancing Christian higher education through a new initiative called WE5 that celebrates the combined strength and ongoing impact of the five colleges and universities of The Wesleyan Church: Houghton College, Indiana Wesleyan...
Communication Team | July 16, 2018 |
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Many Houghton College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Kingswood University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Southern Wesleyan University students spend their summers telling others about Jesus. Following are stories of the many ways these students are a transforming...
Tricia Rife | July 12, 2018 |
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Each week, Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward the link to communications@wesleyan.org. Missionary credits God—and helmet—for saving his life Keith Nash, former...
Janelle Vernon | July 2, 2018 |
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Preliminary steps this summer have been taken to merge the Illinois, East Michigan, North Michigan and West Michigan districts of The Wesleyan Church. The East Michigan District conference approved the merger on June 16, by a vote of 106 to 20; the Illinois District...
Tricia Rife | July 2, 2018 |
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For 10 years, The Ransom Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has been making an impact on the spiritual climate of the 57104, 57105 and 57108 ZIP codes. This fall, a new campus will expand its impact to include the 57106 and 57107 ZIP codes. The church hopes to...
Tricia Rife | June 28, 2018 |
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Each week, Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward the link to communications@wesleyan.org. Pastor leaving church to plant a new one Rev. Lisa Gervais is leaving Truro...
Communication Team | June 28, 2018 |
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We find it amazing how the Lord is working in the Mozambican Wesleyan Church. In the past thirteen years, the Xai-Xai Wesleyan Bible College graduated more than 200 students who are now pastoring churches in all 11 provinces of our country. The majority of our...
Ron McClung | June 28, 2018 |
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Dr. Matthew Pickering was recently appointed by the Western Pennsylvania District District Board of Administration as interim district superintendent and introduced to the district conference on Monday, June 25, 2018. Dr. Pickering (pictured right) is the...
Chad Wormstadt | June 27, 2018 |
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“Mr. Wormstadt, since it looks like you insist on doing life on the installment plan, I here now give you your next installment to the Nebraska Department of Corrections of 40-60 months.” That’s what the district court judge told me on July 31, 2000. I was in this...
Ron McClung | June 21, 2018 |
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The Chesapeake District conference, in its annual session on Monday, June 18, 2018, at the New Life Wesleyan Church in La Plata, Maryland, approved a new leadership model for its district, by an overwhelmingly affirmative vote. The new leadership model features a Lead...
Janelle Vernon | June 20, 2018 |
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On August 1, 2018, Dr. Stephen Elliott will begin his appointment as the National Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church of Canada. Elliott replaces Dr. H. C. Wilson who is retiring at the conclusion of his two-year term as Canadian National Superintendent. Wilson is a...
Ron McClung | June 18, 2018 |
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Delegates from the Northeast District and the Penn-Jersey District met at Bethany Wesleyan Church in Cherryville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, June 8, to complete their merger, forming the new Northeast District. The new district conference elected Dr. Karl Eastlack...
