Phyllis Isaac |
March 18, 2019 |
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Jersey City First Wesleyan Church (JCFWC) in Jersey City, New Jersey, is celebrating its 100th year of ministry in 2019. Nestled in urban Jersey City, JCFWC is made up of lay and clergy who exemplify the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16 – 20) in the midst of various...
Megan England |
March 18, 2019 |
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Dr. Jim Dunn is the newly-elected sixth president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Dunn’s election was announced on March 15, at the end of the Spring 2019 OKWU Board of Trustees meeting. “The Board of Trustees of Oklahoma Wesleyan University is pleased to...
Janelle Vernon |
March 18, 2019 |
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Twenty-seven songwriters gathered at Trinity Church, Fishers, Indiana, March 14 to 16, to participate in the second Wesleyan Worship Project retreat. Their goal was to create some new and distinctly Wesleyan songs to share with The Wesleyan Church and others who share...
Mark Eckart |
March 18, 2019 |
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Several months ago, Edinburgh Wesleyan Church in Edinburgh, Indiana, ran out of people and resources, and it was forced to close. Since Flintwood Wesleyan Church (FWC) is only about 15 to 20 minutes from Edinburgh, I asked Rev. Wes Jones, pastor of FWC, if he thought...
Ron McClung |
March 4, 2019 |
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The Central New York and the Western Pennsylvania districts have taken preliminary steps to merge. On February 16, 2019, the Western Pennsylvania District conference voted to merge by a vote of 79-8. On February 23, the Central New York District conference voted to...
Communication Team |
March 4, 2019 |
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The annual District Administrators Institute, held February 21 and 22, included training and testing on the new, mobile-friendly Annual Service Report (ASR) and Local Church Statistical Report (LCSR), part of ongoing portal improvements. Held at The Wesleyan Church...
Global Partners team |
February 28, 2019 |
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“My heart is broken for the people we had to leave behind!” This is just one reflection from Global Partners missionaries who were forced to evacuate Haiti in February because of unrest and violence in the country. The escalating unrest caused the U.S. Embassy to...
Olivia Ortmann |
February 18, 2019 |
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Gloria, a single woman in ministry, faced significant challenges as a leader in her local Colombian church. Her gender and marital status raised barriers limiting her ability to use all of her strengths and gifts to reach the lost. Despite her family’s disapproval and...
Wayne Schmidt |
February 18, 2019 |
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Dear Wesleyan Church family, Our Wesleyan sisters and brothers in The United Methodist Church (UMC) will be convening at a Special Session of their General Conference called by the UMC Council of Bishops February 23-26. Their purpose, as stated on the UMC website, “is...
Wayne Schmidt |
February 15, 2019 |
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Escalating unrest in Haiti over the past nine days has required the evacuation of the Global Partners team serving there. Evacuations began earlier this week and are continuing. No team member has been harmed. “This is a desperate time for the citizens of Haiti, and...
Communication Team |
February 14, 2019 |
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Attendees of The Gathering were asked if they wanted to comment on their experience during the three-day pastor and spouse event in Orlando last month. The Gathering goal was for attendees to be “encouraged, inspired and engaged at a deeper level with each other,...
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...
Jennifer Ellison |
February 4, 2019 |
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Muskegon is a city that is beginning to dream again. Located on the coast of West Michigan it has, for decades, been a mix of high-end vacation homes along the coast with people living in extreme urban poverty in the city’s core neighborhoods. In the late 1970s, my...
Communication Team |
February 4, 2019 |
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In light of the recent Reproductive Health Act passed in the state of New York, The Wesleyan Church encourages its leaders and laypersons to read its Position Statement on the Sanctity of Life. The Wesleyan Church firmly believes in the sanctity of life, and this...
Janelle Vernon |
January 21, 2019 |
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Five words summarized the message given to nearly 2,000 Wesleyan pastors and spouses attending The Gathering, January 9-12, in Orlando, Florida – Stop, Rest, Pray, Play, Thrive. The event’s goal, said Executive Director of Education and Clergy Development Russ...
Santes Beatty |
January 21, 2019 |
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This week, we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others with a faith based approach and ongoing impact on the Civil Rights movement. I recently wrote about the work of Linda Brown Thompson and continue to reflect on her insight concerning the...
Tricia Rife |
January 21, 2019 |
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When thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs went missing October 15 from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, congregants at Red Cedar Church (RCC) in nearby Rice Lake knew they had to help their community deal with the crisis. Prayer came first. RCC, located approximately 15 miles...
Communication Team |
January 21, 2019 |
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Wesleyan pastors and their churches will continue receiving help facing financial challenges thanks to a second $1 million grant awarded to The Wesleyan Church. The grant, part of the National Initiative to Address Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders supported...
Kate Lyons |
January 17, 2019 |
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On January 10, Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University and Kingswood University signed an articulation agreement providing multiple pathways for Kingswood students to complete their graduate theological education at Wesley Seminary. Dr. Abson Joseph, dean of...
Santes Beatty |
January 7, 2019 |
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Years ago, when I served as a college administrator I had the privilege of meeting Linda Brown Thompson. If her name is not familiar, maybe a major court case on May 17, 1954, “Brown vs. Board of Education,” will help with identification. The National Association for...
Tricia Rife |
January 7, 2019 |
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Congregants and church leaders at Moncton Wesleyan Church in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, wanted to bless an area homeless shelter and they did just that right before Christmas. In the span of several Sundays in December, the church raised $109,000 to give to...
Ron McClung |
January 3, 2019 |
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Dr. Thomas E. Phillippe, 89, former General Secretary of Extension and Evangelism for The Wesleyan Church, died on December 22, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dr. Joan Phillippe, in March 2017. Dr. Phillippe was elected General...
Tricia Rife |
December 17, 2018 |
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When Jacky walked by the International Place of Friendship in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in October 2017, he noticed the sign for free English classes. The Chinese student who attends the University of Manitoba, soon realized that those who were teaching him English were...
Communication Team |
December 17, 2018 |
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“We hope to use coffee as a way to create a presence in the heart of North Carolina’s third largest city and one of the largest college towns in the southeast United States,” said Pastor Spencer Loman, United City senior pastor. United City Greensboro (UCG), a...
