Ron McClung |
August 5, 2019 |
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Three district superintendents in The Wesleyan Church retired or transitioned to other ministries in the summer of 2019. Dr. Peter Rigby retired from the superintendency of the Central Canada District after serving for six years. Prior to his serving in district...
Ron McClung |
August 5, 2019 |
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Two new district superintendents were elected on consecutive days in late July, and two others were reelected. Rev. Nate Rovenstine was elected district superintendent (DS) for the Kansas District, and Dr. Devon Smith was elected DS for the Tri-State District. Prior...
Communication Team |
July 15, 2019 |
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Spanish Education and Clergy Development (ECD) is doing its best to increase the opportunity for Hispanic ministerial students to attend classes through FLAMA. Ministerial students from the Chesapeake District of The Wesleyan Church are the latest district to benefit....
Micah Kimball |
July 15, 2019 |
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Resurrection Life Church (ResLife) in the Gladden Farms community of Marana, Arizona, is experiencing the presence and blessings of God abundantly after only four months of its planting. ResLife officially opened its doors March 17 of this year, a plant of two...
Communication Team |
July 15, 2019 |
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Giving to missions is a growing trend and transforming influence in the Indiana South District. In 2014, the district was looking for a new project to support with missions-related giving, one that would “be used to draw district churches into a pattern of supporting...
Communication Team |
July 1, 2019 |
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Clergy members in the United States received good news this week, in the area of housing allowance. Batts, Morrison, Wales & Lee, certified public accountants who serve The Wesleyan Church, forwarded to General Treasurer Kevin Batman an announcement issued...
Communication Team |
July 1, 2019 |
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The church multiplication momentum, evidenced by the growing number of Wesleyans attending Exponential, is being launched for discipleship. More than 101 Wesleyans attended the first official discipleship shoulder event on June 24, held in conjunction with the Amplify...
Micah Kimball |
July 1, 2019 |
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The Central Canada District (CCD) is seeing a change in leadership upon the retirement of Dr. Peter Rigby (right) after six years of dedicated service as district superintendent (DS). Rigby pastored at Kingston Standard Wesleyan Church in Kingston, Ontario, for 34...
Micah Kimball |
June 17, 2019 |
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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...
Scott Addison |
June 17, 2019 |
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A partnership between The Wesleyan Church of Mozambique, Kentwood Community Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Global Partners Health Network (GPHN) is working to improve health in Maratane Refugee Camp in Mozambique. Rex and Brenda Brewer, members of Kentwood...
Ron McClung |
June 17, 2019 |
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The Central New York and the Western Pennsylvania districts officially merged June 15, during a merging conference held at Victory Highway Wesleyan Church in Painted Post, New York. The new district is called the Penn York District. In February, both districts voted...
Alvin Wooters |
June 10, 2019 |
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Hoovers Grove Wesleyan Church of Denton, North Carolina, celebrated its 140th anniversary on June 2. It was founded as a preaching point* for the Wesleyan Methodist Church and became a part of the North Carolina Conference. Eighty-seventy people attended the...
Steve Arnett |
June 10, 2019 |
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Mt. Zion Wesleyan Church (New Castle, Indiana) was established in May of 1843 and began meeting in the home of Miles and Nancy Lamb with nine charter members. Two years later, they named the young church, “Duck Creek Wesleyan Methodist,” and it was part of the...
Megan England |
June 3, 2019 |
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Oklahoma Wesleyan University recently elected its sixth president, Dr. Jim Dunn, who officially took office June 1. While many candidates were considered for the role, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously in March 2019 to elect Dunn as the next president following...
Connie Rollins |
June 3, 2019 |
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During a canvassing of the neighborhood several years ago as part of a refocus effort, members of El Cajon Wesleyan Church (ECW) in southern California noticed something — the number of homeless on city streets was increasing and becoming a major concern in the...
Johanna Rugh |
May 31, 2019 |
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Spanish A small Hispanic congregation from the Distrito Hispano has been leading the way since last October 2018 by welcoming the stranger in its church. Moved by the love of Christ toward its neighbors, a ministry of compassion was started by The Good Shepherd...
Tricia Rife |
May 20, 2019 |
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“The church could have survived another 10 years, but what would have been the point? There were never guests or baptisms. Families were leaving. Our kid ministry rooms were closets. It sounds like complacency, but we called it normal.” Rev. Tim Fox, of Goldsboro,...
Communication Team |
May 20, 2019 |
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More than 200 Wesleyans from over 50 countries gathered May 12-15 in Bridgetown, Barbados for the fourth International Conference of The Wesleyan Church (ICWC). The event consisted of worship, business, training and deep connection shaped by the conference theme,...
Ron McClung |
May 20, 2019 |
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Rev. Maria Acuna attended her first meeting of the General Board of The Wesleyan Church as it convened its 139th session on May 7 – 8, 2019, at the denominational headquarters in Fishers, Indiana. Acuna serves as the pastor of La Gran Comision Wesleyan Church in...
Tricia Rife |
May 6, 2019 |
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“The DNA of multiplication oozes from our pores.” Katie Lance, co-pastor of Thrive Church in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, believes wholeheartedly in church planting — and the importance of Church Multiplication Sunday (CMS), an initiative of The Wesleyan Church to provide...
Dennis Jackson |
May 6, 2019 |
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Say “Ja!” It has been a long time since I’ve preached on Easter Sunday. My role doesn’t really invite opportunities to be a guest speaker on that specific church holy day. But here I was in Paramaribo, Suriname, sharing the theme message — Go! Win one soul for the...
Communication Team |
May 3, 2019 |
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Cyclone activity continues to impact the countries around the Indian Ocean. Our church family in Bangladesh asks that you think and pray for them in the coming hours. The following has been received from Joshe Bose, DS of Bangladesh: Dear Respected Ministry Partners...
Communication Team |
April 22, 2019 |
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Many, if not most, of you are by now aware of the tragic situation that occurred yesterday, Easter Sunday morning, in Sri Lanka. Please join our national church members in prayer for those suffering from loss of life, loved ones and a sense of normality. Dennis...
Peter Rigby |
April 15, 2019 |
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I rejoice with The Wesleyan Church over the contents of a communication Dr. Albert Jebanesan (Pastor Jebi) wrote to our Central Canada District (CCD) leadership last month, “The year 2019 marks the 33rd anniversary of the founding of the TCCC [Tamil Christian Church...
