Position Statements
The Church adopts official statements of the Wesleyan View on issues in order to encourage laity and ministers to integrate faith and life to respond appropriately and responsibly to current cultural and public policy matters. Below you will find statements from the various governing entities of The Wesleyan Church, including the International Conference, the North American General Conference, the General Board and the General Superintendent.
Position Statements
Wesleyan Church Position Statement on Immigration
Preamble: What This Is and Is Not This is not a policy paper. It is not a theological dissertation. This is not an evangelism strategy. It is not a list of positions on political talking points or national immigration strategies. This is a testimony to what we as...
A Wesleyan Approach to Race and Racism
Introduction The mission of The Wesleyan Church is to transform lives, churches, and communities through the hope and holiness of Jesus Christ. As such, we are called to embody the gospel’s transformative message of love and reconciliation in a world still marked...
The Wesleyan Church and Homosexuality
The Wesleyan Church aims to approach questions over homosexuality as we do all matters—with grace and truth, rooted in Scripture, guided by the Spirit with love, and confident that even God’s difficult commands are for our good.
Sanctity of life
We believe that life is a gift from God and must always be regarded as sacred. We believe that decisions about the edges of life that were not even contemplated in previous times are now necessary.
An International Wesleyan View of Refugees
This statement on Refugees was adopted by vote of the delegates of the 2015 International Conference of the Wesleyan Church
A Wesleyan View of Domestic Violence
Wesleyans believe the family is a divinely ordained institution. Yet, we need to face the reality that across our world and within our churches violence casts its long shadow across many homes.
A Wesleyan View of Gender Identity and Expression
What does it mean for Christ-followers to offer grace and love to persons struggling with intersex physiology or with psychological uncertainty about their gender role in relation to others?
A Wesleyan View of Women in Ministry
Prepared by the Task Force on Women in the Ministry appointed by the General Board of The Wesleyan Church; Revised 2019
A Wesleyan View of Global Poverty
This position statement has been drafted as The Wesleyan Church’s response to the issue of global poverty. For the purpose of this document and statement, poverty is defined as lack of access…
A Wesleyan View of Creation Care
The psalmist wrote “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it” (Psalm 24:1). Yet any honest reader of the newspaper or thoughtful observer of current events must acknowledge that all is not well..
Wesleyan Church Position Statement on Immigration
Preamble: What This Is and Is Not This is not a policy paper. It is not a theological dissertation. This is not an evangelism strategy. It is not a list of positions on political talking points or national immigration strategies. This is a testimony to what we as...
A Wesleyan Approach to Race and Racism
Introduction The mission of The Wesleyan Church is to transform lives, churches, and communities through the hope and holiness of Jesus Christ. As such, we are called to embody the gospel’s transformative message of love and reconciliation in a world still marked...
The Wesleyan Church and Homosexuality
The Wesleyan Church aims to approach questions over homosexuality as we do all matters—with grace and truth, rooted in Scripture, guided by the Spirit with love, and confident that even God’s difficult commands are for our good.
Sanctity of life
We believe that life is a gift from God and must always be regarded as sacred. We believe that decisions about the edges of life that were not even contemplated in previous times are now necessary.
An International Wesleyan View of Refugees
This statement on Refugees was adopted by vote of the delegates of the 2015 International Conference of the Wesleyan Church
A Wesleyan View of Domestic Violence
Wesleyans believe the family is a divinely ordained institution. Yet, we need to face the reality that across our world and within our churches violence casts its long shadow across many homes.
A Wesleyan View of Gender Identity and Expression
What does it mean for Christ-followers to offer grace and love to persons struggling with intersex physiology or with psychological uncertainty about their gender role in relation to others?
A Wesleyan View of Women in Ministry
Prepared by the Task Force on Women in the Ministry appointed by the General Board of The Wesleyan Church; Revised 2019
A Wesleyan View of Global Poverty
This position statement has been drafted as The Wesleyan Church’s response to the issue of global poverty. For the purpose of this document and statement, poverty is defined as lack of access…
A Wesleyan View of Creation Care
The psalmist wrote “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it” (Psalm 24:1). Yet any honest reader of the newspaper or thoughtful observer of current events must acknowledge that all is not well..