Gaby Garver | February 19, 2018 |
News
Dr. Gary Carr has been elected member-at-large to the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF). He will represent The Wesleyan Church joining official representatives, religious leaders and executives from more than 200 denominational churches and...
TWC | May 27, 2017 |
Blog Thriving Clergy Voices
Gordon Ritchie recently retired from a fulfilling career as a United States Marine Corps Chaplain. After twenty-four years of service, Ritchie has had an influence on many young people in the United States Navy. His career–shaped by honor, hope, presence, and...
Joel Liechty | May 27, 2017 |
Thriving Clergy
Thirty-one Wesleyan military chaplains serve currently on active or reserve duty in every branch of the armed forces. One of those chaplains, Captain Mark Hunsinger, received an award for distinguished ministry. Captain Hunsinger serves with the Air Force 1st Special...
Kerry Kind | April 11, 2017 |
News Remembered
Chaplain Richard E. Bareiss, 89, of Bourbonnais, Ill., died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Bickford House in Bourbonnais. Born Dec. 10, 1927, in Springfield, Mass., he was a seaman in the Navy at the end of World War II. After attending Houghton College (where he met...
Mark Hunsinger and Kerry Kind | March 20, 2017 |
News
(See pictures below.) Every two years, about 30 active Wesleyan military chaplains from all branches of service are invited to come together for debriefing, prayer, inspiration, professional development, and fellowship. While some are in deployment or otherwise cannot...
Ed Welch | October 7, 2016 |
News
An increasingly connected world has put unprecedented power in the palm of the hand, a laptop, tablet, or on a desktop. Southern Wesleyan University is experiencing rapid growth in online degree programs as more individuals look for a convenient way to achieve their...
Marty Phillips | February 16, 2016 |
Thriving Clergy Voices
Having recently returned from deployment, Military Chaplain Jim Miller describes his ministry in three themes: nurturing the living, caring for the wounded, and honoring the dead. Chaplain Miller describes his ministry in three themes: nurturing the living, caring for...
TWC | December 1, 2015 |
Blog
Gordon Ritchie recently retired from a fulfilling career as a United States Marine Corps Chaplain. After twenty-four years of service, Ritchie has had an influence on many young people in the United States Navy. His career–shaped by honor, hope, presence, and...
Emily Hines | October 20, 2015 |
Blog Thriving Clergy Voices
Chaplain Purvis recently was promoted to Lieutenant Commander – a professional success he attributes to the men he serves. “Promotions have little to do with me and everything to do with those I serve with; they, the enlisted and other officers, make...
Emily Hines | October 20, 2015 |
News
Chaplain Purvis recently was promoted to Lieutenant Commander – a professional success he attributes to the men he serves. “Promotions have little to do with me and everything to do with those I serve with; they, the enlisted and other officers, make...
Wesleyan Information Network | July 18, 2014 |
News
Richard Bareiss can be forgiven if he doesn’t respond immediately when someone calls him by his first name. For the past 60 years, Bareiss has answered not to the name, Richard, but to the title, Chaplain. After graduating from Houghton College and Gordon Theological...
Seaman Phylicia A. Hanson | March 28, 2014 |
News
Sailors attached to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) and marines assigned to 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) were baptized in the Jordan River and explored the Holy sites of Israel during a scheduled port visit. Mesa Verde organized...
