Communication Team | May 21, 2018 |
Colleges Featured News News
In an ever-changing culture, the importance of receiving a Christian education is vitally important. The Wesleyan Church offers higher education at five colleges and universities and one seminary. Each institution offers an education on undergraduate and graduate...
Ed Welch | May 4, 2018 |
News
Kingswood University, Oklahoma Wesleyan University, Southern Wesleyan University and God’s Bible College are each a recipient of an 18th century Torah scroll donated by Ken and Barbara Hess Larson. Torah is the first five books of the Old Testament. The Larsons...
Ed Welch | April 19, 2018 |
Colleges News
Southern Wesleyan University’s School of Business has been renamed the Benson School of Business, in honor of Nashville-based Christian Financial Planning professional, C. Pete Benson. According to University President Dr. Todd Voss, Benson is enthusiastic about...
Charmaine Patterson | April 16, 2018 |
Colleges News
Colleges and universities within The Wesleyan Church (TWC) are implementing a variety of strategies and initiatives to support multicultural environments. Houghton College’s Mosaic Multicultural Center has served as the university’s main resource to promote diversity...
Tricia Rife | April 12, 2018 |
News Wesleyans in the News
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. Mishoe wins Spittal Community Award Phillip Mishoe has been awarded the 2018...
Tricia Rife | March 29, 2018 |
Colleges News
Building on its 30 years of providing academic programs for adults in South Carolina, Southern Wesleyan University has opened a new division, SWU Online, to expand its reach into new markets. SWU Online is just a few months old but doing very well. Vice Provost for...
Ed Welch | February 14, 2018 |
News
Southern Wesleyan University received approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to offer the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Curriculum and Assessment. This is Southern Wesleyan’s first doctoral program. While most Ed.D....
Tricia Rife | January 18, 2018 |
News Wesleyans in the News
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. Children’s director wins teacher of the year award Carolina Fraser Inman, a...
Ed Welch | November 21, 2017 |
News
Early in life, Rev. Wayne Otto had no idea he would someday become a pastor. He grew up in an unchurched family and as a teenager was headed away from God until a local church congregation reached out to him; there he became a Christian, and his life was transformed....
Ed Welch | November 1, 2017 |
Colleges News
Southern Wesleyan University recognized the achievements of outstanding alumni during an awards ceremony October 20 at Central, South Carolina. Recognized were Charles Wimphrie, 2017 Alumnus of the Year; Brittany Buchanan Jolly, 2017 Young Leader Award; Tim Rickman,...
Ed Welch | September 11, 2017 |
News
CENTRAL, S.C. – For the fourth consecutive year, Southern Wesleyan University has experienced enrollment growth within its traditional program. Enrollment of traditional students has been consistently climbing since Fall Semester 2013. Southern Wesleyan’s headcount is...
Ed Welch | September 8, 2017 |
News
To date, Young has hiked major portions of the Appalachian Trail (AT), a 2,180 mile long public footpath that extends from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. He didn’t even know the AT existed until he attended Bates College in Maine as an...
Ed Welch | August 23, 2017 |
Colleges Featured News News
Crowds gather at Southern Wesleyan University to view ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ natural event On August 21, Southern Wesleyan University hosted eclipse-viewers from several states and some foreign countries, to witness the first total eclipse to appear anywhere in the...
Ed Welch | August 15, 2017 |
News
An event is coming August 21 that is unlikely to repeat itself in our lifetime, and Southern Wesleyan University will offer one of the best spots on the planet to experience it. On that day, North America will experience a total solar eclipse, but only those within a...
Grace Eckert | July 28, 2017 |
News
The National Christian College Athletic Association announced that Chris Williams, Southern Wesleyan University director of athletics, will become its new president. Williams has been on the NCCAA Board of Directors and Administrative Committee Member since 2011. He...
Ed Welch | July 13, 2017 |
News
Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) received approval for a new degree program that will benefit nurses seeking professional advancement in the healthcare field. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges granted approval to SWU to offer a...
Tricia Rife | June 14, 2017 |
News Wesleyans in the News WesLife News
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. SWU basketball coach announces retirement Charles Wimphrie, head coach of the...
Roger McKenzie and Amanda Drury | May 15, 2017 |
News WesLife News
Due to generous grants from the Lilly Endowment, two of our universities are offering extraordinary summer camp opportunities, at a fraction of their cost, to students who are exploring a call to ministry. Southern Wesleyan University: The Called Camp Last summer, SWU...
Ed Welch | May 9, 2017 |
News
The 2017 Day of Service at Southern Wesleyan University was one for the record books. According to Dr. Justin Carter, associate vice president for student life, the 2017 Day of Service has seen an increase in overall participation. The Day of Service had 331...
Ed Welch | April 25, 2017 |
News
Southern Wesleyan University welcomed hundreds of athletes for a day to celebrate “special abilities” as Area 14 (Anderson County) Special Olympics returned April 20 to Joe R. Gilbert Track and Field on the Central, S.C., campus. “This is a day of...
Ed Welch | April 18, 2017 |
News
Dr. Clyde Dupin has been considered the “Billy Graham of Small Town U.S.A.” As his ministry grew, his impact reached worldwide, resulting in thousands of individuals making decisions to follow Christ. Southern Wesleyan University dedicated its new...
Tricia Rife | April 12, 2017 |
News Wesleyans in the News
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. OKWU to offer new programs Oklahoma Wesleyan University will launch the...
Cass Ramey | March 28, 2017 |
Blog
There’s no way to adequately describe how deep darkness can affect you when you fail like I have. An unbearable and cavernous solitude was created when I, a homeschooled ninth-grade student who had barely finished that year’s coursework, chose to end my...
Kerry Kind | March 22, 2017 |
News
A large number of students gathered on March 15 to pray for a totally new type of living community that is being constructed at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, S.C.. The students and other community members hoped to anchor the new residence spiritually,...
