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...
Ben Ward |
April 15, 2019 |
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The strategic focus of The Wesleyan Church in the United States is best summed up in the statement: “Celebrating every time a disciple makes a disciple and a church multiplies itself until The Wesleyan Church has a transforming presence in every ZIP code.” The focus...
Ron McClung |
April 15, 2019 |
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Rev. Jason Berry has been appointed interim district superintendent by the South Coastal District board of administration (DBA). Rev. Stephen Lane, who was appointed to a one-year term as interim district superintendent in 2018, submitted his resignation to the DBA in...
Johanna Rugh |
April 15, 2019 |
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Español “’Maundi’ is the Latin word mandatum, which means ‘mandate’ or ‘commandment.’ We have a commandment given by Jesus to love one another just as Christ loves us,” stated in the book, Preaching God’s Transforming Justice (Ronald J. Allen, Dale P. Andrews and Dawn...
Tricia Rife |
April 11, 2019 |
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. Houghton one of CCCU institutions joining in Second Chance Month Houghton...
Megan England |
April 9, 2019 |
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An early 1700s Sephardic Torah Scroll is on display at the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Drake Library, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The scroll was donated to OKWU by Ken and Barb Larson through their organization, God’s Ancient Library, with the help of Dr. Scott Carroll....
Naomi Melanson |
April 9, 2019 |
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The Lord used The Gathering 2019 to redirect our marriage from destruction and barbed wires, if I’m being brutally honest. My husband, Jamin, and I are both stubborn and that very stubbornness kept us from telling each other about the struggles we were facing, each...
Ron McClung |
April 1, 2019 |
News
Preliminary steps have been taken to merge the Wisconsin District and the Great Lakes District of The Wesleyan Church. The Great Lakes District conference delegates approved the merger by a vote of 555-16, and the Wisconsin District conference approved the merger on...
Janelle Vernon |
April 1, 2019 |
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A property sale on March 14 marks the transition from Hephzibah Ministries’ local-based ministry to a North American church-wide ministry. Hephzibah Ministries, now Hephzibah62:4, has turned a page in its long and fruitful history, continuing to honor its mission to...
Ashley Witkowski |
April 1, 2019 |
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As early as 4:00 a.m., Dr. Jim “Umfundisi” Lo, professor and campus intercessor, is already on the Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) campus covering the university, its students and its faculty and staff in prayer. However, rather than simply sitting in his office to...
Tricia Rife |
April 1, 2019 |
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Following is an update about Mozambique relief efforts, after a devastating cyclone hit the area in mid-March. Give to WERF Since Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in southeast Africa two weeks ago, The Wesleyan Church and World Hope International (WHI) have partnered with...
Russ Gunsalus |
March 29, 2019 |
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Education and Clergy Development (ECD) has announced that Rev. Johanna C. Rugh has moved from a part-time position to that of a full-time one within the division. Rugh serves as the director of Spanish Ministry Education and Clergy Care. She previously served as...
Tricia Rife |
March 28, 2019 |
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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. IWU announces partnership that will expand educational opportunities Indiana...
Grant Graff |
March 28, 2019 |
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Even though north central Nebraska suffered devastating destruction and loss of life, livestock, machinery and fences due to the March 14 Spencer Dam break, I keep hearing stories of miracles in the midst of the tragedy. It is absolutely heartwarming to see the...
Ron McClung |
March 21, 2019 |
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Robert W. McIntyre, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church from 1973 to 1988, died on March 20, 2019, at the age of 96. He was born June 20, 1922 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and moved to South Dakota in 1935, Upon graduating from high school in Redfield, South...
Ethan Linder |
March 18, 2019 |
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Many church planters receive their call while already serving in another form of pastoral ministry; but few have the chance to prepare for church planting by immersing themselves in an engaging church plant near the city they feel called to serve. Church planting...
Phyllis Isaac |
March 18, 2019 |
Featured News Local Church News
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...
Tricia Rife |
March 14, 2019 |
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. SWU graduate writes first children’s book Brandi Roper, a graduate of...
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...
