District Hosts Eritrean Families

Sep. 2, 2010

The Wesleyan Church’s Indiana South District camp opened its doors to other parts of the world a week after the district’s recent family camp.

Approximately 400 Eritreans, former citizens of the country of Eritrea (a country of over five million in North East Africa) used the campgrounds for their annual camp. Their camp director said the group wanted to reunite with their families and allow them to hear the message of the gospel.

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General Superintendent’s Artifacts Displayed at SWU

Sep. 2, 2010

Artifacts from the collection of late General Superintendent Virgil A. Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell are on display in the Evatt Heritage Center of the Rickman Library at Southern Wesleyan University in Central, South Carolina.

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Indy Writers Conference Speaker Sold 70 Million Books

Sep. 1, 2010

Have you ever met an author whose book sales have exceeded 70 million copies?

Jerry B. Jenkins, co-author of the 70,000,000-selling book series, Left Behind, will be the keynote speaker for the November 5-6, 2010, Indianapolis Christian Writers Conference (ICWC), held at The Wesleyan Church World Headquarters in Fishers, Indiana.

Jenkins is the author of more than 175 books, including the New York Times best-sellling Left Behind series and former editor of Moody magazine.

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Chicken Eatery Serves as Temporary Church Home

Aug. 31, 2010

Church planting naturally poses several questions.

How will the church define its philosophy or values? What will the culture be? How will the church minister to the community? A more difficult question to answer can sometimes be, “Where will we meet?”

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Young Adults Enjoy the Bible and Breakfast Together

Aug. 30, 2010

If young adults at Robinson Wesleyan Church in Robinson, Illinois, want breakfast during their Sunday school class they don’t have to walk far.

A nearby Hardee’s restaurant is the setting for the church’s young adult Sunday school class. A lack of extra space at the church prompted Illinois District Superintendent Ray Barnwell to suggest the group meet off-campus.

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Small Community, Big-hearted Church

Aug. 30, 2010

Wesleyan Churches across North America have been participating in the donation of school supplies. One Illinois church bought supplies for every child in town.

Lay Pastors Angie and Larry Miller, of Janesville (IL) Wesleyan Church, led a church-wide collection of school supplies for the community. The church once again bought school supplies for every child (and one adult) who lives in Janesville, a village of 100. A total of 14 persons were given free supplies by this outreach-oriented church. Pastor Angie and Brandi Becker did the shopping while Brandi and her daughter Tori sorted the supplies for distribution.

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Let There Be Light: For Children

Aug. 29, 2010

The Wesleyan Church currently partners with Kids Hope USA, which now has 600 programs in 31 states.

Recently I watched Lake Michigan turn a blue sky gray. Soon, the rhythm of playful waves yielded to a low grumble and growl; prelude to bad weather and consequences we must endure.      

We know that too often, lightning causes lights to flicker. Sometimes all goes dark. And quiet. Life makes a sudden, dramatic change when the power goes out.

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Wesleyans in the News

Aug. 27, 2010

Each week, both Wesleyans and Wesleyan churches are featured in online news publications. As we are alerted to those news items, we are privileged to pass them along. If you see a news item that relates to Wesleyans, please forward to communications@wesleyan.org. The following are sample news items:

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Centenarian Wesleyan Chaplain Honored in Africa

Aug. 27, 2010

A former Wesleyan chaplain has left behind a rich legacy in her beloved country of Sierra Leone,  West Africa.

Ya Memuna Samura, vernacular chaplain at Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital, recently passed away. According to close relatives, she was believed to be between the ages of 115-120 at the time of her death on August 8.

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Sports Team & Wesleyan Church Join Forces to Fight Trafficking

Aug. 26, 2010

This week in Sacramento, Calif., the sports world joins the fight against human trafficking.

The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple A baseball team affiliated with the Oakland A’s, and Crossroads Christian Fellowship (Wesleyan)–along with two other organizations–have partnered together to bring human trafficking awareness to California’s capital.

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