Each year, passing fads (team Laurel 4 life!!!!) and lasting culture shapers (see the incredible stories and continued impact of the #MeToo movement) go scrolling by as our social news feeds are opened. Some make us laugh, some inspire us and some move us.
Reflecting on the past year, we collected the top 10 social media posts from The Wesleyan Church:
1. Happy 50th, TWC.
In addition to celebrating where God has brought us, we were reminded of our responsibility to steward what’s next.
The Wesleyan Church // 50th Anniversary
In 1968, God began a new chapter in our movement. Two denominations, Pilgrim Holiness and Wesleyan Methodist, merged, “that the world may believe." The Wesleyan legacy and scriptural mission continue. Today, we are both recipients and stewards. The future is in our hands. Let’s see what God is up to next, as we are made new again.#50together
Posted by The Wesleyan Church on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
2. Go away, Florence!
On September 14, Hurricane Florence made landfall on the southernmost coast of North Carolina. You were asked to pray and give through World Hope International, and you responded in a beautiful way!
3. A Beautiful MOSAIC.
4. A Permanent Immigration Solution.
Dr. Schmidt wrote a resounding call for Wesleyans to steward our voice well.
A Wesleyan Call to a More Permanent Immigrant Solution. May God grant us wisdom, grace and tenacity as we reflect his glory in every situation, in every conversation and to every person. https://t.co/QqSpZADkgk
— The Wesleyan Church (@WesleyanChurch) June 21, 2018
5. Merger, Made New.
Fifty years to the hour, the recording of the 1968 Merger service of the Pilgrim Holiness and Wesleyan Methodist Church was broadcast.
50th Anniversary Broadcast of The Wesleyan Church 1968 Merger Service
It's our 50th! Join us as we broadcast the audio recording of The Wesleyan Church merger service between the Pilgrim Holiness Church and the Wesleyan Methodist Church of America — 50 years to the day & hour that it happened!#50together
Posted by The Wesleyan Church on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
6. Bye, Billy.
Reverend Billy Graham passed away on February 21. He was a self-proclaimed man of one message, “that Jesus Christ came, he died on a cross, he rose again, and he asked us to repent of our sins and receive him by faith as Lord and Savior, and if we do, we have forgiveness of all of our sins.”
“Graham closed that gospel gap as few others in history have, and Christ transformed countless lives as a result. May we all follow his lead, in his exemplary life and into eternity.”
-Wayne Schmidt, General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church pic.twitter.com/2YCOGoXUDi
— The Wesleyan Church (@WesleyanChurch) February 21, 2018
7. He is Risen!
The TWC team used classic wood etchings to create a series of posts for Passion Week, culminating in the gospel message: He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said he would!
He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. Matthew 28:6 NLT#EasterSunday #Easter2018 pic.twitter.com/nAA4mHyVHy
— The Wesleyan Church (@WesleyanChurch) April 1, 2018
8. Wesleyan View of Domestic Violence.
The TWC position paper on Domestic Violence was shared during Domestic Violence Awareness Month as a reminder that it is our duty to hear and respond to the prophetic call, “to bind up the brokenhearted” (Isaiah 61:1).
9. Pat's Lorica.
“Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me.”
Another wood etching to celebrate St. Patrick’s day.
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10. Loving your Enemies.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated with a quote from his sermon Loving Your Enemies:
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