IN THIS ISSUE |
Midweek Student Worship 7:30 pm right after BBQ(8:30pm the rest of the semster) |
Other Activities Coming this fall (like Canoe Trip and Martin Marty |
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Midweek Student Worship 7:30 pm right after BBQ(8:30pm the rest of the semster) |
Other Activities Coming this fall (like Canoe Trip and Martin Marty |
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Midweek
Wednesdays at 8:30pm (On Aug 26th we will meet after our BBQ at 7:30 instead) in Watseka Lounge Midweek is an informal student-led worship and communion service. The service provides a great spiritual break midway through the week. Not only a time for praise and singing, Midweek worship also gives us a great oppertunity to reflect and contemplate what has happened over the previous week. Its a great time to spend with God and with friends. In many ways, this service is the heart-beat of our ministry. Its a great place to connect with others and connect with God.
Sunday Services
Sundays at 9:30am, Traditional Service
A wonderful worship experience grounded in our historic traditions. Trumpets, organ, choir, formal liturgy and meaningful sermons help shape this service. Students actively participate in all areas of this worship service.
Sundays at 11:15am, Contemporary Worship
Enagaing music, message, guitars, drums, keyboard, and praise singers help set the stage for this wonderfully spirit filled informal service
Sun 1:00pm Korean Language Worship by Jesus Love United Methodist Church
Worship Leadership Opportunities
Music
Midweek Praise Band
Sunday Morning Praise Band
This group leads worshippers in contemporary Christian music. Vocalists and instrumentalists are welcome! Wesley's Sunday morning Praise Band rehearses every Wednesday night in the sanctuary. Contact Nate Luzwick for more information.
Chancel Choir
Wesley's traditional choir performs at the traditional service on Sunday mornings. This group sings the "classics," and rehearses every Wednesday evening from 7-8 PM in the choir room.
Bells of Wesley
Wesley's handbell choir performs a wide range of music at both the traditional and contemporary services.
6:00pm - BBQ on the front lawn of Wesley. This is a pre-Midweek Worship time for meeting new people, having fun, and of course eating food.
7:30pm - Fall Welcome Midweek Worship
4:00pm - International Bible Study and Coffeehouse (6ish)
8:00am - All-day canoe trip at Turkey Run State Park.
We are a Christian ministry at the University of Illinois . Some beliefs that are lived out in our midst include:
Unconditional Hospitality- We welcome and extend the grace of God to everyone. We look to Jesus' life as an example of what it means to honor and accept all persons. Jesus consistently reached out to the least and the lost. He was quick to love and slow to condemn. We recognize that many of Jesus' harshest words were leveled at those who thought they were most religious.
Intellectual Honesty- We don't expect people to check their brains at the door. Whether it's reading the bible or exploring a social issue, we expect people to wrestle seriously with issues that the world and some times even the church prefer to paint black and white.
Personal Integrity- While we encourage everyone to participate regularly in Christian worship, study, and service, attendance is not our end goal. We believe that a person's faith should permeate their entire being leading to a personal integrity that brings together their spiritual, intellectual, and physical lives. This, in turn, leads to lives of prayer, action, and service.
The Wesley Foundation is a part of the United Methodist tradition and we share many of our beliefs with the Christian church as a whole.