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Spring 2018

A NEWSLETTER OF WESLEY FOUNDATION AT THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY

The Wesley update

Our Wesley Partners Make It All Possible!!

The Wesley Foundation publishes three newsletters each year. This newsletter, the “Wesley Update,” is designed to focus on campus min-

istry events as a means of accountability to our ministry partners. We also publish the “Wesley Weavings” that focus on alumni news.

Copies of all newsletters can be downloaded at www.wmwesley.org/alumni.

Max’s Musings… As we start 2018, we continue to be so very

thankful! This edition focuses on our Wesley Partners, the alum-

ni, friends, district church groups and the Williamsburg churches

who provide the financial and volunteer resources for our cam-

pus ministry. Pages 4, 5, & 6 identify our Wesley Partners, sum-

marize the results of the Annual Campaign, and provide infor-

mation on our 2018 budget. This newsletter is one way that we

maintain our accountability and express our gratitude to you.

Another blessing is our 2018 Student Leadership Team.

They are a talented and amazing group of student ministers!

Each new year brings a new focus, new ideas, and energy to con-

tinue and transform our ministry. This semester we are focusing

on “Community and Calling.” This is the focus of our Large

Group worship and discussions, as well as our Bible Study and

book discussion group. Our book is Let Your Life Speak, by Par-

ker Palmer. We are embodying this theme. We continue to lead

the way on campus with interfaith cooperation and events, in-

cluding another hugely successful Interfaith Super Bowl Party.

We are also looking beyond the campus to volunteer at Shalom

Farms and Occohanock on the Bay United Methodist Camp.

The community that we continue to build at Wesley, and

that your loving, prayerful support provides, continues to change

lives. As one student put it recently, “The people at Wesley wel-

comed me in an honest and genuine way that I hadn’t felt before,

even in other religious settings. I never saw myself joining a reli-

gious group on campus, but looking back I can definitively say

that I can’t imagine myself at William and Mary without imagin-

ing myself at Wesley too.” For our campus transformation initia-

tives we are utilizing the United Methodist resolutions of being

Called to be Neighbors and Witnesses. See more about this on

page 7.

Peace,

Contents Page

Meet the 2018 Leadership Team 2

Community and Calling 3

2017 Wesley Partners - Thank You! 4

2017 Annual Campaign Results 6

2017 Campus Ministry Metrics 6

2018 Wesley Foundation Budget 6

Called to Be Neighbors & Witnesses 7

Community & Calling Being Neighbors & Witnesses

Radical Hospitality Is

A Universal Language

P A G E 2 T H E W E S L E Y U P D A T E

The 2018 Leadership Team

Sarah Grace Frary - President

Hi there! I'm a sophomore psychology major and biology minor. At the College, I'm a trips

leader for the outdoor recreation department, a psychology research assistant, and I'm in the

symphony orchestra. I'm also the program coordinator at Camp Alta Mons. When I'm not

working, I like listening to music and wandering around in the woods. I'm so blessed to have

the opportunity to serve at Wesley!

Hannah Cooper - Communications Hello! My name is Hannah and I love being the Communications Chair for Wesley! I am a

sophomore and am majoring in English with a minor in Kinesiology and Health Sciences. I

hope to work in a publishing company after graduating. At the college, I am also involved in

the fencing team and I am working on becoming a fitness instructor at the Rec. During my

free time, I enjoy singing, playing my guitar and ukulele, discovering new music, reading as

many books I can, and working out. I love to bake/cook and I follow a (mostly) vegan life-

style, because I adore animals-especially dogs and cows! I enjoy serving at Wesley and love

that it is my home away from home.

Lucia Butler—Devotions

Hello! My name is Lucia, and I'm really enjoying serving as devotions chair and getting to

work with Wesley's members and leadership! I'm a sophomore and will be majoring in anthro-

pology, with a minor in French. Other things I'm involved in at W&M include ballroom club

and a service-learning organization called School House Block. In my free time, I enjoy read-

ing anything that isn't a textbook, baking fun desserts, and listening to many kinds of music.

Ailish Bova—Fellowship

Hello! My name is Ailish. I’m a sophomore at W&M majoring in English and Philosophy. I

love Wesley and am so excited for all the fun stuff we have planned this semester. Besides

Wesley, I’m also the design editor for Winged Nation, a literary arts magazine on campus. I

also participate in Word Shop, Science Fiction and Fantasy Club, and William and Mary’s

Symphonic Orchestra. I love reading, writing, gaming, and cooking with friends in my free

time.

Meet the Student Leadership Team! Sarah Grace, Hannah, Lucia, and Ailish are responsible for planning and

leading the Wesley programs and activities for the spring and fall semesters. They are off to a great start as

seen by our January and February programs - - stay tuned!


Spiritual Theme: The Spiritual theme for this semester is “Community and Calling.” The focus is

on what makes a community more than a group of people, what an individual brings to a

community, and how we can move forward together towards our callings, whether the calling is

individual or collective.

Campus Outreach: The events and emphasis will reflect the importance of the role we play as one of

many diverse faith groups working together on our campus.

Small Groups: Our Bible Study meets on Wednesdays from 6-7pm in the Colony Room in Sadler.

We dine and discuss contemporary issues and ideas centered around the Bible and various teachings.

We also started a book study focusing on “Let Your Life Speak” by Parker Palmer.

Service Projects: We will continue volunteering with Williamsburg UMC Respite and Community

Kitchen, continue attending Williamsburg UMC Local Outreach Committee meetings, and continue

volunteering with Shalom Farms. We are also examining some new opportunities. These include

partnering with local faith communities on re-entry support for persons coming out of jail and prison,

and participating in home repair and restoration within the Williamsburg community through Housing

Partnerships

Community and Calling

Campus Outreach

Interfaith Super Bowl Party: Over 70

students came to the house for food, fel-

lowship, and to watch the Super Bowl! As

shown above, it was more about fellow-

ship. Not sure anyone was watching the

game!

Faith & Activism: Wesley helped

sponsor a campus wide, Faith & Activ-

ism panel led by Max Blalock and five

William and Mary professors As shown

above - activism involves more than

just listening.


2018 Wesley Partners - Thanks for all you do! We are deeply thankful for the gifts received by the Wesley Foundation from all of our supporters. Whether

through home cooked meals for Sunday gatherings, lemonade and cookies to welcome new students, or fi-

nancial contributions from our Wesley Partners, this ministry knows how dependent we are on the Body of

Christ to make everything we do possible. We want to recognize everyone who supports our work and have

tried to make sure all of our friends are included in this listing. If your name, church or group is missing,

please e-mail Deb Wixted, Wesley’s administrative assistant, at [email protected], so that the

error can be immediately corrected in our next issue. Thanks again for all that you do!

Allie Bass

Randolph Beales

Nik & Sami Belanger

Max & Becky Blalock

Daniel & Patricia Boten

Gerald & Tammy Bullock

Beth Burroughs

Bob & Marilyn Casey

Eileen Cerny

Robert & Jane Chasse

William Clayton

Ailysa & Doyle Cockram

James & Ellen Comstock

John & Susan Cornett

Guy & Vee Davis

William & Susan Davis

Amy Diduch

Michael Dost

John & Pam Dunning

Murry Edwards

Susan & Larry Evans

Jacob Evans

Agnes Evans

Mr & Mrs Fred Fauber

Bryan & Mona Foster

Cynthia & Dan Garman-

Squier

Hope & Robert Glass

Beth & John Graham

Richard & Linda Guilmart

Delmer & Deborah Harris

Carolyn Hartley

Beatrice & Theodore Holm

Robert & Elaine Howell

Edith Hughes

Richard Wilfong (Wm Hunt)

Linda Hunt

Marilyn & Gerald Johnson

Walter Judd

Richard Kiefer

Seonyoung Kim

Marcia & Michael Kochel

David & Jamie Lewis

Lisa Luedtke

Margarette Lynch

Melissa MacIntyre

John & Carol Marsh

Charles & Nancy McConnell

Ben & Kate McDonald

Stephanie McGuire

Douglas McNamara

Philip & Alice Meilman

Michelle Mejia

Tara Miller

Norma Mitchell

Thomas & Cynthia Mitchell

Stephen & Susan Moreland Jr

Andrew Morrison

Ruth Myers

Wilke & Karen Nelson

Mona & Jim Overturf

Joan & Maurice Porter

Joe & De Ann Posey

Jackie & Keith Potter

Alan & Nancy Proia

Dick & Carol Prosl

Eugene Purdum

Walter & Jean Raines

Troy Rapp

Lois Reid

Charles & Alice Riecks

Marshall Ries

Susan Riggs

Arthur Roach

Bill & Karen Robins

Charles Roesle Jr

Ron & Sylvia Rumsey

Mr. & Mrs. Sadler

Macon & Candace Sammons

Andrew & Amy Schumacher

Paul & Jean Scott

Mary Reese-Snellings

Richard & Peg Soulen

Daniel & Tamela Talbert

John & Beverly Tressler

Jeremy Utt

Holley R. Walling

Dr & Mrs Richard Wilfong

Sue Williams

Kelly Wilson

Michael & Debra Wixted

Abby & Neil Wolitzer

Ruth Young

Donna & Bill Herman

David & Teri Hindman


2018 Wesley Partners - Thanks for all you do!

District Church Groups

Bethany UMC

United Methodist Women

Chestnut Memorial UMC


Crooks UMC


First UMC


First UMC of Fox Hill


United Methodist Men

First UMC of Hampton


Riverview UMC


St James UMC


St Mark Hampton UMC


Williamsburg UMC



Woodland UMC


Zion UMC


SNP (Sunday Night Program) Dinner Cooks WF Board Teams:

(Team 1) Susan Riggs, John Dunning, Max Blalock

Team 2) Mona Overturf, Bill & Karen Robins

(Team 3) Beth Burroughs, Jacob Evans, Jackson Sasser

(Team 4) Aaron Gregory, Stephanie Slocum, Bill & Donna Herman

(Team 5) Ron Rumsey, Melissa MacIntyre, Dean Shinn, Nancy Yarbrough

Mike & Deb Wixted

Jim and Mona Overturf

Churches & Coordinator

Hampton UMC - Sylvia Rumsey

Tabernacle UMC - Suzanna Wesley Circle, Dana Dunham

Wellspring UMC - Marg Lynch

First UMC of Hampton


Riverview UMC


St James UMC


You Make

It All

Possible!

The Wesley Update is published by the Wesley Foundation at the College of William and Mary.

• Contact the Editor, John Dunning at: [email protected] • Contact the Campus Minister, Rev. Max Blalock at: [email protected] • For address changes contact, Deb Wixted at: [email protected]

Woodland UMC


Zion UMC


YRD Churches

Wellspring UMC

Williamsburg UMC

YRD Board of Missions


As a Campus Ministry, we are called to invite and equip students to explore, engage and embody an active

faith in God. In keeping with this call we organize events into these three categories. As a means of ac-

countability to the VA Annual Conference and the York River District we report on the types and numbers

of events, to include student and non-student participation.

• Explore: Faith based events/programs for students who may seek or respond to an invitation extended

by the Wesley Foundation or by the Leadership Team to explore an active faith in God. Examples

would be sponsoring a campus-wide panel or activities with a campus group. This past year we con-

ducted 36 Explore events with 2530 students and 269 non-students in attendance

• Engage: Spiritual formation events/programs sponsored by the Wesley Foundation for students who

are being intentional about developing an active faith in God. Examples would be Sunday evening pro-

grams or a small group study. We conducted 59 Engage events with 710 students and 156 non-students

participating

• Embody: Activities for students who use their gifts and faith to lead, serve and witness. Examples of

this would be a mission or service project, leading programs for community groups, etc. We conducted

56 Embody events with 783 students and 110 non-students participating. Compared to 2016, our out-

reach to the campus has significantly expanded. This reflects our emphasis on taking a missional ap-

proach to campus ministry.

Wesley Foundation Alumni: We continue to connect with our graduates as they move from transforming

our campus to transforming their communities and the world. This past year we actively communicated

(letters, emails, newsletters, homecoming and open house) with 523 alumni.

Annual Campaign & Operating Budget

2017 Annual Campaign Report

Individual Donations

Church Related Donations

2018 Annual Operating Budget

We are thankful for the Williamsburg churches, the

York River District church groups, and individuals

that believe in, and are committed to, our campus

ministry. Without this voluntary support we would

not be able to operate. .

Our annual operating budget of $66,700 has

expenditures that are divided between administrative

costs (42%), programs (21%) and property expenses

(37%). While the salary of the administrative assis-

tant is included in our operating budget, the campus

minister’s salary is paid for by the Annual Confer-

ence. Our annual operating budget is supported by

church related donations (21%), individual dona-

tions (27%), student room rental and property use

income (49%), and investments/reserves (3%).

Group Participated Amount

Alumni 50 $11,100

Board 11 $5,542

Friends 25 $4,845

Total 86 $21,487

Group Participated Amount

Individual churches 2 $11,000

Church Groups 16 $1,625

District Grant 1 $1,500

Total 19 $14,394

2017 Events & Participation


Called to Be Neighbors and Witnesses (Editorial)

In many ways, Wesley Foundation Campus Ministries are models of what the future can hold for local

congregations as they strive to make disciples that can transform their communities and the world. To

support this statement, we examine three major initiatives of the General Board of Church and Society

that all churches are asked to support. They will be examined as the “phases” necessary to achieve the

model advocated by the United Methodist Church.

Phase I: Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors. This media campaign began about fifteen years

ago. Churches and campus ministries have made a serious effort to reflect this slogan. Our Wesley

campus ministry made this happen through demonstrating “Radical Hospitality.” After years of prac-

tice we defined it and made it our vision statement (See page 8) By following this vision statement, we

are able to demonstrate the full intent of Phase I. This reflects a “traditional” model of a church or cam-

pus ministry. To become a “missional” model, it is necessary to incorporate Phase II and Phase III.

Phase II: Rethink Church and Fresh Expressions. The Rethink Church campaign was launched in

2009 to encourage churches to be outwardly focused, and to offer the church (or campus ministry) not

only as a place to come to and stay within, but as a base of operation for moving out into communities

and around the globe to become part of God's plan for world transformation. The current Fresh Expres-

sions campaign emphasizes forming faith communities for those who have never been involved in

church (un-churched) or who have left the church (de-churched). The Wesley Foundation “Campus

Outreach” programs are part of this missional approach, and are the focus of our “Explore” events dis-

cussed on page 6.

Phase III: Called to Be Neighbors and Witnesses. This initiative follows the United Methodist

guidelines for interreligious relationships. The emergence of religiously diverse societies calls for re-

consideration of how we relate to one another and to the prevailing secular ideologies. It presents a

great opportunity for learning and enhancing our understanding of our common concerns. The guide-

lines call for us to become familiar with other faiths, to initiate dialogue, to work with other faith com-

munities to resolve economic, social, cultural and political problems, to celebrate with other faith com-

munities, and to develop new models of community building that allow people to dwell together in har-

mony, while honoring the integrity of their differences. We believe that our current campus ministry

interfaith programs meet the intent of this initiative.

In summary, our Wesley Foundation Campus Ministries are models of what the future can hold for

local congregations. Please come and visit or invite us to present to your church or church group.

References: Phase I ( http://www.umcom.org/rethink-church/rethink-church-101) ) Phase II ( https://

www.freshexpressionsfl.org/) Phase III (http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/called-to-be-neighbors-and-witnesses-

guidelines-for-interreligious-relation

Supporting the Wesley Foundation

The Wesley operating budget is dependent on individual donations from alumni and

friends. All donations, regardless of size, are greatly appreciated. You can provide a tax

deductible donation in one of two ways:

• On-line by credit card. Go to www.wmwesley.org/donate

• Mail a check to:

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Our Vision of Radical Hospitality

“We believe God creates a human family: every person is a recipient of God’s grace; and

God intends for us to be a community that embodies love, reconciliation, and justice. Thus,

we welcome people of all races nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, faiths,

and theological identities, through following Jesus, we embrace God’s radical hospitality

toward all.”

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