Feature Articles
Fifty-One Wesleyan Churches Top 500 in Average Attendance
September 8, 2010 - In: Feature News
Fifty-one Wesleyan Churches averaged 500 or more in weekend worship attendance in 2009-2010. When the Church first began tracking congregations of 500 or more in 1986, fifteen churches ranked in this category.
Chicken Eatery Serves as Temporary Church Home
August 31, 2010 - In: Feature News
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?”
Building Togetherness in Marriage
August 27, 2010 By Mark O. Wilson - In: Feature Lifestyle Online Exclusive
Shortly before last week’s wedding ceremony, Frank, the bride’s father, shared the following marriage advice he’d heard a minister say decades ago during a ceremony.
I found that quite amazing, as I’ve always assumed nobody recalls anything the preacher says during a wedding, except “I pronounce you husband and wife” and “you may kiss the bride!”
It's a Small World
August 17, 2010 By Todd Nettleton - In: Blog Feature Leadership
So last night I got a message from the CEO of a major publishing company.
I've always wanted to begin a conversation with those words. Today I can.
No…it wasn't about my novel, Justice For All (available in print and on Kindle, by the way). I'm still waiting for that call.
Playground Opens Doors for Ministry
August 11, 2010 - In: Feature News
Children in Covina, Calif., have a new playground to enjoy with the help of a local Wesleyan church.
In partnership with Kaboom! and Dr. Pepper Snapple, Neighborhood Christian Fellowship (NCF) constructed a state-of-the-art metal playground for area children. With the help of 225 volunteers on May 6, 2010, the project took only six hours to complete.
