Protestant

Protestant Life at Wesleyan

“A community of fellowship, life and love.”

The Protestant Community at Wesleyan is an active, multicultural, interdenominational community of students welcoming all. The student groups, Wesleyan Christian Fellowship (WesCF) and Apostolos, work in concert with the Christian program house, Lighthouse, and the Protestant Chaplain to provide programming that enhances religious life at Wesleyan. The Protestant Community provides regular weekly worship services, bible studies, times of prayer, and other activities to enrich the spiritual life of students and expand intellectual endeavors beyond the classroom. Social service projects and other activities promote student involvement and community partnerships.

In 2007, Reverend Joan Cooper Burnett joined Wesleyan as the Protestant University Chaplain. It was during that time that Reverend Burnett, in collaboration with three undergraduate students, formed the All-Campus Christian Contemporary Worship. Students were seeking a place where they could authentically worship in a non-traditional, non-denominational setting and experience the power and presence of God. Chapel ministers and a praise and worship team were formed to serve as worship leaders during Chapel worship. It became the sacred place students’ could go to deepen their faith and connect with one another spiritually. It was out of the Chapel worship that the Protestant Community expanded. The Ecumenical Christian Worship Service attracts students, faculty, staff, and visitors from the Middletown community. We gather to hear God's word, to sing songs of praise, and intercede in prayer on behalf of one another, Wesleyan, the Middletown Community and the world. Guest ministers and area churches join us in worship.

Whether you attend bible study with Apostolos, join WesCF for the Katrina Relief Urban Plunge/Gulf Coast spring break service trip, attend the Campus Alpha series at Lighthouse, participate in the Gospel Extravaganza, or serve during Chapel worship, we believe that many hands contribute to the achievement of our mission. It is through our collaboration within our community, our interfaith partners, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the various departments and offices at Wesleyan, and the Middletown community that we are able to provide the Wesleyan Community with rich and life changing experiences.