The Wesley Center

This Week @ Wesley:

Wesley @ Worship Sunday night - 7pm Bring your instrument and join in on the worship!

Susanna's Table - Free coffee, snacks and a good place to study or just relax.
Hours vary week to week, so check out the sign on the door and our social media to be sure.

Girls Small group Tuesday evenings at 7pm
Guys Small group TBA

John Wesley : Life Coach - The Gospel of Luke. Two opportunities for bible study each week. Tuesdays at 2pm in the UC commons under the skylights, and Wednesday mornings at 9am in the West Campus Einstein's.

Souper Thursday - Free Soup! This week we're having chicken and dumplings!

Dinner and Devo Thursday night at 6pm. Dinner is served promptly at 6 and is followed by Devo at 7. We have free books for all students, and this week we have sandwiches from Chick-Fil-A!

A Kevin sighting twice in one week? What are the odds?! Kevin and Matt (on the left) are pastors who are very supportive of the work that the Wesley Center does as it ministers to the campus community of Chattanooga. We're really thankful for them and the way their congregations faithfully support the Wesley Center through gifts given directly to the center, and through their dedicated giving via District and Conference tithe.

This week's hours for Susanna's Table - The Wesley Center's study and relaxation lounge. Stop in, take a rest and grab some coffee and snacks. Hours vary based on availability and schedules.
if you or your church would like to volunteer so we can keep the lounge open 5 days a week, please DM us today.

Monday 9/9, 11am -5pm
Tuesday 9/10, closed
Wednesday 9/11, 9am -5pm
Thursday 9/12, 10am - 5pm
Friday 9/13, 9am - 5pm

It was nice to visit with the congregation of Broad St. UMC in Cleveland, TN today. Rev. Hugh Kilgore had a great sermon on convincing grace, and it was especially nice to catch up with Rev. Kevin Gray and his wife Anna! Hard to believe it’s been almost a year since Kevin led Wesley’s fall retreat!

Coming up this week at Wesley:

Start your week off right with Wesley@Worship. Weather permitting, we'll be in the back yard. Our text for the night will be from James 2.

John Wesley : Life Coach continues our study of Luke with a lesson from John himself! Tuesday at 2pm and Wednesdays at 9am.

Our women's small group meets Tuesday evening.

Souper Thursday's Menu is Vegetarian Vegetable. Starts at noon and runs until 2 or whenever we run out of free soup!

Dinner and Devo is back at 6pm. Join us and roast a jumbo beef hot dog over the coals. We'll play some games and then settle in for a chapter from this semester's devo book.

A big part of life is about making choices. The rest may be Ramen. Stop by the Wesley Center between classes and take a rest around Susanna’s Table. We’ve got coffee, teas, hot chocolate, ice water, and of course, Ramen. If you or your church would like to help us provide snacks for Susanna’s Table, please message us for details.

Dinner and Devo returns tomorrow evening, 8/29, with grilled wings and the start of our first book of the year, RECAPTURING THE WESLEY’S VISION.

30 minutes til kickoff!

Puppies and popsicles!!!! Thanks to everyone that came out!!

Stop by Wesley for the next couple of hours to meet Lt. Dan and his friends. They have popsicles for you too!

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John Wesley : Life Coach returns today at 2pm in the UC Commons under the skylights, and tomorrow morning at 9am in the West Campus dining room.

For 12 weeks this semester, we’re using the hymns and sermons of Charles and John Wesley. We kick things off this week with the first chapter of Luke and Charles Wesley’s Hymn, “Come, Thou Long Expeted Jesus.”

It’s almost time for puppies!

First Centenary UMC is hosting Puppies and Popsicles at the Wesley Center! Stop by the Wesley from 1-3 on Tuesday, August 27th, and cuddle a puppy while cooling off with a tasty frozen treat. Not sure what you'd call it, but that's pretty much a win win situation in our book.

Thanks to the Rev. Bill Thornton and the congregation of Signal Crest UMC for the welcome. As Bill said, it’s the faithful, obedient support of congregations like SCUMC through their district and conference tithes that make the work of ministries like ours possible.

Also, thanks to Drew for catching a picture of Keith mid phrase. 😆

Welcome week is almost over, but a new week is just about to begin!

You can come in Monday - Friday and take a break around Susanna's Table. We have free coffee and snacks that you can grab and go, or sit down and relax for a moment or two. Open hours may vary due to schedule, so check the front door for any changes.

Our weekly bible study, John Wesley : Life Coach, returns for the semester. You can meet up with us in the UC Commons on Tuesdays at 2pm or in West Campus on Wednesdays at 9am. This semester we'll be looking at the Gospel of Luke using sermons from John and Charles Wesley. Keep an eye on our social media for links about each week's text.

Our Women's & Men's Small groups kickoff this week on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. See the artwork below for menus and times. PM us to find out more.

Souper Thursday returns this week with free potato soup for lunch and grilled chicken wings for dinner and devo! We'll also be starting our first devo book of the year, Recapturing the Wesley's Vision : An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley. Student participants get a free copy while supplies last.

TIE DYE NIGHT!!!!!!!! Plus cupcakes!!!!

If you're a college guy in Chattanooga, mark your calendar for August 28th and plan to join us for our men's group kickoff and Hawaiian Shirt BBQ in the backyard of the Wesley Center! Not only can you find out all about small groups and why they're important for your life of faith, you can meet some of the guys who could become your best friends! We'll also have some tasty pineapple glazed chicken, co****le games, and hammocks to hangout in. We'll also be giving away hammock straps to those who show up early to help everyone hangout. Oh, don't forget to wear your best Hawaiian shirt if you've got one!

We had a great night painting and planting! Thanks to everyone that came out!! 🪴🪴

Check out these photos from Wesley’s Open House and Shrimp Boil! Thanks to Don from Camp Lookout for bringing the boil.

We're having breakfast for dinner to kickoff another year of Our Wesley Women's Small Group! Start time is 6pm on Tuesday, August 27th. Stop by for a free dinner and find out what a difference being a part of a small group can make in your life.

The next generation is here and wants to lead. They want the opportunity to see real leadership and put those lessons into practice. But what leaders can they turn to?

They could be taught leadership is the hard, boisterous, self-aggrandizing methods we see online and on screen by leaders far removed from them.

OR

They can learn a positive, cooperative, and firm version of leadership guided by members of the very community in which they live.

The Wesley Servant Leadership Academy is looking to help teach young adults to be great leaders by partnering them with local churches, non-profits, and businesses in our community. Through Wesley Servant Leadership Academy, students will be taught how leadership works in the day-to-day with practical lessons by people that work in our local churches, non-profits, businesses, and government on:

team building,
growth from success and failure,
communication,
sharing responsibilities and rewards

As they learn these skills, students will be partnered with local institutions so they can see leadership in action and practice the skills they learn, while giving those institutions the help that they need from our young adults. Young adults learn about and help our community, while our community gets to see and guide our young adults forward.

Being a leader is not a job title, but a practice learned and earned everyday by the actions we do. Leadership is learned through doing.

What is Required by the Partner Church

Fill out the application below:
Submit a proposal of what your intern would do working in your church for 3-5 hours per week, including a desired schedule and copy of Safe Sanctuaries policy.
Contribute $1,000 to the Wesley Student Leadership Academy to cover the intern’s stipend and cost of leadership academy materials.

Follow this link to find out register your church.

Student Leadership Academy – Organization Info – The Wesley Center The next generation is here and wants to lead. They want the opportunity to see real leadership and put those lessons into practice. But what leaders can they turn to?

UTC returns to class for the ‘24-‘25 academic year this Monday! The Wesley is challenging all our students, alumni, and boosters to rep the colors at church this Sunday. Don’t forget to grab a picture at your church and post it in the comments so we can show off that you’re Chattanooga proud!

Wesley's Potting Party - plant a friend for your dorm room! Stop by and take home your own little piece of the Wesley Center's giant jade plant to keep you company while you study and relax in your dorm room this year. Last year we were caught off guard by the demand, so we've got at least twice as many ready to go this year! We'll have everything you need to pick out your succulent little friend, decorate its home, and get it potted up.

Moving into campus can leave you feeling pretty wiped out, but we’ve got a ton of welcome week events to help you roll into a new semester!

Look for us in front of the building Tuesday morning, August the 20th, and have a quick breakfast on us! We’ll have coffee, tea, and hot chocolate.

To kick off the semester, we're having our second annual open house and shrimp boil! We'll have a delicious low country boil with shrimp, taters, corn, and sausage. Be sure to register to win one of our door prizes when you arrive, or earlier during the day when you stop by our Wesley Welcome to grab a hot dog and some sweet tea! The drawing begins at 8, and students must be present to win.