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Mission
Statement
"We
are a caring congregation striving to make disciples of Jesus Christ by
drawing generations together to worship, study, and serve."
Opportunities
for Children
Opportunities
for Youth
Opportunities
for Young Adults
Faith and Family Development Class meets every Sunday
morning at 9:30 am. Class leaders are Bill
and Linda Haselwood.
 
The "New" Sunday
School began in October of 2009. Rebekah Swantek is leader.
Brett Royal maintains his own blog that includes his Sunday School Thoughts.
Another blog is hosted and posted by Brian Moore. Check out Moore on Issues.
Scholarship
grants for Wesley members are available for those attending colleges
and institutions of higher learning. Applications and guidelines are available
in the church office. E-mail the Scholarship
Chair for information and applications.
Softball
teams play during the spring and summer months. This is a favorite
activity of both players and fans who always fill the stands to cheer
on their team, win or loss.
Our Co-ed Volleyball
team has been idle for the past two years. We have been invited
to rejoin the Shawnee Church League, which plays in the fall at the Salvation
Army gymnasium. E-mail the
coach if you are interested in being on the team.
Opportunities for Adults
Sunday
Evening Bible Study and Fellowship:
Special Summer Session Fall Semester '09- will begin in September
Music
Children's Choir
Chancel Choir
Handbells
Youth Band
Praise
Band
Instrumentalists
United
Methodist Women
A long established and greatly beneficial branch of the United Methodist
Church, UMW provides many opportunities for women to contribute missionally
at home and around the world. Circles are the smaller groups of women
within each local UMW chapter. Wesley's Peace,
Faith, and Loving-Hope Circles meet regularly during the school year
and as desired by each group during summer months. Women may choose the
group and meeting time best for them. Spring and fall rummage sales,
annual Fall Bazaar and Stew Lunch, cinnamon
roll bake sales, funeral dinners for families, and mission projects are
some of the UMW¹s projects locally. Meetings are listed on the church
calendar and all women are invited to participate. For more information
contact UMW President, Donna Tonubbee.
Spring
Women's Retreat
Retreats
are planned every spring to include biblical lessons, music, food, and
plenty of fun for weekend or Saturday schedules.
United
Methodist Men
Wesley's UMM are mighty. Weekly men's prayer breakfast, programs, occasional
retreats and work projects keep these men busy. All men are invited to
participate. Their meetings and work projects are listed on the church
calendar. Car Care Clinic is scheduled for the fall. For more
information contact UMM Presidents Nick Chlouber and Gary
Dowdy.
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UMM
Prayer Breakfast 7:00 a.m.
Fellowship
Hall
Every
Tuesday!
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Join
the men for for a BIG he-man breakfast,
devotions,
prayer, and fellowship
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Singles
Minstry
Nick
and Debbie Chlouber, along with Burky
and Delinda Curtis, use the third
Sunday of the month for a Singles potluck and fellowship. They gather
at 5:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. in Summer) to have
fun and support each other in life's challenges
for the single person because of divorce, death, or choice.
This
is the only United Methodist ministry of its kind in the Shawnee area,
and it's been a great success.
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DivorceCare
Wesley on Wednesdays
Wesley on Wednesday, "WOW," began at Wesley United Methodist, September 9th from 4:00-6:15 p.m. Transportation can be arranged from area grade schools. All interested families may call the church office, 275-1556. WOW will take 1st - 5th graders through "Hands-on Bible MAX" activities to get kids into the Bible, and the Bible into kids. Crafts, praise, small group lessons and prayers, videos, CDs and supper will all be part of the fun. Call
Kellie Steele to enroll your child: 878-0514.
 
Sisters
at Heart
An
outgrowth of our Family Life area, SIH has become a community-wide social
and spiritual time for Shawnee's women. They meet monthly, and combine
a snack meal with a noted speaker or special event that has been drawing
great crowds and noteworthy praise.
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Donna Tonubbee (foreground)
Robin Marsh from OKC Channel
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"In
His Name" Trio from Edmond
Debbie Chlouber Donna Tonubee
Prayer
Groups
Evening
Prayer Group meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the church Parlor. Contact Melissa Baker 275-1258 or Sue
Thomas 275-3537.
Noon Prayer Group meets at 12:00 noon on Fridays in the parlor.
Please come and join us in a fulfilling prayer life. Contact Sherry
Cooper 273-6732, or Shirley
Adams 273-3288.
Craft
Group
Two craft groups (one daytime and one at night) work throughout the
year on items that are generally sold at the UMW
Craft Show and Stew Luncheon as a fundraiser.
Disciple
Bible Study
Pastor's Short-Term Study Series
Family
Life Game nights, pool parties, dinners, etc.
  
Softball
Teams
Age has no limits for participation on the church-league softball
teams. Players and fans have a great time. Contact Terry
Dyke if you'd like to get on a team. Wesley sponsors three teams:
Wesley Men, and Wesley Faith
(co-ed).
More information is available on shawneechurchsoftball.com.
(click on smaller picture below for larger picture with each team member's name)
Wesley
Men's Team 2007
Terry Dyke, Coach
Wesley Faith Cco-ed Team
2007
Nicole Luettgens, Coach
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Wesley
Love Cco-ed Team 2007
Kelli Koons , Coach Earlsboro
Indian Mission, Cco-ed Team 2007
Michael Dees, Coach
Wesley
Men shared first place in the 2007 regular season. EIM was undefeated
12-0 in the Co-ed league.
EIM
was last year's Wesley Hope team.
Co-ed
Volleyball Team
The
team plays in the spring and fall. Terry
Dyke is the organizer. The
Shawnee Church Co-ed League plays at Immanuel Baptist Family Life Center
at Center and E. Main. The rules call for 3 girls and 3 boys on
a side. No spiking.
Mission
Trips and Outreach
Wesley is a very missionally hearted congregation with projects and
work teams locally, in other areas of Oklahoma, in the US and other areas
of the world. Our members usually work on Volunteers In Mission teams
(a UMC organization) with trips to Mexico being favorite projects. Work
teams have also helped at Nagawee
UMC, a rural native American congregation. Several mission
teams from other areas of the US have stayed at Wesley while also lending
a hand to the Nagawee church. Gary
Dowdy will help you get plugged into a mission team.
Evangelism
Adults deliver loaves of bread with a written activities schedule
on the loaf wrapper to visitors and guests. Wesley is known as a very
friendly congregation. Each church member and participant has his/her
own nametag. Knowledgeable members man the doors on Sundays as greeters
and the Welcome Table in the main hall. Worship services are designed
with a visitor friendly feel. Wesley embraces the UMC's national evangelism
media tool, Igniting Ministry, and its motto of "Open hearts, open
minds, open doors. The People of the United Methodist Church."
Prayer
Advocacy
Prayer is an important part of the live of Wesley Church. The prayer
team or group participates in the Sunday evening service, meets for prayer
at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesday in the evening, and again during the lunch
hour Fridays. Those needing prayer for any reason may contact the prayer
team directly or complete a card in the church pews. Baskets with prayer
needs are located in the main hallway and in the worship service on Sunday
mornings. Special prayer vigils and services are held when needed. A prayer
board for military personnel is currently affixed on the wall in the main
hallway. Contact Sue
Thomas with a prayer request or to see how you can become a part of
this active prayer time.
Spiritual
Formation
Those seeking a closer relationship with God may tap into this area
of ministry. Materials and classes are provided yearly. Contact
Melissa
Baker.
Additional
Opportunities for Senior Adults
OBOES
(One-By-One Encouragement)
A
fellowship for single senior adults, this is a very active group. They
always welcome newcomers. They meet regularly for informative or entertaining
programs, meals out, excursions around the local area (utilizing the church
van for transportation) and other ways of supporting one another.
Call Gwen Gray at 273-3691.
Senior
Adults
A fellowship group for all senior adults, this active group meets
regularly at the church and away as well. The church van is their usual
mode of transportation. They meet for informative and entertaining programs,
meals out, excursions around the local area and state and find other ways
of supporting one another. Call Gwen Gray
at 273-3691.
Other
Building Uses
Voting
Boy
Scouts
For lots more Wesley
photos, click here on Wesley Picture Albums.
For Communications
Chair Steve
Trammell's pictures,
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