WIU Wesley Foundation

07/29/2026

Excellent thoughts

07/12/2026

We can officially announce that we've hired a new director, Najha Fielder-Adeyanju will be starting August 1st and we're excited to see where her leadership will take the Foundation.

If you happen to be in town or want to reach out to her I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.

06/29/2026

We had a wonderful celebration of ministry last night as we wished Pastor Paul a happy retirement.
Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make it a meaningful time. Especially, Eka, Blessing, Pastor Beth, Lisa, and Marti.

06/29/2026

06/28/2026

Our own Hannah and Pastor Don were in the Heritage Days parade

06/28/2026

Tomorrow, June 28th is another transition for me. It will be my final Sunday at the Foundation. It's my 3rd try at retirement, but the last 3 years have been some of my happiest times in ministry. I've had the chance to work with wonderful students, a great board, and some truly fine other people. Thank you for letting me serve in this capacity.

Sincerely,
Paul Newhall

06/25/2026

We had another wonderful time ziplining, rock climbing, flying on the Flying Squirrel, and doing a variety of other activities in London Mills! A great time was had by all.

06/16/2026

We had a wonderful time with a bunch of youth from the West District on Sunday. Lots of great kids, helpful adults, and good interaction. We packed rice bags for Midwest Mission, ate supper, sang and worshiped together, and played some games.

Big thanks to Ron Peters from Macomb Wesley UMC for setting up and leading the Midwest Mission rice project. We could not have done it without him. 😊

Here are some of the pictures. I'll put up more tomorrow.

Pastor Paul

05/27/2026

For those of you who might not have heard, I'm retiring in a month or so. I've had some inquiries about what I might like as a retirement gift and, to be honest, I really don't need any more stuff. What would make me happiest is if we could get some donations to our endowment fund. This fund is in place to bring stability long-term to our budget.
If this would interest you, or if you need a tax write off, you can send checks to the Foundation directly; send them through our IGRC annual conference, or use our PayPal account. Please make sure to designate any gifts as Endowment fund.
Thank you for 3 great years of ministry.
Pastor Paul