Wesleyan Church

Houghton College will be keeping its current policy against alcohol use on its campus. Houghton college is a private liberal arts and sciences college in Caneadea, New York, which is sponsored by the Wesleyan church. The college, founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton, has a history notable for its ties to 19th century moral reform and its high standards of behavior. This has included a policy against alcohol on campus. Recently, their sponsor, the Wesleyan church had revised its theological policies on alcohol use. The Wesleyans had changed their policy to consolidate tiers of affiliation. Formerly, those in the top tier were required not to use alcohol. Following the changes the requirement of non-drinking for official “covenant membership”…

Indiana Wesleyan University Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christian based academic organization that is committed to changing the world by developing students who have strong character, leadership skills and scholarly abilities. Because of this, Indiana Wesleyan University focuses on guiding students through integrative learning, empowering them to fulfill their purpose and help them discover their life calling. The university is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church denomination. They are not…

House Bunny, Legally Blonde or Sydney White. Though these movies are entertaining, they do not accurately depict what it actually means to be in a sorority and all the benefits you can receive. I joined my sorority Alpha Delta Pi here at the University of South Carolina a little over a year ago and I can truly say it has been the best decision I have ever made. I love this sorority for several reasons mainly for the rich history, sisterhood and friendships I have made that have made me feel at…

and chapters in Ohio and Kentucky. Thousands of members belong to this district through membership in one of nine collegiate chapters and eight alumnae associations. These chapters are as follows: Gamma District Collegiate Chapters Bowling Green State University, Zeta Kappa Centre College, Zeta Gamma Denison University, Gamma Omega John Carroll University, Eta Zeta Miami University, Delta Lambda Ohio Wesleyan University, Rho Deuteron University of Akron, Lambda University of Cincinnati, Beta…

I was not able to influence those people. I was great at inspiring, because I could smile and follow directions. I think each summer I picked up another skill off the what social management looks like. I began to be more confident in myself and my team. I began to find out more information about each church to know how to make the situation better. I learned that forming a relationship first and then trying to change was much better approach to being a catalyst for change. This past summer, one…

Lincoln Cathedral is without a doubt a very well-established building which has received centuries of admiration, but perhaps generically towards its size and impressive dating alone. My subjective experience of the space both internally and externally made me realise that my appreciation and warming towards the structure was provoked from a relational feeling as if the cathedral possessed life-like qualities itself. The visual expression of structure, use of living materials, the sound it…

Introduction/ History Remembering one’s history is important in creating a productive and successful future. The Met does just that. During the early 1900s, the founding fathers of the Met experienced financial difficulties. These struggles helped orchestrate a new vision and inspired them to create an innovative PATH (prayer, attendance, tithes and offerings, and hospitable invitation), which continues today with nearly 1,100 members. The Metropolitan Baptist Church was established in 1917…

should be a repetition of creating more disciples and so forth. The question of are we doing things that we are called to do is brought up and it was especially concerned with us as people and not as the church building. With the advancement of women in the workforce and absentee fathers the church was needed more than ever for the development of families. Agencies and non-for-profits were created to support the youth because the adults were the sole focus of the church on at that time. The…

gives the building durability, strength and resistance against bad weather. Unlike the Chartres Cathedral, the construction techniques of the chapel is not as complex. The chapel does not have pointed arches, or flying buttresses to support the structure. It looks like the walls are the main supporting elements of the building. Although, the chapel has an elevated cylinder roof it does not have a clerestory, which is a part of a high wall that have windows that allow light to penetrate in the…

David Brained evangelized Native Americans in New England and the Middle Atlantic colonies in North America. The Protestant missions were the result of extraordinary spiritual awakenings that were based on the teaching of the Reformation. The influence in missions of the Moravians upon the leadership of Ludwig Von Zinzendorf, they were devoted to missions and determined to reach “the Souls of the Lamb.” The influence of William Carey through his missionary work and his manifesto titled, “An…