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Members of the Southern Wesleyan University Baseball Team share ball-playing skills with Puerto Rican youngsters.
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Spaugh receives Mitchell Award
James Spaugh, lead pastor of Bagley Swamp Wesleyan Church, Hertford, N.C., received the Virgil A. Mitchell Award for Excellence in Pastoral Ministry April 1. Pictured from left is Amy Spaugh, James’ wife; James Spaugh; and Todd Voss, president of...
Wilson to coordinate community-based ministry
Rev. Dustin Wilson, a 2007 religion graduate and pastor of Freedom Roots, a compassionate ministry in East Spencer, N.C., is now the coordinator of the Community Based Ministry Movement of The Wesleyan Church under the Spiritual Formation...
Lemons recognized as outstanding professor
Dr. Derrick Lemons, 1994 religion graduate, recently was recognized as an outstanding professor by the Student Government Association at the University of Georgia, where he is assistant professor of religion.
Whatever it takes - SWU graduate seeks changed lives
Davey Blackburn and his wife Amanda started with four people meeting in a living room just over a year ago. Since then, they have seen 70 people introduced to Christ as their personal savior.
Childress given theology award
Southern Wesleyan University religion professor Mari Gonlag, left, congratulates Zachary L. Childress of Thomasville, N.C., who is the first recipient of the Zondervan Theology Award.
Commissioned to ministry
Southern Wesleyan University’s Division of Religion held a Commissioning Service for senior religion majors May 1 at historic Freedom’s Hill Church, located on the campus in Central.
Course at SWU explores ‘The Missional Church’
Rev. Mark Wilson, senior pastor of Hayward Wesleyan Church, Hayward, Wis., was a guest instructor for “The Missional Church: Ministry in Context,” a new course offered this semester at SWU's Central campus. Wilson is pictured addressing a...
Harding receives Mitchell Award
SWU President Todd Voss, left, and Religion Professor Bob Black, right, presented Rev. Tom Harding, center, with the Virgil A. Mitchell Excellence in Pastoral Ministry Award during Trustees chapel April 10 at the university’s campus in Central.
Fellowship of the Called
Nick MacDonald, John Greco and Carissa McKinney minister in music during Fellowship of the Called at SWU in Central. MacDonald is a Religion major from Felton, Del.; Greco is a Human Services major from Lexington; and McKinney is a Media...
SWU dedicates challenge course
SWU Religion major Micah Sparrow falls into the arms of university faculty and staff members and University President Todd Voss (second from left). The trust fall platform is one of the challenge course elements built by local Boy Scouts along...
AAR focus group hears Freedom’s Hill story
Freedom’s Hill Church was in the spotlight of a focus group during the Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) March 16 in Greenville.
Theater transformed by SWU graduates' ministry
The old Rivoli Theater at Myrtle Beach’s Pavilion area is being transformed into a Christian teen club complete with concert venue, café and office space for Ground Zero, an outreach founded by Southern Wesleyan University graduates Scott and...