By now you’ve heard the exciting news - for the first time in over 50 years, Wesley is building a new dormitory! There is not enough housing space for our students, and we are looking forward to the fall of 2013 when the new building will be completed. As in all we do, we are moving forward with this exciting construction project filled with faith – a faith centered in the love of God. We have faith in all the planning that was carefully completed to make this dream a reality. Faith that the construction team will build a home for our future students that will provide them with a nurturing place to live and learn.  And faith in you - our friends, alumni and supporters - who make this all possible.  We thank God for your love of Wesley and for all you do to help us prepare the next generation of church leaders.

As we faithfully look to the future, it is our hope that this dorm will serve Wesley’s students for many years to come. But providing the housing will not be enough to ensure that the seminary’s...

Though campus activity slows somewhat during the summer, Wesley students have remained engaged with the work God is doing in the world.

Engaging our urban surroundings in Washington, DC continues at the new Wesley Theological Seminary Mount Vernon Square location. A partnership between Wesley Theological Seminary, Asbury United Methodist Church, and Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Wesley @ Mount Vernon Square houses our Urban Ministry program, Wesley’s intentional community, the Birch Residence Hall, faculty offices and classroom space.

Wesley Theological Seminary’s urban Washington, DC location provides countless opportunities for service to the world. In fact, starting in Fall 2011, service is built into the curriculum.

Three times a day during the month of July, songs of praise filter through the hallways of the Trott Administration Building of Wesley Theological Seminary. These prayer services and Chapel services mark the arrival of licensed local pastors for Course of Study classes at Wesley.

Deryl Davis is Adjunct Faculty in Wesley Theological Seminary’s Luce Center for the Arts and Religion. He is also a local actor, director and writer working in Christian Education. The Luce Center offers a Certificate in Theology and the Arts to Wesley Masters-level students as well as a Theology and the Arts Doctor of Ministry track.

Back in May, we related the details of the improvements to physical infrastructure taking place here at Wesley, but those aren’t the only improvements we have been making. All summer long, Wesley Theological Seminary has been working hard at upgrading our technology systems.