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Wesleyan Impact Partners invests in churches, ministries, and spiritual entrepreneurs, partnering in a Spirit-led movement to bring about human flourishing grounded in love, generosity, and belonging.
Apr 10, 2025
One new innovative thing is Spark!, a worship service built specifically for children. With play areas around the altar, kids can run free around the sanctuary, making it easier for young families to attend.
Feb 12, 2025
Jan 30, 2025
New board members bring a rich tapestry of experience and perspective to deepen the positive impact of Wesleyan Impact Partners on the churches, nonprofits, and communities it serves.
Jan 7, 2025
Under the leadership of fourth-generation preacher Rev. Carolyn Cavaness, Bethel AME lives out a tradition of service to God throughout its community.
Nov 19, 2024
Wesleyan Impact Partners announces the addition of Rev. Alicia Forde, a nationally recognized church leader who will inspire clergy and laity across the Wesleyan ecosystem.
Nov 19, 2024
Bishop Palmer will work closely with Rev. Lisa Greenwood, president and chief executive officer, and the executive team to shape initiatives to establish and deepen relationships with leaders and ministries across the Wesleyan ecosystem.
Nov 5, 2024
Inspired by her mother’s generosity, Shirleen Johnston was one of the first in her church to invest with Wesleyan Impact Partners.
Nov 4, 2024
Wesleyan Impact Partners stands with those it serves, especially when situations get tough.
Nov 4, 2024
Funded by a flexible-term loan from Wesleyan Impact Partners, McKendree-Simms-Brookland United Methodist Church in D.C. renovated homes.
Sep 26, 2024
Beginning in 2005 with the dream of becoming a church plant, a small group met in a crowded basement. Then, nearly ten years later, they grew into a vibrant worship community in a middle school.
Sep 12, 2024
Kean Tonetti has been named director of gift planning at Wesleyan Impact Partners. She has nearly 20 years of experience in charitable giving, estate planning, and nonprofit consulting that will support Wesleyan Impact Partners’ mission to empower churches, foundations, and nonprofit ministries now and into the future.
Jul 10, 2024
Wesleyan Impact Partners announces the selection and launch of its Phygital Preaching Fellows Initiative. Nineteen leaders will explore and experiment with technologies to discover new delivery systems for the Gospel as the church lives into the phygital (physical + digital) public square. The cohort of Phygital Fellows will share and showcase their learnings broadly, igniting imagination across the church for what God can do in and through digital spaces.
Jun 18, 2024
Gathering Imaginations brought leaders from across the country together in Houston, Texas, to connect with, nurture, and inspire each other. The two-day conversation among spiritual thinkers, innovative leaders, and servant-hearted community members focused on the future of the church and the communities it serves.
Apr 9, 2024
On behalf of the entire Wesleyan Impact Partners team, we’d like to thank you for partnering with us and share the impact we had in 2023 as we work together to embolden the church and its leaders to nurture thriving congregations and flourishing communities across the country.
Feb 26, 2024
Pasifika created a first of its kind shared space for First Samoan United Methodist Fellowship (‘New Paradise’), First Filipino-American Fellowship (‘Promised Land’), and First Tongan United Methodist Fellowship (‘Destined for Eternity’) congregations.
Jan 23, 2024
Wesleyan Impact Partners, a national nonprofit dedicated to investing in growing the church's impact and nourishing the communities it serves, announces its 2024 Locke Innovative Leader Award honorees. These five spiritual innovators are creating new ways to transform lives and neighborhoods through asset-based community development, creative partnerships, social entrepreneurship, and capacity building.
Jan 17, 2024
Wesleyan Impact Partners announces the addition of four new members to its board of directors. Each member has a wealth of experience and diverse perspectives to guide our work. Wesleyan Impact Partners has a 55-year history as a trusted investment and loan partner growing churches and ministries and helps build thriving congregations and flourishing communities across the United States.
Jan 9, 2024
Sep 27, 2023
Mar 1, 2023
Four Exceptional Leaders Committed to Innovative Ministries to be Honored in a Live Stream Event April 30
Mar 29, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wesleyan Impact Partners is honored to announce the recipients of its 2022 class of the Tom Locke Innovative Leader Award. Working in fields as diverse as racial reconciliation, domestic violence, faith-based social entrepreneurship, and community building, they are explorers and pioneers at the cutting edge of spiritual entrepreneurship. Through this award, Wesleyan Impact Partners recognizes leaders who exemplify innovative spiritual leadership and missionally driven entrepreneurship across the Wesleyan ecosystem of the spiritual landscape for the sake of reaching more people and moving closer to the world God intends.
Apr 14, 2021
Wesleyan Impact Partners, formerly the United Methodist Development Fund, is pleased to announce the honorees of its inaugural Tom Locke Innovative Leader Award. This award recognizes five individuals from across the country who exemplify innovative spiritual leadership and missionally driven entrepreneurship.