Join Valley Wesley for the following events during Holy Week and Easter:

The Way of the Cross:  Wednesday April 20, 7 p.m. Join us following Wednesday dinner (it's free and begins at 6 p.m), in Ross Hall, for a powerful journey through final days and hours of Jesus's life. Participants will embark on a silent journey through different prayer rooms focusing on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The journey will end with a walk through a labyrinth and time to reflect on what Holy Week and Easter mean in our lives. Maundy Thursday Worship Service:  Thursday April 21, 7:30 p.m. Rev. Rob Rynders will co-lead, along with clergy from Tempe First UMC, a Taize style worship service in the main Sanctuary. Worshipers will participate in singing, prayer, deep reflection, and communion. Easter Sonrise Worship Service:  Sunday April 24, 5:30 a.m. We will meet in the parking lot of Tempe First UMC at 5:30 a.m. and head to the top of "A Mountain" to worship as the sun rises. Rev. Rob Rynders and Aaron Prillaman will lead worshipers in songs of praise, responsive prayers and litanies, scripture, reflection, and communion. Breakfast will be served at Tempe First UMC following the service. Please wear comfortable clothes and hiking shoes.

Valley Wesley students pose for a picture after a trip to Wesley Theological Seminary

Alternative Spring Break 2011: WASHINGTON D.C. March 13-18, 2011 Eleven Valley Wesley students and Rev. Rob Rynders spent their spring break in the Nation's Capital attending a seminar on "Human Trafficking," put on by the United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Valley Wesley joined students and leaders from the Northern Illinois University and Winthrop University Wesley Foundations to learn from various speakers and organizations about the 27 million human beings (mostly women and children) who are currently being coerced into forced labor and/or sexual slavery around the world. Seminar participants also met with legislators, including our own congressman, David Schweikert and a representative from Senator Jon Kyl's office to advocate on behalf of trafficking victims and to encourage our legislators to support legislation that combats human trafficking worldwide. Participants visited the offices of International Justice Mission, a Christian non-profit organization that supports and advocates for trafficking victims and also works with governments around the world to reform and train their law enforcement agencies to combat trafficking in their own countries. To learn more about IJM and to find vast resources on the topic of human trafficking, please visit their website. Overall students had a meaningful and transformative time in Washington through the seminar program, visiting historical sites, monuments, and museums, connecting with other students from around the country, and most importantly by connecting their faith to issues of human rights and justice. This trip would not have been possible with all of those who supported these students with their prayers and financial donations and, for that, all of us at Valley Wesley are very thankful.

We had another exciting year of ministry with students from ASU and other Phoenix valley colleges.  We continue to make disciples of Jesus Christ and have exciting plans for the future!  To view or download our latest annual report, please click here.

Much of our ministry is student-led.  Our "Wesley Council," student leadership team, meets throughout the year to plan, organize and lead programs and activities.  If you have any comments or suggestions for the Council please contact our president, Charla Lindley at clindley@asu.edu.