The Wesley Foundation

at theUniversity of Illinois

Winter 2017 NewsletterInspiring Students, Transforming Lives, and

Enriching Our World with Christ’s Love.March 8, 2017

Editor: Wayne Wilson, Aide for Advancement, wayne@wesleyui.orgThe Wesley Foundation, 1203 W Green ST, Urbana IL 61801-2905

Phone: 217-344-1120 Fax: 217-344-1830 website: www.wesleyui.org

In Memoriam

Rebecca G. Brewer (‘73) of Mount Vernon, IL passed away on September 15, 2016. In 1941 she graduated from Galesburg Senior High School and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from McKendree College in 1947. She later achieved a Master’s degree from Columbia University in 1958, and a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Illinois in 1973. She also studied at London University in London, England and the University of Michigan. In 1948 she responded to

General Douglas MacArthur’s challenge to young people in the U.S. to go Japan for a three-year teaching term. In 1951, she enlisted in the Missionary Program of the Women’s Division of the Methodist Church, and then returned to Japan as a commissioned Missionary until the summer of 1960. In retirement, she served in many volunteer capacities. Among them were: President of the Jefferson County Historical Society for three years, and a member of the Board of Trustees of McKendree College.

Rev. Robert J. Trobaugh (‘42) of Racine, WI passed away on January 22, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Trobaugh, children, stepchildren, and grandchildren. In 1938 he attended the University of Illinois, where he became President of the University of Illinois Y.M.C.A. Student Cabinet in his senior year. He attended Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY, and Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary at

Northwestern University where he graduated “with distinction.” He later earned a PhD at Vanderbilt University. His full-time Methodist pastoral appointments included The Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois (1946-49).

Ernest N Thorp (‘43) of rural Clinton, IL, passed away on Jan. 31, 2017. He spent his life on the farm, had many involvements in the Clinton community, and he was known for his philanthropic interests.

He was a generous friend to Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois. He first attended Illinois State Normal University for 2 years and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps (1943-45), and after WWII he

returned to the family farm business and eventually retired as a U.S. Air Force Reserves Captain. He was an active member of the International Flying Farmers.

Richard L. Raymond, Sr. (‘47), passed away on Jan. 27, 2017. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine (Sammons) Raymond (’44), whom he met a Wesley. They were faithful supporters of Wesley Foundation programs and facilities. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps

in both the European and Pacific theaters in WWII. Gifts in his memory may be directed to the Richard L. Raymond Memorial at Wesley Foundation at the University of Illinois.

Save the date:April 29, 30, 2017

• Day reunion: Classes ‘85-’99 (All Alumni welcome,

including late walk-ins)• 11th Annual

Legacy Circle reception, • Corporation Sunday

worship, luncheon,and business meeting

Join us for a day reunion of alumni and their families at Wesley. With

lunch and a rice packaging event with Illini Fighting Hunger, an afternoon

Midweek Worship, coffee and fellowship in the Etc. Coffeehouse, a two-hour break for alumni to dine out, and more, the weekend will be filled

with fun and fellowship!

Special guests:Rev. Sara and Andy Isbell

Revs. Glen and Lana RobyneSaturday, April 29

• All Day: Etc. Coffeehouse Noon: Free lunch and rice

packaging with Illini Fighting Hunger

• Afternoon: “Midweek” Worship & Communion

• 5:00 pm: Alumni groups go out to dinner

• 7-8:15 pm: Legacy Circle reception featuring catered desserts buffet

Sunday, April 30• 10:30 am: Worship Service• Noon: Boxed lunch meal• 1pm: Corporation Meeting

Already know you can make it?Early free registration

until midnight April 24 atwesleyfdn.eventbrite.com(Free walk-up registration at events)

Detailed information will follow in March.

Wesley Capital Campaign photo by Susan Haney

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The Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) for IRA Annuities has been reinstated and made permanent. If you have an IRA Annuity and you’ve reached age 70 ½, the law now provides the permanent option to make a tax-deductible contribution from your account to a tax-exempt charity such as Wesley Foundation, not to exceed $100,000. Note: For your gift to qualify under this law, you must make your contribution directly from your account through your account trustee or custodian. Also, you must have reached age 70 ½ when the gift is made. A gift made too early in the year in which you will reach 70 ½ may not qualify. To initiate a Qualified Charitable Deduction from your IRA, first contact the charity to tell them of your intent and to verify how the check should be made payable, then instruct the annuity account custodian to make the distribution check accordingly. When the charity receives your gift you will receive an acknowledgment to retain for verification of a tax-deductible gift.

The Wesley Capital Campaign – Update and Thank You We are excited to share that replacement of the Social Center’s original slate roof was completed on schedule and under budget. The generosity of those listed below – more than 190 households – has made this and other capital improvements possible. Your gifts are making an enormous difference! Additional contributions to the Wesley Capital Campaign will fully fund the new roof and allow us to move forward on the final phase of capital improvements that focus on electrical and window upgrades. This significant endeavor to preserve and enhance our historic facility would not be possible without your support. Thank you!

Kathryn AlexanderKimothy AllenMelissa ApplebeeBob and Connie AtkinsBarry and Kris AvesRobert and Ann BenderDonald H. BergstromLeRoy and Carole BiehlRobert and Jiehong Xie BobrickDylan BootAlora Bowles Bill and Dee BreedingDennis and Melinda BrickerArthur BrightonGerald D. and Lois R. BrightonVirgil and Marilyn ButlerAllen and Rebecca ByrneDonna P. CampAnonymousDennis CraigDan and Gay King CredeGreg and Lacie DamhorstHoward and Judy DaughenbaughBarbara R. DavisKristen Dean-GrossmannJeffrey DeckerEvelyn K. DenzinRachel DenzinAnn Dillner

Don DodsonLarry and Meridee DornhoffJulie DowlerKarleen DudeDennis and Day Ann EatonKristen Ehrenberger and Michael HammerMike and Marcia EischenTom and Sharon Neufer EmswilerAlice EspenschiedCharles and Eleanor EvansEarl EvansThomas Ewing

Meet Graduate Student, Chris Hedlin Chris Hedlin arrived on campus in August 2016 and found a church home at Wesley. “I joined the grad study reading group basically after my first week, and I somehow already felt like I belonged there,” said Chris, who took a break to interview. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Augustana College in 2016, majoring in English and Spanish. At the University of Illinois, she is a graduate student in English, and she plans to teach, perhaps as a professor. She is also a part-time fitness class instructor on campus, teaching various lifting exercises. Her family is Lutheran; her father, Dave Hedlin, is Pastor at Peace Lutheran Church in New Lenox, IL. She attends the traditional format worship service at Wesley on Sunday mornings, because she feels the content is relevant; Wesley doesn’t deal in abstractions, and she likes that: “I’ve only been here for several months, but I’ve seen already that this is a church that’s not afraid to talk about injustices and hurts and abuses, both to people and power, where it sees them, and it’s a church that’s not afraid to back those words up with actions.” As a new student to town, she was attracted to Wesley’s grad student program, the Wesley Food Pantry, and an inclusiveness that welcomes all people to worship and programs. Of course, Wesley’s convenient location and its intergenerational aspect add to the “connection” that many students want in a campus church: “The warmth and inclusivity of this church amazes me. I’ve found true friends who have enlivened my whole experience on this campus, starting with grad students in the study group, and certainly Pastors Julie, Miriam, and Dan.”

The new slate roof on the Social Center. Photo by Wesley property manager, Richard Young.

December by the numbers

At 2 Locations: Wesley Churchand Parkland College

Courtesy Chris Hedlin

Illustration: Wesley Food Pantry

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The Family of Tom EwingAdam and Megan FaustMeredith and Jim FayKedzie FernholzRichard and Jean FloodLeon FollmerJeffery Ford and Lynette Marshall Richard FordClyde and Jeanette ForrestEdwin FriedlSharon FriedlHeather FutrellDavid GaffronTed and Karen GladhillStasz and Katherine GorskiRobert and Mary GoslineDon Graham and Frances CrawfordDon GreeleyErnest and Lois GullerudHomer and Barbara GurtlerVirginia GuthrieJohn and Cara GutzmerMike and Susan HaneyJeff HansenTerry and Sharon HarknessOlivia HarrisDavid and Judie HeckLloyd and Jean HelperSteve and Diana HerriottRon and Jean HitchJeanne HoeflingDon and Mary HopkinsDon and Charlotte HoutsMorris HuckBarbara Hughes and John Taylor Ken and Mona HunterBruce and Ingrid HutchingsIn-Sook HwangAndy and Sara IsbellHarold and Linda IsbellConstance IsleyRon Itnyre and Alisa Clapp-Itnyre Diane JeffersAlice JenksBecky John Elizabeth M. Johnson Libby JohnstonAnonymousAlexandra JonesJohn and Pat JordanLarrianne JordanKeith and Sara KelleyRon and Sue KiddooRob and Darcie KirbyDavid and Julie KlenskePhilip and Sheila KreinAmy KronasTed and Barb KronasMichael and Renee LakeCharles and Annette LansfordMariella LansfordRyan and Linda LarsenJohn and Barbara LehmannRoberta B. LindstrandLinda LinkeSkylar LipmanJean LogueScott and Emily Lux

Morgan and Brenda LyngeVic and Tracey MalkovichGonzalo and Liliana MarianoMargaret MarriottNancy Maxwell-RichMike and Jane McCulleyMcGuire & Associates Inc.John and JoAnn McKayJack and Sandy McManusAustin McWilliamsBill and Mary Beth MetcalfSteve and Mary Lou MillerBob and Frankie MosborgWalter and Jane MyersTabitha NelsonBrad and Melody NeumannFrederick NeumannJane Ellen NickellPhilip NormanRay and Barbara NortonWilliam and Wilma O’BrienMargaret O’Donoghue and Steve VeazieBrenda PaceyMiley and Janet PalmerDavid and Jean PetersWilliam and Carol PetersonLeroy and Mary Joyce PickettLeah PogemillerBob and Meg RauschenbergerJoyce ReevesJay RegennitterVerlin and Rebecca RichardsonVirginia G. RigginsAndrew and Stephanie RittgersLarry and Karen RobertsonJim and Jan RobinsonFred and Arnetta RodgersKay RomansKenneth and Dorcas RoseCarolyn SandsAnn SaterbakBarbara Barnstable SatoriusDavid and Ruth Anne SattazahnBarbara ScottJohn ScottCharles ShepardsonDean and Bonnie ShinnemanAmy and Scott ShreveRalph and Janet SimmonsAllen and Myrna SmithMiriam and Justin SniderWayne SpauldingJarod SpohrerJohn and Ann SpurgeonJudith Staley

Anthony StauderJames and Frances StephensBryan SwansonMark and Karen SyversonJohn and Edie TerwilligerKatie Thomas and Rommel Alvarez Arnold W. and Marian H. ThompsonBrenda ThompsonHerbert and Suzanne Thompson Ernest ThorpKen and Janny TraversKaren Westerfield TuckerPatricia TymchyshynBeverly UjcichPaul and Judith UngerSteve VarbleJim WaggonerDonald and Patty Jo WaldenRob and Becky WallonJune WatsonJames and Phyllis WebsterHerb and Yvette WhiteleyMarilyn WhittakerJean WicklundReshmina William and Kevin Anderson AnonymousCraig and Kim WiseHelen WoodsJack and Virgie YoungKevin and Kim YoungAlan Yungbluth

Donations were received in Honor ofJeffery FordThe Gullerud FamilyMiley PalmerJoseph PeacockJeremiah W. Chipman Thompson

Donations were received in Memory ofAlora Bowles David C. DavisJean Cramer-HeuermanDeloris M. EvansClyde Forrest R. Benjamin GarrisonMarian Hohn Walter LewisAllen SmithVera Vogel

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If an error has been made, please contact Bonnie Taylor:E-mail: bonnie@wesleyui.org Phone: 217-344-1120 There is still time to add your name to this list! For more information about the Campaign and how to make a gift go to wesleyui.org/giving.

Capital Campaign, Update and Thank You

The Wesley Capital Campaign

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If you wish to give now to the Capital Campaign, you may use the enclosed gift envelope to designate your gift. Make it payable to “Wesley Capital Campaign,” and note likewise inside the envelope field.

2016

Century Club, cont’dGonzalo & Liliana Mariano David E. Martin Stephen L. Miller & Mary Lou Miller Mrs. Lillian Mink Raymond & Barbara Norton Mrs. Jean G. Peters Leroy & Mary Joyce Pickett Dr. & Mrs. George Provenzano Richard L. Raymond David & Ruth Ann Sattazahn Mrs. Ellen C. Schubert Jean O. Shelly, in memory of

Jim Shelly Mr. James M. Sprengel Ms. Elizabeth M. Starkey, in memory of Elmer Starkey, Jr. David & Janet Stephenson Marjorie Ann Sullins Mrs. Joyce Taylor John & Edie Terwilliger Mr. Ernest N. Thorp Pat Tymchyshyn David Wernette James & Robin West, in honor of Rev. Joe Peacock & their

44th wedding anniversaryKim Y. Wittel, in memory of

Sharon Scott

New Century Club ($250+)Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Kris Aves Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Bettenhausen Frances Cramer, in memory of Jean Cramer-Heuerman Mark Elder Christian & Kedzie Fernholz Rick Firkins Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Kendra Friar Diane E. JeffersLarrianne Jordan Ron & Susan Kiddoo Harold Kieler Ms. Iris Brown Knell Chuck & Annette Lansford, in memory of

Gerry Brighton Mrs. Roberta B. Lindstrand Mr. Neil Mottinger, Mrs. Debbie Mottinger

in memory of Florence E. Hall Andrew & Stephanie Rittgers Ann Saterbak Ruth Anne & David Sattazahn Norman & Eureath Schoeppel Memorial Endowment Fund Myrna Wheeler Smith, in memory of

Allen Smith Mr. & Mrs. James E. Stephens Mr. Bryan Swanson Mark Syverson Mr. Donald L. Weaver Dr. Alan Yungbluth

Chairpersons Club ($500+)John & Willa Almlof Don & Ann Brush Mr. Craig Chamberlain Drs. Ron Itnyre & Alisa Clapp-Itnyre Karin Ellison, Clark Miller Roberta Harrison Nancy A. Maxwell Katherine & David Mertens

Contributor Ms. Kathy Alexander Derek Attig Mr. Arthur Brighton Virgil & Marilyn Butler Amos Dillman Mr. & Mrs. Howard, Judy Daughenbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Eller, in honor of

Rev. Joe Peacock and memory ofJoyce Peacock

Gwendolyn Grymonprez Marsha Haworth Mrs. Alice F. Hilker, in memory of Eugenia Ford Marquart Ruth Jones Dr. Margaret & Dr. Leonard Larsen, in honor of Bob & Frankie Mosborg’s

65th wedding anniversary Donald R. Mann Bruce Nesmith Miley & Janet Palmer Rev. Leah Pogemiller, in memory of Rebecca Brewer Mrs. Arnetta Rodgers Randall Ross Mr. Jerry D Schermerhorn Robert & Sarah Jane Swaar Suzanne & Herb Thompson, in honor of The Rev. Leah Pogemiller Suzanne & Herb Thompson, in honor of Rev. Jeremiah Thompson Helen L. Woods, in memory of Gerry Brighton Beverly Ujcich Roberta Wynne Mr. Steve Zekoff

Century Club ($100+)Mrs. Fern H Armstrong Mr. Donald Burgener Mrs. Jean A. Castle Dennis Craig Mr. John Crump Ms. Amy (Poulson) Dauplaise Barbara C. Davis Mrs. David Drake, in memory of

David Drake ‘46Belle Drake ‘97

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Deem Kristen EhrenbergerMr. Scott Ellerthorpe Jeffery Ford Mrs. Evalyn Huffman Gebhart Ms. Gunilla Goulding Donald Greeley Jeff & Heather Grills Barbara & Homer Gurtler Michael & Susan Haney Mr. Jeffrey Hansen Mrs. Mary Ann Hood, in memory of

Ron Hood Mr. Roger Icenogle, in memory of Blanche Icenogle Sara & Keith Kelley, in memory of Gerry Brighton Tom & Jen Unger Kroc Mr. James R. Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Tony Lake Mark & Jodie Lucas, in support of Peer Ministry

Chairpersons Club, cont’dMr. & Mrs. Bill & Wilma O’Brien Stephen Rodgers Mr. & Mrs. Jan & Ralph Simmons Marilyn Whittaker

Directors Club ($1,000+)Bob & Connie Atkins Mr. & Mrs. William L. Augur Mr. Weng Chew Brad & Davon Cook Tod & Belinda Courtney Jeffrey Decker Michael Drummond Lloyd & Jean Helper Mr. & Mrs. Don & Mary Hopkins Morris G. Huck Dr. John R. Lehmann, Barbara Lowis Lehmann Ms. Linda Linke Ms. Linda Linke, in memory of

Mary & Walt Lewis Mike & Jane McCulley Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Frankie Mosborg Judson F. Parker Mrs. Gretchen Rauschenberg Kevin Read Donor Advised Fund Paul Reimer, Melissa Miller Kay Romans Paul & Judith Unger Sue Wakat

Heritage Club ($2,000+)Revs. Tom & Sharon Neufer Emswiler Mr. & Mrs. Arnold & Marian Thompson Don Walden, in memory of Patty Jo Walden Mrs. Charlotte Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Don Zimmerman

Upholders Club ($5,000+)Alice E. Espenschied Elizabeth M (Betty) Johnson David & Julie Klenske

Sustainers Club ($10,000+)

Additional Gifts from church budgetsAshkum UMCDecatur Grace UMCMahomet UMCPeoria First UMC

Gifts to the Annual Appeal (Annual Operating Fund) Jan-Dec 2016 THANK YOU, Wesley friends, we surpassed the $80,000 goal: $82,327.60

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You can quickly make a gift to The Wesley Foundation’s Annual Appeal (formerly called the annual operating fund) through your PayPal account, and receive faster acknowledgment from Wesley. A PayPal “Donate” button is on our website: www.wesleyui.org