Wonky, Fuzzy Connections

Wonky, Fuzzy Connections

I recently had a wonky light switch. Wonky in the sense that when I flipped the switch, the lightwould not turn on right away. It seemed, well, delayed like the signal had to make a trip aroundthe block and then the light would turn on.At first, I thought it was a new...
What’s Your Voting Plan?

What’s Your Voting Plan?

You surely know Election Day is approaching. I couldn’t begin to count the number of pleas forcampaign donations and campaign attack ads that increasingly intrude into every hour of everyday. As we look ahead to Election Day, I’m guessing most of us are mostly anxious...
Homecoming Invitation

Homecoming Invitation

Homecoming weekend is a wonderful time to come back to a place that holds memories—and to see what’s happening now!   This Sunday, we invite all of our Wesley students, alumni, and Collegiate/Wesley friends to join us for worship at 10:00 a.m. and stay afterward for a...
Sunday PRIDE 2026

Sunday PRIDE 2026

As you’ve heard, we’re MOVING our worship for Sunday, October 11 to the ISU Memorial Union, where we’ll join a number of Ames faith communities in a combined Sunday Pride worship service. Our schedule for that day at Collegiate/Wesley is as follows:...
Waffles and the Word

Waffles and the Word

A couple of weeks ago, we kicked off another Bible study for college students! The students chose to meet at 9:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning! Great! A 9:00 a.m. bible study seems like a perfectly good reason to have waffles! As our team has been cleaning and...
Moving the Needle

Moving the Needle

This summer you heard a lot from me about the AMOS Convention on August 30 and our goal of showing up together. We had set an ambitious goal: 60 people from Collegiate/Wesley. We didn’t quite make it. We showed up with 50 people. And I am calling that a huge win,...