Dear Friends in Christ,

Warm Easter greetings in the Name of our Risen Savior!

This Easter season, we are excited to officially launch the campaign for this year’s 25th Anniversary Celebration of WesleyMen. The World Fellowship of Methodist and Uniting Church Men also known as “WesleyMen” is the global connecting point of men’s ministry for Wesleyan, Methodist, and Uniting denominations. An affiliate organization of the World Methodist Council, our mission is to lead men in Christian Fellowship with a foundation rooted in the actions and words of Jesus Christ. Our three major priorities for the quinquennium 2025-2029 are summed up into three impactful words– Connect, Cultivate & Collaborate.

The theme of the 25th Anniversary Celebration is “Offer Them Christ in Your Loaves and Fishes” based from Matthew 28:19-20 & 14:13-21. The anniversary theme captures the Wesleyan theology of personal holiness and social holiness. Toward the end of his life, John Wesley commissioned Thomas Coke to go to America and ordain Francis Asbury and others into the ministry. He stood at the pier, and, as the boat departed, said to Coke, “Offer them Christ, Thomas…offer them Christ.” These words were an evangelical call from Wesley to Coke as he boarded his boat and headed to the frontiers of America.

On the other hand, the “Missio Dei” is not just about saving souls, but about participating in God’s holistic, redeeming work in all of creation, establishing justice and righteousness. This involves healing the broken, feeding the hungry, and proclaiming the reign of God through both in word and in deed. John Wesley’s own witness compels us to action. His theology of practical divinity, of mercy and justice, of personal and social holiness walking hand in hand, demands that we not only feed the soul and hunger where we can, but also challenge the structures and powers that allow such suffering to persist.

“I Am WesleyMen” Stories of Faith

“I Am WesleyMen” will be initiated to share the success stories about WesleyMen— inviting Methodist men and women from around the world to share their faith stories throughout the year 2026 and 2027. The faith stories capture the overall anniversary theme of how Methodists around the world are offering Christ and giving our loaves and fishes in our communities and in our world today. The faith stories will be shared to our WesleyMen email, website, Facebook page and social media.

WesleyMen 90-Day Challenge

WesleyMen 90-Day Challenge will be launched during the 25th Anniversary Celebration in El Salvador as a worldwide men’s discipleship resource with a three-stage component: Connection – Cultivation – Commissioning. It is Wesleyan in core values, adaptive and contextually applicable to each national or region of the world. We are currently developing a strategic plan and exploring ways to collaborate with various regional and national men’s organizations.

25th Anniversary Souvenir Program & Hymn

WesleyMen is prayerfully aiming to raise a God-sized goal of $1-M by producing the 25th Anniversary Souvenir Program as a fundraising effort of WesleyMen. We will solicit from individuals, businesses, churches, organizations and corporate sponsorships. The WesleyMen Handbook will be included in the Souvenir Program containing our organization’s logo, missional priorities, slogan, anthem, board members w/ brief introductions, structure, constitution & by-laws. The plan is to share the Souvenir Program and introduce the WesleyMen Hymn during the 25th Anniversary Celebration in El Salvador.

25th Anniversary Celebration at the 2026 World Methodist Council Meeting

With God’s grace, the 25th Anniversary Celebration of WesleyMen will take place at the 2026 World Methodist Council Meeting in August 2026 in El Salvador. We are immensely grateful to our WMC President Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett and General Secretary Rev. Dr. Leão Neto for their wonderful support in having the celebration taking place during the 2026 WMC Meeting. The plan will be two-fold: First, the 25th Anniversary Celebration will take place during the 2026 World Methodist Council Meeting in August 2026 in El Salvador. The worship gathering will take place either on August 13th or August 14th. During the gathering, we will highlight the history, stories, leadership and missional priorities of WesleyMen. The worshipful gathering will be opened to everyone including WMC delegates and participants, men’s organizations, Methodist congregations and ecumenical partners in El Salvador.

Second, WesleyMen will offer a hunger-related immersion to delegates and participants attending the 2026 World Methodist Council Meeting in El Salvador. From its inception, WesleyMen has been advocating to end global hunger through the FastPrayGive project and is now currently involved with the Prayer & Action Against Hunger Coalition (PAAHC). We are closely coordinating the plan WMC staff and the Local Host Committee of the Methodist Church in El Salvador to have the immersion be held on Sunday afternoon of August 16th 2026 after the WMC delegates and participants attended the Sunday worship services.

“Give Your Loaves & Fishes” Campaign

On its 25th Anniversary, WesleyMen is challenging the worldwide Methodist community to embrace the inward and outward aspects of the faith we share. Since 2011, WesleyMen’s action component is to bring awareness and advocate against global hunger, severe malnutrition, and starvation. As such, the WesleyMen 25th Anniversary Celebration is amplifying the global campaign of the Prayer & Action Against Hunger Coalition (PAAHC) called “Give Your Loaves & Fishes”. We are working closely with the PAAHC regarding the strategic plan, timeline and other details. PAAHC is a coalition of Christian organizations, church-based organizations, and NGOs with primary functions to ground and coordinate responses to the global hunger crisis in prayer, raise awareness about the issue, and mobilize the global church to take faith-driven action.

In closing, we are deeply grateful for your partnership as we seek your prayers and support for the success of the WesleyMen 25th Anniversary Celebration. We also invite you to give to WesleyMen to further our vital mission and priorities in 2026 and beyond. To donate, please go to the link: https://wesleymen.org/.

With gratitude,

Rev. Edgar De Jesus, WesleyMen World President
Rev. Dr. William Allotey-Pappoe, WesleyMen Secretary
Andy Morris, WesleyMen Treasurer
Edward Ofori, WesleyMen Africa
Rev. Sikawu Makubalo, WesleyMen Africa
Rev. Denny Nainggolan, WesleyMen Asia
Barnabas Emmanuel, WesleyMen Asia
Anthony Seale, WesleyMen Caribbean
David Friswell, WesleyMen Europe
Rev. Scot Moore, WesleyMen North America
Fotu Yavala, WesleyMen Pacific
Bishop Cesar Llanco Zavaleta, WesleyMen South America
Rev. Dr. David Haley, WesleyMen 25th Anniversary Celebration Liaison
Rev. Steve Hickle, Immediate Past World President of WesleyMen
Rev. Dr. Leão Neto, General Secretary of the World Methodist Council