Week of Welcome

Check out all of these way to connect with Wesley during your First Week on Campus

Free Popsicles

Friday, 8/14, Noon - 2 PM, Ram's Plaza (across from Chase Dining Hall)

Come beat the heat during move-in with free popsicles and a chance to learn all about Wesley!

Late Night Worship

Sunday, 8/16, 8:00-8:45 PM, Polk Place (Look for the Glow Sticks!)

What's better than student-led worship on your first Sunday on campus?  Worship with glow sticks on your first Sunday on campus.  Start your semester by taking care of your spirit.  We'll wrap up in time for you to make it to see the Lighting of the Bell Tower.

Ice Cream Sundaes

Monday, 8/17, 5:00 PM until the Ice Cream's Gone, Polk Place (in front of Wilson Library)

Celebrate making it through the first day of class with an ice cream sundae--w/ all the toppings--before Sunset Serenade!  We'll start scooping at 5 PM, and scoop until the ice cream is gone.    

Donuts on the Quad

Tuesday, 8/18, 10:00 AM  until the Donuts are Gone, Polk Place (Lower Quad -- Near Wilson Library)

Just what it sounds like, come by Polk Place to get  a free donut on your way to or from class (or just because).  We'll start giving them out at 10 AM and go until they are gone!

Movie & Game Night

Friday, 8/21, 5:00-7:00 PM, Wesley Building (201 E. Rosemary St.)

Come watch a movie, play some games, and/or do some coloring.  Plus, we'll have free food for the first 50!

The Wesley Building is the yellow building on the corner of Rosemary and Henderson Streets, across Rosemary street from Tru.

Service Event:  UUMC Giving Garden

Saturday, 8/22, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Start your semester with a morning of service!  We'll gather in the back parking lot of University UMC (150 E. Franklin St.) at 9:30 AM to carpool to the church's 5,000 sq ft community garden located at 531 Umstead Drive, and we'll spend the morning helping in the garden.

Every year, the Giving Garden produces over 800 pounds of food for Table and the Interfaith Council in Chapel Hill to  feed those facing food insecurity.

First Wesley Dinner & Worship

Sunday, 8/23, 6:30-8:30 PM, University UMC (150 E. Franklin St.)

Kick-off the year of Dinner & Worship with a free meal at 6:30 PM in the University UMC Fellowship Hall followed by worship in the Chapel.  Worship starts around 7:30 PM.  

We'll have people at the church doors and throughout the building to make sure you know where to go!  Once you come inside, we'll have plenty of signs to help you find your way.

University UMC is on Franklin Street, right across from Sutton's.  It's the church with doors out front.