In Sympathy: Gwen Janet Oliver
Mrs. Gwen Janet Oliver, spouse of Rev. Richard E. Oliver, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Fri., Oct. 2, 2026.
44th Annual John Wesley Theological Institute
Dates: April 15 -16, 2018
Theme: The Deaconesses: “A Quintessential Embodiment of the Wesleyan Vision”
Presenter: Dr. Priscilla Pope-Levison, Associate Professor of External Programs Perkins School of Theology, Dallas, TX
Respondent: Bishop Sally Dyck
Registration Cost: $150 - includes Sunday evening dinner and Monday
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Questions? – Contact Fernando Siaba, Registrar 630.414.2429 fsiaba48@yahoo.com
The purpose of The John Wesley Theological Institute is to present John Wesley’s theology, suitably updated (as he updated his sources), as truly relevant for contemporary and ecumenical theology. The discovery of this, on properly critical and scholarly terms, would be a momentous development to the theological sensitivity of The United Methodist Church and the ecumenical movement at large.
Mrs. Gwen Janet Oliver, spouse of Rev. Richard E. Oliver, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference, passed away on Fri., Oct. 2, 2026.
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