Week of Welcome 2026!

Welcome back to Tuscaloosa!
We can’t wait to see you at our Week of Welcome events!

Sunday 8/16 — Open House

Building Open Noon–6pm
Fellowship Event 3pm–6pm
@ The Wesley Foundation

Come check out your home away from home and meet some of the folks who will be with you at Wesley this year, including our new Campus Minister!

Monday 8/17 — Game Night

5pm–7pm
@ The Wesley Foundation

Snacks, Games, and Fun @ Wesley

 

Tuesday 8/18 — Luau After Script-A

6pm–9pm
@ The Wesley Foundation

A Hawaiian themed cookout with food, music, and party games! Blessings and prayer in the chapel afterwards for anyone who would like a time of reflection, recentering, and prayer before classes start.

 

Wednesday 8/19 — Dinner and the First Wesley Worship of the Semester!

7pm–9pm
@ The Wesley Foundation

Let’s fellowship and worship together to welcome the new semester! Good food, great company, and relaxed, contemporary worship.

 

Thursday 8/20 — Pancakes After Bama Jam

7pm–Midnight
@ The Wesley Foundation

What could be better than late night pancakes? Late night pancakes with friends! Come hang out with us and enjoy free pancakes during and after Bama Jam!

 

Friday 8/21 — T-Town Takeout Throwdown

5pm–8pm
@ The Wesley Foundation

Meet @ Wesley to form teams. Each team gets a set amount of cash to spend and one hour to put together the best takeout meal for their team they possibly can and get back to Wesley during the time limit. Meet back at Wesley to show off your team’s haul, eat dinner, and vote on which team assembled the best spread.

 

Saturday 8/22 — Lake Day

11am–3pm
Lake Lurleen State Park

Let’s hang out at the lake! Games, food, swimming, and fun on the beach at Lake Lurleen State Park! Eat lunch with us at the small picnic pavilion and then stick around for fun and games or hit the hiking trails and fishing spots!

 

Sunday 8/23 — Pool Party

10:30am–4pm
Forest Lake UMC

Our friends at Forest Lake UMC have invited us to a college ministry pool party! Meet up with us for worship at Forest Lake UMC (service starts at 11). After the service we will go out to lunch and then make our way to the pool party from 2pm–4pm. Got Sunday morning plans already? Feel free to jump in with us at any point during the day!

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