In 1965 Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist Campus Ministry, opened its doors at 214 Pittsboro Street where, for the past forty-three years, we have provided ministry for students, faculty and staff, and a location for many community oriented events, discussions and productions. Over these same forty-three years the campus and student population have grown exponentially, and now we find ourselves in a situation where our ability to minister effectively to this community is limited by our space, funding and staff.

For the past two years we were engaged in plans to rebuild on the current Wesley site. However, at a Town Council meeting in March we learned that the project was not viable in the Cameron McCauley neighborhood where Wesley is located. We are currently looking at alternative locations for the project, including a possible property swap with UNC. We are hopeful that in the coming months we will be able to identify a location near campus that will enable us to develop a project which will: