"Paint and Pray" Pilot Project Launched

In 2014, Wesley made application for funding from the "New People, New Places" initiative from the Oklahoma Conference.  So enthused by the possibilities their plan to offer a "Paint and Pray" offered, they organized a "pilot project" that began the first of February.  It is totally without funding, and no word of the status of the grant, but that did not stop people at Wesley!  Donations, fund-raising and other helps created the first classes.  Each session has an art lesson on a specific skill: backgrounds, landscapes, trees, light, color blending, etc. The goal is to create a series of smaller works and then later in the ending sessions (late March) produce a final project and show it in a display event at the church.  Each session also has a devotional time with Bible reading, prayer for the needs of people in the group, and introduction to this thing called faith.  The full program is set to launch in June and will be opened to the community and will seek to be an open doorway between those who are not currently in a church, are searching, or have questions.  Using art as the primary means of communications both instructors and students will take a journey of faith exploration  and see how that impacts their art.

Wesley UMC (OKC) - Attendees enjoy a painting lessons from visiting instructor (2015)