Released on = February 1, 2007, 4:21 pm

Press Release Author = Wesley Foundation at Univ. of Calif. Berkeley

Industry = Education

Press Release Summary = Wesley Foundation at University of California, Berkeley is
poised to make a giant leap into the future of ministry, campus engagement,
hospitality, and service to students who are increasingly diverse, multi-racial,
multi-cultural and multi-lingual from over 100 foreign countries. The Foundation
rolled out the proverbial red carpet to community members last Thursday, January 25,
for comment on its new development project featuring unique stacking town homes for
family-style student living.

Press Release Body = Berkeley, California - Wesley Foundation at University of
California, Berkeley is poised to make a giant leap into the future of ministry,
campus engagement, hospitality, and service to students who are increasingly
diverse, multi-racial, multi-cultural and multi-lingual from over 100 foreign
countries. The Foundation rolled out the proverbial red carpet to community members
last Thursday, January 25, for comment on its new development project featuring
unique stacking town homes for family-style student living at the corner of Bancroft
and Dana streets.

Upon completion in the fall of 2009, Wesley House will be home to 108
undergraduates. Wesley Foundation, a United Methodist Campus Ministry for
progressive students of any faith, will continue its ministry on the first floor
with a new mission to foster intentional communities in and among residents of the
ten town homes above. Wesley's new first floor Student Center will feature a
library, multi-purpose room, student nook, art-ready exhibit space, leasing and
administrative offices, and a country-style kitchen that opens to the historical
Wesley-Trinity courtyard and heritage coastal oak tree. Each town home has five or
six double-occupancy bedrooms, a private closet for each occupant, three full baths,
family room, fully-equipped country-style kitchen, and full-sized laundry. Study
nooks are scattered throughout the upper living quarters. Rooms will be leased on a
per bed bases and at rates competitive with University housing.

Architects Mark Gillem and Kirk Peterson took questions posed by representatives of
the Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, the Berkeley City Club and the
University of California Department of Physical & Environmental Planning. Student
Center Associates ("SCA"), the project developer, is a Bay Area based organization
with expertise in developing campus ministry property. While SCA principals,
Charlie Oewel and Rev. Randy Bare, are now developing campus ministry properties
from coast to coast, they began with Berkeley's Westminster House on Bancroft at
College Avenue


For more information, contact The Rev. Tarah Trueblood, Executive Director, Wesley
Foundation, 2398 Bancroft Way; Berkeley, CA 94704; 510-549-1244 phone 510-549-0303
fax; wesleyberkeley@gmail.com; www.wesleyberkeley.com


Web Site = http://www.wesleyberkeley.org

Contact Details = The Rev. Tarah Trueblood, Executive Director, Wesley Foundation;
510-549-1244 office, 510-549-0303 fax; 510-610-3950 cell; www.wesleyberkeley.com;
wesleyberkeley@gmail.com