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Cornerstone Laying Aids SIU Wesley Building in Carbondale
Bishop Charles W. Brashares of Chicago led a cornerstone ceremony for SIU Carbondale’s new Wesley Foundation building next to the campus. The event included fund progress reports, with $215,000 raised toward a $260,500 goal, plus a $10,000 contingent gift if $35,000 more is secured. The project, under construction since June, will house classrooms, counseling spaces, a reading lounge, and offices, with a north side chapel planned. move‑in is expected this winter for SIU Methodist students.
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Carbondale
Ill
Charles W. Brashares
Chicago
Mlinois
Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Southern Illinois University
South Illinois Avenue
Brashares
Ronald Seibert
H. G. Hurley
Foundation
Carbondale First Methodist Church
Southern Illinois Methodist Church Conference
Building Fund Crusade Progress Report
First Methodist Church
Seibert
Main Wesley Foundation
SIU