Lifetime Learning
Learning something new every day at Wesley Village can be as simple as sitting down to lunch with our Residents, who include many teachers, professors, scientists, and professionals in a myriad of fields. Events at the Village offer a smorgasbord of engaging opportunities for education, including many guest lecturers, documentary screenings, monthly book club, and Kentucky Chautauqua® actors portraying historical characters. Many Residents have learned to play a musical instrument for the first time from a teacher here, or have become artists through Resident Bill Tippie's weekly art class.
Additionally, all Wesley Village Residents have access to audit classes for free at Asbury University, where their experienced insights are welcomed by students and professors! Asbury University is located only one mile from Wesley Village, and offers a wide variety of events open to the public throughout the year.
Christine Lyon, director of our Wesley Village Singers, offered this class to teach Residents how to read music.
Longtime Village favorite Professor Bill Covington has visited many times to teach about the American Revolution.
Kentucky Chautauqua®
Kentucky Chautauqua® brings to life historical figures from Kentucky, with high standards in both depth of research and caliber of performance. Kentucky Chautauqua® performances at Wesley Village are funded in part by Kentucky Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Recognition at Asbury University
In 2016, Wesley Village Residents James Robert “Bob” Benny (then age 96) and L. Dean Alspach (then age 91) were honored by Asbury University President Sandra Gray for their outstanding participation in campus classes over five years. Dean had recently completed his 14th course; Bob his 9th. Their class subjects ranged from Music and Art Appreciation to History and Political Science. In presenting the awards, Dr. Gray charged students to follow their exemplary lead and become “lifetime learners” themselves!
Wesley Village's perennial Alspach/Benny Distinguished Lecture Series was named in honor of them, and their commitment to lifetime learning.








































