Sex and Human Sexuality

Community Expectations, Guidelines, and Resources Regarding Sexuality

Indiana Wesleyan University grounds all scholarship and learning in our shared faith in Jesus Christ, our understanding of Biblical truth, and our shared commitment to the behavioral commitments of our church community, The Wesleyan Church. We acknowledge that God has created us as male and female beings who are responsible to God for our understanding and expression of our sexuality. We believe that human sexuality is an expression of God’s love. We affirm the goodness of sexuality, the importance of chastity and fidelity, and the centrality of the Christian sacrament of marriage. We affirm that God’s plan for marriage and sexual fulfillment can only be found within the context of marriage between one man and one woman; with gender determined by their biological sex at birth.  

All employees of Indiana Wesleyan University, all undergraduate students studying at the University’s residential campus, and all students living on the residential campus, therefore agree to abide by the Biblical standards of behavior articulated by The Wesleyan Church (TWC). With regard to sexuality and marriage this means that we agree to commit ourselves to celibacy outside of marriage and faithfulness inside of marriage (marriage as defined by TWC Discipline between a man and a woman). For more detailed information on the Biblical standards of behavior articulated by The Wesleyan Church please see the denomination website.

Students who are seeking to more fully understand sexuality and its connection to faith and learning can talk more with the Executive Director for the Intercultural and Global Office and the Campus Pastor.