Posts from October, 2004
- 20 Oct
by Ministers
No commentsAmong Ministers….
Dan Young has been appointed senior pastor of Crestview UB church in Lafayette, Ind., effective October 7. He had been serving as a part-time interim pastor at Crestview since July 1. Dan will continue on a part-time basis while he finishes some schooling this semester, and will be full-time around the first of the year. [...]
- 20 Oct
by News
No commentsFirst Service of Cornerstone UB (Decatur, Ind.)
October 24 was the inaugural service for the Cornerstone Community Church (Decatur, Ind.). The Missionary Church congregation in Decatur closed its ministry and has now joined with our United Brethren congregation. Even though the churches have been working cooperatively for several months, this service marked the official transition from two congregations into one new one. [...]
- 18 Oct
by HU News
No commentsA New Name: Huntington University
The Huntington College Board of Trustees voted October 14 to change the name of the institution to Huntington University. The campus will continue to operate as Huntington College for the next several months, says President G. Blair Dowden. A task force will be appointed to manage the transition to the new name, which will probably [...]
- 18 Oct
by Ministers
No commentsGeorge Rhodifer Assigned to Olivet UB
George Rhodifer has been assigned to the Olivet UB church in New Lebanon, Ohio, effective October 10.
- 1 Oct
by News
No commentsToledo Church Changes Its Name
Harvest UB church (Toledo, Ohio) has changed its name to NorthPoint Church. (Once upon a time, it was called Harvest Lane UB church). Brad Wotring is the pastor.
- 1 Oct
by Ministers
No commentsResignation in Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Henry Favorite has resigned as pastor at First Love UB, effective October 3.
- 1 Oct
by Global Ministries
No commentsWinston Smith Reports After Ivan
On September 17, Rev. Winston Smith, Superintendent of Jamaica Conference, wrote, “I visited most of the worse hit areas (Clarendon, Manchester and St. Andrew) and here is an update of the damages done to our people and churches: Pastors Donald Dacres and Trevor Williams have lost their roofs. Approximately six members from New Green, Battersea, [...]
- 1 Oct
by Global Ministries
No commentsNews from Jamaica After Hurricane Ivan
Scenes from Jamaica Bible College. The bottom picture shows Frances Gordon, wife of JBC President Owen Gordon. Owen Gordon, a UB minister and president of Jamaica Bible College, sent this information on September 28: “Our first week of classes went well without electricity and water. Thankfully, we got back electricity and water over the weekend. [...]
- 1 Oct
by News
No commentsPennsylvanians Help Florida Church
A team of six men from King Street Church (Chambersburg, Pa.) and one man from Criders UB Church (Greencastle, Pa.) traveled to the Faith UB Church at Port Orange, Florida, to help with the demolition of the multi-purpose building that was damaged by Hurricane Frances. The team spent 5 days (September 17-22) demolishing the building, [...]
- 1 Oct
by News
No commentsHillsdale Youth Go to South Dakota
Mike Burtnett, youth pastor at Hillsdale UB, writes, “In July I led a team of 15 youth and 5 adults to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. This is a Lakota Sioux reservation, and is characterized by extreme poverty and poor living conditions. We served through the Youthworks organization, and along with two other [...]
