Posts from October, 2007
- 29 Oct
by News
No commentsMainstreet Moves into New Building
Mainstreet Church held the Grand Opening for its new facility on October 21. Bishop Ron Ramsey, the lead pastor at Mainstreet for ten years prior to being elected bishop in 2005, attended. The $4.5 million, 34,000 square-foot building is located on 42 acres of land, and features a 500-seat sanctuary. The average attendance runs about [...]
- 25 Oct
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No commentsFountain UB and Operation Christmas Child
Fountain UB in Keyser, W. Va., is again serving as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child. An article in Keyser’s Mineral Daily News-Tribune tells about the program. Shoeboxes will be collected November 12-17 and forwarded to a Samaritan’s Purse distribution center. Last year, Fountain collected 8042 shoeboxes; this year’s goal is 8200.
A number of [...] - 23 Oct
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No commentsOctober 17 Update from Jana Hoobler
Jana Hoobler sent this update from Macau on October 17.
“This has been a heavy week for me ministry-wise. I’ve been involved in offering care/counsel to a young woman working at a casino who has been accused of stealing $500,000 worth of betting chips, to a young local Christian who is suicidal, and to a Christian friend [...] - 23 Oct
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No commentsEffective Christian Leadership: Course at Rhodes Grove
The course “Effective Christian Leadership” will be taught November 6 at Rhodes Grove Campground in Chambersburg, Pa. This course is part of the camp’s continuing education ministry, The Ecclesiastes Institute. The course, which involves essential leadership components that today’s Christian leaders need, will be taught by Rev. Carl Shank, formerly on the pastoral staff at [...]
- 22 Oct
by Pat Jones
2 commentsLet’s Focus Our Discussion
I’m sitting in a training/discussion meeting in St. Louis right now with Ed Stetzer, one of the most articulate, informed researchers in America today regarding the Church. It is very insightful and stimulating.
My mind is wandering down many different trails. But there is key point that should be the focus of our discussions of conducting [...] - 12 Oct
by News
No commentsUpdate on Cheryl Leighton
On October, an urgent call to prayer was sent to the denominational email list for Cheryl Leighton, wife of Joe Leighton, pastor of Salem Chapel UB in Junction City, Ohio. On September 4 she went into the hospital, experiencing some problems, and cancer was discovered. She has been hospitalized ever since, and her condition [...]
- 12 Oct
by HU News
No commentsRecord Enrollment for Huntington U
Huntington University has a record enrollment of 1,153 students for the fall semester of the 2007-2008 school year. That includes a record 923 undergraduate students. The incoming class of freshmen, transfers, and readmitted students is the largest on record with 299 students. After celebrating its new satellite location in Wabash, Ind., on September 4, the [...]
- 12 Oct
by News
No commentsHillsdale Launches New Ministry for the Poor
Hillsdale UB of Hillsdale, Mich., launched a new community outreach on September 29. Through a national organization called Angel Food Ministries, the church provides a large box of name-brand items for $25, or about one-third the cost of buying it at grocery stores. Gospel literature is placed in each box, along with info about Hillsdale’s [...]
- 12 Oct
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No commentsUB Church in South Dakota US Landmark
The UB church in Milltown, South Dakota, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. This register was created to recognize properties which contribute to the prehistoric and historic development of localities, states, and the nation. Each state participates by identifying and recognizing important sites to preserve the [...]
- 4 Oct
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No commentsRunning the Marathon for a Building Project
Chip Bruestle, from the Atlantic Avenue UB church in Franklin, Pa., ran in last year’s Marine Corps Maraton to raise money for a local club. This year, he’s collecting pledges for his church, which hopes to break ground for a $2.5 million expanded sanctuary next spring. The Marathon will take place on 28 in Washington [...]
