Posts from March, 2008
- 6 Mar
by News
No comments22 Young Jamaican Men Accept Christ
The 22 young men who accepted Christ during the camp. During the weekend of February 16-17, a camp for young men in Jamaica was held the weekend of February 16-17, with 22 young men attending. Male students from Jamaica Bible College served as mentors/counselors for the event. The speakers included Danville Colquhoun, (retired guidance counselor [...]
- 6 Mar
by News
No commentsReport from Jamaica Annual Conference
The ordinations of Courtney Morgan (left, kneeling) and Addasa Morgan (far right). Bishop Ron Ramsey (second from left in the left-hand photo) participated in both ordinations. Jamaica National Conference held its annual meeting over the past weekend. Bishop Ron Ramsay preached on Sunday morning, and over 75 persons responded to the call to offer themselves [...]
- 6 Mar
by News
No commentsUpdate from Roger and Marilyn Reeck
Roger and Marilyn Reeck, UB endorsed missionaries serving with Wycliffe in Honduras, sent an email report on February 25. It included these tidbits: In January a construction group from Minnesota arrived. They put roofs on houses for two pastors and helped their daughter, Chrysti, and her husband, Rigo, add a large porch to their house [...]
- 6 Mar
by News
No commentsNews from Camp Cotubic
Camp Cotubic in Bellefontaine, Ohio, has an all-new website. It’s very well done, and includes some neat features, like online giving and an interactive map of the camp. You can also join their email list to receive periodic updates. Camp Cotubic was the United Brethren camp for Central Conference. It now, like most of our [...]
- 6 Mar
by News
No commentsDeath of Anna Geivett’s Father
Anna Geivett, a UB endorsed missionary serving with Food for the Hungry in Peru, learned on Tuesday, March 4, that her father had passed away. She wrote on March 5: “Yesterday I began my flight back to Lima, just to catch a return flight to Indiana that afternoon. In the midst of my travels, my [...]
- 6 Mar
by Ministers
No commentsSurgeries for Dick and Donelle Raab
Donelle Raab was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on her spinal column in early January, and began radiation treatments. Yesterday, March 5, she underwent thyroid surgery. Her husband, Dick, sent this report: “The doctor said that it would take 2.5-3 hours, but at the end of the 2.5 hours, a nurse came out to tell [...]
- 6 Mar
by Ministers
No commentsDeath of Mary Diamond
Mary Diamond, the wife of former UB minister Elmer Diamond, passed away February 23.
- 4 Mar
by Ministers
No commentsTed Doolittle Accepts Calvary Pastorate
Ted Doolittle was named senior pastor of Calvary Community UB church in Bridgeport, Mich., effective February 24. He previously pastored the Oak Harbor and Findlay First UB churches in Ohio. Most recently, he has been associate pastor of Zion UB in Wayne, Ohio.
