Posts from January, 2009
- 29 Jan
by News
No commentsMissions Conference in Chambersburg, Pa.
Salem UB church (Chambersburg, Pa.) is holding a missions conference March 25-29 (Wednesday through Saturday). Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries, will speak three times: Friday night (March 28), 7 p.m. Saturday morning (March 29), 11 a.m. Saturday night (March 29), 7 p.m. You can call the church for further information: 263-4123.
- 29 Jan
by UB Church in Canada
No commentsHaiti: Tuesday Update from the Canadian Team
Here is Joan Sider’s Tuesday report from Haiti. She has been sending daily reports from the 11-person team from Canada currently in Haiti.
- 29 Jan
by News
No comments2009 UB Youth Workers Summit
Every year, United Brethren youth workers meet in Daytona, Fla, for the UB Youth Workers Summit. You can now register online for this event. The Summit is held at First UB church in Holly Hill, Fla. The registration fee is: Before April 1: $90. After April 1: $110. The registration fee covers the cost of: [...]
- 28 Jan
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsReport from Haiti
After visiting our churches in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, I flew up to Miami to catch a plane to Haiti. I’m spending three days there, joining a team from our churches in Canada. I’ll return to the States on January 28. The Canadian Team is doing a tremendous job in Haiti. The group [...]
- 27 Jan
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsPeople Need to be Taught to Pray
I remember a young man who had come to faith in one of the churches I pastored. His wife was already a believer. They just had their first child. Anyway, in a sermon I talked about how the man of the house is responsible for seeing that prayer takes place in the family. Well this [...]
- 26 Jan
by News
No commentsJessica Hollopeter Joins UB Missionary Family
Jessica Hollopeter has been approved as a missionary with Global Ministries. She will be working with OMS International. Jessica is our first applicant approved to the “Sojourn” category. She will be an employee of Global Ministries working as a Missions Journalist for both OMS International and Global Ministries. She will be based in Greenwood, Ind., [...]
- 26 Jan
by News
No commentsCanadian Group in Haiti
A medical team from the United Brethren churches in Ontario left for Haiti last Friday, January 23. Joan Sider, from the UB church in Toronto, sent back reports for the first two days. Follow the link below to read her reports. Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries, is currently in Central America. He will join [...]
- 26 Jan
by News
No commentsReports from Haiti
The United Brethren Church in Canada currently has a team in Haiti. Joan Sider, from the New Hope UB church in Toronto, has been filing daily reports, and they are quite interesting. Her first three reports (from last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) are on the UB News page. We have about ten churches in Canada. [...]
- 23 Jan
by News
No commentsNominating Committee Progress
The nominating committee is finalizing the ballot for bishop, and is working on the ballot for the Executive Leadership Team. The US National Conference will elect 8 persons to the ELT, and the ELT will then appoint 4 more persons (one from each district). We previously mentioned the four ministers appointed to the Nominating Committee. [...]
- 22 Jan
by News
No commentsTwo New UB Websites
Two UB churches have published new websites. Praise Point UB (Willshire, Ohio). This website was done through the AtMyChurch.com service, provided through Healthy Ministry Resources. Stevensville UB (Stevensville, Ontario). Stevensville is, of course, part of the Canada national conference.
