Posts from March, 2009
- 25 Mar
by News
No commentsUpdate: Darlene Burkett
Darlene Burkett came home from the hospital Saturday, March 21, having undergone extensive back surgery the previous Tuesday. She is expected to be out of the Global Ministries office for at least another three weeks.
- 25 Mar
by News
No commentsUpdate: Reports and Registrations
The number of registrations for the US National Conference continues rising, and seems to be above the number at this time in 2007 (when we ultimately ended up with over 900 people registered). Here are the latest figures. 458 people registered. 80 registered for the UB Historical Society Banquet on Friday (Pat Jones will be [...]
- 24 Mar
by News
No commentsAn Honor for Owen Gordon
Dr. Owen Gordon (right), president of Jamaica Bible College, was elected vice president of the Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association. He’ll serve a two-year term. The group recently met March 16-20 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago. Leaders representing over 40 undergraduate and graduate theological institutions gathered to reflect and interact around the theme of “Strengthening Theological [...]
- 24 Mar
by HU News
No commentsSummer Theatre Youth Camp at Huntington University
his summer, the Huntington University Department of Theatre Arts will host its fourth Huntington University Summer Theatre Youth Camp. From June 29-July 25, campers entering grades kindergarten through 12 in the fall will learn basic theatrical training from theatre professionals and perform a fully produced musical theatre production. This summer’s performance will be “Fiddler on the [...]
- 24 Mar
by News
No comments33 Travel to Israel
Denny Miller, pastor of Emmanuel Community Church, returned a few days ago from a trip to Israel. Altogether, 33 people went, including UB ministers Kent Maxwell and Howard Cherry. A lot of photos from the tip are posted here
- 24 Mar
by News
No commentsNew Website: Mongul UB
Mongul UB church in Shippensburg, Pa., has a new website. It includes podcasts of Pastor Rocky Spear’s sermons.
- 23 Mar
by Ministers
No commentsDeath of Bob Carpenter
Bob Carpenter, a former United Brethren pastor in Michigan, passed away Tuesday, March 17. He had most previously pastored the UB church in Freeport, Mich.
- 23 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsCosta Rica: Going Where It’s Dangerous
Worship at Casa de Adoracion (House of Prayer) in Guadalupe, Costa Rica. We have four churches in Costa Rica, and they are doing well. There are a lot of evangelical churches in San Jose, and a relatively high percentage of evangelicals. So when I visited there in January, I was encouraged that we weren’t just [...]
- 20 Mar
by News
No commentsEmerging Adulthood
Keith Drury, a professor and former Wesleyan denominational official who now teaches at Indiana Wesleyan University, publishes a thought-provoking column every Tuesday. It often spotlights new trends in the church. In his most recent column, Drury discusses what he calls “emerging adulthood.” It’s about the trend for young people to not “settle down” until they [...]
- 19 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsGuatemala: Our Next National Conference?
Church planting team in Esquintla, Guatemala, looks over a new site. Next January when the international General Conference meets, we hope to welcome Guatemala as our newest national conference–our tenth. I visited Guatemala earlier this year. Let me tell you about our pastors and churches there. Eight million people live in Guatemala City. Five volcanoes, [...]
