Posts from May, 2009
- 29 May
by HU News
No commentsSharon Custer Heads into Retirement
The Excel staff. Dr. Rick Upchurch, clad in his chef’s apron, is on the left. Sharon Custer is front-right.
One of the nice perks of working at Healthy Ministry Resources is rubbing shoulders with the staff of the Huntington University Graduate School. They all have offices in our building. The ones we see most often are [...] - 28 May
by News
No commentsEarthquake Hits Honduras
A strong earthquake hit Honduras this morning. Juanita Chavez, superintendent of Honduras Conference, sent this note:
“By God’s grace we are fine here in Honduras. Seven of our superintendents have been in touch and tell me that all our people, pastors and families are thanking God as none have suffered personal or material injuries with the [...] - 28 May
by Guest
No commentsThe UB Youth Team is There for You
Bobby Culler, Youth Pastor, Mt. Pleasant UB (Chambersburg, Pa.)
Greetings from the UB Youth Lead Team. We are fresh off our amazing week of refreshment and refueling in Daytona Beach during the 2009 Youth Summit. It was an awesome time together, and God certainly did some neat things in us and among us during our time [...] - 27 May
by News
No commentsXLR8 Update: Approaching 900
Oh ye of little faith. Registrations keep climbing toward the 900 mark, which we hit in 2007. Here’s how things look right now:
857 people registered.
182 ministerial delegates
195 lay delegates
120 teens and children
138 people attending the UB Historical Society banquet.
26 signed up to play golf each day (Thursday and Saturday)
22 attending the LEAD Team (church multiplication) [...] - 26 May
by News
No commentsBad News About Your Wireless Mics
You may need to replace your wireless microphone, if it operates in the 700 MHz band. Here’s why.
On June 12, TV transitions from analog to digital. This move freed up space in the 700 MHz band, which the government auctioned off. Verizon, AT&T, and other companies spent billions of dollars buying the rights to this [...] - 25 May
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsCosta Rica: with Pastor Eric
While I was visiting in Pastor Eric’s church in San Jose, Costa Rica, I met one fellow who came out of a drug addiction background. He first came to the church to case the joint–see what kind of sound system they had, so he could come back and steal it. Instead, he became a Christian. [...]
- 24 May
by News
No commentsUpdate from Flooded Florida
Chuck McKeown, pastor of First UB of Holly Hill, Fla., reported yesterday (Saturday, May 23), “As of Friday we had 29.5 inches. Today (Saturday) we got another inch. The water is going down quickly and work teams will start cleaning-up tomorrow.”
Vicki McKeown, from First UB of Holly Hill, Fla., add this on Sunday, May 24: [...] - 22 May
by News
No commentsFlooding Around a Florida UB Church, a Plea for Help
Pat Jones, Director of Healthy Church Ministries
I received a call from Chuck McKeown, pastor of First Church in Holly Hill, Fla. They had been in a drought condition, but since Monday have received 26 inches of rain. There is nowhere for it to go, and most of the area around Holly Hill and Ormond Beach [...] - 22 May
by Ron Ramsey
No commentsA Church’s First Staffer
L-r: Pastor Dan and Mary Alice Drake, Zachary Kennedy, and Courtney Clark.
Last Sunday, May 17, I was privileged to participate in a service at Olive Branch Church of Lakeville, Ind. (just outside of South Bend). I was there to install Zachary Kennedy as the church’s Young Adult and Youth Pastor.
This is a historic thing for [...] - 21 May
by News
No commentsEaster Story: Stockport, Ohio
The US Postal Service brought us an Easter story from Liberty UB church in Stockport, Ohio. Mike Turner, a layperson, writes:
“We started at 7 a.m. with 46 in our sunrise service. Those present were encouraged to take part with testimonies, songs, readings, etc. After the sunrise service, Pastor Charles Simmons’ adult twin sons fixed breakfast [...]
