Posts from January, 2011
- 31 Jan
by News
No commentsConference Room Makeover
The new conference room at the national office is now finished. Everything is brand new–tables (with A/C and ethernet plugins), swiveling chairs, indirect lighting, carpet, electronic projection system, and more. Very, very nice. Removing two closets even made the room a little bigger. The previous conference room had remained basically the same since 1987. Cathy [...]
- 31 Jan
by Global Ministries
No commentsIntroducing Bishop John Pessima
On Sunday, January 16, John Momoh Pessima was consecrated as the new bishop of Sierra Leone Conference. The service was held at the AU Memorial church in Kissy, a neighborhood on the east end of Freetown. Rev. Pessima had been pastor of this church. Rev. Henry Allie, the first national superintendent of Sierra Leone Conference, [...]
- 28 Jan
by News
No commentsCommunity Prayer for Drug Addiction
“It was a really powerful God-thing,” says pastor Greg Voight of the Prayer Meeting for Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse. This special community service was held Sunday, January 16, at Lancaster UB church in Lancaster, Ohio. The purpose was to rally local people to pray about the heroin and prescription drug problem in Ohio. Fairfield [...]
- 28 Jan
by Ministers
No commentsObit: Neoma Yohe
Neoma Yohe, 90, wife of the late Rev. Howard Yohe, passed away on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at Lutheran Homes in Muscatine, Iowa. Neoma ws born in 1920 in Claytonville, Ill. She went on to attend Huntington University, where she met her future husband, a ministerial student. She and Howard were married in 1939 in [...]
- 28 Jan
by Global Ministries
1 commentObit: Rita Koroma, UB Missionary Teacher
Rita Wild Koroma, 87, passed away on January 8 in Oxford, England. She served as a missionary teacher in Sierra Leone 1954-1962. Rita was the daughter of Rev. Fred Wild, who served UB churches in the Midwest for 48 years, including Milltown, SD., and the Rockford and Coleta churches in Illinois. She graduated from Huntington [...]
- 28 Jan
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsProgress at the Malvern Camp
Owen Gordon writes regarding progress at the Malvern Camp in Jamaica: “Raymond (the project manager) stopped by today on his way from Malvern and shared some photos of what is happening: The work is progressing nicely and we have much to be thankful for. Special thanks to our US work team and the Jamaicans who [...]
- 27 Jan
by News
1 comment2011 Children’s Ministry Leaders Summit
The second annual UB Children’s Ministry Leaders Summit will be held May 17-18 in Holly Hill, Fla. The event will be hosted by First UB church in Holly Hill. You will have the opportunity to spend time with children’s ministry workers from across our denomination: learning from each other, sharing ideas, networking, relaxing, and soaking [...]
- 27 Jan
by News
No comments2011 UB Youth Summit
Youth workers from United Brethren churches throughout the US will gather in Florida May 2-5 for the annual UB Youth Workers Summit. It’s a great time for networking with fellow youth workers, sharing ideas, and learning how to do it better. Soon, you’ll be able to register online. For now, here is the info: Dates: [...]
- 27 Jan
by Ministers
No commentsObit: Dorothy Burk
Dorothy Burk, wife of longtime Michigan Conference minister Earnest Burk and mother of longtime UB pastor Roger Burk, passed away during the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Visitation: 9:30 am Saturday, February 5, 2011. Memorial service: 11:30 am Saturday, February 5, 2011. Location: Mt. Hope UB church, 5011 Mount Hope Road, Carson [...]
- 27 Jan
by News
No commentsChristmas in Harrisonburg, Va.
The UB church in Harrisonburg, Va., put on a Christmas play on December 19. The title was “St Nicholas, The Man Behind the Mask.”Here are a couple scenes from the program.
