Posts from March, 2011
- 20 Mar
by Global Ministries
No commentsGod at Work in the Mexican State of Queretaro
Bishop Denis Casco (right) of the Mexico National Conference sent this report on Saturday, March 19. This is a report from Mexico, where God is powerfully acting through a campaign of evangelization that Bishop Denis Casco launched with the help of pastors, leaders, and members of the United Brethren in Christ churches Mexico. Today, March [...]
- 20 Mar
by Ministers
No commentsObit: Rev. Robert Sanders
Rev. Robert Sanders, 82, of Reedsville, Ohio, passed away Saturday evening, March 19. He had pastored UB churches in southern Ohio since 1955–Mt. Zion, Salem Chapel, Laurel Chapel, West Pleasant Hill, Liberty, Logan, and Mt. Hermon. He concluded his ministry with 23 years as senior pastor of Mt. Hermon UB of Pomeroy, Ohio, 1980 to [...]
- 19 Mar
by HU News
1 commentHU’s Online Programs Recognized in Ten Best
Huntington University has been ranked sixth in the nation for Online Christian Colleges & Universities for 2011. Huntington offers online degree programs through its EXCEL Adult Degree Programs and the graduate school. The rankings were compiled by The Best Colleges, a publication that reviews publicly available data and then produces independent ranking assessments of colleges [...]
- 18 Mar
by HU News
No commentsHTV News Takes Second in National Competition
HTV News, Huntington University’s television station, won second place in the “TV Studio Production” category from the National Religious Broadcasters Association. Students Katrina Helmer, a senior broadcasting major from Noblesville, Ind., and Brendon Shick, a senior film studies and broadcasting double major from Grand Rapids, Mich., are listed as producer and director. They were presented [...]
- 17 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsStudent Ministry in Macau
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Throughout the world youth show signs of apathy, but perhaps not more so than they do in Macau. Surrounded by Mainland China, with a rather confused national identity and a future of simply serving as Asia’s gambling capital, jobs and money come easily to the youth of Macau, but [...]
- 17 Mar
by Ministers
1 commentBrad Kittle Assigned to Willshire, Ohio, Church
Brad Kittle (right) has been appointed senior pastor of Praise Point UB (Willshire, Ohio), effective April 1, 2011. He had been senior pastor of The Rock, a UB church in Findlay, Ohio (originally called Faith Community), since 2008. Kittle replaces Mark Rutledge, who had served as senior pastor of Praise Point since January 2006. A [...]
- 17 Mar
by HU News
No commentsHuntington University Launches New Web Site
Huntington University launched a new website on March 16, 2011. It was the culmination of a ten-month project. “One of the goals of this project has been to update our ‘front door to the world’ with fresh imagery and contemporary layouts that instantly convey the excellence of a Huntington University education,” said John Paff, executive [...]
- 15 Mar
by Healthy Ministry Resources
No commentsPMLT Initiates the New Conference Room
The Pastoral Ministry Leadership Team met yesterday and today (March 14-15) in Huntington, Ind. They had the privilege of being the first denominational group to use the new conference room in the national office. The PMLT deals with a range of issues related to ministers–licensing, education, accountability, restoration, the Pastoral Ministry Handbook, and much more. [...]
- 15 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsJapan: Global Ministries Partnering with Samaritan’s Purse
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Global Ministries is partnering with Samaritan’s Purse in the aftermath of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. United Brethren people are compassionate and generous. So when disaster strikes a country, they want to help. People often contact Global Ministries to ask if we are doing anything to help in a [...]
- 13 Mar
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsNow THAT’S a Pulpit!
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Our two churches in Thailand feature the largest and most impressive pulpits in the denomination. Rev. H. M. Lee, who heads up our work in northern Thailand, made pulpits from the trunks of two large teak trees. The stumps sit upside-down. I’ve wondered how Rev. Lee brought the stumps [...]
