Posts from September, 2011
- 29 Sep
by News
1 commentOrdination of Ken Williamson
Ken Williamson was ordained on Sunday, September 25, in Franklintown, Pa. The ordination was part of a church picnic at Franlintown UB church. Because of rain, they had to retreat from the park to a fire hall. Bishop Phil Whipple spoke at the service that day, and also conducted the ordination service with the assistance [...]
- 29 Sep
by HU News
No commentsShelly Francka New HU EXCEL Director
Shelly Francka has joined Huntington University’s EXCEL Adult Degree Programs as its new director. She replaces Rick Upchurch, who left this summer to take a position with a college in South Dakota. Francka comes to the university from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo., where she was the director of the MBA program. She holds [...]
- 27 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsShort Term Ministry Opportunities for 2012
Global Ministries is sponsoring a number of short-term mission trips in 2012. Participants need to fill out an application form, which you can obtain by contacting the Global Ministries office: Toll-free: 1-888-622-3019 Email Donna Hollopeter These trips require a valid passport before starting the application process. Please do not submit an application form if you [...]
- 26 Sep
by News
1 comment24 from Anchor in Fort4Fitness Races
Among the 9400+ people who participated in last weekend’s Fort4Fitness event in Fort Wayne, Ind., were 24 persons from Anchor Community Church. In a congregation of 120 people, that’s a pretty good representation. Most of the Anchor people participated in the 4-mile walk, held Saturday morning, September 24. Pastor Tim Hallman and his wife, Tara, [...]
- 26 Sep
by News
No comments9/11 At Our Church: Ebenezer UB (Greencastle, Pa.)
David Grove, senior pastor, Ebenezer UB church (Greencastle, Pa.) Our service on September 11 at Ebenezer UB opened with the lighting of a rememberance candle of our fallen heroes by a young man who is working towards his Eagle Scout. He was followed by two gentlemen who served in World War 2 and Vietnam as [...]
- 23 Sep
by HU News
No commentsHU Students Offer PE for Homeschoolers
Huntington University’s physical education students are offering a homeschool P.E. program for children ages 3 through 5th grade this fall. Children will be split into one of four developmental levels: preschool (ages 3 and 4), grades K-1, grades 2-3 and grades 4-5. Classes are held in the Merillat physical education complex from 2:15 to 3 [...]
- 22 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsChinese-Language Church Plant in Thailand
Our two churches in Thailand are located just south of the Chinese border. Many persons living in these mountain villages speak either Akha or Mandarin Chinese, but not Thai. While learning to speak English may be popular in some places, most people in northern Thailand want to learn Chinese. Rev. H.M. Lee recently started a [...]
- 22 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsA New Staffperson in Global Minstries
Global Ministries has hired Frank Y as a new associate director (for security reasons, we won’t use his full name on our websites and will be vague about some of his work). He becomes the fourth member of the staff, joining Jeff Bleijerveld (director), Donna Hollopeter (associate director), and Peggy Sell (administrative assistant). Frank and [...]
- 21 Sep
by Jeff Bleijerveld
No commentsTurkey: Seven Churches Tour in Oct 2012
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries Global Ministries is working in partnership with IN Network’s work in Turkey. As one of the initial steps in building this relationship, we have been invited to participate in an exclusive United Brethren tour of the Seven Churches of Revelation and other Biblical Sights. Dr. Mark Fairchild (right), who [...]
- 21 Sep
by Global Ministries
No commentsChinese Congress on World Evangelism
The Chinese Congress on World Evangelism met for their 8th Gathering September 12-16 in Bali, Indonesia. United Brethren delegates from our Macau churches along, with a number of Global Ministries staff, joined another 2200 participants from throughout Asia. Chris Chia, a keynote speaker for the conference, was converted from a Buddhist-Taoist background at a Billy [...]
