Posts from January, 2012
- 23 Jan
by Global Ministries
No commentsTwo Large Mission Organizations to Merge
On October 1, 2011, the memberships of CrossGlobal Link (formerly IFMA) and The Mission Exchange (formerly EFMA) agreed to merge. The new group will represent 35,000 evangelical missionaries from over 190 agencies and churches. This historic decision took place on the heels of the North American Mission Leaders Conference. Present during the conference were Jeff [...]
- 23 Jan
by News
1 commentContributing to the Kingdom in Lancaster, Ohio
The Lancaster Eagle Gazette published an article about Josh Dexter, a young black minister who started a new church in downtown Lancaster. In the article, Dexter tells about his wayward days, and how he came back to the Lord. He gives a lot of credit to Greg Voight (right), pastor of Lancaster UB Church. “My [...]
- 21 Jan
by News
No commentsCatching Up with Kyle McQuillen
Kyle McQuillen (right), former Director of Global Ministries (1993-2001), has been diagnosed with cancer of the lymph nodes. He wrote earlier this week, “They found a mass in a routine MRI following up on my back surgery last year. I will be contacting an oncologist locally and having a PET Scan on January 19. I [...]
- 20 Jan
by Global Ministries
No commentsNicaragua Baseball Trip 2012
Steve Dennie, Communications Director Jeff Dice: “I’ve been to Nicaragua 29 times, and have probably been on 45 mission trips in my life. But it’ll be hard to top this one.” Jeff is a Global Ministries “nontraditional” staffmember serving part of the year in Nicaragua. He visited Huntington, Ind., soon after returning from Nicaragua as [...]
- 19 Jan
by News
No commentsWhere UB Churches in the USA are Located
We participated in a study through the Church of the Nazarene, giving them information about our churches in the United States. In return, they sent us some interesting maps showing where our churches and constituents are located. The map above has been added to the “About Us” section on UB.org, our official website. (Click to [...]
- 16 Jan
by News
No commentsJustONE Conference for Women Starts Jan 23
The JustONE Conference is a free virtual (online) conference for pastors’ wives and women in ministry. It starts Monday, January 23, and continues for four weeks. Each week, the conference is held on Monday and Tuesday. This conference will include over 20 speakers sharing from their personal lives and leadership. Each session will be shown [...]
- 16 Jan
by HU News
No commentsHU Building New Track and Soccer Field
A mini-campaign to build a new Huntington University track and soccer field is well under way, with $150,000 in donations from leaders at the university. During the past few years, the track and soccer programs have grown to include more than 125 student athletes, creating a need for updated facilities. The mini-campaign was launched in [...]
- 13 Jan
by News
No commentsBethel Team Returns from Jamaica
Betty Brown, Bethel UB Church (Elmore, Ohio) A team from Bethel UB church (Elmore, Ohio) has returned from a work week at Craighead UB Church in Jamaica. We supplied a much-needed refrigerator for Big Wood School. We did Bible school with the children and visited many shut-ins while we were there. Many relationships were been [...]
- 13 Jan
by Global Ministries
No commentsJumpStart — Getting to the Field Fast and Cheap
Our friend Kim (last name withheld for security reasons) serves in Asia as a member of the Global Ministries Jump Start program, a new program which enables people to get overseas quickly and inexpensively. She shares that the past semester of teaching at a university went very well and that she and her roommate are [...]
- 12 Jan
by News
No commentsLancaster UB Helps an Alabama Church Rebuild
On January 1, 2012, a group of central Ohio volunteers set out in church vans, trucks, and campers to Phil Campbell, Ala. There, they helped turn a former Dollar General store into the Phil Campbell Church of God. The Phil Campbell Church lost its building in the F5 tornado that flattened the area on April [...]
