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Marshall Woods (right), senior pastor of Mill Chapel UB church (Reedsville, W. Va.), sent this encouraging report:
“In the last two months, we have baptized 30 people. There are some more to be baptized in the near future. Some were baptized in a pool, some in a river, and some in a hot tub. The church is also considering an expansion program, to build an additional building.”
Pastor Woods also traveled to Haiti September 9-16 with a group of six UB ministers.
Dr. Sherilyn Emberton was inaugurated on Friday afternoon, October 4, as the 13th president of Huntington University. The video above shows the entire service.
There were a lot of different speeches and–surprisingly–all of them were very good.
Short speeches were also given by Dr. G. Blair Dowden and Dr. Eugene B. Habecker, the two previous presidents of Huntington University.
The service included a “Blessing of the Bishops.” Bishop Phil Whipple and the four bishops emeriti who are still with us–Paul Hirschy, C. Ray Miller, Ron Ramsey, and Ray Seilhamer–gathered around Dr. Emberton and prayed for her.
The actual installation ceremony was conducted by Ms. Kelly Savage, president of the HU Board of Trustees, and Mrs. Nancy Hull, secretary of the Board of Trustees.
After the installation came a message from Dr. Emberton.
You can watch it all in that video.
Paul and Carie Burrus
Paul Burrus has been appointed senior pastor of Corunna UB church (Corunna, Ind.) effective September 22, 2013. He holds degrees in Biology and Psychology from Manchester University (1980), a masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of St. Francis (1983), a Master of Divinity from Winebrenner Theological Seminary (1995), and a Doctor of Ministry from Grace Theological Seminary (2008).
Paul and his wife, Carie, have served in pastoral ministry since 1990. He was ordained in 1995 by the Church of God (Anderson, Ind.). He and Carie have two grown daughters.
October 4-5 is Homecoming Weekend at Huntington University. On Friday, October 4, at 2:30 pm, Dr. Sherilyn Emberton will be inaugurated as the 13th president of Huntington University.
You are invited and encouraged to be a part of this historic event. If you are in the area or coming to campus for Homecoming, you are welcome to attend the ceremony in Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony in the upper level of Habacker Dining Commons.
If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the event via web streaming.
Chuck Malson (right) has resigned and retired as senior pastor of Brown Corners UB church (Clare, Mich.).
In mid-September, Dave Luther, who has worked on staff at Brown Corners in a counseling role, began serving as senior pastor in an interim capacity.
Chuck Malson had been senior pastor of Brown Corners since 1981. Only one other current pastor has served at his present church as long. Joe Cilone, pastor since 1981 of Pleasant Heights UB church (East Liverpool, Ohio), now has the longest tenure of current UB pastors.
Baptismal service for Shepherd of the Valley UB church.
On Sunday, August 25, Shepherd of the Valley UB church (Logan, Ohio) held a baptismal service. Senior pastor Doug Stull and associate pastor Jason Sheets baptized seven persons in Carmichael pond near Sugar Grove, Ohio. Pastor Doug shared a message about the fundamentals of the Christian faith. After the service came a time of fellowship and ice cream.
Interested in a career in ministry or missions? Huntington University will host a visit day for you on October 3.
This day is designed for students interested in studying educational ministries, missions, recreation and sports ministry, children’s ministry, worship leadership, and youth ministries. You’ll have the chance to tour the campus
During the day, perspective students will have the opportunity to tour the campus and talk with faculty and current students.
To register and to see the full schedule of the day, visit explorehuntington.com. To learn more about HU’s ministry and missions majors.
Matt Kennedy has been appointed senior pastor of Dillman UB church (Warren, Ind.) effective October 21, 2013. For the past few years, Matt has served as associate pastor of Anchor Community Church (Fort Wayne, Ind.). He was granted a national conference ministerial license on March 5, 2013.
Matt and Jennifer were married in January 1996, and have two children. Jennifer will step down from her part-time role as Anchor’s Ministry Coordinator on October 24.
Here are five events scheduled for 2014. The links take you to further information on the UB website.
Marvin Schwartz resigned as senior pastor of New Horizons UB church (Rockford, Ohio) effective August 24, 2013. He had pastored the church since May 2008.
