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The 2010 Mid-Atlantic Pastoral Resource Day will be held November 7-8 at Rhodes Grove Camop and Conference Center in Chambersburg, Pa. The speakers will be:
On November 19-21, all teens are invited to attend the annual teen retreat at Camp Cotubic (Bellefontaine, Ohio). Cost for the weekend is $75. You can register on the camp’s website.
Many United Brethren churches send children to summer camp at Camp Cotubic, the former UB camp in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Here are the dates for the summer 2011 camps, so you can plan ahead:
June 12-17: Teen Challenge Camp (grades 7-12).
June 26 – July 1: Discovery camp (grades 5-6).
July 17-21: Voyager Camp (grades 2-4).
Chick Fil-A is chipping in to help with a unique fundraiser for Camp Cotubic in Bellefontaine, Ohio.
On Tuesday, October 26, the Chick Fil-A at the Jefferson Pointe mall in Fort Wayne, Ind., will donate to the camp 15% of all sales made 5-7 pm. Friends of the camp will be on hand to clean tables, greet friends, and answer questions about the camp. So if you live in the Fort Wayne area, head on over to Jefferson Pointe.
Members from Zanesville UB church (Zanesville, Ind.) arranged this event. Note: the Jefferson Point Chick Fil-A is the only location participating in this promotion for the camp.
Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries
The Reclamation Project in Fort Wayne, Ind., is offering an interesting training opportunity. Guest speakers are former Muslims who have gone through the life-changing experience of meeting the Lord Jesus Christ. You are invited to come hear their stories.
There will also be time for fellowship, for questions and discussion, and for sharing ideas and prayers regarding ministry within Fort Wayne’s Muslim community.
Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Rialto Theater Gallery, 2614 S. Calhoun Street, Fort
The 2011 US National Conference is less than a year away. So you need to get it on your calendar, and churches need to allow for it in their 2011 budget. Every active, licensed minister is a delegate, and each church can send at least one lay delegate. We will need to know each church’s delegate(s) by February 15. Churches can look for their info packet to arrive sometime in August.
Dates: July 6-9, 2011.
That’s a Wednesday through Saturday, as opposed to the Thursday-Sunday schedule in previous years. The conference will begin with a service on Wednesday night, and conclude with a service on Saturday morning.
Location: Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio.
This facility served us well in 2007 and 2009, so we’re returning.
Theme: the Great Commandment of Luke 10:27.
The past two national conferences have focused on the Great Commission–evangelism. In 2011 we’ll focus on the inner life–loving God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind.
Cost: Registration will range from $55 to $90 (single and family rates)
Lodging at Sawmill Creek will still be at the 2007 rate of $95 per room, per night.
Registration will open sometime in January 2011.
About 50 women have now registered for the UB Women’s Conference, scheduled for September 17-19 in Lancaster, Pa. New registrations will begin surging in now.
To read about the conference, and to register, please go to the Women’s Ministry website.
The UB Worship Summit is underway in Daytona, Fla., and you can follow along. They will be blogging live on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Go to www.worship360.wordpress.com to follow the action. You can be ready to go by going to the site and clicking on the link. That will take you to Cover it Live where you can sign up and get email reminders if needed. The sessions are as follows:
Tues, May 4th
9:45 AM EST – Keynote session #1: Bob Kauflin, “Why Theology Matters!”
11:00 AM EST – Breakout session #1: Phil Burkett, “Biblical Worship”
Wed, May 5th
9:45 AM EST – Keynote session #2: Efrem Smith, “Worship of the Beloved”
11:00 AM EST – Breakout session #2: Jonathon Ford, “Spiritual Disciplines in Worship”
The first Worship Summit starts today in Daytona, Fla. It is designed for ministers working in the areas of worship and music.
A group get-acquainted activity at the Mission Team Training.
The "Helium Hula Hoop" exercise.
Global Ministries will sponsor another workshop for persons interested in leading short-term mission trips. We did four such events in 2008, and one in February 2010.
Date: August 27-28, 2010
Location: Devonshire Church, Harrisburg, Pa.
Cost: $60
This workshop is open for all persons who either will lead short-term trips in 2010 or who may be considering leading trips in the future.
Participants will receive a lot of material helpful in putting together the trip, team development, dealing with cultural differences, and much more. If your church is considering short-term mission ministry, this is a “must” event.
Jeff Bleijerveld and Donna Hollopeter will be team teaching. The UBGlobal website has more information, including the schedule, a list of nearby hotels, and a brochure you can download. You can also register and pay online.
