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10 Aug

August 10, 2011 |

Many people have fond memories of attending summer camp while they were growing up. Friendships were formed, knees were skinned, challenges were conquered and most of all, life long lessons were learned. Now that we are older we are glad places like that still exist for our own kids and grand-kids.

Camp Cotubic is one such place and it held a special place in the heart of Mr. Tom Ponsot who passed away in 2005. Tom saw the great potential of Camp Cotubic and volunteered his time and financial resources to preserve it as a place where his own grand-kids and many other children could continue to have summer camp experiences. Tom served as the Chairman of the Board for several years and was passionate about the camp’s ministry.

One of the challenges summer camps face is raising the financial resources to maintain the high quality programs of the camp. The upcoming 7th Annual Tom Ponsot Memorial Golf Tournament will help in that way, with all proceeds going to support the ministries of Camp Cotubic.

Date: September 10, 2011
Time: Registration at 8 am, shotgun start at 9 am.
Location: Clear Creek Golf Course, 10930 N 300W, Huntington, Ind.
Cost: $50 per person.

How can you help? First of all we need teams. The tournament will use a Florida scramble format with teams of four. The cost is $50 per person and includes cart, green fees, snacks and lunch. We would love to have

you join us. So, enlist some friends and reserve your spot today.

If you would like to provide further help we have a number of other opportunities for you. We are looking for individuals, businesses, or other groups (churches, men’s groups, etc.) to sponsor holes and tournament prizes. Hole sponsorships cost $100 per hole. We also will have special prizes for a variety of competitions (longest drive, closest to the pin, etc.) and are looking for sponsors to donate prizes or cash for these events.

Questions? Please contact the Zanesville United Brethren Church at (260) 638-4220. To enter a team, please send names and addresses to the Zanesville United Brethren Church at the address below or email them to golf@zubchurch.com. We also encourage you to visit the Camp Cotubic website and see what a wonderful place it is.

Zanesville United Brethren Church
P.O. Box 386
Zanesville, Indiana 46799

10 Aug

August 10, 2011 |

Thousands of men and women loyally serve this country each year in the armed forces. As a way to say thank you, the EXCEL Adult Degree Programs at Huntington University lowered the cost of its degree programs for active-duty military personnel.

Beginning with the fall semester, tuition will be reduced from $340 per credit hour to $250 per credit hour for all 100 and 200 level courses for active-duty military personnel and their dependents.

Numerous military personnel have enrolled in the EXCEL program since its inception in 1993 because of its reputation for quality education and the high standards it sets for its students.

Senior Master Sgt. John Furge, a 2005 EXCEL graduate, used the program to finish his bachelor’s degree in organization management while continuing his career in the 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard in Fort Wayne, Ind. Chief Master Sgt. Tim Tolentino, also of the Fighter Wing, transferred to the program after discovering the convenience of the onsite classes and the quality of the professors.

“The flexibility that I had through Huntington fit perfectly with my schedule especially as a military person. They understood that sometimes duty calls,” said Tolentino, a 2007 graduate. “They took into consideration that we were working people and that we were fitting education into our schedule, but they still made it challenging. They empower you to learn.”

10 Aug

August 10, 2011 |

Dave Datema, a UB endorsed missionary, was named General Director of Frontier Mission Fellowship in May 2009. He succeeded Dr. Ralph Winter, who founded the organization and its various subsidiaries. Here is a paragraph from Dave’s August newsletter:

Trying to evaluate and organize 35 years of Ralph Winter’s activism has been a challenge. Nevertheless, the onion is getting peeled layer by layer and new clarity is emerging. Please keep me and our leaders in your prayers as hard decisions are made and complex issues understood. I’m excited about what God is doing in our midst. We have a great opportunity in these days to re-engineer and re-invent ourselves with old values and new vision.

10 Aug

August 10, 2011 |

Renew Communities, a church plant in Berea, Ohio (Cleveland area), is really big on serving the community, and they’ve been doing that in a variety of ways. Says senior pastor Andy Sikora, “We believe that one of the way that communities are renewed is that we serve together, whether you belong to Jesus already and have been made new by the gospel, or you haven’t, we want to create atmosphere where we can all work together.”

One group from Renew, while serving in a thrift store, got the idea of filling a 50-foot semi trailer with supplies for tornado victims in Alabama. They talked about it for a few days before mentioning it to Andy. The project took off.

Sort of. The first time they collected supplies, all they got was four bottles of detergent and four bucks. But they kept at it. Fourteen businesses partnered with them, along with others, and the supplies came in.

In the video above. Andy tells about the whole project. It gives you a good flavor of what Renew Communities is all about.

While you’re at it, read this article about how Renew helped clean the flooded basement for a family with a cancer-stricken seven-year-old daughter.

09 Aug

August 9, 2011 |

Thirty bands are expected to perform during the first Fandana Festival, to be held on the campus of Huntington University this week. The festival begins on Thursday afternoon, August 11, and continues to Saturday morning, August 13. The biggest day will be Friday, with Todd Agnew, Superchick, and Switchfoot performing in the evening starting at 6 pm.

There will be two stages–one by the soccer field, and another in the Merillat Centre for the Arts

Tickets are:

  • $19 for adults, in advance, or $25 at the gate.
  • $5 for ages 6-10.
  • Free for ages 5 and under.
  • $15 for groups of 15 or more.

Bring your youth! They’ll have a great time, and will get acquainted with our church college at the same time.

09 Aug

August 9, 2011 |

Bishop Phil and Sandy Whipple anchor the the front row.

Cathy Reich (left) and Peggy Sell.

Donna and Jason Hollopeter

The Healthy Ministry Resources (national office) staff headed out to the ballgame on Monday night, August 8–specifically, to Parkview Stadium in Fort Wayne. There, they saw the minor league Fort Wayne Tin Caps take on the Lansing Lugnuts (and, unfortunately, lost 8-2).

The staff, spouses, and a few other family members occupied a concourse suite, with a great view of the action. And when it rained, they were covered.

The only persons missing were Jeff Bleijerveld, who was in Haiti, accounting clerk Mabel Mundy, and cluster coordinator Denny Miller.

07 Aug

August 7, 2011 |

The August 7 Sunday morning service at the Delmas church, concluding a three-day conference for our Haitian churches.

Jeff Bleijerveld, Director of Global Ministries

Hard to believe that just four short years ago a gathering of 30 or so held an evangelistic service on the land that now occupies the 800-seat church and conference center in Delmas, Haiti.

Although this is just an iPhone snapshot from Sunday morning’s worship, it gives a sense of the celebratory atmosphere as our 30 churches gathered for three days and nights of fellowship, teaching, and worship (as only Haitians can do).

Attending the service this morning was the mayor of Port Au Prince, the President of Haiti, and delegations from UB churches in Canada and a partner congregation from Paris, France.

The church in Haiti is alive and well. The theme for the three days was from Matthew 14:27, “Don’t be afraid; take courage; I am here.”

Tomorrow we plan to visit schools and micro-economic projects our Haitian UBs are operating with the help of Global Ministries’ partner, CH Global.

04 Aug

August 4, 2011 |

On July 31, Pastor Marshall Woods baptized 11 people at Mill Chapel (Reedsville, W. Va.). More will be baptized in August.

The church is now raising money to blacktop the parking lot.

04 Aug

August 4, 2011 |

The Mid-Atlantic Annual Missions Day will be held August 23, 2011, at Rhodes Grove Camp in Chambersburg, Pa. The missionary speaker wil be Jennifer Blandin, who is home on furlough from Macau.

A noon meal will be followed by an auction of baked goods, home-grown items, crafts, and good used items. All donations will go to missions. Come and bring your friends.