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26 Jul

July 26, 2010 |

Pastor Darwin Dunten (left) with a group of baptism candidates at Findlay First Church.

Pastor Dunten with other baptism candidates.

Darwin Dunten, senior pastor of Findlay First UB church (Findlay, Ohio), sent the above photos of recent baptisms at his church. He included this report:

“This year, the church has had 7 salvations. (This does not include VBS or the jail ministry.)  We continue to pray that the Lord will grant us at least one genuine salvation a month. I am starting to think that our faith is too low.  Offerings are up by $20,000 over last year at this time.  New visitors almost every Sunday.  Gaining about one new family a month.  Kind of exciting.”

22 Jul

July 22, 2010 |

The office staff just received a phone call from Steve Dennie. He reports that he is (finally) home from the hospital on Thursday, July 22–very weak and tired, but home.

On July 15, Steve was taken to the Lutheran Hospital ER, where he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. For the next four days, he wasn’t able to eat or drink anything. Then, on July 19, his gall bladder was removed.

Steve will take some more days off to regain his strength before rejoining the office staff again. We’re grateful that he’s recovering and on the road to good health again. You’ve been missed, Steve!

22 Jul

July 22, 2010 |

Bishop Emeritus Raymond Waldfogel was admitted to a local hospital yesterday and has been undergoing tests, with more coming today. The prognosis, according to his daughter Susan Stong, is congestive heart failure. Additional tests today will help determine the course of treatment. Bishop Waldfogel is experiencing improved breathing today and will be visited by a cardiologist later this afternoon. The family appreciates the prayers of the Church.

20 Jul

July 20, 2010 |

Dean Hoffman passed away July 19 at 11:25 pm at York Hospital, York, Pa. It was very peaceful. Over the years, Dean had been very active in United Brethren camping and other ministries.

Viewing: 6-9 pm Thursday, July 22, at Idaville UB church (Idaville, Pa.).
Funeral: 10:30 am Friday, July 23. Viewing from 9:30-10:30 prior to the funeral service.
Location: The viewing and funeral service will be held at Idaville United Brethren Church, 3560 Carlisle Road, Gardners, Pa. Interment will be at Idaville Cemetary.

15 Jul

July 15, 2010 |

Today (July 15) is the day that 13 people from the Mt. Pleasant Church (Chambersburg, Pa.) begin an 11-day mission trip to Mexico. Their flight to Zacapu leaves at 5:15.

Mt. Pleasant is beginning a partnership with a sister United Brethren Church in our Mexico National Conference. They look forward to developing new friendships along the way. They will doing some construction on the church and run a week of Vacation Bible School.

Bobby Culler, the church’s youth pastor, has been keeping everyone updated through the trip’s Facebook Page, “Mexico Mission Trip 2010.”

15 Jul

July 15, 2010 |

Arek and Donna Delik have returned to Poland after six months in Hong Kong (Donna’s home). Arek is pastor of a church they planted in Kutno, Poland. The Deliks write about how the church coped during their absence:

These 6 months were a real test for our church in Kutno. Many people showed great concern whether our church would cope without its pastor. Our people were not very comfortable with this because they got used to having their pastor run everything: Bible study, worship, and preaching.

However, those believers whom we had prepared to take up different responsibilities gradually fitted into their roles. We are very glad that this has united the church and helped us discover those potential future leaders.

We believe that our roles will be changed when we return to Kutno; we will continue to equip them, and pray that soon we could hand over the church to the local believers completely.

The Deliks are Global Ministries endorsed staff serving with Operation Mobilization.

15 Jul

July 15, 2010 |

Virginia (Royse) Blaine, 92, passed away at 3:17 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14, 2010. She was the wife and companion in ministry since 1944 (66 years) of Rev. Robert Blaine, a longtime pastor in the United Brethren church.

The Blaines and their two children and families all live in Greenfield, Ohio.

Virginia was a member of the United Brethren Church in Greenfield for over 70 years. She had been attending Anchor Baptist Church in Washington Court House.

Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 16.
Visitation location: Anchor Baptist Church, 456 Jamison Road, Washington Court House, Ohio.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17, at Anchor Baptist Church. Pastor Jeremy Griffith and Rev. William Blain will officiate.

14 Jul

July 14, 2010 |

George Rhodifer, 83, pastor of the Olivet UB church (New Lebanon, Ohio) and a cluster leader, passed away Tuesday night, July 13.

George began pastoring with the UB church in 1972, and served these churches in Ohio and Indiana: Wren/Greenbrier (Ohio), Innisdale (Ind.), Pleasant Hill (Ind.), Prescott Avenue (Ohio), Zanesville (Ind.), Mt. Victory (Ind.), Park Layne (Ohio), Hillsdale St. Mary’s (Ohio), and Olivet (Ohio). He also served in the US Army 1947-1950.

  • Viewing: Sunday, July 18, 5-8 p.m.
  • Viewing location: Newcomer Funeral Home, North Dayton Chapel, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton, OH 45424.
  • Funeral: 12 noon Monday, July 19. Viewing one hour before the funeral. Roland Albert, pastor of Park Layne UB church, will officiate at the funeral.
  • Funeral location: Park Layne UB church, 1320 Styer Drive, New Carlisle, OH 45344.

Surviving are his wife, Beverly, whom he married in 1950; three children; 7 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

14 Jul

July 14, 2010 |

Huntington University’s Institute for TESOL Studies (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), is conducting a three-week program in East Asia. This is the fourth year the University has been involved in this project. They are conducting both teacher training sessions for English teachers and English Camps for students. A broad network of friends has been developed through these efforts, and we would ask for your prayers.