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According to a Huntington University press release, four HU athletes are being inducted into the HU Hall of Fame on November 14:
Pat Jones speaking to the attendees in Lancaster, Ohio. (enlarge)
About 20 people attended the November 12 regional meeting held at the Lancaster UB church in Lancaster, Ohio. Pat Jones, director of Healthy Church Ministries, reviewed proposals coming before the 2009 US National Conference and entertained discussion on them. Then Bishop Ron Ramsey talked about the upcoming leadership transition and his view of various aspects of the denomination.
One more regional meeting remains: Tuesday, November 18, at East Washington UB church in Ashley, Mich., from 10 a.m. to noon.
Melvena M. Hirschy, 92, the mother of Bishop Emeritus Paul Hirschy, passed away Tuesday, November 11, in Berne, Ind. She was a member of the Monroe UB church in Monroe, Ind.
Arrangements:
Visiting: 12-8 p.m. Friday, November 14, at the Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home in Berne, Ind.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday, November 15 at Monroe UB church. People can come for visitation at 9 a.m.
You can contact Paul Hirschy at:
5493 North Goshen Rd
Huntington, IN 46750
Michigan people: Bishop Ron Ramsey will hold a regional meeting for you next week. This is the last of five regional meetings. He and Pat Jones, Director of Healthy Church Ministries, will talk about proposals coming before the 2009 US National Conference and about the upcoming leadership transition (neither of them will be available for the position of bishop).
This is open to any UB ministers or laypersons who wish to attend.
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 10 a.m. – noon.
Location: East Washington UB church, Ashley, Mich.
Ron Ramsey, Bishop
Lots of people finding Christ–that’s what I like to hear about. Please be encouraged by this report from Les Smith, pastor of Hillsdale UB church in Hillsdale, Mich.
In October, our church hosted the Power Team for five nights. It resulted in the conversions of 150 kids and teens and of over 20 adults! They were among 400 decisions for Christ of one form or another.
The attendance grew larger every night with a standing room only crowd of over 700 on the final night, the largest gathering at one time in our church’s history.
The Power Team held assemblies at 11 high schools in Hillsdale County during the day and invited everyone to the Hillsdale UB church for the evening event, where the gospel was presented at the conclusion each night. It had such an impact on our community and beyond, a TV camera crew drove down up from Toledo, Ohio, for interviews of church members, etc.
In exchange for two Power Team T-shirts on the last night, the senior pastor is supposed to lie on a bed of nails with a block of ice put on his chest, which a Power Team member then breaks and the the kids go crazy. Fortunately for me, the team forgot the bed of nails at the previous church in another state, and there wasn’t time to ship it here, so I escaped. But, they still gave me the free t-shirts since it wasn’t my fault.
You can watch the TV news report here.
Steve Dennie, Communications Director
Huntington University is plunging into the world of online learning. They got their feet wet during the last several years with a Masters in Youth Ministry Leadership. Now, various other courses are being added through the EXCEL adult education program.
Julie Goetz (right) oversees Huntington University’s online classes. She spent three years working part-time with the online youth program. In June, she came aboard fulltime as the Coordinator of Online Programs. Which means she:
Julie is a learner, too. Currently, she’s pursuing a Master of Education with a specialization in “instructional design for online learning.” Sounds relevant, don’t you think? So when online students contact her with questions or problems, she can respond with empathy, since she encounters some of the same issues.
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Huntington University has launched into online education by offering a variety of courses through the EXCEL adult education program.
The EXCEL courses are designed to fit the busy schedules of working students. No driving to campus. Instead, take classes in the comfort of your own home. Since the classroom is open 24/7, you “attend” class and participate in class activities and discussions when it’s most convenient for you.
Some details:
Two classes are in progress right now: “Introduction to Psychology” and “Life Science.” More classes will start in January, all worth 3 credit hours.
Online Classes January 27 – March 16
Online Classes March 16 – May 4
Huntington also offers a Master of Arts in Youth Ministry Leadership, which is mostly online. The course includes a three-day meeting at one of four locations around the country.
A second child has blessed the home of David and Melissa Kline, UB missionaries in Macau. Brandt Allen arrived on November 5, weighing 7 lbs, 2 oz, and nearly 21 inches long. He joins his big sister, Mia, who was born in September 2006.
Rev. Al Carter, pastor of West Pleasant Hill UB church in Stockport, Ohio, reported that his grandson, Robbie Humphreys, had been involved in a serious car accident. He was life-flighted to Toledo Children’s Hospital with possible bleeding around the brain.
UPDATE November 13: Robbie underwent surgery to relieve pressure on his brain caused by bleeding, and is doing better.
Ron Ramsey, Bishop
I received this email from George Rhodifer, one of our ministers who has been battling leukemia. We’ve mentioned George several times on this blog, and have asked you to pray for him. Read George’s latest report and be encouraged, as well as reminded of the power of prayer.
I saw my Oncologist Thursday (November 6) and she had a good report on my leukemia. I sat in her examining room while she looked at my records on the computer. She was all smiles and saying mostly to herself, “Yes, that is good.”
Then she said, “Mr. Rhodifer, you won’t believe what I am reading on your progress. You have come a long way. Your Leukemia is now under control–not in remission, but under control.”
She said that she was only going to schedule one more series of chemo, and then see how things look after that. I started a series on Friday, and if everything goes okay, she said she won’t need to see me until December 2 to evaluate my progress.
Bishop, I am so excited about this report. It has to be the prayers that are going up for me, and the confidence that my doctor has encouraged me and my family to have. I know there is no known cure for this, but it could go into remission as God intervenes.
I read on the BishopBlog the really dark place I was in. That I only had a few months to live. Now my new doctor tells me my Leukemia is under control after only one series of chemo. PRAISE THE LORD! I hope you can put this on your blog as a testimony to the power of God and the good doctors that I have. Yes, I still have a way to go, but the picture is not as bleek. I feel good and have had no side affects to the first series of chemo shots (two a day for ten days). Keep me in prayer.
Yours in His service,
George Rhodifer
