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15 Aug

August 15, 2007 |

Group_childrenworkshop.jpgA workshop for children’s ministry, called “Come to Jesus,” will be held September 29, 2007, at Emmanuel Community Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. The workshop is sponsored by Children’s Ministry Magazine, which is a Group publication.

The workshop promises the following:

  • Discover how today’s kids are wired and how to best reach them for Jesus.
  • Get powerful tools that dramatically increase your teaching impact.
  • Discover 16 no-fail secrets for making discipline challenges all but evaporate.

Registration is $59 for an individual, $49 per person for groups of 2-9, and $45 per person for larger groups.

15 Aug

August 15, 2007 |

A Women’s Missionary Fellowship Convention will be held August 21 at Rhodes Grove Camp near Chambersburg, Pa. It begins at 9:30 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring auction items. The speakers will be Bob Eberly, Lois Conway, and Rev. John Christophel.

15 Aug

August 15, 2007 |

Rev. Howard and Eva Nell (Rash) Anderson will celebrate 50th anniversary on August 25. Eva Nell is the daughter of former Bishop Robert Rash, and Howard served as the denominational Director of Church Ministries until 1981, when he returned to the UB pastorate.

Any congratulatory cards or letters could be sent to their home at: 5301 N Stonyrun Lane, Fort Wayne, IN 46825.

06 Aug

August 6, 2007 |

Linda Walters from Dillman UB church (Warren, Ind.) sent this news item.
The Dillman Community Choir presented the musical “Liberty” at the College Park UB church on Sunday, July 8. The program was a patrotic tribute to God and country. The musical contained songs that made you laugh out loud and also songs that made you cry.

The program began with flag carriers bringing in both the American and the Christian flags, followed by the veterans who were not all able to walk on their own. There were many solos and duets and just great music by the 33-member choir. We sang of Yankee Doodle and Dixieland. The all-men Joy Choir of Dillman sang the Statue of Liberty, by Neil Enloe. The narration spoke of good times in our country and of bad. When the song God Bless the USA was sang, the participation of the audience was electric.

Of course one of our favorite parts of the program was when we had the salute to the Armed Forces. The military men in uniform were breathtaking. The final song was ” Pledge My Allegiance,” which included the choir, children, the veterans, the flag carriers, the military, and a fireman and a policeman. God truly blessed our program that evening. We at Dillman want to thank College Park for sharing their sanctuary with us.

24 Jul

July 24, 2007 |

Billy Simbo, now serving as Superintendent of Sierra Leone National Conference, sent a report about recent developments at Mattru Hospital in Sierra Leone. Mattru Hospital, which became a headquarters for rebels during the civil war, is rising out of the ashes. This mission hospital is making great strides, according to this July report from Superintendent Billy Simbo.

Great things are happening at Mattru Hospital and other things are in store.

Medical Board
The Mattru hospital Board made up of community and church representatives, plus representatives from the Ministry of Health and Sciences, met in June and elected Billy K. Simbo as chairman.

After the normal course of business, the Board appointed an interview committee which interviewed and hired a Finance and Administrative Officer for the hospital. This young man, Julius Gulama, comes as a member of King Memorial U.M.C. church in Freetown. Julius has a very strong accounting background and has wide work experience, including working as an administrative officer for a clinic in Conakry, Guinea.
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16 Jul

July 16, 2007 |

HU_newresidencehall.jpgHuntington University broke ground for a new residence hall on July 12. Construction will be completed in time for the fall 2008 semester. The facility is designed to house 150 undergraduate students, mostly freshmen and sophomores.

The university’s current housing capacity is 718 beds, including residence halls, Forester Village apartments, and two campus-owned houses. During the 2006-2007 academic year, Huntington was at 93 percent of its housing capacity. For the 2008-2009 year, the university won’t have enough housing for the number of students they expect.

The building, designed by the InterDesign Group, Inc., will sit across from Miller and Meadows halls with the front entrance facing Lake Street. It will have 154 beds, mostly for freshman and sophomore students, and will cost $6-7 million.

The general contractor is Fetters Construction Co. of Auburn, Ind., which also built the Science Hall and renovated Brenn Hall.

16 Jul

July 16, 2007 |

The 3rd Annual Tom Ponsot Memorial Classic Golf Tournament will be held on September 15, 2007, with the proceeds going to support Camp Cotubic in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Many of us have fond memories of attending summer camp while we were growing up. Friendships were formed, knees were skinned, challenges were conquered, life-long lessons were learned, and most of all, many were introduced to Jesus. Now that we are older, we are glad such places still exist for our kids and grandkids.

Camp Cotubic is one such place, and it held a special place in the heart of Mr. Tom Ponsot, who passed away in the spring of 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 grandkids 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. We seek to continue that work through this fundraising event.

You can help in two ways:

  • Enter a Team. Find three other friends and enter a team. The cost is $50/person and includes greens fees, cart, and lunch. You can register by sending your name to zub@zubchurch.net.
  • Be a Sponsor. Your business, church, affinity group or you can sponsor a hole for $100. You can also make a prize donation to be given away during the tournament.

The tournament will be held at The Woods Golf Course, 12083 US 127 South, Van Wert, Ohio. Sign-in at 7:30 am. Tee-off at 8:00 am.

For more information, contact the Zanesville United Brethren Church at (260) 638-4040 or zub@zubchurch.net.

13 Jul

July 13, 2007 |

Mildred Griffin from Avlon UB church (Bremen, Ohio) passed away July 11. She was the mother of Jane Baker, who served as a missionary in Sierra Leone with her husband, Dr. Ron Baker. Mildred was well-known in the old Scioto Conference. She spent her latter years in a care facility in California.

11 Jul

July 11, 2007 |

Brent BirdsallBrent Birdsall (right), pastor of College Park UB church in Huntington, Ind., since 1993, has resigned to accept a position on staff with a church in Minnesota. Starting August 13, he will be Adult Ministries Pastor at Berean Baptist Church in Burnsville, Minn., overseeing all ministries from post-college through senior adults.

Brent and Sandie Birdsall and family served two stints as missionaries in Sierra Leone, and pastored the Emmanuel UB church in Fort Wayne, Ind., in between. Their second term in Sierra Leone was cut short by the civil war; they were part of the emergency evacuation of all UB missionaries on a military transport.

Gary DilleyBrent served as a member, and then chairman, of the Global Ministries Leadership Team, and also served on the Executive Leadership Team.

Gary Dilley (left), director of Global Ministries, was named Interim Pastor of College Park Church, effective July 1. On top of his duties with Global Ministries, he will give about 20 hours a week to leadership at College Park and will preach about half of the Sundays. He was asked to serve during this transition time.

11 Jul

July 11, 2007 |

Jennifer BlandinJennifer Blandin, UB missionary in Macau, sent these notes on June 17.

  • Living Stone Church hosted an ELP Sunday service the end of May. Besides our students being invited to come, people already attending Living Stone were encouraged to bring friends. About 50 people attended! Two women, who had been attending the follow-up sessions for chapel, and one man who is a Christian but hadn’t been to church in a while, came from the ELP Program! Plus, people from the church also brought friends and family!
  • During the past ELP term, the staff and students took many opportunities to interact outside of class time. It helped to develop closer relationships, and the difference has shown.
  • We held a final farewell party for Russ and Nellie Birdsall, who left last week. Over 60 people attended! One person I talked with thought only four or five people would come. : Sometimes we don’t realize the impact we are making until the goodbyes. But investing in people’s lives for Christ gives higher return than the Dow Jones could ever hope to!
  • On July 1-4, the local staff and missionaries held a four-day retreat to Thailand.
  • At the beginning of August, I will return to the States for my six-month furlough. My furlough was moved up a few months so I can attend fall classes and attend a few family events while I’m back. I have contacted some churches about speaking, but still have some empty time slots available, should you or your church like me to come and share about Macau and what goes on here. Also, while I’m in the States, I’ll need some reliable transportation. If anyone has a car available, please let me know.