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13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

On February 5, Corunna UB is sponsoring “An Evening with Marilyn Laszlo.” It will be at the Auburn Cord-Deusenberg Museum in Auburn, Ind., beginning at 5:00 pm. From 5:00 — 6:00, there will be a tour of the museum (tours will also take place following the event). A banquet begins at 6:00 pm, followed by music by “One Faith,” a women’s trio from Emmanuel Community UB church in Fort Wayne. Then Marilyn Laszlo will speak.

Tickets for the banquet are $18 per person. They can be obtained by calling either 260-281-2138 or 260- 927-8137. They are also available at the Anchor Room Bookstore in Fort Wayne.

On Sunday morning, February 6, Jennifer Blandin will speak at 9:00, followed by Marilyn Laszlo speaking at 10:00.

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

At the beginning of January, Bishop Paul Hirschy began a new round of radiation treatments. On January 12 he reported, “I am in the middle of the second week of radiation treatments on a lump in my neck. They originally projected just ten days of treatment. However, the lump has not decreased as rapidly as the doctors expected, and so I very likely will need additional treatments. Doctors will let me know on Friday, when I go in for my treatment.

“As of today, January 12, I am happy to report that I have not had any noticeable side effects from the radiation treatment. I praise God that I have been able to keep my normal schedule except for the time that I must drive to Fort Wayne for the treatment. I have had to cancel just a few meetings during this time.”

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

HallmanTwins.jpgOn January 5, during an ice storm, Pastor Tim and Tara Hallman of Anchor UB Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. became the parents of twin boys. Levi Matthew and Isaac Timothy, identical twins, were born 17 minutes apart at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne. They were born about four-and-a-half weeks early, weighing 5 lbs, 8.8 oz (Levi) and 5 lbs, 13 oz. Everyone’s doing great.

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

Bridget Ho, a UB endorsed missionary, is serving in Myanmar. Hong Kong Conference reports, “She is teaching English in Myanmar and visiting the orphans. She will perform in a drama and lead hymn-singing. She will also be responsible for the music part in the English class party. She will return to HK in later January to report on her mission work.” Bridge previously served short-term with Operation Mobilization in Sri Lanka and Nepal.

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

Harvest Community UB church (Toledo, Ohio) merged with another congregation in August, and in October the name was changed to NorthPoint Church to be reflective of the new congregation.

Pastor Brad Wotring writes, “Currently our church is running about 450 people in our two Sunday morning services. That is up from the 30-40 attenders when I came here three years ago. We now have 4 fulltime pastors on staff, 16 small groups up and running, about 60 kids in children’s ministry, and 75 junior and senior high kids in student ministry.

“In November we hosted our third annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Concert where we feed over 600 people from our church and their family and friends for free. During our most recent outreach, in December, we gave away over 200 Christmas trees to people in the community.”

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

Oak Harbor UB (Oak Harbor, Ohio) has taken steps to relocate. Pastor Randy Carpenter reports, “We are in the process of working with an architect and are attempting to find land to buy. The current building has been outgrown, even with the addition of multiple services.”

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

West Windsor UB (Dimondale, Mich.) paid off its mortgage. The church averages about 60 people in attendance. With extra offerings and collections, they paid more than $13,000 in one year.

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

Carlson Becker, pastor of Northland UB church (Traverse City, Mich.), reports, “Northland Church is taking an 11-person work team to El Tablon, Ecuador, near Quito. We will help build a church for the congregation to use. The church was started by Ruth and Doug Weber and now has a national serving as pastor. Naomi and I visited the church a year ago last summer. The team is made up of Northland members and Ron Beaver from Huntington, Ind.

“We leave on February 12 and return on February 26. College Park UB in Huntington is sending a team to finish the building next summer. We will start it and get as far as we can in February.”

Northland UB is seeking a pastor. Carlson has been serving as interim pastor since last July.

13 Jan

January 13, 2005 |

Giving toward denominational finances was very good in 2004. We received 96.8% of the general benevolence needs. Bishop Hirschy notes, “In light of the financial pressures created by rising insurance costs and the uncertainty surrounding the discussion about the Missionary Church, I view 96.8% as a very positive show of support from the local churches and the annual conferences for the US National Conference benevolence. I certainly want to express my thanks.”