Mid-week Update
August 3, 2010
Course of Study Graduates from Saint Paul School of Theology
On Thursday, July 29, 2010, six members of the Iowa UMC Conference graduated from the Saint Paul School of Theology Course of Study program. Local pastor graduates include:
Photo:
Front: Frederick Bryson, Patricia Eastman, Goldie Laymon, Thomas Peterson
Back: Becky Mayes High, Todd Hartsock
VIM Group Off to Haiti
Twelve Iowans will leave for Haiti as part of the first Iowa United Methodist Volunteers in Mission trip on August 14 returning August 22. This time period is during the hurricane season with hot temperatures during the dry season.
Working with UMCOR personnel in Haiti, the group is assigned to Thomas Methodist Church and school where 11 persons died, 23 persons displaced and the building crumbled but has been deemed structurally sound. Our job will be to remove debris and concrete in preparation for other teams to come in and start rebuilding the church (upper floor) and school (lower floor).
The twelve Iowans come from Burlington, Libertyville, Bloomfield, Belle Plaine, Riceville, Ankeny, Des Moines, Osceola, Maxwell and Davenport. Team leaders are Beverly Nolte and Hugh Stone. Housing will be in a tent placed at the work site with cots for beds. The group will have a translator and cook.
Plans are to hold a Vacation Bible School for church and community children each day with the theme of Noah’s Ark.
The group raised $3,500 for the project which was matched with UMCOR funds for a total of $7,000 for the Thomas project. The team requests prayers on their behalf and for the Haitians with whom they will work.
Thank You Note
Concert for Bidwell Raises $14,582.50
I just got word this morning that between the marvelous concert given by Josh and Dawn Morgen, and the response through the special appeal envelopes for two Sundays, Grace United Methodist Church in Des Moines has raised a total of
$14, 582.50 for Bidwell flood relief!
This is beyond incredible!
Bob Crandall, Executive Director
Kara Powell Event Sponsored by Vermeer Corp.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 7:00 - 8:30 pm - Kara Powell free, open to the public event : Sticky Faith: Building a Faith that Lasts
Where will your faith be in five years? Where will your church be in five years? What if you could learn solid research-based ideas that could help you, your family, and your church build a faith that lasts? Based on research conducted at the Fuller Youth Institute at Fuller Theological Seminary, Dr. Kara Powell will be sharing how you or your church can experience the full life God has for you through worship, service, and a Biblical understanding of the gospel. Come and learn all sorts of practical tips that you can apply immediately to help yourself, your family, and your church develop a faith that sticks for the long-haul.
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm - Kara Powell all day seminar, $25 registration includes lunch
Session 1 - Sticky Fundamentals: Connecting the Core of the
Gospel with the Core of Who Young Adults Are
Session 2 - Sticky Church: Creating a Broad Web of Supportive
Relationships
Session 3 - Sticky Justice: Moving Your Church from Mission Trips
to Missional Living
Session 4 - Sticky Families: Helping Parents Own, and Not
Outsource, Their Kids' Faith
More details regarding the event can be found at www.vermeer.com. Click on Vermeer Extra Mile, then Vermeer Charitable Foundation, Pastors' Events, and finally Kara Powell.
If you would like more information on Kara Powell and her work at Fuller Youth Institute please explore the following website: http://fulleryouthinstitute.org/
If you have any other questions at this time, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me.
Andrea Van Kooten
Administrative Assistant
Vermeer Corporation
avankooten@vermeer.com
Phone: 641-621-7965
Fax: 641-621-7487
Iowa State Fair begins August 12th – Are you entered in competition(s) this year?
Each year we post a list of the United Methodist participants who enter events at the Iowa State Fair. It’s always fun to see the multi-faceted talent of our members! If you are entering a competition this year, receiving an honor, dancing, singing, hog calling – please let us know so we can add you to our list that will be posted and updated at www.iaumc.org throughout the Iowa State Fair. If we are able, we will photograph your entry or event and post it on the website, so detailed information on where your entry is located is very helpful.
Don’t be shy! Please email darci.hartman@iaumc.org and let her know how you are participating in the 2010 Iowa State Fair!
Does Your Church Need a New Loan or to Refinance an Existing One?
The Iowa United Methodist Church Building Fund Trust makes loans to local churches for the purposes of building new buildings, renovation or additions to existing facilities, repairs, purchasing land or even buying a parsonage. The Trust also has refinancing options for high-interest loans.
Rates currently starting at 5.61% for new loans as of August 2, 2010
Please contact us for more information:
Iowa United Methodist Church Building Fund Trust
info@iumcbft.org
515-974-8927
United Methodist and Other News
Positions Open at GBGM
The positions relating to Mission volunteers have been placed on the GBGM website.
Please check these out and ask appropriately knowledgeable persons you know of to apply: http://gbgm-umc.org/hr/
- ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY FOR CONFERENCE RELATIONS AND MISSION VOLUNTEERS
- EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, MISSION VOLUNTEERS
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