The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 September 1984 — Page 15

Games aren't why youth should come to church says McCray

Henry McCray, youth pastor at North Webster Church of God, has achieved his goals as youth pastor and has decided it’s time to move on. McCray has been involved with developing the youth program for the past 54 years at the North Webster Church of God and will be moving to the Tulsa, Okla., area along with his wife, Terry, and their three children, Dan, 11; Mike, 10 and Erin. five. McCray’s accomplishments are many. For example, this past weekend the church organized a special seminar for youth and ” their parents. The seminar was held Saturday, Sept. 15, from 7:30 a m. to 7:30 p.m. The day was spent viewing video cassette tapes done by renown youth minister, Dawson McAllister, Pastor McCray leading the teenagers in an indepth study on getting along with parents, Mrs. McCray leading the parents in discovering some practical ways to really love your teenager and volleyball and personal times. The youth ministry program at the North Webster Church of God is divided into a junior high and a senior high program The junior high group meets regularly on Wednesday nights and Sundays in Sunday School and sometimes through the week

I ■fri WM ' FAMILY VOLLEYBALL — As part of the youth and parents of youth semlnaton Saturday, Sept--15. at the North Webster Church of God. a game of volleyball was played between the parents and teens. < » Pastor Henry McCray organized this all day seminar to help parents and teens, get along.

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for special activities. A special eighth grade group meets in small groups to learn how to read and interpret the Bible and memorize scriptures and personal devotions. The eighth grade group was started four years ago by Pastor McCray. The senior high group does not spend as much time with social activities such as roller skiing and parties. Pastor McCray said he uses Wawasee High School as a ministry because they have such a full schedule of activities. He refutes the idea of what he terms “rabbit-hole Christians. ’’ He believes Christians have to be out in the public where ministry is needed. For this reason. McCray said the senior high group may only meet once every three months besides on Sundays. This past summer, three of the senior high girls went to Bagoda. South America, to a youth camp in conjunction with Campus Life. Three others worked as youth camp counselors in Akron. In the high school. McCraystarted a program call Prayer Warriors. This was started three years ago and involves meeting at the high school two mornings a week and once or twice a week over the noon hour. McCray said these are not teaching meetings but more a support thing for each

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish. Pastor Church School 9 30am Worship Service 10 40 a m Church School . Superintendent, Kim Conrad UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison, Pastor Ruth Ann Stork, Lay Leader Church School 9: IS am Worship 10 30 a m UMYF Sunday S 30pm Bible Study Sunday 5 30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Stetten, Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Ja<»ues. Primary Supervisor Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School 9 a m FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L. Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 am Sunday Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 p.m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer. Pastor Devine Service ta.m Sunday School & Bible Class 10 Xa.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing. Pastor Tim Hood. Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9 3d 10: X a m. Morning Worship 10:35 a.m. Evening Worship 4 p.m. Prayer Service. Wednesday 7 SAINT MART IN OE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass lam and 10 45a m Saturday Mass 5 30 p m Confession Before Massas Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UHITEDMETHOOIST (County Reads ISBN and 375E) Charles Taylor. Pastor Don Conley. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 am. Worship lOXa.m NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTH WEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitchell. Pastors Worship Service HI a.m. Adult Classes, Tuesday 7 p.m.

other and a-prayer time. He also started a program in the elementary school called the Good News Club. The youth leaders started holding weekly staff meetings and McCray said this made the biggest difference in their youth program. This is because each of the leaders got to know each other so well and could act as a support group for each other. Each leader found his own spiritual gift and concentrate on that area when teaching the youth. One of the improvements in the youth program was in the whole philosophy said McCray. Before, the church was just a holding tank for the youth. The church just tried to keep the youth in church until they matured. We planned all sorts of parties and took them skating. But, just a bunch of games isn’t why you should come to church. Now our program shows these youth why they should attend church and as a result we have a very mature group of Christians. Looking ahead, the North Webster Church of God is planning on sending 15 youth to the Youth Congress in Washington, D C., next summer. An estimated 25,000 students are expected to attend this conference, sponsored by the Campus Life and Campus

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Crusade For Life organizations. Pastor McCray said it was a hard decision to leave, but Christ keeps confirming his decision and he can leave because he. knows the youth program will continue. His goal when he started was to equip leaders who could continue on in his absence and he said that goal has been met. One of the those people equipped to take over as a youth leader is Mike McCoy. McCoy was a member of the youth program at North Webster and has now come back to lead other youth. He will lead the eighth grade growth group and the discipleship growth groups at the high school

GOD MIXED THE AUTUMN PALETTE WITH THE COLORS OF FIRE mH ith the greenness of summer departing the view And the nights turning suddenly cold, Soon the leaves will display a magnificent hue In the brilliance of scarlet and gold. Then ignited by frost, they will fade into brown As a sign of their final hurrah; When propelled by the wind, ever spiraling down They comply with the natural law. At the place where you worship a lesson conveys, In away we can each understand, i All the blessings of God when the earth is ablaze With theJ>eauty of autumn at hand. — Gloria Nowak

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9:30 am. Morning Worship I#:X a m Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 6:30 p.m. HASTINGS ISLANDCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt Kendall Biller. Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m. Worship 10 Xa.m Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Philip Frew. Postor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30 a.m. UMYF 6 p.m. ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Career Syr.-Web. Rd. and I000N) Rev. Don Ross. Pastor Larry McCullough. S.S Supt Sunday School * a.m. - Worship 10 a.m. , Evening Worship 7 p.m GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10: Xa.m Sunday School lOXa.m. Wednesday Service 7 45 p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDE NOMINATIONAL (13-A* I*SSN, E. Lake Wawesee) Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p m MILFORD CHAPEL (Boer Road) Naaman Martin. San. Pastor Arthur Hershberger. Jr. Pastor Joe Shetler, SS Superintendent Sunday School IB a.m. Worship Service 11 am Wednesday Service 7 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE N AZARENE Ron Blake. Pastor Church School 0: 30 a.m. Worship 10: Xa.m. Christian Living Studies 0 p.m. *—- W —-

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level. He also plans to get involved with youth at the junior high level. Pastor McCray said, “the most rewarding part of being a youth minister is seeing the youth over the last five years grow and mature and walk with Christ. He added, “It’s really gratifying when they come back and teach other youth in the program.’’ McCray finished the interview by saying he thought the youth of today are a lot sharper than when he was a youth because they have so much more to deal with. “They (the youth) have developed to the demands'and are rising up to the challenges they face."

« SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear. Pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mlckley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:X a.fn. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer. Minister Fred Wails, Associate Minister Bible School. 9a.m. Worship 10 am Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and I van Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9:X a.m. Worship 10:X a.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (BOON* WOE) Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9: X a.m. Worship lOXa.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Meeting 7:30 pjn. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor Sunday School 9:3* a.m. Worship W.X a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Career HarrHen A Pearl St.) David Hudson. Pastor Sunday School 10 a m. Praise and Worship. Sunday 6:X p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 7:30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Llndameod. Pastor Worship 0:X a.m. and 1*45 a.m Church School 9:3* a JR. APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strasshelm, Jesse Beer. and Walter Stetten, Ministers Morning Worship Ma.m. Afternoon Worship 12:Xpm

'As « ■W I\• J • I ■ V a 33 p ~ '' * J \- I Je H *• '^ — *‘** ,l *“■ **** *“ * i— REROOF CHURCH — Warsaw Roofing employees are midway through reroofing the church at the Calvary United Methodist Church, SR 13, Syracuse this week. The crew started work on Tuesday, Sept. 4, and work is expected to be completed next week. Rev. David Maish, pastor of the church, stated the reshingling was needed after leaks were found because the shingles had started deteriorating from weather and age.

Copeland to be at Webster via satellite

Kenneth Copeland, a noted Bible teacher from Forth Worth, Texas, has the fastest growing audience in Christian television today. His programs are shown on Channel 46 at 8 a.m. every Sunday morning. For those who desired greater exposure to the Homecoming set at Millwood Chapel Millwood Chapel, located on the corner of Kosciusko County Roads 750 N and 900 W will be celebrating Homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 23. Rev. Lee Jenkins, former pastor, will be the guest speaker at the morning worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School hour will be at 9:30 a.m. A carry-in meal will take place at 12 noon, followed by an afternoon service at 1:30 p.m. the men’s chorus from Grace Theological Seminary will provide the special music. Pastor Dale Brooks invites everyone to attend the event.

CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Charles E Towriss, Pastor Men s Prayer Breakfast 7 Xa m Worship9:Xa m Sunday School 10:45a.m Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9:Xa.m. Worship H:30».m.4p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (41b And Me la Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott. Administrator Sunday Mass »X a m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School B:X a.m. Morning Worship 1O:X a.m. Junior Worship 10:X a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tlnkel. Pastor Church School 9:30 ajn. Morning Worship to:X a.m. BYC Sunday « p.m Mid week worship 7 p.m. BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly. Paster Ruth Angle. Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9.30 a.m. Worship N:X a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN ' (USB) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor ae A -ÜBS m am morning worwNp t.w •-m. Sunday School N:X a.m Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Junior Blough. Supt. Sunday School 9:X a m. Morning Worship W:X am. Sunday Blbie Study 7 p.m GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. HaHtoy, Pastor Sunday Scheel *:4S am. Morning Iklorship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

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Copeland teaching, it used to take considerable time and money to travel to his live meetings. Now, due to the addition of over 1500 satellite receivers and 10-foot screens in local churches around the country, the Copeland ministry is being broadcast to many communities now equipped with the proper facilities A church in the Lakeland area is equipped with such facilities; the Northern Lakes Christian Center

Upcoming events at the North Webster Church of God include on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a m. to noon, all teachers of childrens' classes will clean out the classroom cupboards, decorate, have fellowship and lunch in preparation for the fall classes. Pastor Henry McCray will present a miniconcert of Praise, on Sunday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. This is in Thanksgiving to God and the “Family” at the North Webster Church of God for the past five years of ministry. This concert is preceeded by a

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East PapakeecMe Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:Xa.m. Watchtower Study 10:X a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1V» MHe Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:X a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (100 E. Maia St.) SYRACUSE Frank Barcus, Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrider. Pastor Morning Worship »:X a.m. Sunday School 10: Xa.m. CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (OMSRIS) . MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos. Pastor Sunday Service »:00a m 4 Xp m. Mid Week Worship Wed.. 6:X p.m. UHITEDMETHOOIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall. Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 ajn. C-vrch School 10: X a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (in N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service 10 a .m. Wednesday 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: oa.m. QUAKER HAVEH FRIENDS CHURCH (XOEaadONH) OEW ART LAKE Sunday School 9:15 am. Worship Xa.m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIGHTS iAPT IST CHURCH > (AcressFrem High Scheel) Norman D. Me Vby, Pastor Jon Rumtoy, S/5. Supt. Sunday School 9:X a.m. Worship W:X km. and 7 p.m. Mld-WWk RM lorn AWANA Chibs Thurs. 0:30 p.m.

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carry-in dinner at 5:30 p.m. for the McCrays. The Women of the Church of God will have their fall convention at the First Church of God in Nappanee on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The guest speakers for this are Ray and Nina Martin. Members attending this will leave the church about 8:30 a.m. On Saturday, Nov. 10, there is an Area Teacher Training Workshop at the Warsaw Church of God. All Sunday School and Wednesday night teachers are urged to attend attend this workshop.

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