The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 March 1988 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 2,1988

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An alive youth ministry

(By BRIAN WILCOX Youth Minister The Christian Church of Milford is an alive, active, and excited church. My wife, Jeana, and I were called by the church last year in May and are nearing our one-year anniversary. This is the time of year we all look forward to as the trees start their budding, the flowers begin to bloom, the grass starts to green, and the March winds blow. We are all able to witness life all around us. What a better time to celebrate our Saviour’s death, burial, and resurrection than in the spring. We have a unique religion because we serve a risen Saviour and He’s in the world today. In our society today, there are so many people who serve a statue, or even themselves, with the rise of “New Age” religion. The church serves a vital role in the adults’ lives, to keep their minds in the Word and out of trouble, but the need is even greater with the children. I graduated from a high school in South' Bend in 1982. In six years, so much has changed in the schools. I entered the youth ministry because I can see the spiritually dead youth, the young people who walk the wide worldly path, and I fear for them. The youth are the church of tomor-

A |B AT COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICE — The Grace Belles will be featured in the second Community Lenten Service on March 6 at 7 p.m. at the Wawasee Lakeside Chapel located just north of the Old Fish Hatcheries on Lake Wawasee. Grace Belles, now it its eighth year, is a group of ladies who sing and perform with a four-octave set of Malmark handbells. These students are enrolled in Grace College from states as far away as New York, Louisiana and Oregon. Two local members of the group are Donna and Ruby Dubbs of Warsaw. Director of the group is Mrs. Ribhard (Ethel) Anderson, an instructor of string music and mathematics at Grace College. Vocal coach for the group is Rev. Richard L. Anderson, a graduate vocal music major from Wheaton College. The goal of Grace Belles is to glorify Jesus Christ as women who love and serve Him through vocal and bell music.

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row, and we need to work with them while they are able to be molded. My goal in the youth ministry is to build the youths’ character and self-esteem. They will in turn become excited about the church and will grow spiritually, as well as physically. In the 10 months we have been here, the youth have begun to blossom. They are inviting their friends to come and worship with us and that is how numerical growth takes place. I am not able to come into each of your homes, sit down with you, and invite you to come. But when a neighbor is excited about church and invites you to come, then I can build a relationship with you. Eight Deacons The MCC has eight deacons, each serving as head of a department. The youth department is headed up by Dwight Custer, though?! attend meetings. The chairman is in charge, I just give advice. It is great to look at the growth that has taken place in the past 10 months. We started a Wednesday night youth program in September. We have six terrific youth sponsors Who teach the kids each week, and have classes for the pre-K through the 12th grade. We also began a Tuesday night gym time that has drawn up to 30 youth. We have graded Sunday school and

church services, so we are able to reach all ages on their level. This last quarter in Sunday school, we had a New Members class for youth and adults. The young people were really excited about this class and were hoping it would continue. The class consisted of all the young people who had become Christians in the past V/2 years. We had a time of intense Bible study each week and the youth were challenged to read their Bibles daily and pray. What growth took place in those 12 weeks! Dave Benning and the education committee have redone all of the junior worship format and redesigned it to make it work better. (Junior worship is for the first-sixth grades.) The education committee is also developing a video library in the church and is busy planning for this summer’s VBS, which will be the second week of August. It is so enjoyable to sit back and know spring’s on its way. But, as you sit and rest now, you know that the garden will need worked, the yard will need mowed, and the flower bed’s prepared. The same thing happens with an alive youth ministry. You can sit back and see the growth begin, but it just means that it will take more work in the future to keep it growing. That thought sums up why I’m

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer, Nelson Beer Will Schieler and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:15 p.m. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick V. Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Word of Life Club Wed. 6:15 p.m. FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford Bi-Lingual Services Pastor Alberto J imenez Sunday School 9:30a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. If you need any help, please call 894-4481 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mlckley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Jerry Walden, Pastor Ralph Bushong, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wed. 6:30 p.m. BETHANY CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN (US6) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:30 BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Verne H. Leininger, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (WON* MOE) Kenneth & Helen Hollinger, Co-Pastors Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. Evening Worship 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Ralph R. Smith, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m.

in the youth ministry. I enjoy the work it takes to develop good youth. I had a grandma that just recently died. Two summers ago she asked, “When are you going to quit playing and get to work?” The youth ministry may look like all fun and games, but how much fun and games can you take on top of 40 hours of work? The Christian Church of Milford is a

Win-Some Women to hold spring retreat

The theme of the spring WinSome Women retreat in Winona Lake this year is “Joy In the Making through the Lord, through the Word, through maturing, through service. One of the featured speakers for the retreat will be Verla Pettit, Memphis, Tenn. She is a dynamic well-known speaker and teacher at conferences from coast to coast. She is a world traveler and founder/director of Memphis Union Mission, Victory Valley Bible Conference. Another main speaker is Ney Bailey, Highland, Calif. She is an internationally known author and speaker with over 25 years experience in counseling and teaching and has appeared on TV talk shows. Her best-selling book, “Faith Is Not a Feeling,” and seminar by that title have been the instruments for changing lives.

Light of Evangelism on for six months

The Light of Evangelism has been on at the Milford Christian Church for six months. For 26 weeks, one or more visitors have been present each week for the morning worship service. A total of 439 different people have been present since the first Sunday in September. A fellowship time is planned for March 6 from 8-9 a.m. A light breakfast will be served to all members, guests, and visitors. It is the desire of the membership department to increase the love and fellowship within the congregation this year. Kevin Rhodes Bible study group was in charge of the evening worship service Sunday morning. He led the time of medita-

TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorothaand Ivan Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Massß:ooa.m. and 10:45a.m. Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 5:30 p.m., 7 a m. and 7:30p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service 10 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m. Reading Room open Monday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. NORTHERN LAKES Located 14 cottages east of the Tippecanoe Country Club, EMS 35, Country Club Lane, Lake Tippecanoe Thorpe and Karen Mitchell, Pastors Worship Services Sunday 10 a.m. 8, 6p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Lonnie Nlcholl, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Dale Kuhns, Senior Minister Brian Wilcox, Youth Minister Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Stephen W. Fonts, Pastor Jim Davey, Associate Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Worship 8:30 and 10:45a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Evening Service of Praise 6 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Paul Yeager, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30a.m.

church that has an alive youth ministry, and I’m here to see that it keeps moving. There are so many dedicated people behind the scenes and to them I say thag&s for a great first year! Come and join us this week and see the signs of spring pop up all around us as we worship together.

Miriam Uphouse, Winona Lake, will also conduct a listening seminar at the Warsaw Holiday Inn on Saturday, March 5. The Grace College Handbell Choir, directed by Rev. Richard and Ethel Anderson, will present special music. This group of 13 ladies has performed in churches, schools, conferences and universities from Nebraska to Maryland, Tennessee to Minnesota, plus Ecuador and Chile. Their repertoire of classical, sacred and novelty numbers gives audio and visual excitement. Win-Some Women Retreats are sponsored by a staff of local’' women who felt the need for fellowship in this area. More information can be obtained by writing Win-Some Women Inc. P.O. Box 894, Warsaw, Ind. 46580

tion with Dot Tucker playing the organ. Kelli Sheckler and Robin Stiffler sang a duet and Willa Kuhns sang a solo, “Amazing Grace.” The group presented the “Christian Armor” for the message. Jeff Cripe spoke on, “The Belt of Righteousness;” ‘‘The Breastplate of Righteousness;” “The Shoes of Peace,” by Leon Tucker; “The Shield of Faith,” by Kelli Sheckler; “The Helmet of Salvation,” by Dale Kuhns; and “The Strength of Prayer,” by Kevin Rhodes. The congregation sang, “Onward Christian Soldiers” as a commitment of self to the Lord.

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE D. Arnold Naff, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. yyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel, Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a m. BYC Sunday 6p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Halfley, Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Art Bushen, C.E. Director Marlin Rose, Moderator Sunday School 10:30a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Evening Worshlp6p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:30a.m. Watchtower Study 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Paul Clement, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00a.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning, Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Clast 10:30 a.m. MILFORDCHAPEL Mennonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger, Pastor Amos Ramer, Deacon Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

• <1 t ‘B X. x - Q > ! \'vkV_. \ 'A\ X' - -x X\\\ lb. I ■ ‘L—J ■ YH'a \ \ ! k ' : m rv * la CHURCH GETTING NEW PASTOR — The Church of the Brethren in North Webster will have its new pastor, Ralph R. Smith, in the pulpit on Sunday, Feb. 28. He is replacing Emery Kintner who has retired as pastor. Smith, a newly licensed minister, resides in Warsaw with his wife, Virginia, and two children. Pastoral installation of the new minister will take place at the Sunday service on March 6, with representatives present from the Church of the Brethren District. Sunday worship service at the church begins at 9:30 a.m. and is followed by Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. (Photo by Dulabaum)

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WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m. DEWART LAKE COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH (SOOE and 900 N) DEWART LAKE Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall) FREEDOM CHAPEL NON-DENOMINATIONAL Ken Harkless Drive, Syracuse Ray Shanklin, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Tuesday Evening Worship 7 p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A & 1050 N, E. Lake Wawasee) Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, and Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (V/j Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Kurt B. Church Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. BURROAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C. Malsh, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt. Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:40a.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer, Pastor Kendall Biller, Supt. Sunday School 9: 30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Donald C. Lacy, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School 10:30a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison, Pastor Dan Brown, Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UMYF Sunday 5:30 p.m. Bible Study Wed.7:oo p.m.

MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R. 1, Pierceton Wilbur Workman, Pastor Ron Campbell, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worship 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Church School 9:30a.m. Senior High Youth Group, Sun. 7:00p.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Lewis Hathaway, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30a.m. Bible Study Wed. Nlght6:3op.m. UMYF Sunday Night 6:30 p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10a.m. WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen & Peggy Giant, Pastors Sunday Worship 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. prayer meeting ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syr.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Don Merlllat, Pastor Dan Vandiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9a.m. Worship 10 a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison & Pearl St.) Ronald G. Looney, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Mark Pfelster, Supt. SueGanshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Milford ' Tom Speicher, Pastor Sunday School, All Ages,9:3oa.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m.

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