The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 July 1988 — Page 13

Ministerial association open to all churches

By RON BLAKE (EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron Blake is pastorof Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene and president of the Syracuse/ Wawasee Ministerial Association.) Many interesting experiences have come to me since moving to Syracuse four years ago. The length of this article forces me to discuss just one topic. I have chosen the Syracuse/Wawasee Ministerial Association. Many in the community have either heard or seen the title, but they are not too sure of what exactly the ministerial association is, or for that matter, what it is trying to achieve. The association is open to all churches in the Syracuse/Wawasee area.

J**, Ah ■ A*' <3*l Jr’ t s a «•»•**- ' . . w - * fH * ... V \ r jM r J JBtef I SHeSW* JT/JC CREATION SINGERS — “Creation” of DePauw University will be singing Sunday, July 24, during the 8:30 service at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse. The group will be singing with “Celebration,” the Calvary United Methodist singers. ]The groups will be performing “El Shaddai,’’“People All Over The World,” “We Are His Hands” and “All I Ever Have To Be.” Members of “Creation” are Matt Hook (Birmingham, Mich.), Betsy Hecock (Wauseon, Ohio), Jay Endicott (Seymour) and Kelly Leigh (Pompano Beach, Fla.). An appreciation offering will be taken to help the group with equipment costs.

Lakeland Churches ———u———— APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN CHURCH OF GOD WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD SYRACUSE NORTHWEBSTER OF THE NAZARENE MILFORD I r . A I Jesse Beer Nelson Beer D. Arnold Naff, Pastor Stephen W. Fouts, Pastor Ron Blake, Pastor Ben Whirledge, Pastor I fj K052K0 TSRINTTTRS JIIR HA k SYRACUSE Will and Walter Steffen. “junior Blough, Supt. Jim Davey, Associate Church School, :30a.m. Dan Brown Lay Leader I J R| A ilfl SYRACUSE Ministers Sunday School 9:30 am. Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:00a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Church School 9.15a.m. ... , 2*- n WnflrllV AIITrkMrkTIWE Morning Worship 10a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Worship 8:30 and 10:45a.m Christian Living Studies 6p.m. Worship 10:30 amv MM P.O. Box 446 Milford, IN 46542 AUTOMOTIVE Afternoon Worship 12:15p.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. Sunday School 9:45a.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m UMYF Sunday s:3op.rru 701 O\ AAR A1 R(1 Evening Service of Praise 4 p m. Bible Study Wed. 7.00 p.m. (219)658-4180 ——' —J TURKEY CREEK CHURCH CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN CHURCHOFGOD FREEDOM CHAPEL unßßl{fu4 „, (Armstrong Road) r.OAVFITON SYRACUSE NON-DENOMINATIONAL MORRIS CHAPEL OSWEGO Dorotha and Ivan Fry. Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse UNITED METHODIST Roderick V. Smith, Pastor -r„,„ o„,i s s Sunt Ray Shanklin, Pastor R„1, Pierceton — BRUCE'S MARATHON ZjyfCl ESSBaU SSBsr ttX (“=) wow ’ : ”*"’ VILLAGE PLUMBING & HEATING . u ir U*u J SYRACUSE Paul Tinkel Pastor (500Eand900N) UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Roadl3 457-4349 South Os Syracuse 658*9113 Hwy. 15, Milford Father Robert Hammond Church School 9X.m. DEWARTLAKE NORTHWEBSTER I FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SundayMass7:lsa.m ; 9:15a.m.; Morning Worship 10:00a.m. Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Rex Lindemood, Pastor SPANISH andll:lsa.m. BYC Sunday 6 p.m. Sunday School 9:15a.m. Worshipß:3oa m. and 10:45a.m. ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford Saturday Masss:3op m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall) , Church School 9:30a.m. Bi Lingual Services Confession Before Masses Senior High Youth Group, Sun. Pastor Alberto Jimenez Holy Days 5:30 p.m., 7 a.m. and 7:00p.m. . EBKO .y.,, . Sunday School 9:30a m 7:30p.m GRACE BIBLE CHURCH ROCK CHURCH 003< COo • CORRECT CRAFT 0T ft 111 Sunday Worship 11 a m & 6:30 p.m. SYRACUSE INTERDENOMINATIONAL • BOSTON WHALER gIIHILIIU Wednesday Bible Study 630 p.m hoc Dr David R. Haifley, Pastor (13-A & 1050 N, E. Lake Wawasee) saint Andrew's Rinker, Century, American Skier, J.C. Pontoon • HARRIS FLOTBOTE WBW3SRG If you need any help, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Sunday School 9:45 am. Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, and UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MacGregor Sailboats, Johnson Motors • HARRIS FLOTDECK please call 894 4481 CA™ OLICC HURCH Morning Worship 1) a m. Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors UNITED METHODIST CHURCH "No Sole Is Complete Without Service” :^d Y fr°t U p T a B | ?p A r RDS MILORD Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Morning Worship 10 a.m. Rev. Richard Bunnell, Pastor . jMIU SYRACUSE •EZ LOADER TRAILER nrn nnnn M , Wednesday Evening Service7 p.m. Evening Worship 7p.m. rh..rrh Srh~»i o is a m R. 1 457-4404 SYRACUSE • TKAILMASTEB TRAILER 858'2286 tomll, O«n«l S.n.. IW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WMnS., BIH.ScThI.Ur m. ~ OFOSWEGO GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH Bible Study Wed. Night 6:30 p.m. Rev. Roy Mickley, Pastor f LEESBURG UMYF Sunday Night6:3op.m. Sunday School 9:30a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF Jeffery Hoffard, Pastor SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH Worship Service 10:30a.m CHRIST SCIENTISTS Dennis Reed, Moderator (IV, Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) (175 N. Detroit) Sunday School 10:50a;m. Pastor Kurt B. Church OOH DIIRRED WARSAW MornlngWorship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 9:45 am. SOLOMON'S CREEK “ 1 IWVWJh nwwilhn WAWASEE HEIGHTS Sunday School IO am. Fellowship 10:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH W y BAPTISTCHURCH Sunday Service 10 am Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m. Sunday Evening Service6p.m. Harold North, Pastor Tj -r- 1 pAmnanv £ BH| I nUlvUvlv/ Hlwi (Across From High School) Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study, S.M.M & Boys Club, Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7p.m. Worship9a.m. A cICIIIC IWOIcISSeS JJClliy 5 I q ACT 4141 Jerry Walden, Pastor Wednesday 7 p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. o 457-3141 Ralph Bushong, s.s. supt. Syracuse Wfertt- 1 135 South Sycamore Sunday School 9:30a.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH ...»»«» —■■■■'■■J Worship 10:30 am. and 6 p.m. OF CHRIST SCIENTIST JEHOVAH'S WITNESS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Mid Week Wed. 7 p.m Service 10:30 am. KINGDOMHALL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WORDOFGRACE AWANA Clubs Wed. 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) La wrenceßy rnes, pastor FELLOWSHIP CHURCH » Wednesday Service7:4sp.m Sunday: Public Lecture9:3oa.m. Allen Giant, Pastor Reading Room open Monday, Thursday Watchtower Study 10:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Worship Service 10a.m. and Friday, 11a.m. to3p.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Bible Study, 7 p.m. Wednesday MA R fiEDVICE BETHANY CHURCH OF Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. ” ® Sigmund * nc - the brethren northern lakes Hub Brian Wilkinson F Wayne Lawson, U p S a 4 st°r CHR'STIAN CHURCH CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH METHODIST CHURCH GOSHEN Indiono's Finest Jewelers ff ELKHART rd nin9 S W h O TI0 P 30 3 a°m m Clu“ EMS 35, Country romWELl’'’ SYR« U Te Don Mer I Hat, Pastor' ' SYRACUSE, IN Open Daily 9 A.M. To 5:30 P.M. Wedne V sday < Activity Night 7.30 Club Lane, Lake Tippecanoe PaulClement C pa O sTo7 ELL Da idC. UP '' I 457415351 Thorpe and Karen Mitchell, Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Kim Conrad, Church School Supt. Sunday School v a m. H Pastors Worship Service 10:00a.m. Diane Whitacre, Youth Worker Worshipya.m. Worship Services Sunday 10a.m. & Church School»:3oa.m. BETHEL CHURCH OF 6 p.m. Worship Service 8:30 a.m. THE BRETHREN Wednesday 7p m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH and 10:40 a.m. .initcd —>l Ver ne H ’ 1 PENTECOSTAL CHURCH I LOGAN MONUMENT CO. | THE LEESBURG BANK S R U 7da^sth<»| V 9 e ()oa <l m Ch,Tl NORTHWEBSTER METHODIST CHURCH Ronald Cox, Pastor I MONUMENT DISPLAY Office Os ‘ Member ' ' Sunday school 10:30 a.m. IN GOSHEN First National Bank ' worship 10:30a.m.A6p.m. TRINIT¥ LUT HERAN CHURCH Worship Service 10:30a.m. B.bie Study, Thursday 7:30p.m. Phon. Go.h.n 533-2141 Os Warsaw FW new SALEM church CHRISTIAN church MlS mgo%e Y r N ° D Hastings wawasee lakeside chapel L-—J OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Don Fischer, Pastor ISLAND CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor (4MNA2OOE) Dale Kuhns, Senior Minister Divine Servlce9a.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH Mark Pfelster, Supt. Kenneth & Helen Hollinger, Co Pastors Brian Wilcox, Youth Minister Sunday School & BlbleClass 10:30a.m. David Wldmoyer, Pastor Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Sunday BlbleStudy 9:30a.m. Sunday School 9:00a.m. Kendall Biller, Supt Worship Service 10 a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. Worship 10:00a.m. and6:3op.m. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. — — a. MaaalailßHHH MaaaaanßM Evening Worshlp 7:00p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45p.m. MILFORD CHAPEL Worship 10:30a.m. W2W2CPO SPIVICP CfMltfiT Bvland Jewelers Blb,es,u,,v^pn,w y > a FvN 4 sews«mce "Complete Jewelry church of the brethren all saints- united methodist church Tom Spelcher , pX"* ° 457-3217 K *’ K * ro ’* n< Service" Ralphß .SX”™ % 107 E. Main 457*4282 Syracuse Hoi7Ewhar?st:9a L m Hyn<,mßn ZZda V y e Se n rvice7p C m 7 . P m Church School 1 P 30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. .

Besides the criteria of location, there are no other guidelines for participation in the association. We do not administer any “litmus tests” for orthodoxy, nor are there dues assigned to member churches. Some have asked the question, “How does such a wide and varied group, representing nearly all expressions of the Christian faith, ever get-anything accomplished?” We major primarily, and most importantly, on that which we all agree: God, who is the creator and sustainer, sent His Son into the world to be our Lord and Savior. We do retain our individual theological distinctions, but rather than being a source of conflict for our group, they serve as an enriching and rewarding blessing. It is truly beautiful to see Catholic, Lutheran, Mainline and Evangelical Protestant, Wesleyan, Reformed, Anabap-

tist, Charismatic, Episcopal, Pentecostal, Fundamentalist, and Presbyterian forms of Christian expression unite together as one for the common good of the community. When Sister Adelle was president of our association, we had several discussions about this subject. She talked about how she learned to appreciate other ways of worshipping the Christ. I would concur with her sentiments. The ministerial association lends its support to many worthy projects in our area. Many of the drivers for Mobile Meals have been recruited through our organization. Lakeland Daycare Center and our association have had an association together from the beginning. We still lend some financial support, as well as emotional support, to the daycare center. The LAFF program is always supported by oyr association and the member churches. i This past year, the ministerial association has been a driving force behind the teen youth fellowship (TYF). This group tries to bring the youth of our entire school district together for times of fun and fellowship. More will be heard from this group once school resumes. By now, everyone should be familiar with SOS (Samaritans on Standby). This senior citizen advocacy group has been put in place to help meet the various needs of our friends in the community. Priscilla Rhode, the SOS board, and the volunteers are doing a superb job in our community and they deserve a big thank you. A food pantry is also operated by the ministerial association. The Church of God graciously has donated the space for the store of the food items. We are in the midst of restocking the shelves by making an appeal through our churches. Many families have received assistance during a difficult period. Again, our philosophy is that all the churches working together can better assist the needy in a more adequate manner than can one or two churches working alone. Marketplace AD, which is our unique community Bible school, is scheduled for August 4,5, 6 from 9:30-2:30 at Oakwood Park. Diane Grothaus and Kim Kathary are giving excellent leadership to this project.

Marketplace was quite successful last year, and we are expecting great things again this year. Boat-in worship gives the ministerial association the greatest visibility. The July 4 weekend seemed to point up to the success of this event. One hundred forty boats were counted in attendance that Sunday. The total attendance for July 3 was approximately 1,000. Boat-in runs for 13 Sundays in the summer from 8:30 until 9 a.m. The speaker and worship leader minister from a pontoon boat in front of the Oakwood Hotel. It is a come-as-you-are experience. Special music is provided each Sunday and an offering is received at the end of each service. It is a truly unique and uplifting worship experience. The story is told of one drop of water that did not make much of an impact in the world. But, when that drop became united with other drops of water, together they formed a mighty ocean. We ministerial “drops,” along witn our congregations, are trying to* create an “ocean” of God’s love and mercy in the greater Syracuse/Wawasee community. New Salem plans picnic with others The New Salem Church of the Brethren will conduct church school for everyone at 9:30 a.m. this Sunday. Worship services will begin at 10:30 a.m., the pastor’s sermon is entitled “Jesus Denunciation of Lawyers (Scribes).” Leola Plank is the devotional leader. At 4 p.m. the Four Church Program and Picnic will be at the North Webster Church of the Brethren. Bethel is planning the vesper hour to close the evening. The meeting will be a picnic with carry-in meal. There will also be recreation as well as vespers. An Evangelism Conference will be held at North Manchester College on July 25-28. Other events include: Tuesday, July 26, at 7 p.m., the Helping Hands will meet at the church; Bible Study will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27; and Thursday at 6 p.m. the pastor volunteers helping at the Junior Court. Anyone is welcome to any and all services.

□#*•., fe. 1 V x » * ■ I F ‘ l A » I< ~■*•. wf Agpr ■ ’ xy x -■ ' ■ i® ‘ ** x * ''V - -,.• -~• - Bf * iBBI BBBbW «■ ~ .. & Eb»/ WWB' - - .?^- ; t:: <f\,^ -•;-—-- - — jk JSgr> ■''XT " . r>*r v; rHbbmkwHß' < 'L IF'-. ? w WBi H ku« STEAM ROLLING — The men’s prayer breakfast group from Milford First Brethren Church met at Dorothea Kerlin’s house for a paint party Saturday, July 16, at 7 a.m. Even though it was one of those hot, steamy, 90 degree days, the 14-member crew brushed its way through the house and garage by 12:30. A refreshing lunch was served by Mrs. Kerlin, Marge Groves, and Hattie: Grimm. Harold Gawthrope and Bob Groves had scraped the entire house and garage the week before. Pictured above, from left to right are, Rick Graff, Kenny Grimm 7 , Larry Mast, Neil Olson, Eugene Miller, and Bob Groves. In bottom insert are Don Wuthrich and Lavone Miller. Not pictured are Lester Mast, Howie Mathews, Bruce Mathews, Paul Mathews, and Lewis Dobbins. (Photos by Rich Rhodes)

Children's Ministries University conference

The second annual Children’s Ministries University, a five-day conference, began July 17 and continues through July 22 at Winona Lake Bible Conference Center. More than 200 adults and children a,re expected to attend the event which is co-sponsored by One Way Street, Inc. and the Winona Lake Bible Conference. This year’s theme is “Reaching Kids for the Kingdom.” Sixty-six workshops are planned and will include the areas of children’s church, puppet ministry, ventriloquism, gospel illustration, Christian Clowning and children’s evangelism. Each day will be full of activities. Services are scheduled in

Rodeheaver Auditorium at 7:15 p.m. each day and are open to the public. Families are encouraged to come. Special guests include Jill “Jillybean” Parkinson, a child evangelist who uses a varied sort of mediums to minister. Charles Vandermeer, known as “Uncle Charlie” operates a radio show in Grand Rapids, Mich., called the Children’s Bible Hour. Also appearing will be Pockets the Clown, the Donut Man and Liz VonSeggen. There is a daily registration fee available and a display of children’s ministries materials is open to the public in Rodeheaver Auditorium.

Wed., July 20,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

For more information, contact the Winona Lake Bible Conference Center at 372-5200.

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Sunday school class elects new officers 4 The Bible Class from the Syracuse Church of God met July 11 at the home of Carl and Roxanna Hadley. Mrs. Hadley read Matthew 5:16 for devotions, followed by two readings, “What I Can Do With Today,” and “A Little Forgetful.” The officers were elected for the coming year. President, Joe Hibschman; vice president, Jack Elam; secretary-treasurer, Lucy Kammerdiener; cards and flowers, Rhudy Yeager; Sunday school teacher, Jerry Stutzman and assistant, Jack Elam. Pastor Johnson closed with prayer. Refreshments were served to the 15 members present. Car wash Saturday The youth of Calvary United Methodist Church will be having a car wash on Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lakeland Youth Center. Proceeds will go to the Calvary Youth Group Fund. Services at Oakwood Park Rev. Robert Hansen, pastor of Jefferson Chapel-Ceosse and Columbia City, will be the speaker this Sunday at Oakwood Park worship services. Paul Hartsaw will be litergist and Tammi VonGunten of Fort Wayne will be soloist. i Worship services will begin at 10:30a.m. The Oakwood cafeteria will serve Sunday dinner from 11:45 a m. to 1 p.m. Oakwood Center is a retreat and family center own- . ed and operated by the North InI diana Conference of the United 1 Methodist Church.

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