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For Friday, July 11, 2008 – Sunday is the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
This newsletter is paid for through your annual conference connectional ministries giving.
Edited by Dan Gangler, director of communication dgangler@inareaumc.org.
Deadline for submitting news items is Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
There will be no newsletter next week but we will be sending out Jurisdictional Updates as needed.
The Area Office closes at Noon on Fridays during the summer months.
THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES
New Conference Transition Team Begins Work of New Conference
Fire Damages Mount Calvary UMC Building near Terre Haute
Indiana Casino Attendance, Tax Revenue Tumbles
Church Leaders Call for Fair Treatment of Relief Workers
Foundation for Evangelism Selects Two Professors of Evangelism
Church Agencies Voice Dismay at Ruling on Gun Control
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News and Information about Flood Relief |
BIBLE PASSAGE FOR SUNDAY
Jesus said: A farmer went out to scatter seed in a field. While the farmer was scattering the seed, some of it fell along the road and was eaten by birds. Other seeds fell on thin, rocky ground and quickly started growing because the soil wasn’t very deep. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched and dried up, because they did not have enough roots. Some other seeds fell where thorn bushes grew up and choked the plants. But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced a hundred or sixty or thirty times as much as was scattered. If you have ears, pay attention!
–- Matthew 13:3-9
(Contemporary English Version)
NEWS
NEW CONFERENCE TRANSITION TEAM BEGINS WORK OF NEW CONFERENCE
The newly appointed 14-member Indiana Conference Transition Team, selected by Bishop Mike Coyner, met for the first time yesterday, July 10, at the Area Office in Indianapolis. The morning session of the meeting combined members of both the previous Imagine Indiana Design Team that brought the proposal to unite the North Indiana and South Indiana Conferences into a new Indiana Conference. Members of the former team reflected with the new team members their dreams for the new conference and key elements of the plan. The Design Team reiterated the importance of congregations working together on the common goal of “making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world” with horizontal accountability rather than the tradition top-down process. They also said to listen to people, especially staff members of both conference offices and the area office. As the conference offices begin to close down to form a new office, they said much grieving will occur. The same is true of long-time members of both conferences who have met and done conference business as usual both at Purdue and Indiana University sites for the past 40 to 60 years. A time of remembering the two former conferences will be incorporated into a worship service of the Special Session of the two current conference to be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. The Transition Team will work through the first session of the new Indiana Conference scheduled to meet June 24-28, 2009 at Ball State University in Muncie.
The Rev. Cindy Reynolds, Superintendent of the Warsaw District was elected chair by the new Transition Team. Coyner outlined the assignment of the Transition Team who will be responsible for nominating members to the new Conference Council on Finance and Administration, Conference Trustees and naming people to the nominations, human resources, rules and sessions committees.
New members to the Transition Team and the process include: Al Brothers of Spencerville, the Rev. Herb Buwalda of South Bend, Beverly Calender-Anderson of Bloomington, Jim Coy of Evansville, the Rev. Brian Durand of Indianapolis, the Rev. Bert Kite of Carmel, Ashley Moreland of Fort Wayne, the Rev. Kaye Patton of Marion and Roger Summers of Fort Wayne. Members continuing from the Design Team beyond Reynolds include: the Rev. Ida Easley of Rushville, Kayc Mykrantz of Logansport, the Rev. David V.W. Owen – Executive Assistant to the Bishop and Ike Williams of Carmel.
FIRE DAMAGES MOUNT CALVARY UMC BUILDING NEAR TERRE HAUTE
A man on his way to work in Terre Haute Tuesday morning about 6:30 detected a fire a the Mount Calvary United Methodist Church in rural Clay County between Brazil and Terre Haute. He alerted nearby Cory and Centerpoint Fire Departments which responded immediately and saved the building.
The building was not destroyed and sustained only minimal damage, according to Pastor Laura Smith. Around noon today, she told e-HUM that an investigator from the State Fire Marshall’s office said he suspected arson. Smith said part of a wall and the roof above it was burned. Members are airing out the building from a heavy smoke smell.
Smith said that residents of Clay County are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who started the fire.
When asked if the congregation planned to worship at the church this coming Sunday, Smith responded, “Of course we will have church.” She continued, “We are thinking positively and thanking God for His goodness to us.” – e-HUM
INDIANA CASINO ATTENDANCE, TAX REVENUE TUMBLES
Tax revenue generated by Indiana’s casinos dipped nearly $3 million in June compared to the same period a year ago, despite the addition of new gambling centers in Anderson and Shelbyville. Indiana casinos generated about $78.6 million in tax revenue for the state last month, a drop from $81.5 million last June, according to figures released today by the Indiana Gaming Commission. The two new casinos contributed $6.5 million toward that total. Those casinos opened in June, bringing the state’s total to 13. Overall casino attendance also showed a decline, dropping to nearly 2.1 million from about 2.3 million last year.
The state’s two new “racinos” – Hoosier Park Racing and Casino in Anderson and Indiana Live Casino at Indiana Downs in Shelbyville – began offering slot machines in June. Hoosier Park brought in more than $3.9 million in taxes, surpassing French Lick Resort Casino’s $2,568,231. Indiana Live generated $2,567,287 in taxes for the month. – Indianapolis Star
NOTE: The United Methodist supported Indiana Coalition Against Legalized Gambling has told the General Assembly in the past that legalized gambling is bad public policy and not a dependable source of revenue. First and foremost, legalized gambling endorsed by the state ruins families who have a member who becomes addicted to gambling. According to newspaper reports, the two new Indiana racinos are expected to draw 3 million gamblers a year. National averages on gambling addiction of 2 to 4 percent means that at least 60,000 problem gamblers can be expected to visit these two new gambling venues Let your State Senator and State Representative know you are opposed to any expansion of legalized gambling in Indiana. – e-HUM
CHURCH LEADERS CALL FOR FAIR TREATMENT OF RELIEF WORKERS
Concern about a lack of safety, healthy working conditions and basic rights has compelled three church leaders to call for just treatment of the day laborers assisting in clean up flood-ravaged Iowa. United Methodist Bishop Gregory Palmer of Iowa has joined with two other religious leaders – Bishop Alan Scarfe of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa and the Rev. Rich Pleva of the Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ – in urging employers of flood relief workers to fairly compensate them for their work.
The religious leaders want employers to provide basic necessities of housing and minimum wages, and they expressed hope that Iowa “does not follow the pattern of worker injustices that happened post-Katrina.” In a joint June 27 statement, the religious leaders requested that Iowa, as a disaster stricken state, not allow its recovery “to be built on the backs of those who are marginalized and economically disenfranchised.”
The plight of the workers came to the attention of the three leaders after the Rev. Catherine Quehl-Engel reported incidents of workers traveling on a bus for 14 hours without food, tetanus shots, bedding or towels for showering. The workers received $15 a day for food and expenses and less than minimum wage compensation, according to Quehl-Engel. She wrote in an article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette that some workers who work 14-hour days, seven days a week, have to pay a temporary employment agency back $49 a week for the school bus gas needed to get to Cedar Falls.
United Methodist-related Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, is housing Red Cross workers, state patrol officers, displaced people, businesses, and 150 Hispanic and African American day laborers who work from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. assisting in the clean-up efforts in Cedar Rapids and other flood-ravaged cities. – UMNS Read the whole story at www.umc.org and click on NEWS on the tool bar.
FOUNDATION FOR EVANGELISM SELECTS TWO PROFESSORS OF EVANGELISM
The Foundation for Evangelism has selected the Rev. Stephen Gunter and the Rev. Mark R. Teasdale as the two new E. Stanley Jones Professors of Evangelism. They assumed positions July 1 at Duke Divinity School and Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Gunter, who already serves as associate dean of Methodist Studies at Duke, will work directly with students in the Th.D. in Evangelism program and with the Duke Evangelism Fellowship recipients. These pilot projects are funded through foundation grants. Teasdale is a Denman Fellow studying at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. A Foundation for Theological Education administers The Foundation for Evangelism Denman Fellows program. – UMNS
CHURCH AGENCIES VOICE DISMAY AT RULING ON GUN CONTROL
Two United Methodist agencies, disappointed with a U.S. Supreme Court decision on handgun ownership, are urging church members to advocate for legislation that would tighten federal laws on gun control. In a joint statement July 1, the United Methodist Board of Church and Society and the Commission on Religion and Race said they were “deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to strip local municipalities of the right to enact sensible and necessary gun restriction laws.” A week earlier, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 that a Washington, D.C. ban on handgun ownership was unconstitutional. The decision “stands in direct contrast to the stance of our denomination,” the church agencies said. The denomination’s top legislative assembly, the General Conference, condemned gun violence in a resolution last spring. – UMNS
PINK HAIR WARNING TO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU PROMISE YOUTH
A couple of months ago, the youth group came to Pastor Gary Elsten of the Aroma and Frankton First UMCs with a proposition. If they raised $500 on their spaghetti dinner would he preach in pink hair? Elsten said, “Sure.” The youth raised the ante to $1,000 to completely cover the cost of their trip to Ichthus. They actually raised $1,500. And, Elsten preached one Sunday in pink hair. – e-HUM
NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD RELIEF
THREE CONFERENCES SEND GIFTS TO ASSIST IN INDIANA FLOOD RECOVERY
Since the flood waters hit central Indiana, three other United Methodist annual conferences have each sent funds to assist residents in flood recovery. This past month, the Mississippi Conference sent $10,000. The Dakotas Conference sent $10,500. And the Louisiana Conference sent $10,000 for a total of $30,500. Bishop Coyner has thanked each of the conferences for their support. Including these funds, the South Indiana Conference to date has received $89,829 for central Indiana flood relief. – e-HUM
UMCOR TRAINS VOLUNTEERS FOR LONG TERM FLOOD RECOVERY IN INDIANA
With the invitation of Bob Babcock, SIC Disaster Response Coordinator, and the state’s Indiana Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (INVOD), Christy Smith and Cathy Earl of the United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) led two, two-day training sessions for Long Term Recovery Committees and Case Managers. One session was in Columbus; the second was in Martinsville. Between them more than 100 volunteers were trained from many of different areas affected.
To help set up the 11 Long Term Recovery Committees, our dispersing committee voted to give each LTRC $5,000 to be used for the needs of the committee as they see fit to do the job of helping flood survivors recover from the floods.
The LTRCs we will be assisting these counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Jackson, Johnson, Knox, Marion, Morgan, Owen, Shelby, the Wabash Valley (Clay, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, Vigo).
For more information about INVOAD and how one can help, log on to www.invoad.org/index.php. – David Powell, SIC Disaster Response Coordinator
DANIELS CREATES OFFICE OF DISASTER RECOVERY
Governor Mitch Daniels has created the Office of Disaster Recovery to lead the state’s efforts to repair and rebuild following the series of storms that struck much of Indiana in late May and early June (Daniels Press Release). Andy Miller, the director of the state Department of Agriculture, will be assigned to manage the activities of the office.
Deadlines for individual and public assistance are approaching. Many people referred to the Small Business Administration by the Federal Emergency Management Agency have not returned their loan applications. The deadline to do so is August 11. Likewise, public assistance deadlines for the first 26 counties approved for that category of assistance are July 21. – Howey Politics Indiana
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED IN TERRE HAUTE AREA
Volunteer opportunities are available in the Terre Haute area through Operation Blessing. Please contact Paula or Bernadette at 757-374-0944 to receive scheduling information, location and items to bring.
WORK TEAMS NEEDED IN THE BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY AREA
Beginning July 14 there will be work teams needed for the Bartholomew County area for reconstruction in houses damaged by the flood waters. At this point there are 70 homes that are drying out in order to have work done on them. This is just the homes that could be handled at this time. There have been more requests but not enough workers. The work teams would be scheduled for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday beginning July 14. Volunteers need to contact Jennifer at asbury@asburyumccol.org for assignment and details.
NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
The North Central Jurisdictional Conference is scheduled to meet next week July 15-19 at Grand Rapids, Mich. At least one bishop will be elected during this conference. All bishops of the jurisdiction will be assigned to an area of service. For more information and biographies of episcopal candidates, log on to www.NCJ2008.org. A list of all Indiana delegates to this conference are available by logging on to www.inareaumc.org and clicking on 2008 Conferences.
| Indiana Area endorsed candidate, the Rev. Dr. Frank Beard, now has an informative Web site up and running at www.drfrankjbeard.com. |
ADVISORY: UP-TO-MINUTE NEWS PLANNED FOR BISHOPS’ ELECTIONS
United Methodists in the United States will elect nine new bishops during regional meetings next week. United Methodist Communications will provide ongoing coverage of the episcopal elections and assignments. In addition to news coverage, the agency will offer a text-messaging service to notify people of the election of each bishop.
The jurisdictional conferences meet simultaneously July 16-19 in their respective regions, except for the Northeastern Jurisdiction, which meets July 13-18. The locations are: North Central (including Indiana) at Grand Rapids, Mich.; Northeastern at Harrisburg, Pa.; Southeastern at Lake Junaluska, N.C.; South Central at Dallas; and Western at Portland, Ore.
The Episcopal Elections Web Page, www.umc.org/elections2008, is “election central.” Biographical information will be posted there on the episcopal candidates. Balloting updates will posted there, as will United Methodist News Service stories on those elected and where the bishops in each jurisdiction will serve for the 2009-2012 quadrennium.
Text messages will announce the election of each new bishop. To subscribe to receive a text message:
- Send a text message from your mobile phone to 47647 with the word BISHOP in the body.
- When you receive a message asking for verification, reply with the word YES to confirm.
- To unsubscribe, send another text message to 47647 with the word STOP in the body.
InfoServ, the denomination’s official information service, will provide recorded updates of the election results at 800-251-8140. United Methodist News Service and the Web Ministry Team will be working with church communicators in each of the five jurisdictions to provide coverage of the elections.
PRAYER REQUESTED FOR NORTH CENTRAL JURISDICTIONAL CONFERENCE
The North Central Jurisdictional Conference begins in Grand Rapids, Michigan next Wednesday, July 16. Delegates will be electing one Bishop to replace retiring Bishop Sharon Brown Christopher. The conference will also begin looking at Episcopal area realignments that will take place in 2012 (which will be necessary because our Jurisdiction will loose one bishop at that time).
Please pray for:
- Safe travel for all delegates, conference staff members and bishops,
- Wisdom and discernment for delegates,
- God’s will to be done in the episcopal elections, and
- The Rev. Dr. Frank Beard and his family. (Both North and South Indiana Conferences have endorsed Dr. Beard for Bishop.)
The South Indiana prayer team is sponsoring a prayer vigil for Jurisdictional Conference. Half-hour prayer slots are still available on Thursday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 16. If you are willing to take slot please e-mail bethanncook@evansville.net by next Monday. – Blessings and peace, Beth Ann Cook
GET READY FOR UNITED METHODIST OPEN HOUSE MONTH IN SEPTEMBER
September is Open House Month for United Methodists. Does you church have a plan to reach out to your community during Back-to-school? If not, you will find three things (one each week) to help jump start your planning through the UMC Igniting Ministry program. As we all start moving into the new quadrennium, Igniting Ministry continues to reflect The United Methodist Church’s commitment to live out Jesus’ encouragement of welcoming strangers as honored guests into our churches.
GET READY easy tips and worksheets
Want to go from good to great on your welcoming? “Basic Welcoming” www.ignitingministry.org/pdfs/handbook4_welc.pdf (a free downloadable 100-page resource guide) helps you do just that – and is one of four parts of the updated Igniting Ministry Welcoming and Media Planner. “Basic Welcoming” gives your team tools to help assess where your welcoming efforts are today, and where you may want to make changes, based on helpful exercises like this Walk-through (6C.15) by September.
“Comfort Checklist (6C.13)” looks at welcoming through visitor’s eyes. #9: do you offer an information table? And there are 14 other questions to help you prepare. – Igniting Ministry
WORSHIP RESOURCES
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
This well-known song is one of many whose origins are lost to history. “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” most likely comes from the early Appalachian settlers and perhaps with earlier roots in the British Isles. Some hymnologists suggest a relationship to the Spiritual “Glory, Glory,” also known as “When I Lay My Burden Down.” As with numerous early traditional songs, claim of authorship was made by later writers. This article helps to clear up those claims, copyright status, and offers information on the song’s history and content, as well as a public domain version available on the General Board of Discipleship Web site. www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=46366&loc_id=17,823
MINISTRY RESOURCES
PLAINFIELD CHURCH NEEDS GUITAR FOR HOMELESS
Plainfield United Methodist Church has a unique request. They have been serving nutritious meals every week to the homeless. Many of these people are living under bridges or in alley ways. One of their “regulars” who is a fairly new Christian shared that he wished he once again had a guitar so that he might share his gifts with others. If you have a guitar that is looking for a new home, please call Plainfield United Methodist Church at 317-839-2319.
INDY STAR OFFERS JULY 25 ‘WORSHIP PROFILE’ TO NORTH INDY AREA RESIDENTS
The greater Indianapolis’ north side is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with thousands of new families moving to the area each year. In order to assist congregations in introducing themselves to this new population, The North Indianapolis Star Media Group offers a Worship Profile of churches to be published in the Friday, July 25 issue of The North Indianapolis Star. This full-color tabloid format publication gives United Methodist and other congregations the opportunity to tell their own unique story with photos, and an advertisement featuring the congregations strengths, mission, staff and member information, the congregation’s “Best of the Best,” recent church changes, volunteers in mission projects, future plans and your congregations ministry focus.
Three sizes will be available for publication including:
- Two full-pages featuring full page story; four photos and a full page ad for $1,500;
- A full page; half-page story with two photos and ½ page ad for $935; and
- One-half page featuring a quarter page story with one photo and quarter page ad for $497.
For more information, contact Don Fitzpatrick, Advertising Sales Executive, North Indy Star by TODAY, July 11 at 317-444-5552 office, 317-946-0434 cell, 317-444-8934 fax or e-mail at don.fitzpatrick@indystar.com.
NEW BOOKS TO CONSIDER
101 Helps for Helpers is the name of a meditative and inspirational book by Linda Johnson Crowell, a member of Aldersgate UMC in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, and founder of Help-Full Source, a ministry that provides resources and inspiration to helpers and caregivers. Available from local bookstores and through www.authorhouse.com, the book is filled with daily meditation, Scripture and prayer.
Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White is the name of a new book by the Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, Kan. The book aims to help readers find the “radical center” on the issues that divide society and the church. Available through Cokesbury Bookstores, Hamilton’s book offers thoughts on religion, morality and politics.
The creators of the book Artism: Art By Those With Autism! are seeking new original artwork to include in the next book in this series, titled Artism Anew. Author and lead editor Karen Simmons said, “People with autism are known to create some of the world’s most exquisite and detailed artwork. They are among some of the most gifted artists in the world.” There is no limit to the number of submissions. High-quality TIFF or PNG files of artwork must be received no later than Aug. 15. Artists can send electric files by e-mail to artism@autismtoday.com. For more information, visit www.autismtoday.com/artism.htm or contact Debbie Hosseini at artism@autismtoday.com or 805/259-6879. – UMNS
NORTH INDIANA CONFERENCE MEDIA PICKS FOR JULY
New Online Catalog! Features include: the ability to Request a Resource on line, order more than one resources at a time, search by title, author, description or subject. Simply type in www.nicumc.org, click on the media button and begin your search. You can use the basic search and type in a title or author or you can use the advance search to refine specifics. If you need help making a selection call or e-mail Angel Rea or call 800-783-5138.
Summer Picks: Summer’s here and attendance is down with all the summer activities. I have had several calls requesting material that is on the lighter side or resources that groups can view without having to see the previous week’s episode. Try searching for these easy to lead, light hearted, amusing, TV Bible Studies, each has a lesson, scripture reference and practical application. These resources are great for varied age groups, non-churched, small groups, outreach, Sunday school: Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, Bonanza, D.V.D Dick Van Dyke Show, Gilligan’s Island, Lucy Show and Mayberry. Did you know that the creator of Gilligan’s Island based the TV show on the Seven Deadly Sins? The last segment of the Gilligan’s Island Bible Study is based on the Seven Holy Virtues. See Dick Van Dyke for family values or the Lucy Show for a refreshing twist on parables.
SOUTH INDIANA MEDIA RESOURCE CENTER PICKS FOR JULY
The South Indiana Conference Media Resource Center’s latest acquisitions can be found online at www.sicumc.org. Click on “Media Center” (on the first two screens) and explore all the available options, including “Newest Resources,” “Bibliographies,” and “Picks of the Month.” July “Picks” have been posted. Highlighted are these new titles:
1) Confronting Death with Walter Wangerin: Christian Approach to the End of Life; 2) Depot of Hope: UMCOR Sager Brown; 3) NOOMA: Shells; 4) Primetime Moments; 5) Questioning Capital Punishment; and 6) Three Simple Rules: Conversation with Rueben P. Job. By calling the Media Center toll-free at 800-919-8160, you can order these and other resources from a selection of more than 4000 videos and DVDs. Your only cost is return postage. This service is provided through your connectional tithe. Contact Mary Barnes, Media Center Director, for more information/consultation. For the complete catalog resources, log on to www.sicumc.org and click on the Media Center header. An online order form is also available to you.
DEATHS
JANE HENSCHEN, wife of the Rev. Fred Henschen (SIC), died June 29, 2008. A memorial service was held Saturday, July 5 at the John Wesley UMC in Cincinnati, Ohio, with burial in the New Haven Cemetery in Cincinnati. Survivors include: Husband, Fred Henschen, 11324 Melissa Court, Cincinnati, OH 45251; three sons, Steve, Philip and Michael; two daughters, Debbie Lopez and Cheryl Jester; 14 grandchildren; and 4 great-grandchildren Memorial contributions can be made to the Crosby UMC, 9091 Church Street, Harrison, OH 45030 or the John Wesley UMC, 1927 West Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45240.
MARTHA L. McGEE, widow of the late Rev. Dee McGee and former North Indiana Conference Service Center health benefits employee, died July 8, 2008. Visitation has been scheduled for Sunday, July 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. with a memorial service beginning at 4 p.m. at the Robert D. Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory, North Chapel at 6061 State Road 9 N. in Alexandria, Ind., (765-724-3949). The Rev. Robert J. Dexter will be officiating. Survivors include: her children, Donna and her husband, Steve Guyre of Alexandria; Mark McGee of Alexandria, and Matt and his wife, Beverly McGee of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Condolences can be sent to Donna Guyre, 260 W. 900 N., Alexandria, IN 46001. Memorial contributions can be made to Mt. Olive UMC, P.O. Box 582, Sweetser, IN 46987.
RUBIE POTTER, retired part-time local pastor (SIC), died Sept. 26, 2007. A memorial service was held, Oct. 2, 2007, at Barnes UMC in Indianapolis, with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors include: son, Jesse; 4 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS
Bishop Michael J. Coyner has announced the following changes within the Indiana Area. All dates effective 2008 unless otherwise noted. These appointments are based on Cabinet reports received by Indiana Area Communication during the week of July 11, 2008.
North Indiana Conference
- None listed this week.
South Indiana Conference
- Dickensheets, Brian from Capital Area South District to New Albany: Jacobs Chapel, New Albany, 8/1
- Mallory, Kevin M. from no appointment to Mauckport/Fairview, New Albany, 7/1
- Mantle, John Robert from Marengo, New Albany to New Albany: Jacobs Chapel, New Albany, 7/1 RESCINDED
- Pielemeier, Margaret from Velpen, Vincennes to no appointment, 7/1
- Reichenbach, Deborah J. from Extension Ministry: Hospice of Dayton, Inc. Chaplain to Marengo, New Albany, 8/1
- Smith, Rebecca Lynn from Indianapolis: Maple Hill, Indianapolis East to Trinity Arcadia, Indianapolis East, 7/1
- Windley, Mark from Mauckport/Fairview, New Albany to Louisville District, 7/1
- Woods, Kenneth J. from Whitestown, Indianapolis West to Carrollton, Indianapolis East, 7/6
NEW EMPLOYMENT LISTINGS
None listed this week.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT LISTINGS
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP LEADER SOUGHT
Central United Methodist Church in Richmond, Ind., seeks to employ a Christian music leader/worship leader for a weekly Sunday morning, participatory, contemporary service. This person would be responsible for planning, organizing, and leading contemporary music teams. Tasks would include meeting as a participant with others in the planning group for each service, developing the music for each service, supervising and rehearsing with volunteer musicians, and leading the music team at each service.
Applicant need to be skilled in leading worshipful singing. Experience or training in contemporary worship leadership is desirable. Christian maturity should be evident. Pay is negotiable according to experience.
Please contact the Rev. Phil Dorrell, Central United Methodist Church, 1425 E. Main St., Richmond, IN 47374. Phone: 765-962-8543. E-mail: phil@richmondcumc.com.
GREENCASTLE CHURCH SEEKS INSTRUMENTALIST
Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church is seeking an instrumentalist. Both piano and organ skills are preferred but not required. If you are interested in this part-time paid position please contact the church office at 765-658-6010 ext 3 or mail your resume to PO Box 66, Greencastle, IN 46135.
Other employment opportunities previously listed can be found at www.inareaumc.org/job.htm.
Last updated on 07/10/2008Compiled as a service of Indiana Area United Methodist Communication in Indianapolis.