Jun 30, 2007, 2nd Qtr Mission Report - No major mission projects or work to report on. Marty continues with work in Stephen Ministry. Paul finished up the Disciple V bible study series and is getting very involved as Secretary for the Rotary Club of Fairfield Glade. Both of us continue in routine church activities with Sunday School, Bread of Life Mission support, United Methodist Men, and other small group bible study opportunities.
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MAY 05, 2007, 40TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TRIP - Please celebrate with us on occassion of our 40th wedding anniversary that occurred this past Mar 04, 2007. Part of this celebration will be a river boat cruise with friends, beginning May 20 from Amsterdam, Netherlands, down the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers, and finishing Jun 3 in Vienna, Austria. Another two weeks will be spent with friends Chuck and Pat Scott touring throughout Austria, southern Germany, and Netherlands. May God bless our continuing Christ centered covenant marriage the rest of our days.
Mar 31, 2007, 1st Qtr Mission Report - All glory be to the Lord, Fairfield Glade UMC had a very successful (and first) international VIM trip to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The main objectives of the trip were 1) a construction project for the Casa Hogar Emmanuel orphanage, and 2) doing prison visitation in several Jalisco state prisons. See the mission page of this website for photos and a trip report. Also, registration has begun for FFG-UMC to send a VIM Team to the fourth annual Red Bird Mission Work Camp Sep 30 to Oct 06, 2007.
Jan 07, 2007, Aldersgate SS Class Update - We welcome the new year with many changes to the Aldersgate Sunday School Class. First, thanks are given to Larry Tonkel for his co-leadership in this class. It is sad to have Pat and Larry move to Loranger, LA to begin Larry's new job as Executive Director of the Soloman Episcopal Conference Center, but still encouraging that the Tonkels will retain a residence in Fairfield Glade. The study series on "Serious Answers to Hard Questions" was completed. Ministries supported by class member weekly offerings include Holston United Methodist Childrens Home, Prison Fellowship, and Fundacion Emmanuel Guadalajara. Today marked the change of our class meeting time to 8:30 am. This was done to support a new class that would be available to FFG UMC members wishing to attend the new 9:45 Spiritual Encounters (contemporary) Worship Service. Thanks also given to Rich Dendler who will be co-leading this class. The themes for the first Quarter will come from the book "The Thirteen Apostles by J. Ellsworth Kalas. Following this study, we will move on to a more detailed discussion on the works of the Apostle John.
May 31, 2006, Caminata a Emaùs - History was made this past weekend May 26-29 when the first ever Hispanic Emmaus Walk in Tennessee was held in Cookeville 1st UMC Cookeville, TN. I was honored to be on the Emmaus Walk team as an Assistant Table Leader, Mesa de Lucas, as well as giving Plàtica No. 8, Acciòn Cristiana.
Mar 02, 2006, 1ST QTR MISSION REPORT - It was a joy for me to join the Reston Bible Church of Reston, VA as they sent their 7th of 10 work teams to help victims of Hurricane Katrina in Slidell, Louisiana. Our host for the period of Feb 16 to 21, 2006 was the Faith Bible Church in Slidell. Plans are progressing for the FFG-UMC to send a VIM Team for Katrina Relief to Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Apr 3 to Apr 8, 2006. Our host will be the C.O.R.E. ( Christians Organized for Relief Efforts) Base Camp located on the prorerty of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. Also, registration has begun for FFG-UMC to send a VIM Team to the third annual Red Bird Mission Work Camp Oct 22 to Oct 28, 2006.
Nov 18, 2005, 4TH QTR MISSION REPORT - October and November were busy months for short-term mission activity. I had a wonderful evangelistic mission trip experience in Volgograd, Russia Oct 24th to Nov 9th. Contact me for a full 6-page report on mission objectives and work completed. Shortly thereafter, I led a 21-member VIM team to another Red Bird Mission Work Camp in Beverly, KY Nov 16th to Nov 22nd. Click now for a summary of this report or contact me to obtain a full 3-page report of work accomplished and VIM team activities during the week.
Nov 17, 2005, ALDERSGATE CLASS - We are nearing completion at the end of this year with our initial series of lessons on the "theology of John Wesley" using as a text A Wesleyan Spiritual Reader by Rueben P. Job, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1997. The highlight of this series was the visit Aug 7th by Bishop Job at Fairfield Glade UMC to lead the Aldersgate Class and the entire congregation from his book Chapter 16 "The Danger of Riches." Lesson plans have been made to begin the next series on Jan 8, 2006 covering the "life and times" of John Wesley. We will use as our text an eBook The Elusive Mr. Wesley, by Richard P. Heitzenrater, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 2003. Daily scripture readings will come from the church lectionary.
July 10, 2005, UMVIM SEJ Rally 2005 - I had a great time at Lake Junaluska, NC Jun 29 to Jul 2, 2005. There was a lot of good preaching, hymn singing and workshops on very vital mission projects. One of the most enjoyable parts of such a gathering is the many interesting and motivating people that you have the opportunity to visit and talk with. Of course, not all inclusive, but I would single out the following persons and their mission focus. 1) George Baskin, President and Founder of Russian Resources Press, Inc. www.russianresourcespress.com. 2) Israel Oyaro, Pastor/Founder of New Life Community Center home based in Nairobi, Kenya and Wilmore, KY. 3) Nancy Eubanks, Secretary of Global Ministries Memphis Conf - UMC, very involved in GBGM and mission projects in Estonia and Poland. 4) Fabiola Grandon T. - Projects Office Coordinator for Volunteers, Methodist Church of Chile, www.metodista.cl.
May 24, 2005, UMVIM RALLY - In the 21st century the core of the Christian church has moved from North America and Western Europe to Latin America, Africa and Asia. The church in these areas is much younger and has a great passion for mission and outreach. Do you wish to partner in this new mission activity to empower the work in the growing areas as well as receive a new generation of missionaries into our own region and share in their passion and vitality for Jesus Christ? If so you are invited to attend the the UMVIM Rally, June 29 - July 2, 2005 at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina. I'll see you there. For more information go to the website www.umvim.org.
April 23, 2005, VOLGOGRAD TRIP - An evangelistic mission trip to The financial and prayer support of family, friends and members of Fairfield Glade UMC is prayerfully requested. Funds raised for this Russian Methodist ministry will cover trip expenses and a financial gift to the Transfiguration UMC of Volgograd. Further, we are seeking the donation of a used laptop computer with DVD/CD drive or funds to purchase a new computer that will be left with the church. A projector has already been donated. Any checks in support of this mission project are fully tax deductible and should be written to Fairfield Glade UMC. - Paul
Apr 10, 2005, ALDERSGATE CLASS- Today marked the beginning of a new Sunday school class (Aldersgate Class) at Fairfield Glade UMC. A dedicated core group of Christian disciples presented themselves to learn more about their rich heritage in Wesleyan Theology, the life of John Wesley and American Methodism. The class format will use elements of the early Methodist Class Meeting. These elements include prayer, hymn singing, witness to Christ, searching the scriptures and accountable discipleship. We began by adopting a "General Rule of Discipleship" for class members. Specifically stated it is... "To witness to Jesus Christ in the world, by following His teachings through, acts of compassion, justice, worship and devotion, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit." We embarked on a six-month regimen of daily spiritural reading under guidance from the text A Wesleyan Spiritual Reader by Rueben P. Job. Initial ministries we support through our weekly offerings, will be the Holston United Methodist Home For Children and Prison Fellowship. Anyone wishing to join us is welcome when we meet during the Sunday school hour 9:45 am to 10:45 am in Rm 5 at the FFG-UMC.- Paul
Apr 5, 2005, RED BIRD MISSION - The FFG-UMC application to reserve a date for participation in their Work Camp Ministries was approved for the week of October 16 to 22, 2005. I will be the VIM Team Leader again for this 2005 project. Contact me for individual team member application to go on this VIM trip to Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky. General infomation about all the ministries of Red Bird Mission can be obtained by going to their website at www.rbmission.org.
Apr-4-2005, WALK TO EMMAUS - We recently returned from a "Walk to Emmaus" in  Livingston, TN. The men's walk was held from March 10 to March 13, 2005 and the women's walk was held from March 31 to April 3, 2005. They were wonderful 72-hour experiences of Christian spiritual renewal and formation. Each walk was three busy days of singing, learning, laughing, praying, worshiping, and small group encounters with a community of believers. If anyone visiting this website and reading this news item were any part of that event, we give our thanks for your love shared with us. Anyone seeking more information about what the "Walk to Emmaus" is, go to the website www.upperroom.org/emmaus.
Feb-18-2005, MISSION NEWS - We recently returned from two stateside Volunteer In Mission (VIM) trips sponsored by the Fairfield Glade UMC, our new home church. We were part of a 11-person VIM team that went to a Red Bird Mission Work Camp in Beverly, Kentucky from Oct 30 to Nov 6, 2004. The second VIM trip involved a 13-person team that was part of a disaster flood recovery effort in Waynesboro, TN from Feb 2 to Feb 5, 2005. More detailed information and photos from these trips can be found by visiting the FFG-UMC website www.ffgumc.com. Go to the "Volunteers In Mission" page and click on the hot links Red Bird Mission and Disaster/UMCOR at the bottom of the page. Also, visit the Mission page on this website for reports and photos on these and other VIM trips.
Feb-17-2005, WELCOME - Welcome family, friends, brothers and sisters in Christ. At last, we have begun building a personal website, a long-standing dream. You have already seen our mission and vision statements on the home page. Our purpose in this adventure is a personal witness to our faith and we hope that it may encourage others to find the joy that comes with being in mission. This website is a work-in-progress. Please bear with us as we strive to build, improve and complete this project. |
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