Engage the Word. . .

Engage the Word, a 40-day emphasis designed to renew your church’s passion for the power of God’s Word, now and all year. Through a simple online registration process, you will receive daily Scripture passages which will take you through God’s story from Genesis to Revelation.  Be part of a global family who, beginning September 29, 2013, will journey through Scripture together. 

Generation to Generation

East and North Central Ohio SDMI Convention

Saturday, Sept 14

9 am to 2 pm

Wooster Church of the Nazarene

Guest Speaker is Wayne Rice.

Worship leaders:

Kathy Frizzell

Nathan Ward

  

Breakout sessions are also available for all ages.

Sign up by Aug 27.
Details found here.

Mission Immersion 2014 is now taken applications!

 

MISSION IMMERSION 2014 : Quito s scheduled for 9-20 July 2014, is for High School juniors and seniors with a definite mission call to serve in a culture other than their own one day.

MISSION IMMERSION 2014 : El Paso is for high school freshman and sophomores taking place either 14-21 June or  2-9 August 2014.(Same event both times)

 

Sponsors also needed. 

See the application site for more details. 

View videos and pics of the trip at Mission Immersion 2012 on Facebook.

August is . . . .LINKS

North Central Ohio District NMI Announces

2012-2014

The LINKS program of the Church of the Nazarene is a network of personal connections between missionaries and Nazarenes around the world. Missionaries are assigned to districts and, then on the district level, connected to local churches. This gives each church an opportunity to become personally acquainted with the missionary family and their field of service. Typically, churches send cards, cash gifts, packages, and other remembrances to their LINKS missionaries. 

  

In return, the churches feel a sense of involvement with the global mission enterprise of the church through regular correspondence from the missionaries, updates from their field, and even through deputation services while the missionaries are on home assignment. The missionaries are encouraged, knowing people care and pray for them. The relationships built over time personalize names and faces that both the missionaries and their LINKS churches value highly. 

Contact your church's LINKS missionaries regularly (at least two or three times a year). Missionaries love to receive cards and notes; however, don't expect a reply to every correspondence. The missionaries are encouraged, knowing people care and pray for them. 

When sending money to the Global Treasury Services, it cannot be credited properly without the missionary's name. Each time you send a monetary gift, notify the recipient beforehand: 

1. The reason for the gift (cash LINKS, birthday, Christmas, love offering, etc.) 

2. When the gift will be sent 

3. The amount of the gift. 

For Example: Cash Links-DOENGES(Papua New Guinea); August 31, 2013; $50.00 

(note each church is Assigned only 1 of the three missionaries listed shown!) 

Click here fore Cash LINKS allocations for 2012-2014. 

Stephanie Doenges

Stephanie s a family doctor serving at Kudjip Nazarene Hospital where her primary responsibilities are maternity and nursery while also assisting with cervical cancer screening and treatment. 

Her Birthday is THIS MONTH!  August 21

Read more . . .

Bill & Martha Dawson 

Bill is the Field Strategy coordinator for the Meso America Region French Fields. This includes the French Antilles District which is comprised of Martinique, French Guyana, St. Marten and Guadaloupe. The rest of the French Fields includes the 11 districts of Haiti.  There are about 675 organzied churches in the French Fields and more than 120,000 people who call themselves Nazarene. There are actually about 86,000 full member in the French Field.  

Martha is the Chief Financial Officer for Haiti.  She keeps the books for the Haiti Mission.  

Read more . . .

Brenda Gould

Brenda served the Lord for 31 years as a missionary to Haiti (7 yrs), Martinque (11 yrs), and Cote d'Ivoire - West Africa (13 yrs). She was Director of Christian Education for West Africa which involved travel to Liberia, Benin, and Cote d'Ivoire to train Sunday School teachers, VBS workers, teaching in Bible School, pastoral training and introduction of Children's Bible quizzing. Also served as office manager for the West Africa Field Director.

Read more . . .

Great videos to download and use about LINKS found at Nazarene Media Library

Election Results!!

On July 20,  elections for district NMI president, NMI vice president, NMI secretary and council members were conducted.  The results are:

President

Kathy Pelley (226 yes, 4 no, 3 blank, total votes cast 233)  Elected for a 2 year term

Vice President

Alice Traylor(229 yes, 2 no, 2 blank, total votes cast233)  Elected for a 2 year term

Secretary

Sharron Sankovich(230 yes, 1 no, 2 blank, total votes cast 233)  Elected for a 2 year term

District NMI Council (total votes cast 233, 113 ballots blank, no write in candidates)

Kenna Williams (165)
Vicki Champer (156)
Elaine Gray (151)
Kevin Hughes (148)
Sheila Burrows (136)
Kathy Greenich (122)
Ron Palenshus(105)
Mary Shafer(104)
Judy Bean (97)
Becky Phillips(97)

All council members above are elected to a 2 year term.