I like the record that the apostle Paul gives us in regard to all the people that Jesus appeared to after His Resurrection:

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1 The Trinity Times April 2017 Volume 18 Keeping you informed of the timely happenings, news, Mission and ministry of Trinity Christian Church A Word from Terry Where there is no vision the people perish. Proverbs 29:18 "Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you." Mt. 28:7 There was a lot of "going and telling" on that first Resurrection morning. Many who heard the news no doubt found it hard to believe. The accounts given in the scriptures are thrilling to read of the reactions people had to the risen Lord. I like the record that the apostle Paul gives us in regard to all the people that Jesus appeared to after His Resurrection: 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed. I Corinthians 15:3-9 We are to be able to intelligently and confidently give a defense for the hope that is within us as to why we believe Jesus came back to life. Knowing these references is important. We can show people the factual accounts found in the Bible as to all the people who were able to see Jesus alive after the Resurrection. John the apostle gave us these words of conviction to convey as well: From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we re telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us. I John 1:1-2 Ours is not a blind faith my friends. As we prepare to celebrate our Lord's suffering, death and glorious resurrection, be committed to "going and telling" in your own circle of influence. Show them these passages of absolute truth. Help the doubting Thomas's of our day to no longer be unbelieving but believe! Please take note of our special times and services for celebrating Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday! You will find the information in this newsletter. Invite your family and friends to come with you and celebrate the fact that we serve a Risen Savior! Until He comes - Terry

2 Page 2 April 16th Thank you for your generous spirit! We appreciate the generosity our members have shown to those who find themselves in need from time to time. The impact your gifts have made are great! Sugar Cooking Oil Toilet Paper Kleenex Detergent Shampoo Flour Condiments Paper Towels Dish Soap Fabric Softener Deodorant February in Review Attendance Sunday School Monthly Income/Expenses Worship Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb. 2 $3, Feb. 9 $2, Feb. 16 $4, Feb. 23 $3, Misc. Income $16, Total Income $29, Expenses $13, We have also received a donation of processed deer meat that is available for distribution. It may be found in the freezer units in both kitchen refrigerators and the chest freezer in the food pantry. Just a reminder that the Pantry is open any time of the month to those who attend Trinity when there may be need. No appointment is necessary. Thank you and God bless! BOARD MEETING April 19th 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30 The Word of God preached ~ The Word of God taught ~ God glorified in all that we do ~ Love, support, and care in times of crisis A place and a way to serve our Lord ~ Fellowship and friendship ~ Warmth and acceptance from our people

3 Page 3 ASSISTING WITH WORSHIP April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 Communion Meditation Tracy Eivins Doug Tharp Brett Tharp Garry Palmer Nick Morrell Communion Servers Max Buckner Manny Atwood Eldon Paxson Isaac Hall Eugene Yoder Ryan Olson Doug Tharp Eugene Yoder Tyson Smith Tim Boswell Jack Trowbridge Jack Greenwood Conner Seymour Keaton Minnick Roger Potts Tim Minnick Keaton Minnick Jeff Dawson Tracy Eivins Max Buckner Jeff Waterstone Josh Blades Steve Bowen Tim Covington Abram Hall Brett Tharp Rod Zimmerman Merrill Hamilton Jeff Boswell Doug Tharp Owen Martsching Garry Palmer David Peters Rayden Boswell Ryan Olson Communion Prayer Roger Potts Pat Greenwood Jack Trowbridge Garry Palmer Tim Minnick Scripture Readers Tanya Waterstone Catherine Thoms Kelly Lloyd Leah Olson Max Buckner 8:15 Service Nursery Workers Lorna Paxson Lorna Paxson Lorna Paxson Lorna Paxson Lorna Paxson Sunday School Taylor Clark Eldon Paxson Eldon Paxson Mary Yutzy Lori Scrivner 10:45 Service B. Herzberg B. Boswell Wednesday Night M. Stoner E. Hall S. Covington A. Hall M. Yutzy J. Scrivner K. Smith A. & K. Bunger A. Bettin T. & T. Eivins Greeters 8:15 service Kevin & Amy Bunger / Kevin & Betty Herzberg B. Stoner K. Greenwood Sunday School Guy & Jeannine Hampton / Steve & Karen Bowen 10:45 Service Karen Zion & Brenda McBride / Max & Joann Buckner Endeavor to worship Kitchen Hosts Tim Boswell s SS Class Communion Prep Kim Hewlett / Gina Savely

4 Page 4 Good Friday services will be held at Trinity on Friday, April 14th at 7:30 p.m. This year our Jr/Sr High School youth will be presenting our Good Friday services. We encourage you to come support them as we spend time remembering the sacrifice made by our Lord and Savior. A special communion service will conclude the program. Easter Sunday Services Sunrise Services will be held at 7:30 a.m. this year followed by our Easter breakfast. Please note that there will NOT be an early service on Easter morning. Our Sunday School hour will be moved up to 9:00 a.m. and our main worship service will be held at 10:00 a.m. By making these slight time changes, we hope to encourage more to join us for a full morning of worshipping our risen Lord and Savior. We will be celebrating the resurrection of our Lord with a Sunrise Service at 7:30 a.m. on Easter morning. For those of you who have never joined us for a Sunrise Service in past years, the service last approximately minutes. It consists of the reading of appropriate scriptures and singing such Resurrection Sunday hymns such as He is Lord and Christ the Lord is Risen Today. The service is held outside, weather permitting. At the conclusion of the service, some of our men will be serving a wonderful breakfast in the fellowship hall. Plan now to join us for this special time of celebration! And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name. -- Romans 1:4-5 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

5 Page 5 Daughters of the Heavenly King Mother/Daughter Brunch The annual Mother/Daughter Brunch is Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 11:00-1:30 pm. The theme this year is Daughters of the Heavenly King. Participants are encouraged to dress as Queens, Princesses, or Royalty of some kind. Our theme spotlights the fact that we are daughters of the King of Kings and Lords of Lords! This is always a fun event, so we hope you plan to attend! The signup sheets have been placed on the table by the main sanctuary doors. Again, there will be an opportunity for men to help serve the ladies, and an opportunity to bring food to share. Signup sheets for both of these opportunities are there along with one for anyone intending to come and bring any guests. Please sign up so we plan for each person coming! The Kingdom Kids will sing praises, so it s important to indicate if your child(ren) will be coming. Other special music will be part of our program. Activities will include a Photo Booth that will provide opportunities for Mothers and daughters to have their pictures taken! A Parade of Royalty will also take place. Of course, there will be a devotional pertaining to our theme. Thank you for your attention to this event. We hope you will plan to join us for fun and fellowship! Attention Parents of Graduates! We will be recognizing all of our graduating Seniors on Sunday, May 14th during both of our morning services. Please plan to join us as we acknowledge this milestone in the lives of our youth! As is our custom, we will be featuring our Seniors in our May edition of Trinity Times. We want to make sure your graduate is given their due recognition so we ask that you provide us a copy of your graduates senior photo along with a brief write up of plans post graduation. Please give this material to Garlynn no later than April 19th. They may be given to her in person or via at shadowlynn1958@yahoo.com. Thank you! For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

6 Page Central Iowa Bible Camp Schedule PROGRAM GRADE DATES COST Scrapbook Retreat Any May 5-6 $75 Grandparents & I K-4th June 2-3 $70/couple High School 9th-13th June 4-9 $195 5th & 6th Grade ** 5th & 6th June $195 Teddy Bear 1st & 2nd June $70/couple Jr. High 6th - 8th June $195 Family Camp Family June $50/Person $150/Family Build It Camp 6th 13th June $135 3rd & 4th Grade 3rd & 4th July 5-8 $105 5th 8th Grade ** 5th 8th July 9-13 $195 Girls Horse Camp 6th -13th July $135 High School Wilderness 9th-13th July $220 Jr. High Wilderness ** 6th-8th July $200 Ladies Retreat Ladies Sept 8-9 $40 Camp registration is based on the grade you will enter THIS FALL. Some camps are limited to a certain number of campers and are filled on a first come first served basis so register early! Pre-register for weeks with a ** and save $ $25.00 minimum pre-registration $10.00 Nonrefundable Trinity Christian Church Missions will pay one-half of tuition expense to any fellowshipaffiliated Bible Camp for any person wishing to attend who is a member, related to a member or associated with a member upon recommendation of that member. Additional financial help is available based upon need. Our desire is that money not be an obstacle to anyone wishing to attend Bible Camp. Registration forms and additional information is available on the Ministry Table. Please feel free to take the information home to review and discuss with your child(ren). Remember to register early. Pre-registration deadline is two weeks before the week you are attending. Registration is also available online at centraliowabiblecamp.org For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

7 Page 7 June 4-7 6:00 8:30 p.m. VBS is quickly approaching and we are in need of volunteers for the following areas: Crew leaders Assistant crew leaders Individual to assist with leading the opening and closing session each night Skit assistant Please note that even though our VBS will be running a shortened schedule again this year, we still require the same number of volunteers to ensure a successful and smoothly run VBS. If you can assist in any of these areas, please see Angie Bettin. Thank you! Whooooo will join us for S more of Jesus Campout VBS??? We want to encourage all of our youth to be involved in Vacation Bible School this year! We ll be starting on Sunday night with registration, games, music, our friends Dee and Francesca from Haiti, and snacks. Then Monday and Tuesday night will be more music, lessons, games, snacks and s more fun than you can imagine! Our last night will be a short program and a cook-out for all our campers and their families. Pre-registration forms will be made available soon so make sure to register early. Tell all your friends and neighbors and invite them to come have fun learning S more of Jesus at Vacation Bible School! For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

8 Page 8 Trinity Christian Church Ministries Sunday Morning Services Early Service 8:15 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. 2nd Service 10:45 a.m. Nursery (newborn 3 yrs) provided during 8:15 service, Sunday School and 10:45 service Jr. Church (4 6 year olds ) provided at 10:45 service Refreshments served between Sunday School and 2nd Service. Wednesday Evening 6:00 Supper for youth group participants and teachers 6:30- Kid s Club, God s Squad, Jr/Sr High Youth and Adult Bible Studies. Support Groups Schedules vary (Contact Terry for additional information) Special Guest Speakers Sunday, April 2nd, Keaton Minnick and Jake Sullivan will be sharing with us during our worship services. They have begun a new local ministry called Kingdom Builders which focuses on building homes for people who s homes have been destroyed and sharing the love of Christ with the recipients. Pray for our Family and Friends! Please pray for the following members, loved ones and friends who need to be lifted up to the Father s throne: Joe Amsden; Bill Applegate; Frank Andrew; Manny Atwood; Gary Ballantyne; Marvin Barth; Haley Bettin; Eldon Binning; Frank & Joyce Binning; George Bishop; Rod and Carol Ann Bollinger; Briella Boswell; Gary Boswell; Jeff Boswell; Tim Boswell; Candy Braby; Hazel Braby; Marilynn Braby; Thayis Breckenridge; Roberta Brown; Orville & Ruth Dale; Patricia DePatton; Maizel Dunn; Chris Dykes; Charlotte Elliott; Ralph Evans; Larry & Jeannie Eivins; Laveda Files; Randy Fox; Fred Frank; Sherry Greenwood; Joel Greiner; Dale Harrington; Andrew Hastings; Craig Havener; Trent Helton; Kolby Hewlett; Garry Hill; Carl Hoffman; Myron & Shirley Ingram; Darrell Jennings; Jr. & Karen Jennings daughter, April and granddaughter, Kencia; Rova Johnston; Jim Kemp; Dan Klein; Troy Kunze; Maggie Leonard; Mick & Brenda McBride; Melba McDaniel; Karen Meyer; Military personnel and families; Thelma Miller; Kole Minnick; Marge Mitchell; Oliver & Mary Mothershead; Sara McAlexander; Patty Oliver; Jeremy Parsons; Kathy & Gary Patton; Glenn Payton; Raymond Peppmeier; Kerri Peters; Darrel Porter; Michael Redman; Eldon Reed; Pam Robison; Michael Rousch; Jim Routh; Robin & Doug Schwandt; Dianne & Larry Schultes; Samuel Spurgeon; Doris Swigart; Andrea Swennumson; Kris Tait; Bonnie Thomas; Trinity Leadership & Missionaries; Travis Vaughn; Shelly Waugh; Carol & Darrell Wilcoxson; Carroll & Darlene Woodard; Alva & Alma Yoder; Marletta Warren; Karen Zion Trinity commends the planning, effort and work these two young men have already accomplished. Please be in prayer for them as they continue to develop this ministry and that manpower and funds will be available as the needs arise. As a family of believers committed to serving and glorifying God, we seek opportunities to share the joy of Christ and His Word with people of all ages everywhere.

9 Page 9 Trinity Christian Church Membership Membership Requirements Open to All Who Have: 1. Repented of sin 2. Confessed faith in Jesus Christ 3. Been baptized by immersion into Him 4. Counseled with Pastor Terry Membership Expectations Worship One hour weekly Isa 43:21; Heb 12:28; Psalms 100:2; Heb 10:25 Bible Study One hour weekly 2 Timothy 3: 16, 17 Service One hour weekly Mark 10:25; 1 Cor 12:11; 1 Peter 4:10 Contribute to Unity Ephesians 4:1-3 Servant Requirements Genuine desire to serve Teachable Spirit and a positive attitude Ministry Leader Requirements Member of Trinity Christian Church Demonstrated love for the Lord and the church family FAT (Faithful Approachable Teachable) Ministry Leader Expectations Personal commitment to spiritual growth Commitment to pray daily for your ministry and other ministries of the church Willingness to mentor others NEW MEMBER INFORMATION We want to keep our directory up-dated and will be asking our new members and attendees for an opportunity to photograph you and to gather some information. It is a good way for all of us to get to know each other quicker attaching names to faces. Also, we have a new orientation program that Terry will be talking to you about in the near future just some helpful assistance in becoming a part of our church family. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

10 Trinity Christian Church State Highway 2 Decatur, IA (641) Contact Us Terry (641) (Home) (641) (Cell) One by One The ministry of Wilckly (Kiki) and Dee (Mdme Kiki) Dorce is a daily endeavor among the Haitian people. The Dorce s share the following description of their work and ministry: We live in the village of Carries. Our ministries include a medical clinic, several Christian churches, six Christian schools, and outreaches to many other Christian churches in the mountains and surrounding areas (15 churches in total). Our goal is to encourage those in the churches and help better equip and train those already in the area how to best serve those churches. Our goal with the schools is of course to help them learn to read and write. Our main goal however is to take advantage of the great freedom we have to share Christ boldly right in the classroom. Our goal is to win others to Christ.one by one. It seems ironic that after such a tumultuous monsoon season Haiti can experience drought. But the dry season is in full swing, and weeks have passed since we ve seen a drop of rain. God s Word talks about dry seasons a lot: James tells us that when Elijah (under God s approval) prayed that there would be no rain, there wasn t any for 3 ½ years! Naomi s family left Israel because of a drought/famine. Jacob s family had to beg for food in Egypt because of a famine as well. But God was still working through all these hard times. He used Elijah s drought to remind His people of His power and sovereignty. Without the famine, Naomi would never have met Ruth, who became a direct ancestor of King David! Unless their land had suffered, Joseph s brothers would never have found him again, nor would their people have survived. And even though we may have to endure dry seasons, whether in life, ministry, finances, or other areas, we can be sure that God is still there, still moving, still doing. Trinity supports the Dorce s on a monthly basis but they need your help as well. As you can see from their above report, they have undertaken an enormous task! They have also recently hired 4 new 7th grade teachers. For $100 a month, you can sponsor one of their 10 teachers, making it possible for Blessing Hearts to keep them all on staff and for their schools to keep functioning at their best! They are also seeking sponsors for the hundreds of children they work with on a daily basis some whose only meal is often what they receive at school! For $40 a month, you can help them provide a child with a Christian education and a better way of life. They also continue to rebuild many of their structures that were damaged during the past hurricane season and to make repairs on their backhoe that that is needed on the majority of their building projects. You can see more about these needs and others at their website: blessingheartsinternational.com. Dee will be with us as a guest speaker at VBS this year. We look forward to additional up-dates on their work during that time of sharing!