Pictured Left: Rev. Jamie McBride & wife, Tiffany. Rev. McBride is lead pastor at Union Chapel Church of the Nazarene.

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1 NEWSCASTER Monthly Newsletter of the Northeastern Indiana District Church of the Nazarene Dr. David G. Roland District Superintendent 1950 S. 350 E., Marion, IN Phone: Web: neinazarene.org Sunday School Pg 2 NYI.Pg 3 NMI Pg 4 Things to Remember....Pg 5 Financial Report...Pg 6 District Calendar...Pg 8 PG 2 The NEI District welcomes several new pastoral families to the NEI team. In addition, there have been a few changes at Kendallville, Anderson Southdale, and Elkhart Northside! Pictured Left: Rev. Jamie McBride & wife, Tiffany. Rev. McBride is lead pastor at Union Chapel Church of the Nazarene. Pictured Right: Rev. Brad Buhro with his wife Michelle, and four children. Rev. Buhro is now the lead pastor at Anderson Southdale Church of the Nazarene. PG 3 Pictured Right: Rev. Mike & Angie Clark and their family. Rev. Clark will be at Portland First Church of the Nazarene Pictured Left: Rev. Wes Ball and his wife Tiffany. Rev. Wes will be lead pastor at Swayzee Church of the Nazarene. Pictured Left: Rev. Richard Secor, wife, Marie, and family have moved from Portland Church of the Nazarene to Kendallville CrossPointe Church of the Nazarene. PG 4 PG 5 Pictured Right: Rev. Guevara and their f a m i l y. Rev. Jose is lead pastor at LaGrange Hispanic Church of the Nazarene. Jose & Linda Pictured Right: Rev. Tim Sheets with his wife, Trina and two girls. Rev. Sheets is now the lead pastor at Elkhart Northside Church of the Nazarene. PG 5

2 District SS Council Andy Dayton Chairman Larry Sheets Treasurer Marybeth Johnson Secretary Deb Alwine Adult Ministries Marybeth Johnson CLT Director Laura High NMI President Lisa Stephenson Children s Director Brandon Kirk NYI President Gary Lengerich Statistician Milissa Beeman Kevin Stirratt Sunday School Chairman Rev. Andy Dayton Shipshewana COTN P.O. Box 346 Shipshewana, IN (260) Is your flame flickering? Do you need a new spark in your life and in your ministry? Well, SPARK 2012 is just what you need! SPARK is not only a time of encouragement, new ideas, team building, and fellowship, but a time of being in the presence of the Holy Spirit. This is our 2 nd annual SPARK. Last year, we partnered with Northwest Indiana District Children s Ministry and 17 churches were represented from the two districts. This year, the four District Children s Ministries of Indiana (Indianapolis, Northeastern, Northwest, and Southwestern) have partnered together to provide SPARK for your Local Children s Team. This will be a great opportunity for your Children s Director, Children s Pastor, Children s Leader, your church s Children s Team, or Pastor to attend. Mark your calendars for March 1 st -3 rd, 2012, for SPARK 2012 and join us for a time of spiritual renewal and idea sharing at Shiloh Park in Marion, IN. For more information, contact Pastor Trey Brooks at tbrooks@gpnaz.org or (260) Submitted by the NEI Children s Council Become a NazareneSafe Church! Visit and take action today! Trey Brooks Steve Hostetler Kent Wright Marie Secor November 17 10:30 Shiloh Park SS MW SS MW +/- from +/- from +/- from +/- from CHURCH SS AVG LAST Yr.MW AVGLAST Yr. CHURCH SS AVG LAST Yr.MW AVGLAST Yr. Albany Lynn Alexandria Anderson Eastview Marion First* Anderson First Marion Park Lynn Anderson New Life Middletown Anderson Parkview* Monroeville Anderson Southdale Montpelier Cornerstone* Angola Community Muncie First Auburn Berne Muncie Forest Park Blountsville* Muncie New Horizon Bluffton Muncie Northside Bristol Muncie Riverview* Butler* Muncie South Side* Churubusco Muncie New Hope Collett Columbia City Muncie Wheeling Avenue Decatur Common Ground New Paris Dunkirk North Manchester Jimtown Family* Olive Branch* Crossroads Community Church Orland* Elkhart Northside Elwood Ossian Farmland Parker City Fort Wayne Elmhurst Peru Fort Wayne First* Portland First* Fort Wayne Grace Point Redkey Fort Wayne Liberty Mills Shipshewana* Fort Wayne Trinity Fort Wayne West Main Tunker Sugar Creek Fellowship* Garrett The Crossing Swayzee* Gaston Union Chapel* Geneva* Van Buren* Harris Chapel Warsaw New Harvest Hartford City Winchester First Huntington First Kendallville Yorktown Ligonier *No Report

3 NYI President Rev. Brandon Kirk Anderson First P.O. Box 1347 Anderson, IN (765) NAZARENE YOUTH INTERNATIONAL District NYI Council Brandon Kirk President Todd Owens Vice President Greg Etchison Treasurer Neal Peterson Early Youth Director Doug Thomas Senior Youth Director Terry & April Wright Bible Quizzing Directors Dave Boots Missions Director Josh Smith Scholarship Coordinator Dan Garde Celebrate Life Director Brad Buhro IT Director 6 Quizzers were at the October Teen Quiz Meet!!! The top 3 teams were Yorktown, Grace Point Quizlets, and Grace Point Quiz Essentials. TOP TEN QUIZERS Name Team Score Crawford, Jara Yorktown 83.3 Mitchell, Daniel Grace Point Quiz Essentials 83.3 Miller, Megan Grace Point Quizlets 76.7 Mitchell, Samuel Grace Point Quizlets 75 Fleetwood, Travis Elkhart NS B 71.7 Weghorst, Forrest Auburn A 70 Crawford, Jordan Yorktown 58.3 Wright, Jared Garrett B 55 Mitchell, Peter Grace Point Questers 53.3 Addingtong, Grace Yorktown 48.3 NEXT MEET When: November 12, 2011 Where: FW Grace Point Church of the Nazarene Who: NYI Teens Time: 9 AM-12PM What: Hebrews 1-11 Early Youth Reps: Autumn Boots Paul Keen Senior Youth Reps: Janielle Childers Kyle Johnston College.Career Reps: Brittany Rodgers Richie Secor ONU Reps: Joy Fosnaugh

4 NMI President District NMI Council Laura High President Elaine Mumma Vice President & Deputation Julie Zehr Secretary Tony Winter Treasurer & Compassionate Ministries Ed Nixon Prayer Jim Cunningham Missionary Health & Care Rich Secor Mission Education Mary Towne Mission Priority One Mary Griffis LINKS Kevin Kellermeyer Work & Witness Dave Boots Youth & Mission Call Terry Fittro Publicity Kirsta Tharp Youth Representative Dr. David G. Roland Ex-Officio Thanksgiving Offering 2011 Over the river and through the woods to grandmother s house we go We sang this song, as we would travel for the large family g a t h e r i n g s a t Thanksgiving, and while I am sure that our parents may have t i r e d f r o m t h e seemingly endless refrain, it was an expression of our joy to be on the journey. Some family members traveled days so that we could all gather around one common table to celebrate many the blessings of the past year. Things have changed through the passing years and now I am the grandmother s house that is the Thanksgiving destination, but the motivation is the same. We will gather around one common table and celebrate the blessings that God has granted to us, both individually and as a family. This year our celebration will include the addition of another grandchild! Thanksgiving offering is one way that the people of the Church of the Nazarene gather at the common table of Christ. The World Evangelism Fund allows us to share the stories of our blessings and the faithfulness of God with our brothers and sisters around the world. Where are you going for Thanksgiving? Your Thanksgiving Offering will travel around the world, providing literature and in more than 90 languages, starting new churches, allowing missionaries to continue to fulfill the cause of Christ and adding more family around the banquet table of the Father. Give with the same measure that it has been give to you! Foot prints and Faith Promise Your path led through the sea, your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. Psalm 77:19 It is with this passage that the mission book Footprints on the Door closes, but it was the beginning for the annual Faith Promise event at the Bluffton Church of the Nazarene. Inspired by the book, NMI local president Mary Towne covered the wall outside the sanctuary with Rev. Laura High Hartford City 1402 W. Water St. Hartford City, IN (765) footprints. Two weeks prior to Faith Promise Sunday, the congregation had been encouraged to write on those footprints their name and the name of someone who had influenced their faith journey. Following the October 16 morning service, the Faith Promise cards were collected. After the amounts were tallied, the blessed news was received that the Faith Promise goal had been met! Faith Promise is one way that we can support missions and the name says it all. It is the result of prayerful conversation with God concerning what He would have them to give to ministries that go beyond those of the local church. Faith Promise has been part of the structure of missions giving for decades and it is an idea that works. Thank you to the Bluffton First Church of the Nazarene for their faithfulness and thank you to local NMI president Mary Towne and her team for a creative approach for Faith Promise! Just Received from Global Ministry Center NOTICE: The Global Ministry Center is in the process of transferring all our Web sites, including NMI s, to new servers. The migration of information is currently taking place and will be complete in the next few weeks. During the transition, some GMC Web sites may not be available or fully functional. Mailings, such as the Prayer Mobilization Line, may also be affected. If you are unable to access the NMI site go to On the front page near the bottom, under Our Family of Websites click on the Nazarene Missions International link. If you still have problems, please call the NMI office at Please be in prayer with the staff at the GMC as this change takes place. Pray specifically that data will not be lost, that those working most closely with the transition will have skill and patience, and that the overall result will yield a functional and fiscally prudent Web system for the denominational headquarters. The first payment is due NOVEMBER 9th!!! Dates: July 8-13, 2012 Cost: $500/person + District Travel Who: Anyone who has finished 7th grade by 7/9/12, unless accompanied by a parent Payment Plan: November 9th: $100 non-refundable deposit December 9th: $100 February 9th: $100 April 9th: $100 June 9th: $100 For more information contact Dave Boots cdaveboots1@juno.com

5 October 9 th -13 th, N o r t h e a s t e r n and Northwest I n d i a n a C h i l d r e n s Ministry leaders loaded up on a bus and headed to Kansas City, for Ignite Ignite is the annual denominational gathering for Local Children s Ministry Leaders. Together, NEI and NWI was the second largest district represented at Ignite. We had 15 individuals from 10 different churches attend. It was a wonderful time of remembering we are one team, in different cities, and on different districts, but all called to serve God, children and their families. Mark your calendars and join us next year at Olivet Nazarene University, October 1 st -4 th, 2012! -Submitted by the NEI Children s Council Each month, the NEI District will focus on praying for the churches and pastors on the designated zone of the month. November: Anderson (Please pray for the following churches, pastors, and families.) Alexandria Rev. Mark & Tami Diemer Anderson Eastview Rev. Tom & Becky Chapman The Ligonier Church of the Nazarene celebrated their 75th Anniversary on Sunday, October 30, Anderson First Rev. Gary & Linda Cable Anderson First Hispanic Rev. Elias & Lilianna Cabello Anderson New Life Rev. Alvin & Lynda Dayton Anderson Parkview Rev. Jeff & Rae Floyd Anderson Southdale Rev. Brad & Michelle Buhro Blue River Valley Rev. Benjamin & Kacia Sturgeon Elwood Rev. Ken & Wanda Horning Middletown Dr. Phil & Sherry Rogers

6 October 2011 Financial Report WEF Amount P&B Amount District Mission Total Church Contributed Mission Specials Contributed ONU Contributed Fund Contributed Contributions Albany $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Alexandria $10, $1, $3, $3, $7, $26, Anderson Eastview $2, $1, $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3, Anderson First $23, $14, $8, $11, $21, $79, Anderson New Life $ $2, $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $3, Anderson Parkview $2, $ $1, $1, $2, $8, Anderson Southdale $2, $1, $1, $1, $3, $11, Angola Community $2, $ $1, $1, $2, $8, Auburn $16, $4, $5, $5, $11, $42, Berne $ $ $ $ $ $1, Blountsville $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Bluffton $12, $7, $4, $2, $11, $38, Bristol $3, $ $ $0.00 $0.00 $4, Butler $ $1, $1, $0.00 $1, $5, Churubusco $7, $2, $2, $3, $6, $22, Collett $1, $50.00 $ $ $1, $4, Columbia City $4, $6, $1, $2, $4, $20, Crossroads Community $15, $ $5, $7, $14, $44, Decatur Common Ground $ $1, $1, $1, $5, $10, Dunkirk $2, $1, $ $ $ $6, Elkhart Northside $9, $7, $3, $4, $8, $33, Elwood $0.00 $ $ $0.00 $0.00 $ Farmland $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Fort Wayne Elmhurst $1, $ $ $ $1, $5, Fort Wayne First $ $ $ $ $1, $3, Fort Wayne Grace Point $40, $13, $14, $16, $40, $126, Fort Wayne Liberty Mills $4, $11, $1, $1, $3, $21, Fort Wayne Trinity $1, $ $1, $1, $4, $9, Fort Wayne West Main $ $ $ $ $ $1, Garrett The Crossing $2, $ $ $ $1, $5, Gaston $ $45.00 $59.00 $0.00 $ $ Geneva $ $ $ $ $ $1, Harris Chapel $8, $1, $2, $3, $6, $21, Hartford City $0.00 $0.00 $ $ $1, $2, Huntington First $18, $7, $8, $9, $14, $58, Jimtown Family $1, $ $ $ $1, $3, Kendallville Cross Pointe Family $2, $ $ $ $1, $5, Ligonier $ $ $ $ $ $2,981.78

7 October 2011 Financial Report Continued WEF Amount P&B Amount District Mission Total Church Contributed Mission Specials Contributed ONU Contributed Fund Contributed Contributions Lynn $ $ $ $0.00 $0.00 $1, Marion First $1, $2, $2, $3, $6, $15, Marion Lincoln Boulevard $ $ $ $ $ $2, Marion Park Lynn $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Middletown $8, $1, $3, $4, $8, $25, Monroeville $2, $ $ $ $ $4, Montpelier Cornerstone Comm. $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Mount Hope $0.00 $7, $1, $1, $3, $13, Muncie First $10, $2, $1, $2, $5, $21, Muncie Forest Park $1, $ $ $ $1, $5, Muncie New Hope $ $ $ $ $ $1, Muncie New Horizon $ $ $70.93 $34.26 $70.00 $ Muncie Northside $ $ $ $ $ $1, Muncie Riverview $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $3, $3, Muncie South Side $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Muncie Wheeling Avenue $ $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ New Paris $ $0.00 $ $ $ $1, North Manchester $0.00 $ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $ Olive Branch $ $ $ $ $ $2, Orland $0.00 $0.00 $34.24 $0.00 $0.00 $34.24 Ossian $1, $ $ $ $ $2, Parker City $ $0.00 $64.83 $81.04 $ $ Peru $3, $4, $1, $1, $2, $13, Portland First $2, $2, $ $1, $2, $9, Redkey $1, $1, $ $0.00 $1, $4, Shipshewana $4, $3, $1, $1, $3, $14, Sugar Grove $ $ $ $0.00 $ $1, Swayzee $1, $ $ $ $1, $4, Tunker Sugar Creek Fellowship $2, $ $ $ $1, $5, Union Chapel $ $ $ $ $ $3, Van Buren $0.00 $35.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $35.00 Wabash $2, $ $ $1, $2, $7, Warren Hillcrest $2, $ $ $1, $2, $6, Warsaw New Harvest $1, $0.00 $ $0.00 $ $2, Winchester $4, $2, $1, $2, $4, $15, Yorktown $5, $1, $1, $2, $4, $14, Totals $266, $132, $99, $113, $243, $855,635.40

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