B U S I N E S S N A M E. Words of Wisdom from Robin. Lay Leadership

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1 Volume 7, Issue 6 June 2013 B U S I N E S S N A M E Words of Wisdom from Robin Lay Leadership I want to thank Cathy Williams for being the District Lay Leader for the past several years here in the Mt. Lakes District. Cathy will attend Annual Conference as our representatives next week as her final act of service. She has traveled this District from one end to the other, taught Lay Speaker Training, helped with various District events and programs. Cathy you have faithfully served and we thank you. We are going to a new system with multiple District Lay Leaders. As of now there are three; Judy Arnold out of Guntersville First UMC; Gail Hiett from Geraldine UMC; and Joey Amberson from Whorton Bend UMC. The four of us met Tuesday night May 28 th for training and vision casting. I have asked our new Lay Leaders to contact each local church Lay Leader and set up a meeting where vision for our District will be shared and where we can hear from you concerning what God is doing in your local church. Our hope is to speak with every church through our District Lay Leaders. New Ministers Arriving Soon! On June 12, 2013 we will be welcoming several new full time ministers into the Mt. Lakes District. Angela Teel will be the new pastor at Alabama City and will also be an Associate pastor at Guntersville First. Angela s husband David will be our new pastor at Warrenton UMC. Barry Dunn will be our new pastor at Albertville First and David Holmes will be our new pastor at Asbury in Ft. Payne. Travis Wilson will be the pastor at Skirum and Fairview and Chip Vann will be our pastor at St. Paul in Boaz and at Forrest Homes. We welcome all of these to our District! We also have some new ministers joining us at part-time or bi-vocational appointments. Johnny Stewart will be at Howellton and Rick Williams will be taking his first appointment at Joppa. Danny Ellis will be coming back in after a few years away at Mt. Carmel and Keith Lang will be taking his first appointment at Southside in Guntersville. Jesse Bynum will be our pastor at Bethlehem in Oneonta and Richard Martin will be at Dutton. Tyler Woodham and Andrew Gamblin will go from being hired staff to appointed associates at Lester Memorial in Oneonta. Intra district moves include Jeff Adkins at Wesley s Chapel as well as his present work at Chaney s Chapel; Tammy Jackson will be at Hewett Memorial; Noble Russell will be at Haygood Memorial as well as his present work at Whiton; Justin Yarbourgh will be at Salem in Cedar Bluff; Bob Hundley will add Pine Grove Altoona to his present work at Douglas; and Vicki Cater will add Walnut Grove to her present work at Steele. Vicki Mann will be the associate at Gadsden First. Please take time to welcome these folks and let them know that we are family here in the Mt. Lakes District. Luann and I will be going to meet those who are moving into church owned parsonages to make sure they get in without difficulty. We would like to wish Diane Housler, Rusty Tate, Paul Messer, Terry Wood, Donnie Patterson and Mike Spivey well as they move to other Districts. We would also like to wish Patsy Glover, Jeff and April Ponder-Twardy, Joe Dismuke, Vince Light, and Phillip Battles well as they have moved on to different callings or had to take a year away for personal reasons. I would like to also thank Billy York for filling in at Skirum/Fairview and for Carl Long filling in at Hewett. These guys saved the day and provided great leadership in times of transition. U P C O M I N G E V E N T S 6/2-6/4-Annual Conference, Birmingham Southern 6/12-Pastor s Move Day 6/16-New Pastor s First Sunday in Pulpit 7/1-Circuit Rider Meeting, Western Sizzlin-District Office 7/4 - District Office Closed for 4th of July

2 Page 2 New Appointments From Bishop Wallace-Padgett and Our Cabinet (That affect Mountain Lakes District) Fulltime Appointments (Pastors coming into the District) Alabama City/Guntersville First (Associate)- Angela Teel Albertville First - Barry Dunn Asbury (Ft. Payne) - David Holmes Hewett Memorial - Tammy Jackson Skirum/Fairview - Trav Wilson St. Paul/Forest Home - Chip Vann Sumatanga - ATEM Director of Development - Mark Parris Warrenton - David Teel Gadsden First (Associate) -Vicki Mann Other Pastoral or Charge Changes in the Mountain Lakes District Chaney s Chapel/Wesley Chapel (Will become a two point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Jeff Adkins Bethlehem - Jesse Bynum Steele/Walnut Grove (Will become a two point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Vicki Cater Pine Grove (Dekalb) (Will become a single point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Dewayne Clifton Mount Carmel (Will become a single point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Danny Ellis Douglas/Pine Grove (Blount) (Will become a two point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Bob Hundley Southside (Guntersville) - Keith Lang Dutton (Will become a single point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Richard Martin Howellton - Johnny Stewart Joppa (Will become a single point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Rick Williams Salem (Cedar Bluff) - Justin Yarbrough Lester Memorial (Associate) - Andrew Gamblin Lester Memorial (Associate) - Tyler Woodham Whiton/Haygood (Will become a two point charge as of 6/1/13.)- Noble Russell Lusk - TBS Keener - Closed Antioch (Attalla)/Goodsell - Merged (Will be Antioch-Goodsell as of 6/1/13.)-Percy Nolen, Jr.

3 Page 3 FALL 2013 CHARGE CONFERENCES It will be time for your Charge Conference before you know it. So it is time to start thinking about which date and time you would like to choose. We are going to hold the Charge Conferences the same way we did last year. The Circuit Rider Pastors will get to choose the date and time they want. I have already sent out an explaining this to the Circuit Rider Leaders, with the dates available. If you want to help your Circuit Leader decide or offer your church, please give them a call. The Circuit Rider pastor has to call the District office to make the reservation for the Charge Conference. This will be on a first call first come basis. I will list the available dates below: Sunday, September 8, 2013 Sunday, September 22, 2013 Sunday, September 29, 2013 Sunday, October 6, 2013 Sunday, October 13, 2013_Tony Jones Circuit Sunday, October 20, 2013_Steve Baccus Circuit Sunday, October 27, 2013_Mark Mayo s Circuit Sunday, November 3, 2013_Terry Bentley s Circuit Sunday, November 10, 2013 (possible)

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5 Page 5 THE CLOSING OF KEENER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The United Methodist Church at Keener (formerly known as Greenwood), located in north Etowah County on U.S. Highway 11 near the DeKalb county line -- will hold its final worship service Sunday morning, May 19 th. Dr. Robin Scott, Superintendent of the Mountain Lakes District, will preside. There were an estimated 500 families living in the area in the middle to late 1800s. That population has dwindled greatly during the last many years until now only one family is left in the Keener UMC membership. For a long time, a big crowd for us would be eight to 10 people in our worship service, said 63-year old member Rick Correll. Now, it s just my family attending. Correll said a favorite childhood memory was that of his mother feeding Hobos who came through the community. She would feed em on our back porch then point to the church, about 300 yards away, and tell them they could go there to spend the night; if the weather was cold, she told them to turn on the heat to stay warm. One thing Correll said his family is very proud of is that we ve always paid our fair share to the North Alabama Conference. We have never asked them for a penny of help all through these years. The church has a storied history that began in 1825 when Methodists first came to Alabama. The Reverend Richard Neely established a congregation in Wills Valley. According to a W. Aaron s book regarding the history of Keener, 345 Cherokee Indians had become members of the valley s Methodist fellowship within a few years. One full-blooded Indian, named John Fletcher Boot, who spoke only his native tongue, became an outstanding Methodist preacher. Lewis wrote that another Indian preacher spoke some English but refused to preach, pray, sing or ask the blessing in any language but Cherokee he took the position the De Postle Paul say, no preach, no pray in unknown language; dat s it why I no do it. The earliest record of a church in the community is from a deed recorded in Memory W. Crump and his wife, Elizabeth Crump, stated the land was to be used as both a church and school, and for social occasions, for not only the Methodists, but for Baptists and Presbyterians and others. Lewis s research failed to find a date for when the building was erected but it was used as a church and school until What will happen to the historic church now that it will close on Sunday? Our family has bought the building and property, Corress said. It s the Lord s House and we ll continue to maintain it like we have for many years. The door is always unlocked and all are welcome to come in to pray at any time. Reference material in the Gadsden Public Library tells that the name Greenwood was changed to Keener in 1888 due to that family s donation of land to be used for right-of-way and for building a depot when the railroad extended its line from Chattanooga to Attalla. Written by Harry Butler Permission given by Ron Reaves, Executive Editor, Gadsden Times To read the article in it s original format and see pictures go to:

6 Page 6 Camp Sumatanga You still have time to register for summer camps!!! ~Day Camps ~Elementary Camps ~Junior High Camps ~Senior High Camps ~Special Camps ~Youth Mission Camps ~Camp MORE ~Mom & Me Camps Did you know we Host a Theater Camp? S.T.A.G.E.S. Theater Camp is for rising 7th-12th graders and will be held June 23-28, Camp Sumatanga 3616 Sumatanga Rd Gallant, AL Summer Wish List! We have several things we need as we pull into the home stretch before summer camp begins! If you can help, contact Meghan Richardson at thank you! May/June 2013 Immediate Needs: 10 New Mops & Mop Handles ($8/each) 10 New Brooms ($5/Each) 10 New Large Dust Pans ($5/Each) 10 New Toilet Brush/Mops ($5/Each) 20 Cleaning Spray Bottles & Tops ($3/Each) 10 Toilet Plungers ($5/Each) 10 Flowering hanging baskets or ferns ($10/Each) 4 16 to 24 Quart Stainless Steel Heavy Bottom Cooking Pots ($50/Each) 4 Used or New Air Conditioner Window Units ($150/Each) Unlimited Reams of Copy Paper, White & Colored ($5/ Each) Unlimited US Postal Stamps 200 School Cafeteria Style Trays ($3/Each) 20 Commercial 2 Way Radios ($100/Each) 2 New or Used laser printers or printer/scanner combo ($100/Each) 2 New or Used Computer Laptops ($500/Each) Commercial Food Warmer ($1000) Commercial Carpet Cleaner ($500) ***DONATION OF ANY TYPE OF TRUCK FOR OUR MAINTENANCE DEPT*** Summer Camp Craft Supplies: Sidewalk Chalk Markers Quart & Gallon Ziploc Bags Lots & Lots of Yarn ~ All Colors Acrylic Craft Paint ~ All Colors Large Rolls of Butcher Paper

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8 Page 8 Come Be Free Saturday Night Alive! Contemporary Worship lead by Mike and Vickie Garmon of The Bridge Between June 8 at 6:30 p.m. th continuing throughout summer Bellevue United Methodist Church invites you to join us as we begin a Contemporary Worship Service, where the dress code is casual, shorts are welcome and God is alive! Nursery will be provided for infants 3 yrs. Children 4 yrs and older are welcome to be free where they can color, dance and enjoy the service! 209 Mary Lou Circle Gadsden, AL (Turn at the traffic light at Jacks, go one block and turn right onto Clayton Boulevard, go one half mile up the hill and take the first left, and the church is located on the right.)

9 Page 9 Disaster Response Update: Oklahoma tornadoes As you are now aware, Oklahoma has been hit very hard by tornadoes. We are awaiting word on what we can do as an Annual Conference. Please be patient. For now we are in need of Cleaning Buckets and Health Kits to be sent out as soon as the request is made from the Oklahoma Annual Conference. Cleaning Buckets and Health Kits, or donations for them, need to be sent to our Disaster Response Warehouse in Decatur. The Disaster Warehouse is located at 3220 Hwy 31 South, Building F, Decatur, AL and the phone number is (256) Volunteers are also needed at the Warehouse to help prepare for future shipments. Please call ahead before going to the Warehouse. Donations may also be sent to UMCOR Fund Number which supports UMCOR's response to disasters within the United States. You may also visit the Oklahoma Annual Conference website at and there is a link for direct donations for the Oklahoma Conference Response to this disaster. Remember the victims in your prayers as well as all of the responders. In His Grace, Randy Burbank North Alabama Annual Conference Disaster Response Director By: Randy Burbank On 5/21/2013 If you want to make your monetary donation to UMCOR through the North Alabama Conference, you can add your donation to your monthly Tithe Remittance sheet. List the amount under Special Offerings and list UMCOR Fund Number and it will be mailed directly to the Oklahoma Tornado Disaster Relief Fund. We will be collecting the Cleaning Buckets and Health Kits at the District office. Marvin McCormick, the Mountain Lakes Disaster Relief Coordinator, will take the buckets to the Decatur Warehouse for shipment to Oklahoma. A list of items for the Cleaning Bucket and Health Kit has been mailed to each pastor. If you have any questions, call the District office.

10 Page 10 North Alabama Conference Mission u Children s Mission Camp July 25-28, 2013 At Children s Mission Camp 1 st 9 th graders will participate in the United Methodist Women s nationally endorsed children s curriculum and this year s topic is Leaving Home, Finding Home. In addition the children will be able to take advantage of all that Camp Sumatanga has to offer: swimming, hiking, crafts, singing and learning about nature. Experienced counselors, who love children, lead the camp and are with the children at all times. Registration begins at 1:00pm, Thursday, July 25 th. Camp will end after lunch on Sunday, July 28. Our schedule consists of class time, crafts, recreation, theme related activities, and worship. There are also special events such as campfires, marshmallows, movies, and games. Campers will not have access to telephones except in the case of an emergency. Parents may contact campers through the camp office at Health forms and a checklist for what to bring will be sent to you with your confirmation. Space is limited to 50 children. 1 st 3 rd graders will room together, 4 th 6 th graders will room together and 7 th ~ 9 th graders will room together. Be sure to indicate your child s roommate request on the application form. Cost and Scholarship Information: Cost is $175 per child prior to July 1st, registrations between July 1 st & July 15 th cost is $185 per child, and after July 15 th cost is $215 per child. There is also a multi-child discount: $10.00 off for 2 children and additional $10.00 off for 3 rd child. Payment must be included with the application form. Many churches offer full or partial scholarships for summer camp; we also have scholarships thru July 15th from United Methodist Women and the North Alabama Conference. Please don t let the cost stop your child from participating. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Children s Mission Camp Application Form Return this portion with your payment or scholarship Name: Home Phone: Address: City/St/Zip: Grade entering in the fall? Male: Female: Child s Parents Name: Parent s Can we send forms to parents ? Yes / N o Roommate request (Please only one per camper): Mail Application and payment to: Donna Glenn 6229 Alabama Dr., Trussville, AL Telephone (205) dhglenn@centurytel.net Scholarship info: Tanya Richards - Telephone (205) tjr515@yahoo.com

11 Page 11 North Alabama Conference Mission u Children s One Day Mission Event Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Camp Sumatanga This one day event is designed to introduce children entering 1 st grade through 8 th grade to needs of mission and how they can be a part of meeting that need Study LEAVING HOME, FINDING HOME Registration/Sign In: 9:00 10:00 AM Event: 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM Cost per child: $15 includes lunch, snacks, and all supplies. Each child should bring one Nonperishable item for hands-on mission There will be study, crafts, music, and other fun activities to fill the day with and awareness of mission and how children can fit into that ministry. In order that we meet safety standards we ask that there be one adult for each 5 children. There is no activity fee for adults but we do ask for $5 for lunch. Childcare will be available for younger children upon request. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Children s One Day Mission Event Registration Form Name: Grade entering in fall: Age: District: Church: Home Address: City/St/Zip: Home Phone: Emergency Phone: I,, give my permission for the staff of the Children s One Day Mission Event to seek medical attention for my child,, should the need arise. Relationship to the child:. Mail to: Donna Glenn, 6229 Alabama Dr., Trussville, AL Telephone: dhglenn@centurytel.net

12 Page 12 Fair Share Remittance 10% Tithe A Tithe is a Faithful Biblical Response People have asked me everywhere I am, Are we going to be able to keep the tithe system here in the Mt. Lakes District? The answer is yes! We had a very good year as most of our churches were faithful both in promptness and by giving a full tithe. All of our churches participated at some level. The first year of this experiment we were short of where we had been in previous years. This year we exceeded those levels and will finish the year more than ten percent ahead of last year. We are increasing our grants to local church projects from one thousand a month to two thousand a month. It is our goal to put 50% of what the District receives back into local churches. So thank you ahead of time for your faithfulness in If you have been tithing thank you and keep up that faithfulness. If you have been giving but not to the level of a tithe then increase that until you reach that fair share gift. And if you have not been participating to any significant level please know these gifts are making a difference and we look forward to your full participation! FAIR SHARE REMITTANCE RECEIPTS FOR APRIL /02/ Belcher s Chapel $ Bethlehem $ Blanche $ Blountsville $1, (March) 3015-Bothwell $ Clear Creek $ Collinsville First $ (March) 3029-Corbinville $ Crossville First $ Daniel s Chapel $ (March) 3051-Geraldine First $ Gibb s Chapel $57.24 (March) 3053-Glencoe First $ Henagar $ Joppa $ Lusk Chapel $ Mentone $ (Jan) 3077-Mentone $ (Feb) 3077-Mentone $ (March) 3078-Miller s Chapel $ Mt. High $ Red Hill $78.00 (March) 3100-Red Hill $ Section $ Skirum $ Snead Memorial $ (Jan) 3112-Snead Memorial $ (Feb) 3115-Springville First $1, Sweet Home $ Union $ Whorton Bend $ /07/ Albertville First $2, Antioch (Blount) $ Cedar Hill $ Christ Central $ Collinsville First $ Cox s Chapel $ Ebenezer (Grove Oak) $ Flat Rock $ Ft. Payne First $2, Haygood Memorial $ /7/13, Con t 3070-Lester Memorial $5, McNutt Memorial $ Mt. Carmel $ Mt. Oak $ Portersville $ Rainbow City First $1, Salem (Geraldine) $ Samuel s Chapel $ Snead First $ St. Mark s $ Walker s Chapel $ Webster s Chapel $ /09/ Alabama City $ Altoona First $ Brooklyn $ Centre $ Centre First $4, Deerman s Chapel $ Dutton $ East Gadsden $1, Fairview (Dawson) $ Fairview (Albertville) $ Hokes Bluff $2, King s Chapel $ Morton s Chapel $ New Oregon $1, Salem (Cedar Bluff) $ Snead Memorial $ (March) 3112-Snead Memorial $ St. Mary s $ St. Paul (Ft. Payne) $ (March) 3121-Steele $ Trinity (Ft. Payne) $ Turkeytown $ (March) 3127-Turkeytown $ Union Chapel $1, Union Hill $ Warrenton $550.00

13 Page 13 05/14/ Asbury (Ft. Payne) $1, Christ Church $ Diamond $ Forrest Home $ (March) 3046-Forrest Home $ Glencoe First $ (May) 3071-Liberty $ (May) 3074-Marvin $ Pine Grove (Blount) $ Pine Grove (Dekalb) $ Pleasant Hill (Gadsden) $ Southside (Gadsden) $ (January) 3114-Southside (Gadsden) $ (February) 3114-Southside (Gadsden) $ (March) 3114-Southside (Gadsden) $ (April) 3114-Southside (Gadsden) $ (May) 3142-The Summit $ /16/ Fairview (Centre) $1, Fyffe $ (March) 3048-Fyffe $ Whitehall $ /21/ Antioch (Attalla) $ Chaney s Chapel $ Ebenezer (Cedar Bluff) $ Glencoe First $ (May) 3075-McCauley s Chapel $ (March) 3080-Mountain Chapel $ New Hope (Cedar Bluff) $ Pleasant Grove (Horton) $ (January) 3094-Pleasant Grove (Horton) $ (February) 3094-Pleasant Grove (Horton) $ (March) 3094-Pleasant Grove (Horton) $ Sand Rock $ Smith s Chapel $ /30/ Belcher s Chapel $ Bethlehem $ Blanche $ Bothwell $ Clear Creek $ Corbinville $ Crossville $1, Gibb s Chapel $9.48 (April) 3053-Glencoe First $ Henagar $ Mt. High $ Pine Grove (Dekalb) $ Portersville $ Robertson Chapel $ (April) 3101-Robertson Chapel $ Skirum $ Southside (Guntersville) $ (March) 3113-Southside (Guntersville) $88.00 (April) 3117-St. Mary s $ St. Paul (Ft. Payne) $ (April) 3122-Sweet Home $ Trinity (Rainsville) $ (April) 3132-Valley Head $ (April) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (January) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (February) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (March) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (April) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (May) 3143-Bethel $16.67 (June) 05/23/ Gadsden First $ Guntersville First $10, Hebron $ New Bethel $ Pleasant Hill (Springville) $ /28/ Glencoe First $ (May) 3054-Goodsell $ (March) 3069-King s Chapel $ (May)

14 Page 14 The United Methodist Women Recently, my husband, John, and I, walked through the old part of Glencoe Elementary School. The old part of the school is about to be torn down to make room for a new gym. It seems that this scenario is happening more and more. Even as United Methodist Women we have to change in some of the things that we do. One thing that never changes though is the Prayer Calendar. We are suppose to read the Prayer Calendar at our general meetings every month. We can t take this old tradition and throw it away. The missionaries may change, but their mission doesn t. They depend on us to lift them up in prayer and send them a birthday card. All the addresses are in the back of the calendar. Please remember to read you Prayer Calendar at each meeting. God will bless you for this. Thank you to Glencoe United Methodist Church for hosting the Poverty Study on May 4 th. Barbara Estes did a fantastic job as our teacher and the ladies of the UMW served a delicious meal. Thanks again for your hospitality. Mission U (School of Missions) will be on July 25 th thru July 27 th at Camp Sumatanga. I have the registration form and will be mailing soon to each unit. Hope you can participate in this mission study. First United Methodist Church in Gadsden, will host our district Mission U. The date is August 10, Nancy Lane will be teaching the Roma study. I am still looking for someone to teach the Spiritual Enrichment study. A registration will be sent out for this study soon. The following Agenda is for the rest of 2013 United Methodist Women. JUL 25-27th Conference Mission u AUG 10 th Mini School of Missions at Gadsden First United Methodist Church Registration to be announced SEPT 7 th Roma of Europe study at Albertville First United Methodist. Nancy Lane is the teacher. Registration to be announced. OCT 5 th Annual Meeting at Sumatanga OCT 19 th District Annual Meeting at Sweet Home United Methodist Church President: Susan Minton, (256) jmsminton@att.net VPresident: Sheila Billingsley, (256) bbillingsley164@bellsouth.net Secretary: Dianne Fielder, (256) ruthfd@aol.com Treasurer: Dyanne Sterling, (205) Dyanne205@yahoo.com Secretary of Program Resources: Frances Patterson, (256) fpatterson@farmerstel.com Hope this will be helpful in planning your attendance to these events. See you at Refresh and Retreat. God Bless, Susan Minton CHECK OUT OUR DISTRICT WEBSITE AT We are trying new things weekly. If you have things you want on the webpage, call the district office, we will get them on there for you! We would LOVE to hear from your CHURCH!!!!!! What has your church celebrated recently? What has your church done that you would like to share with others in the Mountain Lakes District? We want to hear from YOU! PLEASE your notes to amy@mldistrict.org, fax them to , or mail them to 2804 Wills Creek Rd, Gadsden, AL Thanks! Mountain Lakes District Office of the United Methodist Church, 2804 Wills Creek Rd, Gadsden, AL (256) , Fax(256) rscott@northalabamaumc.org amy@mldistrict.org website: mountainlakesdistrict.org