WESLEYAN. 53rd Annual. Indiana South District. Wesleyan Church Family Camp. July 23 Aug 1, 2004

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1 INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN June rd Annual Indiana South District Wesleyan Church Family Camp July 23 Au 1, 2004 SPECIAL SERVICES Friday, July 23 District Conference Reistration - 7:30 a.m. Conference Convenes - 8:30 a.m. Camp Board Meetin - 7:15 p.m. Camp Prayer Meetin - 8:00 p.m. Dr. Mark Eckart DIST. SUPERINTENDENT Rev. David Clardie CAMP EVANGELIST Saturday, July 24 Wesleyan Women Convention - 10:00 a.m. World Missions Rally - 7:00 p.m. Guest Speaker: Rev. Rick West Sunday, July 25 Rev. Isaac Smith CAMP EVANGELIST District Superintendent Speaks - 10:30 a.m. Ordination Service - 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Tom Armier, General Superintendent Mark Dubeld Family SINGERS District Wide Youth Rally 6:00 p.m. Rev. Anthony Moore Linville Family CHILDREN S WORKERS Camp located 0.5 mile south of Orleans, IN on Hihway 37 (812) Rev. Rick & Clara West MISSIONARIES

2 Happy A real family man is one who looks at his new child as an addition rather than a deduction! selected And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but brin them up in the trainin and admonition of the Lord. Apostle Paul The D.B.A. approved desinatin Auust 22, 2004 as G.L.A.D. Sunday across our district. We are askin for each pastor to promote the G.L.A.D. proram on this Lord s Day. God is helpin us, but we still have a ways to o to reach our oal of havin 300 G.L.A.D. members. Brochures will be sent to each church so they can be inserted into your weekly bulletins or distributed to the people as they enter the church. Thanks to each individual and or church that has joined the proram. We currently have 54 members that have joined ($64, pleded) and over $20, that has already been sent in to pay on the debt. Remember every penny pleded is sent directly to pay the debt. We don t even keep money from the fund to buy postae stamps. It is a worthy cause why don t you join today? Donna and I are very excited about the G.L.A.D. Proram. This plan to liquidate district operational debt and also pay off the land acquisition in just five years is very achievable. We stronly encourae the churches and individuals of Indiana South to join toether in this endeavor. God will bless our efforts. Dr. Roer Dillman G.L.A.D. Sunday $360, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,000 90,000 72,000 54,000 36,000 18,000 64,800 pleded 20,000 paid Dark color represents amount paid. Lihter color is amount pleded. District Superintendent s Schedule June 6 A.M. Connersville P.M. Blue River 13 A.M. Prairie Creek P.M. Sandford General Conference Grand Rapids, MI 27 A.M. Lawrencebur P.M. East Enterprise July 4 A.M. Bloomfield Mt. Calvary 11 A.M. Helmsbur P.M. Hope 18 A.M. Lewisville Trinity P.M. Carthae 23 District Conference 24 Au. 1, Family Camp New Website After several weeks of work we have now have a district website. Go to to check it out! INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN (USPS ) JUNE 2004 Vol. 31 No. 6 Executive Editor Dr. Mark Eckart Office Editor Carolyn Manship Editorial Assistant Joshua Eckart Periodical postae paid at Orleans, IN 47452, and additional mailin offices. Publication Office: P.O. Box 174, Orleans, IN Published monthly by the Indiana South District of The Wesleyan Church. Postmaster send address chanes to: INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN PO BOX 174 ORLEANS, IN 47452

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4 Church Pastor Apr. SS '04 Apr. SS '03 Variation % Gain AM PM Wk Day CHURCH GROWTH REPORT Church Pastor Apr. SS '04 Apr. SS '03 Variation % Gain AM PM Wk Day Austin K. Winham % Bedford G. Tilley % Bicknell First M. Reed % Birdseye D. Murphy % Bloomfield Mt. Calvary F. Collins 18 Nr 0 0% 18 nr nr Bloomfield Mt. Zion B. Grunden % Bloomfield Southside D. Sparks % Bloominton Central E. Hayes % Bloominton Shepherd B. Colburn % Blue River A. Marshall % Boonville E. Ames % Brazil Jackson Street E. Stewart % Carthae New Life H. Smith 8 Nr 0 0% Clear Fork R. Hotle % Columbus Bethel B. Carpenter % Columbus Central B. Miller % Columbus Flintwood P. Blair % Columbus Ohio Street J. Vandervort No Report 0 0% Concord T. Whitham % Connersville Grandview R. Wallace % Corydon New Hope T. Bye % E. Enterprise R. Albrin No Report 0 0% Edinburh L. Biddle No Report 0 0% Enlish P. Jones % Evansville Forest Hills M. Stoeltin % Evansville North Park M. Linville % Evansville Trinity E. Freels % Fort Branch M. Huhes % Franklin D. Neal % French Lick S.V. J. Moffatt % Gnaw Bone G. Armstron % Greenfield J. Anderson % Greensbur W. Thompson III No Re-port 0 0% Greenwood J. Huhes 50 nr 0 0% 85 nr nr Helmsbur D. Pfaff No Report 0 0% Holton W. Vandervort % Hope First E. Boston % Lawrencebur K. Mouser % Lewisville Trinity C. Stroud % Lewis Creek D. Gates % Looootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons No Report 0 0% Madison Calvary M. Mahoney % Mareno Valley S. Lock % Martinsville K. Kearby No Report 0 0% Martinsville Bethel J. Irvin % Mecca New Life C. Todd % Medora C. Moran % Milan TBS 32 nr 0 0% Mitchell S. Jones % Mooresville New Life M. Linville % Morantown Emmaus T. Kelley % New Albany Community DBA No Report 0 0% New Albany Sprin Ave. N. Watters % North Vernon J. Terry % Orleans H. Carr 53 nr 0 0% Otwell H. Leehe No Report 0 0% Paoli L. Manship % Petersbur L. Lamar % Poplar Grove J. Downes % Prairie Creek T. Fennell % Princeton D. Reed No Report 0 0% Risin Sun R. McCreary % Rodney M. Miller % Rushville H. Baker 4 nr 0 0% Salem C. Johnson % Sandford C. Hedden % Scott City D. Ault No Report 0 0% Scottsbur P. Mills % Seelyville F. Burk, Jr % Seymour I. Holt % Shelburn D. Ault No Report 0 0% Shelbyville Grace M. Chambers % Shelbyville Westside W. Seymour % Simpson Chapel R. Brown % Somerville D. Brandon % Spearsville L. Collins No Report 0 0% Spencer - Emanuel No Report 0 0% Sullivan J. Kniht No Report 0 0% Sylvania B. Enland % Terre Haute Faith D. Gormon % Terre Haute Hulman D. Willis % Terre Haute North V. Reed No Report 0 0% Trafalar C. Hilton % Valeene D. Manship No Report 0 0% Versailles D. Jewell % Walker Chapel R. Hendershot % Washinton Main St. P. Kessen % Washinton Vincennes J. Gilley % Wesley Chapel P. Kirk No Report 0 0% Westport D. Knapp No Report 0 0% West Terre Haute 6th B. Weeks % West Terre Haute 8th P. Shelton % Wheatland K. Mitchell No Report 0 0% Whitehall D. Campbell % Wilminton Hills D. Meriwether % TOTALS % Top Ten Churches for Numerical Gain for Apr Church Pastor Gain Church Pastor Gain Paoli (L. Manship) 29 Bicknell (M. Reed) 14 W. Terre Haute 8th St (P. Shelton) 19 Versailles (D. Jewell) 11 Bloominton Central (E. Hayes) 16 North Vernon (J. Terry) 11 French Lick S.V. (J. Moffatt) 16 Shelbyville Westside (W. Seymour) 9 Hope First (E. Boston) 14 Columbus Central (B. Miller) 8 Top Ten Percentae Gain for Apr Church Pastor % Gain Hope First (E. Boston) 78% Columbus Central (B. Miller) 50% Rodney (M. Miller) 47% Versailles (D. Jewell) 37% Bloominton Central (E. Hayes) 34% Blue River (A. Marshall) 32% Prairie Creek (T. Fennell) 32% Shelbyville Westside (W. Seymour) 31% W. Terre Haute 8th St (P. Shelton) 29% Bicknell First (M. Reed) 29%

5 Everett Freels All across this reat district are people that are impactin the world for Christ. One such person is Pastor Everett Freels and the Evansville Trinity Church. Read below and see how they are chanin their world in a positive way. This last church year they touched hundreds of people throuh their food ministry outreach. Not only do they feed the people they have started havin a mini-worship service when the people World Chaners come to receive the free food. The numbers below speak for themselves. A special thank you to Ms. Barbara Todd and the 10 other volunteers that help make this proram possible. Families Fed 2,765 Total People Fed 6, 520 Days Food Pantry Open 155 Hours Open 278 Visitors attendin mini-worship 1,001 People Saved from this ministry 29 Pastor Freels has also started another creative ministry called, Churches Embracin Offenders (C.E.O.). This is a wonderful proram he started to minister to those who have been in trouble with the law. Pastor Freels has arraned it so that if someone is arrested they can at times enroll in this proram instead of oin to prison or jail. One of the requirements of the C.E.O. proram is for the offender to attend at least 26 Bible Study lessons. The judes in the Evansville area are really enthused about this proram because of the positive impact it is havin with those arrested. There are also now 80 churches involved in this ministry throuhout the city and many offenders have otten saved in the C.E.O. proram. I can t help but to think of the words of Jesus when he said, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me. Rev. Freels you and the Evansville Trinity Church really are World Chaners! Keep up the ood work. Mitchell Wesleyan Church Conratulations to: Dr. Matthew E. Chambers (pastor at Shelbyville Grace) on raduatin recently from law school at Indiana University. Rev. Dell Pfaff (pastor at Helmsbur) on raduatin from Indiana University with a bachelor s deree. Conratulations to Pastor Steve Jones, his staff, and conreation for the burnin of their mortae at the Mitchell Church. God helped them to pay off their mortae five years early! Also, they received 23 new members recently at their church. In this picture is Pastors Steve Jones, Wes Jones, J.D. Gaines, the Local Board of Administration, and Dr. Eckart. Pictured above is vice-chairman Mr. Everett Ferrel helpin to burn the mortae on this special occasion at the Mitchell Wesleyan Church. Ministerial Class You are invited to attend to Saturday classes on October the 16 th and the 30 th at the Paoli Wesleyan Church. Dr. Eckart will be teachin these two days of classes dealin with the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament). If you are a minister endeavorin to be licensed or ordained, or just someone that wants to learn more about the Bible you are invited to reister for this class. You can take it for credit or audit the class as well. For a syllabus and more information contact Rev. Bob Enland at: bob_e_sr_47424@yahoo.com.

6 Rooms Available for Camp Air Conditioned Rooms Available for $10.00 per niht Non-Air Conditioned Rooms Available at reasonable rates Trailer Parkin Available Full Service Hook-ups $5.00 per niht $40.00 per camp extra chare for air conditioners Report to Camp Office before parkin trailer. CAMP INFORMATION CONTACT PERSON FOR ROOMS: Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Bailey Phone: R.R. 4, Box 454, Bloomfield, IN Snack Bar Economically Priced Food Open Daily except Sundays Open for early breakfast Supervised Nursery in Tabernacle Recreational Area for Children & Youth Supervised recreation for youth in afternoon Monday Saturday Reliious Bookstore Books and reliious material accepted on consinment. Meals on Free-will Offerin Basis Self-serve in Dinin Hall Conference Ministers and Wives 65 years and older free meal tickets How to Invest in Orleans Wesleyan Camp HE G.L.A.D. PROGRAM Gideon s Leaders Aainst Debt Like Gideon, when he fouht the battle aainst the Midianites with 300 people (see Judes 7) all we need is 300 people to help us fiht debt by ivin $ over the next four years, and we will be debt free by January of Why don t you join today to help us et out of debt and pay off the farm which we purchased? This is a reat investment that we can eventually develop for the lory of God! If we pay our debt off within five years we will save approximately $150, in interest. We need your help! Become a G.L.A.D. leader. Please fill out this form and send it to: THE DISTRICT OFFICE PO BOX 174 ORLEANS, IN Or call: Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: ( ) Church you attend: Please check how many units you will purchase: 1 unit = $1, units = $2, units = $3, units = $4, Other Keepers of the Vineyard Association Become a Camp Keeper! Minimum donation $ The money is never spent, only interest is used for upkeep & onoin of camp. Your name will be placed on plaque in Camp Tabernacle. KEEPERS OF THE VINEYARD ASSOCIATION Name Address City State Zip Keeper $500 Paid by cash Bronze Star $1000 faith Silver Star $2500 plede Gold Star $5000 will Double Gold Star complete will Amount paid: Due: Name on plaque In Memory of In Honor of by For God loveth the cheerful iver. II Cor. 9:7 Mail to: DISTRICT OFFICE, P.O. BOX 174, ORLEANS, IN CAMP SHARE PROGRAM Become a Camp Share Holder. Each year you will receive a brochure of the camp mailed to you. Your support of this reat ministry is appreciated! CAMP SHARE I believe in Camp Meetin and desire to be an annual participant in the Orleans Wesleyan Camp as a Share Holder. I understand each share costs $10.00 per year. Name Address City State Zip Number of Shares Mail to: DISTRICT OFFICE, P.O. BOX 174, ORLEANS, IN 47452