Centennial Celebration It is a new year! You may find yourselves with wonderful opportunities to start again fresh every year but this year is even more unique. 2008 Dr. Robert J. Brink Senior Pastor Sandra A. Hildebrand Pastor of Congregational Life Ed Lovelace Pastor of Worship Arts & Assimilation Ked Hirschy Pastor of Student Ministries Nancy Krick Office Manager Notary Rebecca Hirschy Preschool Director Danielle Frey Day Care Director One hundred years ago believers in Christ gathered together in Decatur to initiate a new congregation. They wanted to affiliate with a movement of Christians that had a focus on coming to Christ, living in the power of the Holy Spirit, and making a commitment to a unity of believers. This new movement, called the Church of God had no formal membership but believed that you were born into the church through new birth in Christ. They were convinced that only God could wash away our sins and that became our early motto, We reach our hand in fellowship to every blood-washed one. Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. (Jeremiah 33:3) They cried out to God and those early Christians began meeting together. They gained a vision of what God could do through a faithful people. So, it is no surprise that God did perform a mighty work and 100 years later a thriving congregation exists here in Decatur. Throughout 2008 we will have multiple times of remembering and celebration. In a way it is a twelve-month party. It really is a year of jubilee! Party For The Lord, Dr. Robert Brink
FOOD PANTRY January 6th Any adult is welcome at the home of Ferris & Barbara Fox on December 31 at 7:00 pm till??. Pizza will be provided, bring a salad or snack and beverage. Also bring your favorite table game. ATTENTION MEN... Trap and Sporting Clay Shoot on January 1, 2008 at Wells County Gun Club. We will meet and leave church at 9:45 AM, return early afternoon. Sign up in the lobby. Questions see Mike Cook. Items needed: cereal instant potatoes shampoo snack items EASTER MUSICAL Anyone interested in being a part of our Easter Musical, please come to our first practice January 13th at 3 PM. DC4K & DIVORCE CARE Register now for the next session of DC4K that will begin January 3rd, 6:30-8:30 PM. See Terri Borne or Pat Rumschlag. Divorce Care will also begin that night at 7 PM. "THERE IS PEACE IN THE WORLD TONIGHT" Invite your friends and family to enjoy this Christmas Musical Rescheduled for January 6th at 6 PM IMPORTANT DATES: January 1st - Office closed FORGET-ME-NOTS January 17 at 11 AM Watch for lunch details later. January 2nd - No Family Activities January 6th - Choir Musical January 13-6 PM - Concert of Prayer January 20-6 PM - Towne Meeting January 27 - "Centennial Moment" with Dr. Arlo Newell - Dinner following January 27-6 PM - Annual Business Mtg. Church Cancellations! On Wednesdays...if the local school systems cancel because of bad weather, our church will be closed. On Sunday mornings, we will be open unless we are under a Code Red. In that case, we will cancel. Sunday evenings will be determined and announced on Sunday mornings by the Senior Pastor using current and projected weather conditions.
MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH ROB & JOANNE BRANNON - UTAH News Flash! Rocky Mountain Bible Church Finds a Home! Well Praise the Lord! Jehovah provides! After many, many long and arduous months of searching for a 24/7 rent facility for Rocky Mountain Bible Church, the Lord has come though! Our small group of 20 believers just signed a one-and-a-half-year lease for the use of a chapel and pastor s office on the first floor of a building on Main Street. The Roundup now has its Corral! Thanks for praying! Straight Talk about Utah... Utah is like the cobbler s son who had no shoes! Utah (the cobbler s shoeless son) is an amazingly unreached corner of God s harvest field located right in the living room of the powerful American church (the cobbler). Almost all of our churches here in Utah are very small with very limited financial resources. Add to this the religious context in Utah, plus the fact that Utah is not a physical third world region, and you have a recipe for shoeless feet! As a former missionary to Africa, I could show you pictures of African kids who literally have no shoes. Now as a missionary to Utah, I want to present to you the reality of a spiritual third world - in other words, the reality of the existence of the cobbler s son to the west of you. I am praying for the Lord to continue to raise up more partners in the Roundup so that the job can be done as the King would have it. Thanks for your prayers and support. Rob and Joanne Brannon Rocky Mountain Church Northern Utah CENTENNIAL NEWS 2008 will bring a year of celebrations to commemorate our 100th year! You won't want to miss any of the special services your committee has planned. January 27, 2008, will be the first event to kick off our Centennial year. We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Arlo Newell will be preaching. This Godly man is a giant in the Church of God movement. Several years ago, we were blessed to have him serve as our interim pastor. On January 27th, we are planning to have one service at 9:30 am (no Sunday School) followed by an All Church Sunday Brunch. Also on January 27th, there will be a drama presentation to give you some insight into the early beginnings of our church. A reminder if you have not turned in your "Memory" sheet you received in the mail in early November and you would still like to submit one, contact Norma Landis at #724-9341.
PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS: If you have a request to place on the Prayer Chain, please call Fight the winter blues with chocolate! The ladies winter retreat at C & C Bible Fellowship will be a Chocolate Boutique designed to satisfy. There will be good food, time with girlfriends, time with God, and, of course, CHOCOLATE! So reserve the evening of February 1 and morning of February 2 to join us in the wind-swept wilds of Monroe. Register now--you know you want to join in! Doris Poindexter #692-6277 or Prayer Chain Coordinator, Patty Meyer #728-9136 If you need further assistance, please call the church office. Weekend On-Call Pastor: #724-2893 ITEMS DUE: January 15, 2008
IN APPRECIATION Thank you for your prayers and thoughtfulness following my surgery. It means so much. Thank you also for the beautiful vibrant red poinsettia. It will be a wonderful reminder of friends from Decatur Church of God. Judy Witte Notes of appreciation and thanks were received from many who received Thanksgiving boxes. A big thank you to all who came to Nadia Hall's baby shower. It was a great success. All gifts were appreciated. God bless and we will keep you updated on the progress of baby Lillia. Nadia Hall & Moni Thank you for the beautiful throw. It is greatly appreciated. Family of Linda Betz We greatly appreciate the Christmas gift. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. Nancy Krick, Judy Witte, Ginny Hakes, Deb Burke I want to thank everyone very much for the wonderful cards and letters that I have received already since I've arrived here in Iraq. They have been truly inspirational. I dearly miss all of you, but it is great to know that I remain in your thoughts and prayers, just as you will remain in mine. Jessica Landis Highlights from December 2007 Elder s Meeting Spending is at 96% of budget It was reported that income & normal expenses are in good shape. The Centennial Committee is working on putting pictures on CD for the celebration later next year. Eric explained the basic recommendation for Church Safety & Security. Page one was the rationale and page two is the team constitution and example of the emergency contacts. We (the Elders) wanted to take this time to voice our appreciation to Eric Taylor & John Pennell for giving of their time and for their service on the Elder s Board. Both Eric & John have been a valuable part of this board. Thank you so much. Get your Scrip cards or orders for lunch from Pizza Hut, Bandidio's, The Galley, Applebee's and many more restaurants. See us at the Scrip table in the lobby. CHECK THESE TOOLS NEW DVD S For Growing Christians Building A Healthy Self-Image With Your Kids Jim Burns Bringing Affection, Warmth, and Encouragement into Your Marriage Jim Burns Check out DVD s at the table by Pastor Sandy s office.
Weekly Services Sunday: 8 & 10:30 AM Worship 9:15 AM Kid-Mo Family Service 9:30 AM Sunday School 6:00 PM HOME Groups Wednesday: 6 PM Celebration PT Rehearsal 7 PM Family Activities 8 PM Choir Rehearsal JANUARY 2008 Missionary of the Month: Rob & Joanne Brannon Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 New Year s Day Office & Day Care closed 2 ROCK House Closed No Youth or Children s Group Preschool vacation 3 Preschool classes resume DC4K begins MPR 4 5 6 Food Pantry Sunday Noon - 5:30 PM FH/MPR Reserved 6 PM Christmas Musical 7 8 9 AM DMA Grace 6:00 PM Elders 9 PM Family Activities resume 10 11 12 9-11 AM FH Praying Hands Craft Ministry 13 3PM Easter Musical practice 6 PM Concert of Prayer 14 15 16 17 11 AM Forget- Me-Nots 18 19 FH&MPR Reserved Karen Fouts 20 6 PM Towne Meeting 21 22 23 24 25 26 Noon - 6 PM FH Reserved 27 9:30 AM One Worship Service Centennial Moment - Dr Arlo Newell No SS Brunch 6 PM Annual Business Mtg. 28 6 PM B&G work 7:00 B&G 29 30 31