KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN WOMEN CONNECTION THE OUTLOOK Promotes the Love of Christ through Missions January 2019 Note from Patsy 2 2019 Convention 3 Guest Speaker Dr. Arnetta Bailey 4 Convention Registration 5 History Book Guidelines 6 History Book Content Scoring Guide 7 Auction Guidelines 8 Tell Your Story 9 2019-20 Budget 9 Mission Kits 10 2018-19 Executive Board 11 2018-19 State Project 11 Membership for 2019-20 12 Spotlight 13 2019-20 Events 14-15 Stamps for Asia 15 Shopping to Support CWC 16 Ambassador Program Information 17 Ambassador Pastoral Reference 18 Ambassador Application 19-20 Open Positions for Executive Board 21 Memorial Award Nomination Form 22 Woman of the Year Nomination Form 23 2019 National Convention 24 Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for up-to-date information!
Note from Patsy Patsy Daugherty I want to thank you for the wonderful opportunities you have given me to serve another year in His Kingdom. You all are amazing women for God and I am proud and honored to be associated with you. Your friendships and sisterhood have enriched my life. Thank you for a good year together serving the Savior. At last count we have 551 members registered for 2018-2019. This represents 30 local CWC ministries. I, personally, have worshiped with nearly 300 of you in various meetings and gatherings across Kentucky and have traveled over 4,000 miles in 2018. The total amount you gave for the 2017-2018 state project was $4,282.00 donated to Cumberland Mountain Outreach. Kentucky CWC Christ Birthday Offering for 2017 reported in 2018 was approximately $62,000 and was donated from 41 churches in Kentucky. 147 dresses is the final count of dresses that went to Uganda from Kentucky. These are just a few of the works you have done that we can count. You do so much more. KYCWC ministries and members adopt a child in the Children of Promise and are faithful to that child to adulthood, you purchase, package and send personal supplies and food to people less fortunate, you provide Christmas gifts to children in need, blankets and clothing to the homeless, supplies to homes protecting abused women and children, food and sometimes shelter to women who are trying to escape trafficking or sexual enslavement. You visit nursing homes, care for the veterans, show Christ s love to young girls who have made so many poor life choices. Your tasks are endless and at the end of the year you have given everything and at the beginning of the year, you start over. Your work is endless and your talents are varied but all of you serve with a kindness in your hearts that resembles a thirst for more of Christ. Thank you for being who you are, Christian Women who are Connected to Christ and each other, empowered for service in His Kingdom. You are loved and appreciated. Many blessings, a prosperous and happy new year to each of you. Patsy Daugherty President, KYCWC 2
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN WOMEN CONNECTION CONVENTION April 12 13, 2019 Clarion North, Lexington, KY 1950 Newtown Pike Room Reservations : 859-233-0512 COST: Early Convention Registration NOW March 22 $55 Convention Registration March 22 April 4 $65 Registration covers the cost of the Banquet and CWC convention expenses. Saturday breakfast is included in room fee. Newly renovated hotel rooms at the Clarion North are $119.99 per night (up to four in a room) plus $16.07 taxes. Room reservations must be received prior to 3/22/2019. At the cut-off date, Clarion Hotel will review the reservations pick up for the event and release the unreserved rooms into general sale. Reservations made after March 22 will be subject to the prevailing hotel rates at the time of the request and are subject to availability at the time of booking. THEME: The Great Harvest Friday, April 12, 2019 Saturday, April 13, 2019 1-5 p.m. Registration Breakfast on own or Clarion N Breakfast coupon 2:00-3:15p State Board Meeting* 8:30-9:30 Conference 2 3:30-4:15p Conference 1 9:30a General Assembly: 6:00p Banquet Annual Business Meeting Awards Installation of Officers 7:15p Clergy Recognition Evening Worship Speaker: Rev. Dr. Arnetta Bailey Worship: Lorie Daugherty 9p -10p Auction (proceeds to youth events and state promotion (KY Ministries) TENTATIVE CONVENTION ACTIVITIES SCRIPTURE: He said to his disciples, The harvest is great, but the workers are few. Matthew 9:37 10:45a-12p Morning Worship Speaker: Dr. Arnetta Bailey Worship: Lorie Daugherty *Agenda for the State Board Meeting and more information will be printed in the March e-connect. The State Board Meeting includes all local presidents or their substitute and all state committee members. 3
Convention Speaker Rev. Dr. Arnetta McNeese Bailey, Executive Director of Christian Women Connection, has served the Church of God as an advocate for reconciliation, an inspired preacher, and as a servant leader. Her passionate faith informs her life and her work. Under Rev. McNeese Bailey s leadership, Women of the Church of God transformed into Christian Women Connection to become a place for every woman, where every woman takes her place. She is the founder and Executive Director of Pricilla s Lost and Found and In the Company of Good Men, faith-based mentoring programs for women and men in transition. Rev. McNeese Bailey writings can be found in Bridges curriculum published by Warner Press and in Called to Minister, Empowered to Serve. Arnetta has served numerous organizations and ministries, serving the National Association of the Church of God, Children of Promise, Circle of Missions Committee, Executive Leadership Strategic Planning Committee of the Church of God, and the Church of God Reconciliation Task Force. While the Church is Rev. McNeese Bailey s passion, her leadership is evident in the secular world as well where she serves on the Connect Marketplace & Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) Advisory Board and the Buffalo/Niagara Customer Advisory Council. Arnetta also served with Special Olympics and Big Brothers & Sisters of America. Arnetta has traveled extensively as a keynote speaker for national conferences and conventions throughout the United States. In addition to being a featured guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, she has preached and taught internationally in the countries of India, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. Rev. McNeese Bailey holds a degree from Ashland Theological Seminary in African American Religious Studies and a Master of Theological Studies from Anderson University School of Theology. In 2016 she received an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Anderson University. She has three children, Merlelynn, Markus & Jamal and is the proud grandmother of two. Arnetta is a member of Sherman Street Church of God, Anderson, Indiana. He said to his disciples, The harvest is great, but the workers are few. Matthew 9:37 NLT 4
NOTICE: The Church of God pastors are invited to attend the CWC State Convention in Lexington on April 12-13. Pastor s cost will be the banquet and lodging. 5
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Tell Your Local Story In preparation for the State Convention, we would like to have photos from your local CWC ministry activities. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send these to Sandra Hall at shalladulted@gmail.com, 606-481-0308, or mail pictures to Sandra at 6560 Campton Road, Stanton KY 40380. Tell her the church name and identify the activity. If you send copies of the photos in the mail, please identify the photo and enclose the photos with a hard paper to prevent bending. Get the photos (5-6 only) and/or stories to Sandra as soon as possible so she can be working on them. Deadline to send photos is April 1, 2019. We want to tell your stories at Convention! 2019-20 Budget As the new year for Christian Women Connection approaches, you will be busy preparing your budget for 2019-20. Two excellent resources to help with budget preparation is the Annual Planning Guide which every local president receives and the State Budget for the previous year. The Annual Planning Guide will explain what each line item is and how the money is used in the CWC Ministry. The State Budget will help you determine the amount of support for each item in your budget. Christian Women Connection Ministry on the National and State level is funded by your contributions. Each line item is very important and without your contributions these ministries could not be done. UNDESIGNATED CONTRIBUTIONS is also very important. These allow CWC to use the money wherever it is most needed. Below are some of the items in the Budget 2018-19, which are not fully funded. On the National Level are Change the World, Spiritual Birthday, National Promotion, Mission Outreach and Partnerships. On the State Level are State Project, State Promotion and Partnerships. If money for any of these budget items has not been sent to the State Treasurer, please do so as soon as possible. State Treasurer. Peggy Prater P.O. Box 214 Owingsville, KY. 40360 9
Mission Kits Instead of assembling kits, you are asked to collect items to support the Pine Crest Appalachian Ministries. About Pine Crest Appalachian Ministries: The ministry is relationship driven. We have created a family with our network of friends and supporters, with the children we work with and their families. Outreach programs are directed by Christian individuals. We don't teach theology or argue the fundamentals of the Christian faith. We have water balloon relays, we have scavenger hunts, we have classes where simple Bible stories and morals are shared. Many of our kids come from dysfunctional homes with drug and alcohol use. Many are single parent homes or moms living with their boyfriends. All are low income. The history of this outreach goes back to 1948 when Naomi Randall began to minister to the needs of local children. After the death of Naomi, new leadership created a sponsorship program inspired by the rich history of Pine Crest Youth Center. The camp sold but the children's ministry continues on a farm the Lacys purchased. Pine Crest Appalachian Ministries is an integrated auxillary of the Middlefork First Church of God. How can you help? Connie, the KYCWC Director of Finance, reached out to Appalachian Ministries to see what their needs are particularly in the Spring,, 2019. Here is a list of items that you can collect and bring with you to the CWC State Convention, April 13, 2019. Socks and underwear all sizes Capri leggings for girls T-shirts Athletic pants for boys Toddler -5t short sets Blanket sleepers Stuffed animals Toiletry items especially deodorant and body spray Walmart gift cards Backpacks Hair brushes Baby wipes and diapers 10
KYCWC 2018-19 Executive Board President Patsy Daugherty 250 Clay Lane Richmond, KY 40475 859-582-6064 patsy.daugherty@eku.edu Finance Director Connie Gardner 114 Van Winkle Grove Berea, KY 40403 859-582-5917 connie.gardner49 @gmail.com Treasurer Peggy Prater P.O. Box 214 Owingsville KY 40360 606-210-3197 pprater@earthlink.net Vice President Rachel Addison-Miller 5609 Hode Road Warfield, KY 41267 606-481-1134 rachelkycwc@gmail.com Secretary Lorie Daugherty 113 Mallard Drive Richmond, KY 40475 859 200-3797 Programming Director Wanda Lingerfelt 132 Lankford Drive Georgetown, KY 40324 502-642-8919 gmom50@me.com Historian Sandra Hall 6460 Campton Road Stanton, KY 40380 606-481-0308 Shalladulted @gmail.com State Project 2018-19 The Kentucky CWC State Project for 2018-2019 is Puerto Rico Ministries Disaster Relief from hurricane Maria in the amount of $4,000. Homes and churches were damaged. Electricity and water supplies were damaged. Puerto Rico Ministries is assisting families and churches with repairs and special needs. The State Project is funded 100% by donations. If you would like to donate, please mail a check to Peggy with the memo, State Project 2018-19. 11
MEMBERSHIP For 2019-2020 The 2019-2020 year for Kentucky Christian Women Connection begins April 1st. Let s make every extra effort possible to get the membership dues for 2019-2020 submitted by April 1st. Now is the time to submit your membership dues! The dues per member are as follows: Basic Dues: $10 Local keeps $2, send $8. to the State Treasurer. Challenge Dues: $20 Local keeps $4, send $16 to the State Treasurer. Life Dues: $100 Send the total amount and Life Membership Form to State Treasurer. Kentucky Christian Women Connection will keep 20% of the amount sent to them. This money is put into State Promotion and is used for the various expenses the state has in promoting KYCWC. Some of the expenses are: Printing and mailing of the newsletter twice a year, state board meetings twice a year, history book expenses and the state president s expenses when she represents you at state and national meetings. The remainder of the amount is sent the National CWC office to be used in their budget. Local treasurer, please send the money and the membership roster to Peggy Prater, P.O. Box 214 Owingsville, KY 40360, KYCWC Treasurer. Dues can be accepted throughout the year; however, we really would like to have them by convention publication time, April 1st. All groups who submit their funds prior to April 1st will be recognized at the State CWC Convention. 12
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2019-2020 Events 2019 KENTUCKY CWC CONVENTION The Great Harvest April 12-13, 2019 Speaker: Dr. Rev. Arnetta McNeese Bailey Worship Leader: Lorie Daugherty Clarion North Hotel and Conference Center, Lexington, KY Kentucky CWC Connection Retreat October 18-19, 2019 Four Seasons Youth Center East KY Connection Day Lowmansville, KY Campgrounds June 22, 2019 @ 12pm 2pm Connection Days West KY Connection Day August 24, 2019 @10:30 am Paducah, Oaks FCOG Prayer Retreats Pike County Prayer Retreat August 08 2019 @ 6 pm, Breaks Interstate Park Northern Kentucky Prayer Retreat August 13, 2019 New Heart FCOG, Ft. Wright, KY South Central District Prayer Retreat August 16, 2019 Danville FCOG Ashland Area Prayer Retreat September 12, 2019 Wildwood FCOG 14
Convention 2019 and General Assembly of the Church of God Breathe Speak Give Life June 27-30, 2019, Orlando FL Other Events 2019 2020 Pastor s Fellowship of Church of God, Winchester, KY May 6-7, 2019 Kentucky Church of God Ministries, General Assembly September 27, 2019 Save Used Stamps Save your cancelled postage stamps leaving a ¼ inch edge around them. The stamps will be sent to Japan, where they will be sold to buy medical equipment for children and adults throughout Asia. All regular postage stamps are accepted, including US flag stamps and Forever stamps; however presorted and bulk mail stamps are not accepted. You can bring your stamps twice per year at a CWC event and KYCWC we will mail these directly to Japan. This saves money on postage. Bring them to the Fall Connection Retreat (October) and/or to the Spring State Convention. Mrs. Ito, a Japanese lady related to the Church of God in Saga, Japan is heading up this project. Mrs. Ito s daughter, Kazuko, became a Christian through the witness of the Church of God in Saga. 15
Kroger Rewards You will need to enter your Kroger Rewards card number. Community Rewards still allows you to receive your own personal rewards. Kroger Community Rewards matches your own personal rewards and sends that money quarterly to an organization of your choice. Checks are mailed quarterly and only mailed after $25 rewards is earned. What to do: have one, get one from Kroger. www.kroger.com/communityrewards. We are listed as KY Women of the Church of God, PO Box 214, Owingsville, KY 40360. Our number is MQ287. If you have any questions, please call or e-mail Connie Gardner, at connie.gardner49@gmail.com or call 859-986-5562 or 859-582-5917. Support CWC on Amazon Smile Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you will find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com. It is the exact same site, only by using this web address, Amazon will donate a portion of everything you buy to a charity of your choice. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Your selections will be remembered and every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation. The national CHRISTIAN WOMEN CONNECTION is registered as a charitable organization. Search: CHRISTIAN WOMEN CONNECTION and set them as your charitable organization on Amazon Smile. 16
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Rachel Miller KY CWC Vice-President 5609 Hode Road Warfield, KY 41267 2019 National CWC Convention Registration Early Bird (01/01/18-08/01/19) $150.00 Regular (08/02/19-10/01/19) $175.00 On Site Registration Only -10/02/19 $200.00 Young Women Registration (ages 13-19) $90 Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Hotel Hotel Rate - $115/night + tax (1-4 persons) 24