• Local Board of Administration will meet Tuesday evening at 7 PM
• Prayer Meeting will resume the first Wednesday in September.  We will meet at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall. 
• Annual Teacher’s Appreciation Luncheon—August 24.  Thank you to all who signed up to bring items for the teacher’s luncheon sponsored by the Otto-Eldred Ministerial Association.
• Back-to-School Sunday—August 27—Join us next week as we take time in our service to pray for all of our students who will be returning to school in the next few weeks.  We will also be praying for teachers, staff, and bus drivers as they serve our students. 
• National Back-to-Church Sunday—September 10—Surveys tell us that 80% of people who don’t attend church would attend if asked.  This event is a national event that encourages congregations to invite their friends to church—especially those who don’t attend anywhere else.

 

​Mark your calendars  for our Sunday School Picnic on Saturday, July 22 at 1 PM.  The picnic is here at the church. We will be having BBQ Chicken, Hamburgers and Hot Dogs.  Please bring a dish to pass.  Everyone is welcome and please invite a friend so they can get to know us.  If you have any questions, please see Ashley. 

On Sunday, July 23, Jim and Karen Pickett will be our special guests.  They serve Global Partners in Mozambique resourcing and mentoring pastors and pastors-in-training. Jim is a professor at Xai-Xai Bible College and conducts seminars at churches. Karen is also professor at the Bible college and assists the Mozambican church in developing Sunday school, teaching, and organizational ideas that they can reproduce to equip and energize their local congregations.

Refresh Retreat and Family Camp—July 30-August 4  Houghton College.  Refresh is a week-long retreat with a variety of activities.  Derek Vreeland from St. Joseph, MO will be our special guest.  For more information go to www.refreshathoughton.com or contact Matthew Rose at (716) 525-5316 or matt_hew94@hotmail.com
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Mark Your Calendars: (More details to follow)
Senior’s Luncheon @ Refresh Camp—July 31st
Ladies Generation’s Tea—August 1st

July 18                               Local Board of Administration
July 22                               Sunday School Picnic
July 23                               Special Guests—Jim and Karen Pickett
July 30-August 4            Refresh Retreat and Family Camp
                                           July 31  Senior’s Luncheon @ Refresh
                                           August 1           Ladies Generation’s Tea @ Refresh
August 8                           Local Board of Administration
August 24 or 25              Teacher’s Luncheon
 

We are pleased to announce that McCrea Brook Wesleyan has called Rev. Dale Argot to be our new pastor.  Dale and his wife Pam come to us from the Shenandoah District of the Wesleyan Church.  They are looking forward to starting their ministry with us on July 24.