Mulberry International is planning an “American-style” summer camp experience for 29 children who were evacuated from Mariupol, Ukraine, about a year ago and resettled in a German village. The children at Good Samaritan Children’s Home, along with 19 adults who have been caring for them, are slowly adapting to their new lives, reports Mulberry, which has been ministering to the less fortunate in Ukraine since the 1990s. The idea is to provide a fun experience for children who are continuing to adapt to a new language, culture, and routine, while providing rest and relief for the adults who have been caring for them around the clock. Donations are being accepted.
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e2 effective elders welcomed more than 475 ministry leaders from nine states to Mt. Gilead Church, Mooresville, Ind., for the annual Lead Well conference.
Attendees representing more than 70 churches took part in worship, main sessions, and workshops focused on the theme of unity. Keynote speaker Bob Russell presented three main sessions where he shared his leadership experiences while challenging and encouraging those in attendance to follow the biblical outline for elder governance.
Matt Proctor, president of Ozark Christian College, will serve as keynote speaker for the 2024 Lead Well gathering March 15-16, 2024.
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Waypoint Christian Church, Lancaster, Ohio, moved into a new building on Sunday. The church purchased 12 acres of land in 2015, decided to build on it in 2020, and finally moved in on Sunday, according to an article in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette. Pastor Brad Servers has served in Lancaster since 2010.
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The 171st Northwest Christian Convention will take place in Turner, Ore., June 27 to July 2. The theme, “Through the Church,” is based on Ephesians 3:10-11. Main speakers will be Dr. Melisa Ortiz Berry, assistant professor of history and world Christianity at Bushnell University, and Dr. John Mark Hicks, professor of theology at Lipscomb University. Click here to learn more and to register.
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Services were canceled Sunday at Valley Christian Church, Boardman, Ohio, due to a fire Friday evening. The church Facebook page described the fire as “localized” and said the building should be open for Easter. WKBN reported on the fire.
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People can now register for ICOM and SICOM, slated for Nov. 15-18 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Find details and other related information at their website.
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The annual “Soup, Stew, Jesus & You” at Christ’s Way Christian Church, North Vernon, Ind., on March 25 raised more than $500 for use toward a community garden. The church will use funds to buy seed, fencing, and other necessary items.
“With the price of produce being so high,” pastor Shane Howard told the Madison Courier, “we just want to help out the community in any way we can. The community garden will be available to anyone who wants to plant, weed, or pick.”
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