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Area-Wide Update - Compassion, Safe at Home, W.O.W.
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
July 5, 2005
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Mis·sion: noun: 1.) a specific objective or task with which a person is charged or assigned; 2.) a personal or collaborative effort that includes a definite military or evangelistic objective; 3.) a divine assignment to the people and place within a specific geographic area;
Hunts·ville: noun: 1.) proper name identifying a city and surrounding geographic area of North Alabama in the Tennessee River Valley; 2.) historical capital of Alabama and birthplace of the state constitution 3.) a city of birth and new beginnings; 4.) a city of nations;
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Mission: Huntsville
A City-Impact Initiative |
Please be aware of several of the following opportunities for prayer, support, or community involvement, and pass this information along to others who may be interested as well.
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Global Day of Prayer - Bless the City! |
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Global Day of Prayer - Christians United in Prayer for the Nations!
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Area-Wide Initiatives to BLESS OUR CITY! |
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90 Days of Compassion and Outreach
Community Transformation Initiatives
Greater Huntsville & Madison County Area
The following outreach opportunities are being coordinated through local participating churches/ministries and represent the beginning of a 5-year plan to bless our communities and city for Christ.
TOGETHER ...
May we WASH THE FEET OF OUR CITY!
Community Food Distribution!
THANK YOU to all who gave generously during the days of prayer, and all who served in preparing and distributing the food to bless hundreds of families in our community through a tangible expression of love and compassion. The witness of such a gift from the "churches of the community" caused mouths to drop, and arms to open wide in desire of prayer and ministry. May the testimony of Jesus burn brightly as true relationships and cooperative efforts among congregations and ministries through the Christian community continue to grow and expand for the sake of the Kingdom ...
Adopt-A-Block and Neighborhood Revitalization! 
Please note the other upcoming opportunities for you and your congregation to serve and bless the community in these area-wide cooperative efforts.
Details - 90 Days of Compassion
Please consider how you or a team from your congregation can serve in any of these unique city-wide compassion efforts. (If possible, let us know HERE)
Jerry Crutcher - GHIMF Social Action Chair, Pastor Little Indian Creek PBC
Paul Lawler - GHPPS Torchbearer, Pastor Chase Valley UMC
Wendell Thompson - Vice President, GHIMF, Pastor Owens Chapel MBC
Terrell Harris - COGIC Superintendent, Pastor True Light COGIC
Rob Peavy - Church and Community Ministry Director, Madison Baptist Association
Bob Somerville - City-Wide Coordinator Christ Our Passover, Pastor Covenant of Peace Church
Charlotte Wycoffe - former City-Wide Coordinator March for Jesus (MFJ)
Chad Rehnburg - City-Wide Youth Pastors Fellowship (Aaron's Beard), Student Pastor
James Humphreys - Senior Chaplain, Oakwood College
Ben Jones - Pastor First Seventh Day Adventist Church
Thom Ewing - WAY-FM Station Manager
Tom Rains - C12 Chairman
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Pastor Bruce Martin
Alfredia Moore
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Jennifer Devlin, PWOC SE
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
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Pastor Bill Davis, RUOC
Charlotte Wycoffe
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REMINDER! - Training for Encouragers (Counselors) for the Safe at Home Huntsville area-wide evangelistic outreach will be occurring at the following times/locations in the month of July:
July 12 at Calvary Assembly of God/Decatur (www.calvaryassembly.org - Map),
July 19 at First Missionary Baptist Church/Huntsville (www.fmbc.org - Map), and
July 28 at Grace Lutheran Church/Huntsville (www.gracelutheran-hsv.org - Map).
All the sessions are from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. The session provides guidelines regarding the Encourager’s role and basic witness training. View/Print the Poster to help recruit Encouragers.
For more information see web site (www.safeathomehuntsville.com) or contact Dwayne Moore,
Director, Safe at Home Huntsville,
256.509.4026 (cp),
1-800-869-8738 (office)
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What is Safe at Home?
Safe at Home is designed for the whole family! A ticket gets you in the park to enjoy a Huntsville Stars baseball game. Then after the game, you will see some of today's best-known Christian artists and personalities including Point of Grace, tobyMAC and Rick Burgess from the Rick and Bubba show! There's even Veggie Tales characters signing autographs for the kids! Scott Dawson will present a message of hope and offer an opportunity for people to respond. Everyone who comes is sure to leave with a smile on their face because they had such a great time! View the video!!
Who is sponsoring this event?
Churches and business leaders throughout the Huntsville area have come together to bring this amazing event to our city! The Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association conducts Safe at Home events throughout the United States. By invitation, Scott and his staff have agreed to bring Safe at Home to Huntsville! What is the overall goal?
Simply put, the goal of both the spiritual leaders of Huntsville and of the Scott Dawson staff is to see people of all ages introduced to the hope that in Christ in a non-threatening environment and to involve Bible-believing churches in this area in the process. Go to Church Involvement to find out how you and your church can help.
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Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship - GHIMF! |
Greater Huntsville
Interdenominational Ministerial
Fellowship
Monthly Meeting
July 2005
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GHIMF Monthly Meetings occur the Saturday before the 2nd Sunday of each month.
July Meeting
Please note there will only be a GHIMF
Executive Board Meeting in the month of July
and not a meeting of the fellowship.
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Executive Board Meeting Only
Please see Executive Board Meeting
information below.
Please note there will be a GHIMF Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, July 12th at 11:30am at Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church (Multipurpose Room), 2115 Winchester Rd NW. |
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit - GHPPS! |
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
Monthly Mini-Summit
July 2005
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Mini-Summits occur the 2nd Thursday of each month.
July Mini-Summit
Thursday July 14th
Please note that the mini-summit for the month of July will be hosted by the Faith Chapel and Pastor Joel McGraw. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
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10:30am |
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12:00pm |
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Please note there will also be a meeting of the Servant Leadership Team at 8:30am in the same location. |
| Host Possibilities? If your church or ministry would be willing to host a mini-summit one month, or you would like to recommend a location that may be a strategic site for a future month, please let us know! Email: Host Possibility |
Compassion and Non-Profit Organizations - Grant-Writing Workshops! |
Artful Askers Grant Writing Workshop - Building Biblical Relationships with Funders |
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| Special Note -
Please note that these regional workshops have now been combined into a single North Alabama workshop that will occur Thursday July 7th in Florence for North Alabama and Southern Tennessee. |
This is an excellent opportunity for training, research, and materials on how to access the tremendous financial resources available for para church ministries, social agencies, churches, compassion organizations, and community-based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations!
"Philanthropy is the art of connecting a cheerful giver and a grateful recipient,
by an artful asker ... "
Artful Askers Workshop in Alabama
Providing technical assistance for capacity building, fund development,
and building relationships with funders
following the Biblical model.
Regional North Alabama One-Day Grant Writing Workshop
See Link for Details
Workshop Flyer - Page 1, Page 2
FLORENCE, ALABAMA
Thursday, July 7th, 2005
8:30am - 4:30pm
Sun Trust Bank
Training Room - 7th Floor
201 S. Court St.
Florence, AL 35630
Map and Directions
Limited Space!
Please register online at www.artfulaskers.com or by mail (see flyer) so materials and lunch may be provided.
Registration at the door, only if space and materials are still available.
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WOW:[drop down] - Weekend Of Worship 2005 |
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Weekend Of Worship 2005
WOW - Weekend Of Worship
"They will fall down on their knees and worship God, declaring,
'God is really here among you.'"
1 Corinthians 14:25
WOW-(n.) wow-1. Weekend of Worship. 2.An extremely cool event for teens to find the art of worship by leaving all of our secular society at the door and joining with their peers in praising our God.
First Priority and several other Christian ministries from around the Tennessee Valley are teaming up to host an incredible event this August 2005. We are hosting the first ever WOW event, with this year's theme being [drop down].
www.WeekendOfWorship.com
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