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Area-Wide Update - Picnic in the Park, Safe at Home, One Church Tour
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
August 1, 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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Operation Hungry – Picnic in the Park! |
Operation Hungry – A Picnic in the Park
When: Saturday August 6th, 11am - 3pm (Setup 8am, Cleanup 3pm until finished)
Where: Brahan Spring Park (Pavilion#1), 500 Drake Avenue, Huntsville, AL
What: Pick up stops throughout community to bless with a community picnic in the park. Food preparation for 500 people.
Who: Anyone willing to serve.
PICK UP STOPS - Salvation Army Lodge, Breaking Free Rescue Mission, Triana – 4005, Westside Community Center, First Stop (206 Stokes Street), Mason Court Project Office, American Legion Auxiliary Camp, Holmes Avenue Quick Stop, Brooks Motel @ Governor’s & 14th Street (3800 Gov Dr), Huntsville Public Library, Norwood Project Office, Council Court, DHR Front Parking Lot 2206 Oakwood Drive, Cleveland Street @ 565 Overpass, Maple Grove Motel Apartments, Lincoln Project Office, Barrell Street, AutoZone of North Parkway (pickup behind store next to Applebee’s)
Some of the leadership and participation includes the congregations of Saint Bartley, Hopewell, West Mastin Lake, Beacon Hill, Faith Presbyterian, Progressive Union, First Christian, Big Indian Creek, Lowe's Chapel, Union Chapel and others!
For More Information, Contact: Charlotte Wycoffe or Teresa Evans (for flyers, donations, help, and responsibilities)
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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:
July 12 at Calvary Assembly of God/Decatur (www.calvaryassembly.org - Map), 6:30pm-8:30pm
July 19 at First Missionary Baptist Church/Huntsville (www.fmbc.org - Map), 6:30pm-8:30pm
July 28 at Grace Lutheran Church/Huntsville (www.gracelutheran-hsv.org - Map), 6:30pm-7:30pm
Aug 3 at Rock Family Worship Center Huntsville (www.therockfwc.org - Map), 7pm-8pm
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.
More Information:
www.safeathomehuntsville.com
See Safe at Home details: OVERVIEW - ROSTER OF ARTISTS - TICKETS - PHOTOS - CHURCH INVOLVEMENT - PROMOTION |
Safe at Home Huntsville - A Note to Huntsville Leadership |
Dear Huntsville Leaders,
As of Wednesday, July 27, we have close to 80 churches participating with nearly 7000 tickets sold! PTL!
However, we have some pressing needs that are still not met:
- We have 1000 underprivileged children and their families who want to attend Safe at Home. But thus far no one has stepped forward to fund the 1000 tickets needed. (In Winston-Salem, NC this past weekend, a large number of those who came forward during Safe at Home Winston-Salem were inner-city people who had been given tickets to come!) Please let us know if your church or a business person you know can help these children and adults come and hear the Gospel.
- Despite our efforts and the many churches signed on, we have only trained a handful of counselors (Encouragers) thus far! We need a minimum of 300 counselors on that field that afternoon! Please do all you can to encourage your people to attend one of our remaining training sessions: Grace Lutheran Church (south Parkway) tonight, July 28, from 6:30 - 7:30 PM or The Rock Family Worship Center (located in the old Service Merchandise Building on the Parkway between Governor's and Bob Wallace) next Wednesday night, August 3, from 7 - 8 PM.
- We need to sell about 6000 more tickets in order to reach our budget.Please ask your people to pray that we will pack out that stadium for His glory!!
Remember, you can order tickets online or by calling 1-800-869-8738, ext. 320. Please call me on my cell at 256.509.4026 if I can answer any questions you have or help you in any way.
Preparing for a Harvest,Dwayne Moore
Director, Safe at Home Huntsville
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Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship - GHIMF! |
Greater Huntsville
Interdenominational Ministerial
Fellowship
Monthly Meeting
August 2005
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GHIMF Monthly Meetings occur the Saturday before the 2nd Sunday of each month.
August Meeting
Please note there will only be a GHIMF
Executive Board Meeting in the month of August
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, August 9th at 11:30am at Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church (Multipurpose Room), 2115 Winchester Rd NW. |
Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit - GHPPS! |
August Mini-Summit Strategic Focus - Education, Schools, Faculty, Youth/Students...
Please extend and invitation to area youth pastors August pastors prayer summit, as we seek to include a special focus as the new school year begins in prayer for our schools (public, private, and home), education, faculty, and students.
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Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit
Monthly Mini-Summit
August 2005
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Mini-Summits occur the 2nd Thursday of each month.
August Mini-Summit
Thursday August 11th
Please note that the mini-summit for the month of August will be hosted by Woodland Hill Baptist Church and Pastor Mark Maddox . The location and directions are included.
| Meet and Greet: |
10:00am |
| Prayer: |
10:30am |
| Lunch: |
12:00pm |
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Woodland Hill Baptist Church
1705 Sparkman Dr Nw
Huntsville, AL 35816
Phone: (256) 837-7898
Map and Directions
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 |
One Church Tour - Bringing People Together Thru Music! |
GospelCity.com Quote
“One Church ” is a testament to the scope of Carr's musical genius. His latest collection embraces music from a multi-cultural and international scope. No race, nationality or creed is left untouched. From the use of a South African choir and Scottish bagpipers, to an Armenian accordionist, “ One Church ” is the perfect embodiment of the notion that all of God's children are just that, one church in Christ. - GospelCity.com
G-Zone Article: Kurt Carr: Bringing People Together Thru Music
Kurt Carr, who has become one of the mainstays of modern gospel music, right up there with Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin and Yolanda Adams, is on a mission. The journey’s long, and sometimes it’s hard, but he continues to work long hours toward breaking down barriers within the church, especially when it comes to color and race.
Carr’s main musical aim is to bring people together of different colors and backgrounds. That’s always been in his plan, but now, more than ever, he is committed to the cause, going so far as to name his latest CD, “One Church,” and listen to contemporary Christian music vocal group Avalon in order to influence his own music so it reaches outside of the often insular black community.
“Martin Luther King made a statement that 10 o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week because— generally—whites, blacks, Asians, and Hispanics worship together independent of each other,” says Carr. “With my new CD, I hope to open the minds of people, making a ripple that will get bigger and bigger, getting people to think we can worship with people who are different than us, and listen to things we might not normally listen to.” (Read Full Article)
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Special Note: William Hampton, President Madison Avenue Records, Touch the World Ministries (Huntsville) is working with Mark Singletary of Sing Productions and For The Kingdom Entertainment, Inc. (also a native of Huntsville) to bring the "ONE CHURCH TOUR" to Huntsville the evening of August 25th at the Von Braun Center. Please see some details below ...
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ONE CHURCH TOUR - Huntsville, AL
August 25th
The most exciting gospel tour for the summer of 2005 will kick off in August with the launching of the “One Church Tour.” In celebration of “Summer Fun," gospel music superstars Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers, RiZen, Smokie Norful, Vickie Yohe and James Fortune & FIYA will honor the unique spiritual bond of what God is doing in the lives of His people. The tour will travel throughout the United States from August 24th – October 2nd and be in Huntsville the evening of August 25th.
Ticketmaster - The One Church Tour: Kurt Carr, Smokie Norful, Rizen, Vicki Yohe (Thu, 08/25/05 07:00 PM). Von Braun Center Arena Huntsville, AL (Find Tickets on sale now).
Sponsored by For The Kingdom Entertainment, the “One Church Tour” is promoted by (Huntsville native) Executive Producer Mark Singleterry.
For More Information Contact:
For The Kingdom Entertainment, Inc.,
Email: msingleterry@forthekingdominc.com,
Phone: 678-342-3675,
Fax: 678-342-3618
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William H. Hampton,
President Madison Avenue Records,
Touch The World Ministries
Email: whampton@madisonmission.org,
Phone:
256-656-8718 |
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