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Area-Wide Update - April, COP, Good Friday, Renown, First Priority, Pearlington
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
April 5, 2006
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Mis·sion: noun: 1.) a specific objective or task 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 |
"O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon His Name and make known His deeds among the people!" (Ps 105:1)
May the LORD cause His face to shine upon our City and Valley!
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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Mission: Huntsville - Special Note:
Please excuse some of the overlap with the last area update (due to it being sent so late in March).
Web Site Functionality - Please note there is much new Mission: Huntsville web site functionality coming online in the upcoming weeks in an effort to provide further free resources to the Christian community (including support for you or your ministry/congregation to post Christian Community News Releases, submit Christian Community Directory Listings, post/query Area Resource/Needs Exchange, post to an Area-Wide Community/Events Calendar, request Area Distribution service and more).
We'll include an update soon on some specific functionality available for you, and appreciate your patience as it is finished up. Thank you! (www.MissionHuntsville.org)
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"GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause Your face to shine upon us ... that Thy way may be known upon earth, and Thy salvation among all the people!" (Ps 67:1-2)
If you know of others who might like to receive area-wide updates for the Christian community of the Greater Huntsville and Tennessee Valley area, please forward this note to them so they may optionally subscribe and provide areas of interest here: subscribe. Also, if you would prefer not to receive these updates you may unsubscribe here: unsubscribe.
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| Area-Wide Christ Our Passover Celebration - VBC (North Hall)!
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NOW AVAILABLE!
Christ Our Passover
ONLINE TICKET RESERVATIONS!
A firm head count is required by the VBC for banquet dinner and seating preparations, which is why tickets have not been avalable at the door in past years.
HOWEVER,
If you would like the option to RSVP online to reserve a ticket to be held for you (by name) to pick up and pay for at the door the evening of April 11th, you may do so here:
Christ Our Passover
Online RSVP/Ticket Reservations
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TICKETS AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS:
The Area-Wide Christ Our Passover Celebration has been sponsored by Pastor Robert Somerville and Awareness Ministry for over 20 years in the Greater Huntsville area. See additional details below or online at www.AwarenessMinistry.org.
Ticket cost is $15 per seat to cover expenses so the offering received may go entirely toward Blessing the City! Sponsorship is also available to any who may need assistance (please call 882-7651 for more information on sponsorship).
ONLINE TICKET (RSVP):
If you would like to reserve tickets and pick them up and pay at the door the evening of April 11th, you MUST let us know by submitting the online RSVP information below before April 7th so necessary preparations may occur and appropriate seating be reserved for you. Thank you!
TICKETS:
Christ Our Passover Tickets also available by phone (882-7651) or at the following locations:
Family Christian Store
6140 University Dr Nw
Huntsville, AL 35806-1772
Phone: (256) 837-9618
www.familychristian.com |
LifeWay Christian Store
1810 University Dr Nw
Huntsville, AL 35801-5743
Phone: (256) 533-0660
LifeWay Huntsville |
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Christ Our Passover 2006
Celebration & Unity Banquet Von Braun Civic Center - North Hall
Tuesday, April 11th, 6-9pm
Tickets now available at the following locations:
Family Christian Store: 837-9618
LifeWay Christian Store: 533-0660
Or Call: 882-7651
Or RSVP/Reserve Tickets Online:
www.MissionHuntsville.org/events/COP
“Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast.”
(1 Cor 5:7-8)
Eating together is the universal gesture of love and acceptance in every culture. The Kingdom of God is no exception. Through the blood of Christ we are one. Sitting together at the table of the Lord demonstrates this common-union and oneness. We invite you to participate in a corporate fellowship meal, praise & worship and communion. Believers from many streams of the Christian faith will be celebrating together at this "Christ our Passover." A dramatic demonstration of how Christ is revealed in the Hebrew Seder (Passover) meal will be presented. Honor the deathday of our wonderful Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He said, “as often as you do it, you do it in remembrance of me.” Since He died on Passover, this day has special communion significance.
2006 THEME: Unity through the blood of the Lamb! Jesus prayed: "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me because of their testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as You and I are one, Father - that just as you are in Me and I am in You, so they will be in us, and the world will believe you sent Me." (John 17:20-21) We are all of one blood!
Educate to Liberate
Our Emphasis this year will be on EDUCATION. Dr. Marvin Wilson will be the guest speaker and share with us the greater significance of the Christ Our Passover Celebration in Huntsville. Dr. Marvin Wilson is the Professor and Chairman of Biblical and Theological Studies at Gordon College, Wenham, MA and author of the best selling Hebrew Roots book called "Our Father Abraham - The Jewish Roots of our Christian Faith." He served as an Old Testament translator for the New International Version of the Bible.
Admission Price
Admission price is $15 per plate, which will go entirely toward expenses. Our desire is for everyone to attend, and so we have developed a sponsorship program through individuals and churches for those who may need assistance to attend. Please call (256) 882-7651 to order your tickets or mail seat requests to P.O. Box 364, Huntsville, AL 35804.
We are confident that you will leave this celebration knowing you have genuinely honored your Lord!
Von Braun Center Map - 700 Monroe Street - Huntsville, Alabama 35801 - www.AwarenessMinistry.org
Tickets available at the following locations:
For information on sponsorship (to donate or request assistance), please call 882-7651
Huntsville Times Article - Friday March 24, 2006
Christian Passover explores heritage -
Professor to speak about Judaism's influence on faith
By KAY CAMPBELL,
Times Faith & Values Editor
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Day of Consecration - Area-Wide Good Friday Service
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"A Day of Consecration"
Area-Wide Good Friday Service
Three years ago, Brother Darryl Robinson and Called to Glory Ministries were instrumental in hosting an Area-Wide Good Friday Service including ministry leaders and congregations from throughout the Greater Huntsville area, with the host location that initial year being Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.
This year will continue to expand on the growing vision as a representation of diverse pastoral leadership again joins with congregations from across the community for the next Day of Consecration - Area-Wide Good Friday Service to be hosted in 2006 by The Rock Family Worship Center (2300 Memorial Pkwy S - Map).
We invite you to join with churches from throughout the city as we celebrate together the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!
For more information contact:
Darryl V. Robinson, Called to Glory Ministries
Email: d_rob9@hotmail.com
Phone: 256.851.6154
Online information:
www.MissionHuntsville.org/events/dofc.htm
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Annual Church St CPCA Good Friday Service
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Rev. Mitchell Walker and Church St. CPCA have an annual Good Friday service that includes pastors and leaders from throughout the Greater Huntsville area ministering on the seven last messages from the cross. Pastoral leadership this year includes Rev. Dr. Willie T. Brown (Church Street CPCA),
Rev. Frances Chunn (New Jerusalem MBC), Rev. Earla Lockhart (First MBC), Rev. Wesley David,
Min.r Robert Somerville (Awareness Ministry), Rev. Dr. H. Wendell Thompson (Owens Chapel MBC), and Rev. Billy Jones (St. James PB Church)
Church St. CPCA
Annual Area-Wide Good Friday Service
APRIL 14, 2006 -- 12:00 P. M.
Church Street
Cumberland Presbyterian Church In America
(Established in 1874)
228 Church Street NW
Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Phone: (256) 536-0922
Fax (256) 536-6344
Website: www.churchstcpca.org
Dr. Mitchell M. Walker, Sr., Pastor-Teacher
Dr. Henry Bradford, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
CHURCH STREET’S MISSION STATEMENT
“We are a people called by God, striving to be Christ-like, equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit to hear and to do God’s word by reaching, teaching, caring and sharing.” |
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Global Day of Prayer (GDOP)
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Africa invites the world ...
 An incredible opportunity continues for us (the Christian community of Greater Huntsville) in association with an international effort known as the "Global Day of Prayer" (GDOP) ...
From sunrise in the East to sunset in the West, Christians will fill stadiums across the globe for worship and prayer on Pentecost Sunday, June 4th 2006. The focus includes our cities/communities, our nation/continent, and the nations of the world. Over 200,000,000 Christians are expected to participate, including leadership from 6 continents and over 240 nations, with international broadcasts that will occur from at least one stadium from each timezone.
1.) Mobilize 10 days of 24 hour prayer leading up to Pentecost Sunday (May 25th - June 4th, 2006)
2.) Mobilize a public stadium event Pentecost Sunday (June 4th, 2006)
3.) Mobilize 90 days to bless the city - mercy and compassion ministry to areas of need (June 5th - Sept 2nd, 2006)
MORE INFORMATION COMING VERY SOON!
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Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship - GHIMF! |
Greater Huntsville
Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship
Monthly Meeting
April 2006
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GHIMF Monthly Meetings occur the Saturday before the 2nd Sunday of each month.
April Meeting
Saturday April 8th
Please note that the GHIMF meeting for the month of April will be hosted by Taylor's Chapel PBC and Pastor James Lane. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
| Spiritual Feast: |
Rev. Joel McGraw |
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Please note there will also be a GHIMF Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, April 4th 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
April 2006
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Mini-Summits occur the 2nd Thursday of each month.
April Mini-Summit
Thursday April 13th
Please note that the mini-summit for the month of April will be hosted by The Dwelling Place and Pastor Patrick Penn. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
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10:30am |
| Lunch: |
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 |
Host Ministry Highlight
The Dwelling Place |
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Location
The Dwelling Place
2550 Redstone Rd SW
Huntsville, AL 35803
Phone:(256) 883-6616
www.TheDwellingPlaceHSV.org
About The Dwelling Place
OUR MISSION
To be passionately in love with Jesus and committed to living, preaching and demonstrating the Kingdom of God.
OUR VISION
To see every kindred, tongue, people and nation redeemed unto God to become His Dwelling Place.
"Now the dwelling of God is with men and He will live with them."
-- A Loud Voice from the Throne
OUR CORE VALUES
Prayer: God's purposes are accomplished on earth through the intercession of His church. We are to pray for His Kingdom to come and His Will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. His House is to be called a House of Prayer.
Worship: Passionate worship allows us to express our love toward God. As we worship Him in Spirit and in truth we encounter an intimate relationship between our heart and His.
Outreach: Jesus said to go into all the world and preach the gospel therefore we participate in and support local and global evangelism.
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Equipping: Every person has a God given destiny. Unfortunately many people never fulfill that destiny even among believers. It is vital therefore that all believers discover their destiny in Christ and that they are released into it. The present ministry of the Fivefold ministry gifts (i.e. apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers) were given to equip and prepare God's people. This is accomplished through teaching, discipleship, activation and impartation.
Family: The most important relationship outside of our personal relationship with God is our relationship with our family. If we are not real in our own house, we are not real anywhere.
Youth: Malachi 4:5-6 states that before the Lord returns that the spirit of Elijah will come to turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers. Joel 2:28 states that in the last days "your sons and daughters will prophesy." God is releasing a prophetic anointing on the youth who desperately need spiritual fathers and mothers to mentor them and cast the mantle.
Unity: Jesus prayed that we would be one just as He and the Father are one. Unity is not conforming to the doctrines, ideas, opinions, etc. of others, but a commitment to walk in covenant relationships with each other, despite our differences. Jesus said that unity would show the world that God sent Him and that God loved them. We believe that God is uniting the Body of Christ to reap a worldwide harvest into His Kingdom.
Giving: God loves a cheerful giver. We believe in the joyful and sacrificial giving of tithes and offerings as an expression of worship to God and as a means to expand His Kingdom.
Faith: It is impossible to please God without faith. We should endeavor to live by faith in God's Word as it pertains to every area of our life (i.e. spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and financially.)
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Marketplace Leadership Luncheon - Blessing the Business Community!
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Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (Greater Huntsville)
 The Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (MLL) is a unique time of encouragement and specific focus, including consideration of greater purpose and unique opportunity in the workplace. It is hosted by businessmen and women for businessmen and women. If you are a committed Christian involved in the Marketplace and Business Community please consider joining us for this special time!
Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon
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11:30am-12:30pm (MLL private buffet will open at 11:15am) |
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Thursdays - weekly |
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Carrabba's Italian Grill
2801 S. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35801, (256) 288-1333
Map and Directions - Located on Memorial Parkway in the Parkway Place Mall parking deck. |
Additional Notes:
- Luncheon will conclude promptly within an hour.
- Please RSVP here due to limited seating if you have not already confirmed your attendance!
- This will be a special luncheon occurring every Thursday as a gift to the Marketplace and Business community (no cost other than your lunch).
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First Priority Special Announcement
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For more information on the area-wide First Priority Student Ministries, please visit the First Priority of Alabama website at www.GoFirstPriority.com.
Addtional information available through the city director:
Mike Everetts
City Director, First Priority Student Ministries
P.O. Box 668
Huntsville, AL 35804
Phone: 256-828-4835
Email:
m.everetts@mchsi.com
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron's beard, down upon the collar of his robes. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore. (Psalm 133)
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The following is an invitation to our next RENOWN Vision Dinner on April 20th. We would love the opportunity to share with you what God has put in our hearts for reaching young adults in our city with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of you have already attended, but you know of friends and others that might be interested. Please feel free to forward this invitation to them as well. For His Renown! Bruce Martin
vision dinner
thursday night, april 20th
from 7:00-8:30pm
At the olde towne brewing co.
214 holmes ave.
a spiritual venue for young adults
is coming to downtown huntsville!
this catered dinner gathering is designed to give you a glimpse
at the vision God has given for a new Christian ministry in our
city. you'll enjoy good food and have a chance to interact with
the emerging leadership of this new movement and find out how
you and your congregation can benefit!
you must rsvp by:
monday, april 17th at
hisrenown@bellsouth.net
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Greater Huntsville Womens Leadership Network (GHWLN)
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Greater Huntsville Women's Leadership Network (GHWLN)
networking women in leadership to impact our communities for Christ
Networking a Community of Faith:
Equipping you as you forge intentional community
with other Christian leaders and efforts in our cities.
The Greater Huntsville Women's Leadership Network is birthed out of a collective desire among women in leadership in our area to connect and unify the body of Christ as we reach out to those in our midst with the love of Jesus Christ.
We are purposing to connect all demographics, races, Christ-centered denominations, and Biblical efforts in our city, in order that the true sense of koinonia, or community, may be achieved, as set forth by Scripture.
Our main focus will be corporate prayer, with the realization that powerful connections, networks, and efforts will emerge as we seek the Lord together. Times of networking and special events will also be incorporated into our times of fellowship together.
Next GHWLN Meeting:
April 19, 2006
Manna House Food Distribution Center
S. Memorial Parkway (behind the Rock Family Worship Center)
10 am - Servant Leadership Team Meeting
11 am - GHWLN Prayer Gathering
12 pm - Networking Opportunity
GHWLN Calendar
Please reference the GHWLN calendar for more information on some area-wide opportunites for Women in April, including the special Women's Ministry event at Asbury UMC April 7th-8th, A Beautiful Dance Living a Life of Righteous Confidence, with Angela Thomas.
More Information
Contact us to RSVP for the meeting, or for more information!
Visit us online at www.GHWLN.com
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AWAKEN - Area Women's Conference
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| We are continuing to minister to women through Awaken events. Our next event is a Weekend retreat on May 12th-13th. Please see additional information online at www.AwakenMyHeart.com.
The invitation continues ...
In Christ,
The Awaken Team
Angela, Cara, Diana, Marie, Rebekah and Robin
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| Church Disaster Relief - Area Resources and Information
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Church Hurricane Relief Mobilization - Churches of the Valley Uniting in Disaster Relief! |
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| Mission Huntsville - Special Note: It was requested that we continue to forward this information for reference as evacuees (and churches) continue to need access to some of these resources. Note this information is also available from www.MissionHuntsville.org. |
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Pearlington, MS - Area Support and Resources
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This site is donated and maintained by Anna Sue Edwards of Webs 2 Impress and
is dedicated to those who lost so much in this tiny coastal
community.
REBUILD PEARLINGTON…….
one brick at a
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The
little coastal community of Pearlington, MS (click here for
map), was all but destroyed by hurrican Katrina which hit the Gulf
Coast August 29, 2005. Every home and business was affected in one
way or another by the storm and many homes were left uninhabitable. Most
are still that way. A group of concerned Christians from the
Huntsville, Alabama area have become burdened for this community, its
residents and their ongoing needs. Please take time to visit the
links given below and email me if
you have things to add to the site or if you wish to contribute to the
relief efforts in some way. Almost every month, a team is going back
to Pearlington to help clear out houses, provide needed materials, paint,
repair and in general, try to give hope where it has been dashed to
pieces. The brave families who are left here are trying very hard to
rebuild their lives in a place where homes and cars have been lost and
jobs are few and far between.
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