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Area-Wide Update - December, Lincoln Village, SHR, and More
John Buhler, Mission Huntsville
December 2, 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 (you may also access this update on the web at http://www.MissionHuntsville.org/updates.htm).
"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)
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Lincoln Village Ministry - Mission, Compassion, Christmas Benefit Concert |
CHURCHES, MINISTRIES, BUSINESSES, JOINING TOGETHER TO IMPACT LIVES
AND TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES!
About Lincoln Village Ministry
Home | Areas of Ministry | Background (PDF) | Video | Map | Contact
About Lincoln Village Restoration Corporation
Corporation (PDF)
LINCOLN VILLAGE MINISTRY
Lincoln Village Ministry, started in November 2002, is a broad-based ministry located in the Lincoln Mill Village area (map) of Huntsville, Alabama.
This ministry, guided by Mark Stearns, Director of Mercy Ministries at Southwood Presbyterian Church (PCA), seeks to impact the residents of this community through many avenues. The first stages of the ministry began in Lincoln Elementary School. We began to provide financial and personnel support to this school. A tutoring program was developed allowing us to come alongside the school and provide additional help in improving the state required standardized test scores which are to be raised for each school year.
After being involved with the students for a short time, we realized that we needed to expand our vision to include other areas of the community. For this reason, we have begun to be involved in as many areas of community life as possible. We now provide help in meeting medical, dental, legal, clothing and nutrition needs. Lincoln Village Restoration, the guiding non-profit entity for housing, has purchased approximately thirty-five housing units that are in the process of being renovated. We also attempt to help secure employment for the families we are in contact with.
Since its inception, Lincoln Village Ministry has enjoyed the partnership and support of a large number of other churches, both locally and from around the Southeast. We have ten to fifteen different churches representing many different denominations working side by side in this effort.
Everything that flows from Lincoln Village Ministry provides opportunities to present and live out the gospel to all we come in contact with. Although our focus is to minister both the physical and the spiritual needs of those we meet, we have received the richest of His blessings through the privileges of serving our neighbors and being the hands and feet of Christ.
AREAS OF MINISTRY
Housing - Purchasing and refurbishing houses, providing low income families safe, affordable, and excellent homes.
Medical - Providing medical services including surgeries, cosmetic dental procedures, optometry, etc. for individual’s physical health and emotional well being.
Physical - Meeting the physical needs including food and clothing to those in need in our community.
Legal - Offering legal assistance for those unable to afford adequate legal representation, preventing existing problems from becoming too great to overcome.
Educational - Establishing tutorial programs in order to enhance the existing educational system in the community and give students the ability to dream and excel.
Emotional - Impacting the emotional stability of individuals dealing with mental illness and everyday coping skills through pediatric and adult psychiatrists and psychologists.
Spiritual - Realizing that the opportunity to share the gospel with individuals experiencing life’s hurdles provides an open door to the saving grace of Christ Jesus. Volunteers reach out through bible studies, discipleship, and evangelism in one on one and group settings.
CONTACT
Over 15 local churches and countless civic and church groups from around the Southeast have committed to this ministry with their time, resources, prayers, and financial contributions. If you or a group you work with would like to contribute to this ongoing project in any way, please let us share more with you through a personal meeting or discussion.
You may contact the ministry by calling 256-882-3085. Press 0 and ask to leave a message for Lincoln Village. You may also email us at info@lincolnvillageministry.com
www.LincolnVillageMinistry.com
CHRISTMAS BENEFIT CONCERT!
A Lincoln Village Christmas
7pm Tuesday December 19th, 2006
There is a special Christmas concert that is raising money for Lincoln Village Preservation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation set up to provide adequate housing and improve living conditions for the families in the Lincoln Mill area in association with Lincoln Village Ministry. Ginny Owens and her band are donating their time to us for this concert, and has also just released a Christmas CD, Bring Us Peace, that is available at Lifeway. Proceeds from the sale of this CD will also go to helping in Lincoln Village.
Please join us for this special time and be part of impacting lives
and transforming our community through the love of Christ!
Host Location
Whitesburg Baptist Church
Main Sanctuary, North Campus (Map)
6806 Whitesburg Dr S
Huntsville, AL
www.wbccares.org
To volunteer to help with this Lincoln Village benefit concert, or to learn about corporate sponsorship packages, please contact Bart Justice: email baju@lightlysalted.org, phone 256.426.7452
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GHIMF Area-Wide MLK Emancipation Proclamation - Preparations and Involvement
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The Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship (GHIMF)
Annual Area-Wide Martin Luther King Service
Area Churches Joining to Worship God
and Honor the Legacy of this Minister of the Gospel
Click for More
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Emancipation Proclamation Celebration
Monday January 15th, 2007
Von Braun Center Arena
700 Monroe Street SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
www.vonbrauncenter.com
Primary Contacts - Special Areas of Involvement
Area Pastors to participate in Area Pastors Processional (Senior, Associate, Youth Pastor or Ministry Leader)
Area Choir/Music Minister to participate (with Choir) in Area Choir Processional
Area Usher to help with Area Ushering Teams
Area Youth (Middle School-High School) to participate in Area Youth Processional with flags/banners
Please provide contact information for you or your congregation and note if you have interest in any of the special areas of involvement through the ONLINE FORM at www.GHIMF.org, or if you prefer to contact a coordinator for that special area directly you may do so through one or more of the following:
Pastors Processional
Rev. Wendell Thompson
Hubert.Thompson@email.aamu.edu
256.372.5527 office
Choir Directors/Ministers of Music (Choir Processional)
Dr. Janette Kotey
jkotey@fmbc.org
256.852.4318, x231
Youth (Processional w/ Flags/Banners)
Rev. Leroy Cole
lcole@hiwaay.net
256.379.3250
Usher Teams
Minister Pricilla Montgomery
pmontg8@aol.com
256.428-7400 office
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Christmas with a Cop - Christmas Prayers!
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The special Christmas with a Cop outreach will occur Monday December 18th with local law enforcement officers joining with Christmas Prayers to help many families right here in the Valley!
Christmas Prayer donations may be made directly toward either Christmas Prayers or the special Christmas with a Cop outreach (which will be matched by local merchants). All gifts are tax deductible and an end-of-year receipt will be provided.
PRAYER REQUESTS • CHARITABLE DONATIONS
Christmas Prayers is an annual outreach to the community led by WAY-FM with the help and support of local listeners, churches, and businesses from throughout the Tennessee Valley.
Special thanks to Dynetics, Aegis Technologies, and the Fraternal Order of Police for their support! |
Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship - GHIMF! |
Greater Huntsville
Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship
Monthly Meeting
December 2006
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GHIMF Monthly Meetings occur the Saturday before the 2nd Sunday of each month.
December Meeting
Saturday December 9th
Please note that the GHIMF meeting for the month of December will be hosted by Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church and Reverend Leroy Cole. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
| Spiritual Feast: |
Rev. McKinley Jones |
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Please note there will also be a GHIMF Executive Board Meeting Tuesday, December 5th 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
December 2006
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Mini-Summits occur the 2nd Thursday of each month.
December Mini-Summit
Thursday December 14th
Please note that the mini-summit for the month of December will be hosted by the Valley Fellowship and Pastor Greg Simon. The location and directions are included.
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10:00am |
| Prayer: |
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
Valley Fellowship |
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LOCATION
Valley Fellowship
3616 Holmes Avenue
Huntsville, Alabama 35816
Phone: (256) 533-5117
valley@valleyfellowship.com
www.ValleyFellowship.com
Church Staff - Core Values
Valley Fellowship Christian Academy (VFCA)
VFCA was founded in the fall of 1987 offering students a sheltered, caring environment that causes them to flourish in Christian character, to know God, and to develop academically and socially. We have taken missions trips to Russia and Jamaica, as well as numerous trips to Washington, D.C. The school often participates in a national high school competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Prayerfully consider the school environment that is best for your child. VFCA may be the school that is right for you. The faculty and staff of VFCA are honored to be used by God in training the next generation. Come be a part of pursuing excellence at VFCA. An education is important. A Christian, quality education is priceless.
Visit Academy Online - VFCA
Visit Church Online - Valley Fellowship
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Valley Fellowship Church
We are an independent, charismatic, interdenominational fellowship, and our vision is to be a New Testament "lighthouse" that will herald the return of Christ. All of the ministries of our church emphasize praise and worship, prayer, teaching of the Word, fellowship and outreach.
Valley Fellowship was founded in 1980 as a vibrant, powerful Full Gospel church that exalts Jesus Christ and the integrity of His Word. From a small group of people meeting in various rented facilities, we have grown into a large church family with our own property on Holmes Avenue.
When the founding pastor left, Jerry Simon was called here from Louisiana in 1984 to assume the leadership of the church. He continued to pastor until 1993, when he was martyred for his strong righteous stand he had taken here in the Tennessee Valley.
Instead of quitting, the church has gone forward in power and anointing. As we look to the future with our co-pastors, Pastor Carol Simon and Greg Simon, we anticipate expanding onto our recently purchased land beside Butler High School.
If you would like to know more about, or become involved with, any of our ministries, activities, or departments, please feel free to call the church office at (256) 533-5117, e-mail us at valley@valleyfellowship.com. |
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The Spring Healing Rooms - Area Churches Joining in Prayer and Ministry |
The Spring Healing Rooms - Huntsville Alabama
Area Churches Joining in Prayer and Ministry |
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Special area-wide training Saturday December 16th!
See details here: Training (PDF)
If you or a ministry team from you congregation would be interested in more information on this area-wide ministry opportunity or in training to join with ministry teams from other congregations in this unique outreach and ministry, please contact Phyllis Prescott or Andrea Penn (256.883.6616 or contact@springhealingrooms.org).
The Spring Healing Rooms - Huntsville Alabama
www.SpringHealingRooms.org
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About The Spring Healing Rooms:
The Spring Healing Rooms are open to the public and minister to those with any and all sicknesses, diseases and pain, including emotional and mental illness and injury.
We minister in teams of three in private rooms, hence the name “healing rooms.” Ministry sessions are about 30 minutes. We have resource materials to take home to help “fight the good fight of faith.” Materials include scripture to help with your spiritual journey, understanding God’s salvation and healing touch. Prayer and ministry sessions are free of charge.
Our Mission:
Our ministry team is here to serve the community and the Body of Christ while contending for all that Christ promised the church would move in, "the works that I do shall you do also and greater works than these." John 14:12
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Host Location:
The Dwelling Place (Map)
2550 Redstone Road, S.W.
Huntsville, Alabama 35803
(256) 883-6616
contact@springhealingrooms.org
Directors: Phyllis Prescott, Andrea Penn
Open: Tuesdays 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Affiliation:
The Spring Healing Rooms is a certified member of the International Association of Healing Rooms (IAHR) in Spokane, Washington.
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Jesus, the Reward of Life!
He's the Goal, the Destination, the Objective ...
He's the Purpose, the Reason, the Cause ...
He's the Incentive, the Motivation, the Inspiration ...
He's the Hope, the Assurance, the Security ...
He's the Prize, the Glory, the Reward!
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth." (Jn 1:14)
The WORD did not become a philosophy, a theory, or a concept to be discussed, debated or pondered ... but the WORD became a PERSON to be followed, enjoyed, and loved! (author unknown)
Merry Christmas!
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