Posts made in October, 2018

A special message from Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball

Posted By Jim Minutelli on Oct 31, 2018

A special message from Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball Click on the link to read the Bishop’s...

WV churches offer Healthy Bodies Healthy Spirits Conference, CEUs available

Posted By Jim Minutelli on Oct 30, 2018

Healthy Bodies Healthy Spirits 4th Annual Conference By Healthy Bodies Healthy Spirits FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 20188:30 AM — 3:30 PM Register here:  https://healthy-bodies-healthy-spirits.ticketleap.com/hbhs-4th-annual-conference/ ABOUT Your congregation can change the health of the community! First, reach your church. Then, reach your community. It’s that simple. Nicia Freeman, star of the Netflix Original documentary, Heroin(e), is...

Wesleyan District Certified Lay Minister candidates finish training

Posted By Jim Minutelli on Oct 22, 2018

Congratulations to all the Wesleyan District Certified Lay Minister candidates for finishing their four module, face-to-face, classroom course of instruction on Saturday! There are also several candidates who are completing their coursework online. “We started this journey in March 2018, and, equipped with God’s grace, we finished with a renewed spirit, an expanded view of, and love for, what we do on a daily basis, and...

Wesleyan District Pastor reports on blessed mission trip to Guatemala

Posted By Jim Minutelli on Oct 21, 2018

From Dean Cole, Pastor, Heaters, WV UM Charge: “I’m happy and thankful to report that from July 3-13, 2018 God (again) poured out His abundant blessings upon us as we served once more in the very remote and very hot village of Nueva Covadonga, Guatemala. It was a small group this year (only 8, all from WV), but what we lacked in numbers we made up for in cooperative spirits and enthusiasm. We worked on the same...

Wesleyan District holds Fall Lay Ministry Academy

Posted By Jim Minutelli on Oct 3, 2018

The Fall 2018 Wesleyan District Lay Ministry Academy was held on Saturday, September 29th at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Buckhannon, WV. The theme for this season’s Academy was Innovation and about 45 Lay Servants and Certified Lay Minister candidates were in attendance. Opening Worship started at 8:00am, where we were blessed with a message from Bridgeport UMC Lay Servant Cheryl Bramble. The service ended with an...