I N D I A N A S O U T HI N D I A N A S O U T H

WESLEYANJULY 2007

District Superintendent’sSchedule

July and August 2007

July

8 A.M. Gnaw Bone Camp

P.M. Orleans/Tabernacle Service

9 – 13 Teen Camp

15 A.M. Terre Haute Hulman St.

P.M. Drop In

22 A.M. W. Terre Haute 6th St.

P.M. Fort Branch

27–Aug. 5th Family Camp

August

5 Family Camp

12 Family Day

19 A.M. Madison

P.M. Hope

26 A.M. Greenfield

P.M. Blue River

Top Ten Reasons to Pay U.S.F.Mark Eckart

Dr. Mark S. F. Eckart

DIST. SUPERINTENDENT

�It brings honor to God. I believe strongly that if a church will be faithful to

pay the United Stewardship Fund, God will honor them. The analogy is ap-

propriate that says since we expect our local church members to give tithe and

offerings, likewise it is good for the local church to set the example by giving

tithe and offerings to the district and general church.

�The Discipline says a church is to pay the 11½% set by the district conference.

On page 219 it says, “The pastor and the local board of administration shall be

responsible for the faithful collection of the amount assigned by the district to

their church, and shall raise it on the undivided plan.”

�By sending in the U.S.F. you help in keeping a Wesleyan ministry presence

throughout North America that empowers our international ministry around

the world. This global impact would not be possible without the U.S.F.

�The U.S.F. is used in part to provide Kids, Teens, and Family camp at Or-

leans. People’s lives are changed spiritually in a positive way each year at our

camps.

�By paying the U.S.F. you help the district office to work in providing resources

for the pastors and helping churches find pastors when there is a vacancy.

�When a church pays their obligation, it shows evidence of a “Team Spirit.”

We are all in this together and we need each other to succeed for God’s glory.

For example, the General church is able to produce good “holiness” literature

that is used around the world because you pay U.S.F.

�The General church and the district work hard to save you money. Just about

5 years ago, U.S.F. was decreased by a percentage point to keep more money

in the local church. It decreased to 11½%. The idea though was for every

church to pay 100% for this to work.

�You are helping the district be able to train ministers that God is calling today

to work in HIS harvest field. By you sending U.S.F., we are able to offer

classes that assist students in getting licensed and/or ordained.

�By paying U.S.F. you are helping places like World Hope reach out to the

world by doing the great commission.

�You are helping us plant new churches like “Faith Pointe Wesleyan Church”

we started this Easter in Dale, IN.

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INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN(USPS 334-970)

July 2007Vol. 34 No. 7

Executive Editor Dr. Mark Eckart

Office Editor Cindy Caniff

Editorial Assistant Joshua Eckart

Periodical postage paid at Orleans, IN 47452,and additional mailing offices.

Publication Office: P.O. Box 174,Orleans, IN 47452

Published monthly by the Indiana SouthDistrict of The Wesleyan Church.

Postmaster send address changes to:INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN

PO BOX 174ORLEANS, IN 47452

ATTENTION ALL PASTORS:Please note that Pastor Gary Larimer was elected as the new District

Sunday School Director. Please begin sending all of your monthly Atten-

dance Reports to him at 1127 N. Court Street, Sullivan, IN 47882 or via

e-mail at glarimer@joink.com. His phone number is 812-564-0724 or

812-268-5324. Thanks to Rev. Mel Linville for doing such a great job as the

Sunday School Director over the past few years!

NEW G.L.A.D. TREASURERRev. Charles Stroud has taken over the position of G.L.A.D. Treasurer.

Any further correspondence will need to be sent to him at 7695 S. 425 W.,

Spiceland, IN 47385 or via e-mail at cstroud2@verizon.net. His phone

number is 765-987-7454. Thanks so much to Rev. Gordon Tilley for doing a

fantastic job with this over these past few years!

PRAYER PARTNERSWe are asking for 100 prayer partners who will pray and fast for 10 days

(Tuesday, July 17 – Thursday, July 26), praying for an outpouring of God’s

Spirit on our camp. Remember what Jesus said, “The effectual fervent prayer of

a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16

Indiana South District Church Softball TourneyAugust 25th at Bloomington, Indiana is a great day of softball. Each

church is welcome to form a team from their congregation. The cost and details

will be mailed to each pastor. For questions, contact Rev. Steve Jones at

812-849-3033.

Congratulations!Congratulations to Pastor Craig

and Michelle Bell, Westport Wesleyan,on the birth of their daughter. KarilynGrace was welcomed on June 11, 2007.She weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. and was 18inches long.

CondolencesOur sympathy goes out to the family

of Dr. Athel McCombs who passedaway in Brooksville, FL. His wifeFlorabelle survives. He was a formerpastor of the Evansville North Park Wes-leyan Church.

Best Year’s Fellowship RetreatSeptember 5 – 8, 2007

Wesleyan Campground, Orleans, INCost $40 per person

Speaker: Dr. Ray Barnwell � Music: Max & Vernita Hamilton

Games & Crafts � Bring items for our annual auction!Reasons to Attend the BYF Retreat:�The beautiful grounds and facilities at the Orleans Campground.�Special music, devotions and great speaker.�A place to make wonderful friendships.�Delicious, well-prepared meals.�A relaxed, cheerful atmosphere.

Name

Address

City State Zip

Phone Number Attending

Amount Enclosed $

Will Pay at Retreat

Church

Mail to: Rev. Philo Jones, 6739 E. Speed Road, Milltown,IN 47145

Quotable Quote“Coming to Southern Indiana is one of the

highlights of the District Conference “summertour” for me! You have some of the most spiri-tually vibrant people, the atmosphere is invit-ing, and you definitely have the best food!”

Dr. Henry Smith, IWU President

UPCOMINGMINISTERIAL CLASSES

OT Elective – Pentateuch –OT1 / Professor: Dr. Mark Eckart

Two SaturdaysOctober 27th & November 10th, 2007

Paoli, IN

Worship –C36 / Professor: Dr. Mark Eckart

Two SaturdaysFeb. 2nd and 22nd, 2008

Paoli, IN

INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN July 2007 / Page 3

Congratulations to the Churches that Paid 100% U.S.F.Listed below are all the churches and the amount of U.S.F. that they paid last fiscal year. Congratulations to the 63

churches that paid 100% U.S.F. This was an increase over last year. I recently saw some records that showed a few years

ago there were only 45 churches on our district that paid full budget. So, we have came a long ways, but my prayer is that

next year we will have several more paying 100% as well so we can stay current with our obligations.

Churches That Have Paid 100% IntoThe United Stewardship FundFor 2006 – 2007 Fiscal Year

Austin

Bloomfield Southside

Bloomfield Mt. Calvary

Bloomfield Mt. Zion

Bloomington Central

Bloomington Shepherd

Blue River

Clear Fork

Columbus Bethel

Columbus Central

Columbus Flintwood

Connersville

Corydon

English

Evansville Forest Hills

Evansville North Park

Evansville Trinity

Fort Branch

French Lick

Gnaw Bone

Greensburg

Holton

Hope

Lewis Creek

Lewisville Trinity

Marengo

Martinsville Bethel

Mecca

Medora

Milan

Mitchell

New Albany Springs Ave

North Vernon

Orleans

Otwell

Petersburg

Poplar Grove

Princeton

Rising Sun

Rushville

Salem

Sandford

Scottsburg

Seymour

Shelburn

Shelbyville West Side

Sullivan

Sylvania

Terre Haute Faith

Terre Haute Hulman

Terre Haute Northside

Trafalgar

Versailles

Walker Chapel

Washington Main Street

Wash. Vincennes Avenue

Wesley Chapel

Westport

West Terre Haute 6th St.

West Terre Haute 8th St.

Wheatland

Whitehall

Wilmington Hills

Churches That Paid Less Than 100%Into The United Stewardship Fund

For 2006 – 2007 Fiscal Year

Church Budget Paid Percentage

Bedford 2,400.00 34%

Bicknell 0%

Birdseye 333.85 50%

Boonville 1,155.80 28%

Brazil 1,760.00 77%

Carthage 0%

Clarksburg 0%

Columbus Ohio St. 5,660.00 89%

Concord 1,951.32 70%

East Enterprise 1,200.00 32%

Edinburgh 824.12 33%

Franklin 3,750.00 77%

Greenfield 2,000.00 38%

Greenwood 5,040.00 41%

Lawrenceburg 3,040.00 61%

Loogootee Mt. Zion 0%

Madison Calvary 0%

Martinsville 2,208.00 75%

Mooresville 0%

Morgantown 180.00 21%

Paoli 6,500.00 35%

Prairie Creek 0%

Rodney 1,300.00 34%

Scott City 0%

Seelyville 0%

Shelbyville Grace 7,461.38 70%

Simpson Chapel 325.00 52%

Somerville 3,300.00 62%

Spearsville 405.00 50%

Spencer 704.00 83%

Valeene 6,000.00 73%

Indiana South District of the Wesleyan Church

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Daily Schedule

Friday, July 27

6:00 P.M. Camp Board Fish Fry

7:15 P.M. Camp Board Meeting

8:00 P.M. Camp Board Prayer Meeting

Saturday, July 28

7:00 P.M. World Missions Rally

Guest Speaker: Rev. John Croft

Sunday, July 29

9:30 A.M. Sunday School

10:30 A.M. District Superintendent Speaks

2:00 P.M. Ordination Service with

Dr. Thomas E. Armiger

6:00 P.M. District Youth Rally

Guest Speaker: Dr. Jim Dunn

Sunday Meals — July 29

7:30 A.M. — 12:00 Noon — 4:00 P.M.

Monday – Saturday, July 30 – Aug. 4

7:00 A.M. Prayer Service

8:00 A.M. Morning Talks on Ministry

9:00 A.M. Breakfast

10:30 A.M. Morning Service

10:30 A.M. Youth Hour (Snyder Hall)

10:30 A.M. Children’s Hour

(Orleans Church)

1:30 P.M. Recreation for Youth (Mon. – Fri.)

4:00 P.M. Dinner

7:00 P.M. Evangelistic Service

11:00 P.M. Lights Out!

Sunday, August 5

9:30 A.M. Sunday School

10:30 A.M. Worship Service

4:00 P.M. Special Closing Service

Sunday Meals — August 6

7:30 A.M. - 12:00 Noon; Refreshments will

be served after the Closing Service.

Camp located 0.5 mile south of

Orleans, IN on Highway 37

(812) 865-2230

56th Annual Indiana South District

Wesleyan Church Family Camp

Camp Workers

Rev. Jerry Brecheisen Camp Evangelist

Rev. Ray LaSalle Camp Evangelist

Tony McCrary Family Singers

Linville Family Children’s Workers

Rev. & Mrs. John Croft Missionary Speakers

Camp Information

Rooms Available for Camp

� Air Conditioned Rooms Available for

$15.00 per night

� Non-Air Conditioned Rooms Available

$7.50 per night

Trailer Parking Available

� Full Service Hook-ups $15.00 per night

� Report to CAMP OFFICE before parking trailer

Snack Bar

� Economically Priced Food

� Open Daily except Sundays

� Open Daily at 9:00 a.m.

Supervised Nursery in Tabernacle

� Recreational Area for Children & Youth

� Supervised recreation for youth in afternoon

Monday – Friday

Religious Bookstore

� Books and religious material accepted on

consignment

Meals on Free-will Offering Basis

� Self-serve in Dining Hall

� Conference Ministers and Wives 65 years and

older—free meal tickets

CONTACT PERSON FOR ROOMSMr. & Mrs. Rodney Bailey

Phone: 812-825-5765R.R. 4, Box 454

Bloomfield, IN 47424

� � �

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Pictured above is the newly elected District Board

of Administration.

Pictured above are the ministers that attended Conference on June 12th here at the campgrounds.

Pictured above is Dr. Mark, Joshua, and Debbie.

Congratulations to Joshua for graduating from the

Orleans High School with academic honors.

Pictured above are the 115 children that attended Kid’s Camp recently. We

had a big increase in attendance this year. Thanks to Pastor Dan Willis and all

the other workers for working hard to have a successful camp.

Pictured above is the work crew from Evansville Forest Hills Church.

Thanks to Pastor Mike Stoelting and his men for spending a weekend

helping to get the grounds ready for Conference.

CHURCH GROWTH REPORTChurch Pastor May SS '07 May SS '06 Variation % Gain AM PM Wk Day

Top Ten Churches For Numerical Growth:

Gain Church Pastor

8 – Washington Vincennes (Rev. Jewell Gilley)

6 – Seymour (Rev. Ira Holt)

6 – Evansville N. Park (Rev. Stephen Boardman)

5 – Mooresville New Life (Rev. Michael Linville)

5 – Edinburgh (Rev. Larry Biddle)

Gain Church Pastor

18 – Westport (Rev. Craig Bell)

15 – Shelbyville Westside (Rev. Chris Ellis)

12 – Sullivan (Rev. Gary Larimer)

10 – Fort Branch (Rev. Marvin Hughes)

8 – Petersburg (Rev. Lloyd Lamar)

Church Pastor May SS '07 May SS '06 Variation % Gain AM PM Wk Day

Austin K. Wingham 16 21 5 0% 22 11 9

Bedford G. Tilley 25 25 0 0% 36 24 19

Bicknell First M. Reed NR

Birdseye D. Murphy 22 17 5 29% 20 0 0

Bloomfield Mt. Calvary F. Collings NR

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 27 26 1 4% 26 16 8

Bloomfield Southside C. Thomas 19 14 5 36% 17 20 0

Bloomington Central M. Linville 47 45 2 4% 52 23 16

Bloomington Shepherd A. Hendershot 12 19 7 0% 15 10 7

Blue River A. Marshall 22 21 1 4% 35 13 0

Boonville E. Ames 24 24 0 0% 41 29 21

Brazil Jackson TBS 23 27 4 0% 27 10 12

Carthage New Life H. Weaver 0 0 0 0% 19 0 0

Clear Fork C. Uebel NR

Columbus Bethel B. Carpenter NR

Columbus Central B. Miller NR

Columbus Flintwood W. Jones 60 56 4 7% 78 27 38

Columbus Ohio Street J. Vandervort NR

Concord T. Whitham 30 29 1 3% 34 23 16

Connersville Grandview G. Stroud 7 7 0 0% 7 0 0

Corydon New Hope J. Moore 5 19 14 0% 42 0 17

E. Enterprise TBS NR

Edinburgh L. Biddle 37 32 5 16% 37 18 17

English P. Jones 45 52 7 0% 55 39 40

Evansville Forest Hills M. Stoelting 132 138 6 0% 259 81 110

Evansville North Park S. Boardman 68 62 6 10% 100 19 60

Evansville Trinity D. Allison 40 42 2 0% 57 14 0

Fort Branch M. Hughes 30 20 10 50% 40 25 48

Franklin D. Neal NR

French Lick Sprngs Val. J. Moffatt 62 69 7 0% 169 69 55

Gnaw Bone G. Armstrong 24 20 4 20% 31 14 12

Greenfield J. Anderson 16 21 5 0% 22 21 12

Greensburg D. Preston 33 28 5 18% 55 19 22

Greenwood J. Hughes 0 0 0 0% 83 0 0

Holton W. Vandervort 21 21 0 0% 24 7 5

Hope First E. Boston 20 22 2 0% 26 7 40

Lawrenceburg M. Kessen NR

Lewisville Trinity C. Stroud NR

Lewis Creek D. Gates 11 9 2 22% 26 0 13

Loogootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons 17 17 0 0% 47 12 0

Madison Calvary M. Mahoney 38 54 16 0% 57 26 31

Marengo Valley S. Lock 44 51 7 0% 103 35 47

Martinsville K. Kearby NR

Martinsville Bethel J. Irvin 8 8 0 0% 10 0 8

Mecca New Life C. Todd 25 25 0 0% 50 15 115

Medora C. Morgan NR

Milan L. Brown 27 28 1 0% 34 14 6

Mitchell S. Jones 89 104 15 0% 204 74 104

Mooresville New Life M. Linville 27 22 5 23% 39 21 21

Morgantown J. Irvin 0 0 0 0% 0 18 0

New Albany Spring Ave. N. Watters NR

North Vernon J. Terry 48 59 11 0% 81 24 0

Orleans H. Carr 44 45 1 0% 60 29 27

Otwell R. Stilwell NR

Paoli TBS 27 84 57 0% 142 62 71

Petersburg L. Lamar 15 7 8 114% 15 0 0

Poplar Grove J. Downs 16 14 2 14% 28 22 14

Prairie Creek T. Fennell NR

Princeton D. Reed 25 34 9 0% 32 18 24

Rising Sun J. Kelley NR

Rodney M. Miller 8 10 2 0% 17 16 6

Rushville H. Baker 7 10 3 0% 7 0 4

Salem S. Caniff 9 8 1 13% 21 16 10

Sandford C. Hedden 13 8 5 63% 10 6 6

Scottsburg P. Mills 9 8 1 13% 9 8 7

Seelyville F. Burk, Jr. NR

Seymour I. Holt 27 21 6 29% 31 26 22

Shelburn B. Noel 9 11 2 0% 9 0 4

Shelbyville Grace J. Travis 40 49 9 0% 65 29 13

Shelbyville Westside C. Ellis 37 23 15 65% 39 23 11

Simpson Chapel R. Brown 7 7 0 0% 8 0 0

Somerville D. Brandon 32 NR 0 0% 40 27 26

Spearsville B. Bray 0 0 0 0% 19 0 6

Spencer J. Knight NR

Sullivan G. Larimer 50 38 12 32% 58 48 47

Sylvania B. England 43 59 16 0% 85 40 35

Terre Haute Faith D. Gormong 126 142 16 0% 264 115 132

Terre Haute Hulman D. Willis NR

Terre Haute North V. Reed 15 12 3 25% 15 11 10

Trafalgar C. Hilton 6 5 1 20% 6 3 4

Valeene D. Manship 16 13 3 23% 99 36 60

Versailles D. Jewell 34 31 3 10% 35 13 7

Walker Chapel R. Hendershot NR

Washington Main St. P. Kessen NR

Washington Vincennes J. Gilley 34 26 8 31% 38 30 19

Wesley Chapel W. Wickard 34 NR 0 0% 49 23 20

Westport C. Bell 78 60 18 30% 92 62 27

West Terre Haute 6th R. Weeks 23 23 0 0% 26 0 5

West Terre Haute 8th P. Shelton 71 70 1 1% 80 55 39

Wheatland K. Mitchell NR

Whitehall D. Campbell 23 23 0 0% 18 11 12

Wilmington Hills D. Meriwether 21 19 2 11% 23 18 12

TOTALS 2100 2114 14 0% 3520 1525 1609

*NR–No Report

Top Ten Churches For Percentage Growth:Percentage Gain Church Pastor

114% – Petersburg (Rev. Lloyd Lamar)

65% – Shelbyville Westside (Rev. Chris Ellis)

63% – Sandford (Rev. Carl Hedden)

50% – Fort Branch (Rev. Marvin Hughes)

36% – Bloomfield Southside (Rev. Carl Thomas)

32% – Sullivan (Rev. Gary Larimer)

31% – Washington Vincennes (Rev. Jewell Gilley)

30% – Westport (Rev. Craig Bell)

29% – Birdseye (Rev. Delbert Murphy)

29% – Seymour (Rev. Ira Holt)

Camp MeetingJuly 27 - August 5