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PRESBYTERY OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINAINFORMATION PACKET
March 2008Please distribute this information to the appropriate members of your congregation. Todiscontinue receiving this mailing, please notify the Presbytery Office by e-mail([email protected]), fax (828/437-8655), phone (828/438-4217) or mail (114Silver Creek Road, Morganton, NC 28655).
PRAYER CALENDAR & CONCERNS É March 2008 ~ April 2008É Prayer Concerns
GENERAL PRESBYTERÉ What’s Happening in the Presbytery
STATED CLERKÉ Session Records ReviewÉ Commissioners to 218 General Assemblyth
YOUTHÉ Senior High Retreat Brochure ~ March 28-30, 2008É Informational UpdateÉ Farkle Rules ~ Activity Sheet for Youth
SMALL MEMBERSHIP CHURCHESÉ Information For and About Small Membership Churches needed for
“In Touch Newsletter” ~ Deadline: March 5, 2008
MISSION MATERIALÉ Mission Memos ~ March 2008É 2007 Nickel A Meal Annual Report
CAMP GRIERÉ Helping Hands Workdays at Camp Grier ~ April 5 & 12, 2008É Project List for Helping Hands Workdays at Camp GrierÉ Camp Grier Driving Directions and MapÉ Comprehensive Wish List for Camp Grier
CAMPUS MISSIONÉ Campus Mission Committee Report
MISCELLANEOUSÉ Presbyterian Home for Children ~ Opportunities for MissionÉ Montreat Conference Center ~ Conference for Church Professionals ~ “It’s Neat to be at Montreat”
June 1 - 6, 2008 or July 13 - 19, 2008 ~ for more information, contact Helen, 800-572-2257 ext.314, or e-mail [email protected]
É 55 Annual Recreation Workshop ~ “With Arms Wide Open” ~ Montreat Conference Centerth
May 5 -10, 2008 ~ more information: www.recreationworkshop.org
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONPresbytery Staff E-mail Addresses:Bobbi White [email protected] Stevens [email protected] Aydelotte [email protected] Buchanan [email protected] Pressley [email protected] Puckett [email protected] Williams [email protected] Gunn [email protected] Kennerly [email protected] Jividen [email protected] Garrison [email protected] Davenport [email protected]
Presbytery Meetings - 2008April 29, 2008 - Montreat Conference Center
July 29, 2008 - Third Street October 24-25, 2008 - Lake Junaluska
Presbytery Meetings - 2009January 31, 2009 - TBA
April 28, 2009 - Montreat Conference CenterJuly 28, 2009 - Banner Elk Presbyterian Church
October 23-24, 2009 - Lake Junaluska
TO: Churches of the Presbytery of WNCFROM: Bobbi White, General PresbyterDATE: February 15, 2008SUBJECT: Prayer Calendar for March and April
Many of our churches include the following paragraphs in their bulletins and newsletters each week. Thisencourages their members to pray for these congregations on the designated Sundays.
v Consider sending the churches a card telling them they were held up in prayer. v
March 2 - Reems Creek-Beech (4 Sugar Cove Road, Weaverville, NC 28787)nd
[email protected] you for the opportunity to lay our celebrations and needs before our brothers and sisters in Christ.We celebrate that our new pastor, Hank Scoggins, and this congregation have come together to do the workof our heavenly Father. Our prayers are for a DCE, for our building program and for our reorganizationefforts.
March 9 - Riceville (2342 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC 28805)th
[email protected] we go through a period of transition, please pray that God will give us wisdom and a spirit of unity.Please pray that our congregation, leaders and Pastor Nominating Committee will hear God's voice clearly.We give thanks for the prayers of our brothers and sisters in Christ.
March 16th - Ridgeview (211 Whitson Br. Road, Bakersville, NC 28705)
Thank you for offering intercessory prayer for our congregation. Our care, concern and love for oneanother is what holds us together in the spread of the gospel for our Lord Jesus. One of the concerns in ourchurch is a toddler boy who is to have a very serious surgery at Duke Hospital. Please pray for his entirefamily. There is a deputy who was shot and is paralyzed. He needs help to learn to deal with this. Pleasethank God for the rain he has sent and for watching over us all in our daily lives. Pray that our church willgrow and we each will be better witnesses for Jesus through visitation and love for our community.
March 23rd - Robinson Memorial (3106 Union Road, Gastonia, NC 28056) [email protected] thanks for the good spirit in the church and the way members have grown in faith. Pray for the faithand vitality of the congregation. Pray for the work of the Session and for Pastor John Stanley’s leadershipand health.
March 30th - Rutherfordton (P.O. Box 1133, Rutherfordton, NC 28139) [email protected] give thanks for the amazing way God is working in our Rutherford Larger Parish! We have seenrenewed growth and excitement at Brittain, Union Mills, and Rutherfordton through the efforts of ourpastoral staff (CLP’s Sharon Decker, Richard Hood and Betty Shaw; and 2 ordained ministers, DonScofield and Bart Shaw) and members. Also, we rejoice in our new Director of Christian Education andYouth Ministries, Franklin Jones, and our new Administrative Assistant, Renita Atchley. God has trulyblessed our church family with many talented members! Please join us in praying for missionaries who areserving around the world — especially those in Kenya during this time of trial.
April 6 - Ryburn Memorial (P.O. Box 2058, Shelby, NC 28150)th
Give thanks with us for our fifth Sunday celebration with other local Presbyterians in the community. Pleasepray that we will reach out into the community. Remember our search for a new pastor and pray for theSession and moderator, Luke Harkey.
April 13 - Saluda (P.O. Box 638, Saluda, NC 28773)th
We give thanks for the service of the elders rotating off the Session and pray for the new class. We givethanks for the increased giving by our congregation and friends. Pray that our vision of service may expandduring this year. Pray for the pastor, Gene Witherspoon, and his wife, Barbara.
April 20 - Shelby (P.O. Box 1444, Shelby, NC 28151)th
[email protected] join us in expressing thanksgiving to God as Shelby Presbyterian Church celebrates our 150thanniversary year. Please pray for our mission teams traveling to Guatemala April 13-20, to the NewOrleans area for Katrina relief May 4-10, and to Philadelphia (Youth) in June. Remember our pastors,Luke Harkey and Allen Huff.
April 27 - Sherrill’s Ford (P.O. Box 246, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673)th
Rejoice with us that we are finding new ways to be involved with our community. Pray for our worship tobe vital and for the Word to have success. Ask God's wisdom for our Session in making changes so webecome more the church Christ calls us to be at this time. Ask the Lord to bless us with renewal and growth.Remember our pastor, Ted Grant.
MISSION PRAYER CALENDAR: Even as we pray each week for specific churches in our Presbytery, wecan also remember our missionaries and mission activities as a reminder that our family extends into allthe world.
Prayer Concerns......
February 20, 2008
• Rev. Ike Kennerly, Interim Associate Presbyter and Stated Supply at Etowah, recovering fromsurgery and pneumonia
• Rev. Michael Poulos, Associate Pastor at Asheville, First, wife, Julie Lehman, in hospital withpneumonia; daughter scheduled to have tubes put in her ears for the third time
• Rev. Mark Waston, Pastor at Newton, First, wife, Leah, is expecting a baby in May and hasbeen diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Scheduled for surgery and radiation following delivery ofbaby.
• Mrs. Chick Dimmock, serious health concerns• Lilly Minier, 5 year old granddaughter of Parker & Patty Williamson, recovering at home from
a serious fall and surgery• Bert Wiley, CLP serving the Hayesville Presbyterian Church, recovering from surgery on
February 7• William Wright, 4 month old infant son of candidate Nathan Wright, serious health concerns,
scheduled for surgery, Wednesday, February 27• Gibson Crumley, 2 year old daughter of former candidate Rachael Crumley, serious health
concerns• Marion Walker, daughter of James and Margaret Aydelotte, health concerns• Ruth Zeto, daughter of Katherine & Tom Parker, cancer treatments
All prayer requests will be listed for 4 weeks. If you would like to add to the list, change a listing, orkeep a request for a longer period of time, please call 828/438-4217, ext 13 or send an e-mail [email protected].
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THEPRESBYTERY OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINAMarch 2008
PRESBYTERY GOING TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSDo we have your current e-mail address? In an effort to go green, the Presbyterycommunications are going electronic. You will need to have adobe reader loaded on yourcomputer to view these documents. A downloadable version of Adobe reader is availableon the Presbytery website. If there is someone at your church that needs to be added to our
communications list, please contact the Presbytery Office ([email protected]). The MonthlyUpdates will be posted on the Presbytery website (www.presbyterywnc.org).
SELF-DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE SUNDAY ~ March 2, 2008Celebrate the ministry of Self-Development of People (SDOP). Once a year, Presbyteriansgather on a particular Sunday morning to celebrate the ministry of Self-Development ofPeople. The Self-Development of People (SDOP) ministry affirms God's concern forhumankind and participates in the empowerment of economically poor, oppressed anddisadvantaged people. Various resources for SDOP Sunday are available on the PC(USA)
website (http://www.pcusa.org/sdop/). Use the resources and suggestions as you interpret the ministry ofSelf-Development of People in your congregation.
REVIEW OF SESSION RECORDSThe Clerks of Sessions within our Presbytery review each other’s Session minutesannually. Three regional meetings for this purpose are scheduled in early 2008:Morganton First Presbyterian Church on Saturday, March 8 , Canton Presbyterian Churchth
on Saturday, May 17 and Shelby Presbyterian Church on Saturday, June 7 . th th
All meetings begin at 9:00 a.m. with refreshments, include lunch, and should finish by 2:00 p.m. All Clerksshould attend, and any Assistant Clerks are welcome. Call the Presbytery office with the number of attendeesand the location you plan to attend. Directions can be obtained by going to www.mapquest.com and keyingin your beginning and ending location. Watch your mail for further details!
MIDDLE SCHOOL RALLY ~ Sunday, March 2, 2008 - “One of Many - One of aK ind” ~Upper Anderson, Montreat , NC ~ IT IS FREE!!! Beginning at 3:00 p.m. andending by 6:00 p.m., the keynote speaker will be Lisa Diedrick from Summerville, SC. Comeand reconnect with other Presbyterian Youth from Western North Carolina.
SENIOR HIGH RETREAT ~ Friday, March 28- Sunday, March 30, 2008 ~“Faith Beyond Borders” ~ Hols ton Presbytery Camp & Retreat Center A weekend for youth from both Western North Carolina AND Holston Presbyteries. CoreyNelson will be the keynote leader for the weekend. The event will be begin on Friday, March28 with registration from 7:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. and conclude with worship on Sunday, March30. A registration fee of $59 per person is due no later than March 24. Registration will be
limited to the first 120 to register. Brochure included within this update and on the Presbytery website.
Palm Sunday ~ March 16, 2008Palm Sunday falls on March 16, 2008. The last date congregations can order eco-palms intime for Palm Sunday 2008 is February 20, 2008. Purchasing eco-palms for yourcongregation helps ensure a market for the palms, which in turn means that communities candepend on fair and stable wages and that the forests can be protected. What You Can Do: Instead of receiving palms from a wholesaler in Minnesota this year,churches should be able to order directly from their local florist. One of three participatingCharlotte-based wholesale florists has also agreed to mail eco-palms to churches that areoutside of its distribution area. Florists that order from one of these Charlotte-based wholesale
florists-Derita Floral Supply, Floral Trends and L & M Wholesale Florist-will be able to get eco-palms importedby Continental Floral Greens. One or more of these wholesalers may supply florists in the Presbytery'sgeographical area. Please check with your local florist.
Easter Sunday and One Great Hour of Sharing Offering ~ March 23, 2008For more than fifty years, Presbyterians have joined with Christians throughout the nationin supporting One Great Hour of Sharing, responding to Christ's love for all people byjoyfully sharing that love with people in need. The refugee and the stranger have foundfood and safe shelter; those stunned by the aftermath of disasters have found relief andhelp rebuilding; and communities seeking to take control of their future have foundpartners in development. Presbyterians' gifts support the work of The PresbyterianCommittee for the Self-Development of People, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, and thePresbyterian Hunger Program. The hundreds of millions of dollars Presbyterians havegiven over the last half century have enabled a powerful witness to the love of the One
who came that all might have life more abundantly. Locally, OGHS has supported two programs that help ourHispanic neighbors, Avery Amigos and Latino Advocacy Center in Hendersonville. Churches will be receivingtheir OGHS materials at the end of the month…only a week before Lent begins, so be on the look-out! Thegreen OGHS fish will identify your packet or box. Be sure to check to see that you've got enough bulletininserts, offering envelopes and fish banks.
HELPING HANDS WORK DAYS AT CAMP GRIER ~April 5 & 12, 2008Volunteers are invited to come on one or both dates to prepare the camp for the summerseason, and enjoy the fellowship of others. There will be a wide variety of jobs, from cleaningand sprucing up the buildings, to clearing trails, to doing repairs. If you can't come (or even ifyou can), consider contributing for the needed supplies. Send checks to Camp Grier, PO Box490, Old Fort, NC 28762, designate "Helping Hands." For those planning to help, you areasked to register through the Presbytery office. A registration form is enclosed, or you can
download a form from the Presbytery’s website (www.presbyterywnc.org).
LET’S CELEBRATE! ~ “Side-by-Side” - Augus t 9, 2008An all-day event filled with worship, workshops and fellowship for youth and adults. J. HerbertNelson will lead worship and two workshops. Mark your calendar and watch for your brochurethe first of June, which will include a full list of workshops and registration information.
JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM ~ September 29-30, 2008 - Montreat Conference CenterThis annual event, sponsored by the Presbytery’s Care of Church Professionals Committee, invitesall Ministers, Commissioned Lay Pastors, Directors of Christian Education, and Musicians to a timeof fellowship and study on September 29-30, 2008, at Convocation Hall. More info to follow.
ATTENTION ALL CLERKS OF SESSION
All Clerks of Session and/or Assistant Clerks should attend the meeting in their area
at the date shown below. Please put these dates on your calendar now. Your
Session’s minutes for all of 2007 will be due at this time.
Review Meeting I
Date and Time: Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Morganton, NC
Who Should Attend: All the congregations in Cluster E (except in Lincoln county),
Cluster F and congregations in McDowell County
Review Meeting II
Date and Time: Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Canton Presbyterian Church, Canton, NC
Who Should Attend: All the congregations in Cluster A and in Buncombe,
Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties
Review Meeting III
Date and Time: Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 9:00 a.m.
Location: Shelby Presbyterian Church, Shelby, NC
Who Should Attend: All the congregations in Cluster D and in Cleveland, Lincoln,
Polk and Rutherford Counties
All meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. Snacks and a lite lunch will be provided
for up to 2 participates from your church. Confirmation of your attendance is
required for a lunch to be reserved.
Clerks will review each other’s Session minutes.
218 GENERAL ASSEMBLY (2008)th
June 21-28, 2008San Jose McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, California
MINISTERS
Rev. David Hosick (C)
430 Harmon Field Road
Tryon, NC 28782
Rev. Margaret “Maggie” Lauterer (F)
P. O. Box 635
Burnsville, NC 28714
Rev. Laura Long (B)
1015 Montreat Road
Black Mountain , NC 28722
ELDERS
Ms. Lois Camp(D)
3809 Gardner Park Drive
Gastonia, NC 28054
Ms. Kathy Parse (E)
316 Mountain View Avenue, SE
Valdese, NC 28690
Mr. J. D. Waldrop (E)
7938 Lakeview Drive
Denver, NC 28037
YOUTH ADVISORY DELEGATE
Ms. Elizabeth Hill (E)
919 38 Ave NEth
Hickory, NC 28601
Faith Beyond Borders
Faith Beyond BordersAs Christians we are members of aglobal community of faith -- thatmeans that we are a diverse people.Therefore, our vision must go beyondfamily and high school, it must be afaith beyond borders. Those bordersare more than geographical; as adiverse people, they are alsospiritual. This weekend we willconsider faith beyond our ownborders.
At $59 - It’s worth it!Don’t let money keep you away, check with your
youth advisor for help or call YYAM
Holston Presbytery’s YouthCouncil Presents...
atHolston Presbytery Camp
& Retreat CenterBanner Elk, NC
For 9-12 Graders
March 28-30,2008
March 28-30, 2008
Key LeadersCorey Nelson (key & music
leader), Corey served as a MissionVolunteer for the PC (USA) in Belfast,Northern Ireland and in Ghana, WestAfrica. Afterwards he worked as amission educator and worship leaderfor the PC(USA)'s WorldwideMinistries Division, and created theThuma Mina Mission TheatreCompany. He has led workshops,produced several national events andserved as a leader for numerous localand national conferences. A graduateof McCormick Theological Seminary,Corey now serves as the AssociatePastor for Mission, FPC, Lake Forest,IL, and is a favorite leader at theMontreat Youth Conference.
Youth of Presbytery of WesternNorth Carolina will be leading therecreation for this event.
STUFF TO KNOW List roommate preference on form in
the space provided. No more than 4people from the same church in acabin
T-shirts will be sold for $8 1 adult must attend for every 10 youth Camp phone number, 828-898-6611
WHAT TO BRING: Bible Musical instruments Warm clothes Pillow & sleeping gear Rain gear (just in case)
WHAT WE’LL DO Games! Wells Fargo Eating and snacking Worship! + Fellowship with God and
others Singing, playing and dancing Chill out
STARTS AND ENDS The retreat begins with registration
between 7:00 & 7:30 Friday evening Ends with worship on Sunday by
noon (no lunch served)
REGISTRATION
Limited to first 120 to register Checks payable to: Y.Y.A.M. Registration deadline is
March 24 A 10% discount will be given to
those youth who bring a non-church member friend to thisevent.
To register, send $59 ($10non-refundable) with theattached registration form to....
Jim KirkpatrickP O Box 23024 ETSU
Johnson City TN 37614PH: 423/926-2522FAX: 815.572.8805
E-mail: [email protected]
Calling All Senior High Youth
It is time to check out the applications for joining the Youth Council for the upcoming year. You will find the
application and a cover letter on the Presbytery website by the middle of
March. Just go to the youth page and download the information. www.presbyterywnc.org
SIGN UP NOW!!
March 28-30th – SENIOR HIGH RETREAT Camp Holston – Banner Elk, NC
Join in the weekend with youth from both Western North Carolina AND Holston Presbytery. Featuring
Corey Nelson as the keynote speaker and the youth from WNC Youth Council as the recreation
leaders. Check out the flyer in this mailing.
FARKLE RULESYou will need: 6 dice, paper and pencil
How to play: Each player must score 500 points in one turn to ‘get on the board’. If aplayer ‘farkles’ before reaching 500 their turn is over and they pass the dice to the next player.Once a player has gotten on the board they can quit at any time during their turn, regardless ofhow many points they score during that turn.
Play to 5,000. Once someone scores 5,000 (or more) the remaining players have one last turn.There are ways you can vary the game at this point. If someone beats the original player whoreached 5,000, they can be declared the winner, or if you want to continue playing, let eachplayer have one more turn, each time anyone beats the high scorer.
How to score: Players begin by rolling all 6 dice. In order not to ‘farkle’ each roll in aturn must come up with something that ‘counts’. Scoring dice are set aside and contribute theirscore for that turn. If a player decides to continue rolling during their turn they use the remain-ing dice. If at any time ‘all’ the dice produce points the player has the option to begin againwith all six dice. This still counts as one turn and should they ‘farkle’ (roll and come up withnothing that scores) they will lose any points accumulated turning that turn. Once points arerecorded they cannot be lost.
What counts:All six dice the same..............................1,0003 pair.......................................................1,000A straight (1 through 6)..........................1,000
3 ones......................................................1,000One.........................................................100Five..........................................................50
3 of any number equals that number times 100 (except ones they equal 1000) i.e.3 twos........................................................2003 threes......................................................3003 fours........................................................4003 fives........................................................5003 sixes........................................................600
Have fun, play fair and take a risk now and then!
InTouch
For and About Small Membership Churches
` InTouch is an occasional newsletter designed to celebrate the wonderful ministries of small churches in The Presbytery of Western North Carolina. This is an excellent way to share how God is at work in YOUR congregation. InTouch is a place to share information, network with people from other small membership churches, celebrate the blessings of YOUR ministry, to help other small membership churches celebrate their mission.
• Tell the presbytery powerful ways in which God works through small congregations of faithful people.
• Share how YOUR church lives as a disciple of Christ with too few people and too few resources.
• Celebrate what makes YOUR small membership church a vital and living part of the Body of Christ.
• Encourage other small membership churches that might be struggling.
• Witness to the impact of YOUR church in the community through missions and ministry.
Send us an article about YOUR church. You can send it by email, or snail mail, or even call Ed Loper and talk about YOUR church and speak an article into being. Help the Division of Small Membership Churches to shout the good news that small membership churches are alive, vital, and doing God’s work.
Ed Loper, Editor 828.649.3622
PO Box 727 Marshall, NC 28753
Next Deadline: March 5, 2008
Mission Memos – March 2008 One Great Hour of Sharing: “It’s you Presbyterians…again,” signed the Baptist in Gautier, MS. “You’re all over the place, and you keeping coming,” he went on enviously. It’s true. After most disasters there is a great rush of enthusiastic help for the victims, but it gradually peters out. But we Presbyterians… well, we hang in there. Even as these memos are being written, a team from PWNC prepares to go to D’Iberville from Feb 23 to March 1 to continue rebuilding homes. This is possible because One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) contributions were used to both begin our disaster relief efforts and organize for long-term recovery. Long-term recovery. Get it? Infrastructures and finances are in place so we can continue to send teams to the Gulf Coast for another couple of years. One Great Hour of Sharing responds to immediate needs but it also provides support for the long haul, for changes that really make a difference. Use the OGHS bulletin inserts sent to your church and the minutes for mission in the planning booklet to inform and inspire folks in your congregation to give generously. www.pcusa.org/oghs. By the way, there are some weeks set up for youth (16+) participation in recovery efforts at the Presbyterian Volunteer Villages along the Gulf Coast. Father & Son Teams: June 8-21. Youth Teams: June 22-July 27. Team leaders, contact the PDA Call Center at 866-732-6121. Helping Hands Work Days at Camp Grier – APRIL 5 & 12 Come on one or both of the dates to prepare the camp for the summer season, and enjoy the fellowship of others. There will be a wide variety of jobs, from cleaning and sprucing up the buildings, to clearing trails, to doing repairs. If you can’t come (or even if you can), consider contributing for the needed supplies. Send checks to Camp Grier, PO Box 490, Old Fort, NC 28762, or look at the Wish List at www.campgrier.org. Designate “Helping Hands.” Please register using the form at www.presbyterywnc.org MALAWI MISSION: There will be plenty of opportunities for churches, PW groups, youth, children and others to participate in the mission at Nkhoma! Our teams are leaving May 7 and May 20, returning May 20 and June 3. There may still be room, especially on first team. Contact Ginnie (828-443-7620; [email protected]) The information that Barbara Nagy sent regarding possibilities is copied below. As these projects are prioritized and refined, we will post them on the Presbytery website and send out information to churches and their missions contact person (usually chair of Missions Committee). GREAT RESOURCE: For wonderful stories and information about PCUSA mission around the world, go to http://www.pcusa.org/worldwide/newsletter.htm PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATION: Sunday, September 28 (Blk Mtn Church) Plans are for Partnership coordinators Cesar Taracena (Sur Occidente) and Edwin Gelista (Suchitepequez) to be with us, as well as representatives from the Women’s organizations and delegates from the presbyteries. This will be a special time to evaluate and celebrate the nearly 15 years we’ve been in partnership, as well as the beginning of a time of discernment about our future together. This is for all churches, not just those with individual church partners.
FALL GATHERINGS OF PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN: In conjunction with the Guatemalans’ visit, PW will celebrate the ministry of Ellen Dozier and the women of Guatemala at their Gatherings (September 20 and 27). Ellen will lead the Bible Study related to Women in the Bible (2009 theme) at the Gatherings. For more information, contact Patricia Clark (828-433-1726; [email protected]) UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mar 23: Easter Sunday & One Great Hour of Sharing Mar 24-Apr 1: Partner Church Delegation to Guatemala Apr 5 & 12: Helping Hands Work Days at Camp Grier May 7-20 and May 20-June 3: Malawi Mission Team September 28: Guatemala Partnership Celebration at Black Mtn Church. September 20 & 27: Presbyterian Women Fall Gatherings Frozen Chosen events have been postponed until late summer or early fall
INFORMATION ABOUT MALAWI PROJECTS: Work Projects: 1. Reynier Ter Haar (a missionary from South Africa who is the director of the whole health program operating out of Nkhoma Hospital) wants one group to do renovations at one of the ten village health centers, an outreach of Nkhoma Hospital. 2. We’re trying hard for the main project to be helping build a new nursery school at Nkhoma. In the past year we have come to realize it is not only us expatriates that are agonizing over the trip into Lilongwe, but most of our staff who have no possibility of doing such and are sending their young children to live with family in town to get adequate education. This has caused us to lose some really good staff. Happy (Barbara's foster child), and David and Adam Ter Haar have been going daily to the only 'nursery school' available, which is in a very dilapidated building and basically is unstructured play time. This is fine for these three, but most kids actually need a structured preschool program to get them ready for school. Willeke has some money from the Tikondane Shop that she plans to use for a new preschool and follow up with early primary years, so that local people can send their kids to school at Nkhoma. There would be a fee, but the school would also then serve as a training center for the completely untrained volunteers staffing the nursery schools in the villages. These are very important since the issues of school readiness are much worse for the village kids, but the nursery schools in the villages also serve as a point of feeding kids, sometimes providing health education and sometimes simple medical care. This is sort of the natural outgrowth of the project you previously supported that brought the same group of village nursery school volunteers into Nkhoma to learn how to teach the children, but now they would team teach with an experienced teacher at Nkhoma. What the group from NC could do would be help with construction and help with funding for the building/equipment. I don't know what their budget is going to be yet. 3. Renovating a small room to be an isolation room is still a possibility. Kits 1. For health centers with things like blood pressure cuffs, digital thermometers, those wind-up flashlights, heavy duty gloves, etc. We have ten health centers and several churches could combine if they wanted. Twenty extra dollars per kit could buy a metric bathroom scale in Lilongwe. However, it is very important to get heavy duty equipment that can stand up to steady use. The lighter equipment designed for home use just breaks after a week or so, which frustrates everyone involved. (We will develop a list and publish it on the web and e-mail it to the person in your congregation designated as the missions contact. One idea is that a specific group (Women’s Circle, for example) signs up to provide one or more items on the list.) 2. More nursery school kits might also serve, as the previous you sent were very helpful and would also nicely dovetail with the project outlined above.
2007 NICKEL A MEAL REPORT
International Programs (55%) 70,440.46 Regional Programs (40%) 51,229.43 Promotion/Education (5%) 6,403.68
$128,073.57 INTERNATIONAL GRANTS
Guatemala: Support the partnership health program $10,000 Children’s Nutrition Program $5,000 Bonus for Children’s Nutrition Program $2,000
This will be sent to after the Health Committee there is a plan that will help churches figure out ways to enhance their programs.
Haiti: La Gonave Children’s Feeding Program $5,000 Agricultural Program of Farmer's Movement of Papay $8,000 (program with which PCUSA missionary Mark Hare works)
Republic of the Congo Kitchen Garden Program in Kinshasa $8,000 (program which PCUSA missionary Inge Streshley initiated)
Mexico: Disaster recovery efforts in Tabasco $8,000 Malawi:
Nkhoma Synod: Seeds and fertilizer for $20,000 caregivers of AIDS orphans Nkhoma Hospital & Agricultural Programs $4,440.46 $70,440.46
REGIONAL GRANTS
Angel Food Y.U.M.M.: East Burke County (endorsed by Waldensian) $3,000 Avery Amigos: Avery County (endorsed by Fletcher) $4,000 Clay Co. Food Resources (endorsed by Hayesville) $3,000 Community Kitchen: East Haywood County (endorsed by Canton) $5,000 Food Distribution Group: Avery County $4,500 (endorsed by Arbor Dale & Banner Elk) Loving Food Resources: Asheville area $2,500 (endorsed by Kenilworth & New Hope, Asv) Pay It Forward Food Bank: Lenoir area (endorsed by Fairview) $4,000 Service Center for Latinos: Mitchell, McDowell, Yancey Counties $3,000 (endorsed by FPC, Spruce Pine) Thermal Belt Outreach: Polk County (endorsed by Columbus) $5,700 Yokefellow Service Center: Rutherford County $4,000 (endorsed by FPC, Forest City) _ TOTAL $38,700.00 Balance for SuperBowl from Regional Grants 12,529.43 Promotional/Educational Funds 6,403.68 TOTAL $18,933.11 Disbursed in 2007 $4,044.09 BALANCE TO SUPERSIZE SOUPER 2008 $14,889.02
REGISTRATION FORM HELPING HANDS WORK DAYS
at CAMP GRIER SATURDAY, APRIL 5 & 12
CHURCH: _______________________________________________Phone #_____________________ Contact Person: ____________________________________ e-mail _____________________________ Name Phone # e-mail Age* Skills** ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
(Please register others on separate piece of paper.) * Age Codes **Skills Codes
• C = Through Elementary School C = Skilled carpenter, electrician or other trade (describe) • MS = Middle School H = Handyman • HS = High School W = Strong back, willing heart • A = Adult S = Skilled with a chain saw
P = Willing to pick up sticks or other unskilled tasks. N = Handy with needle, thread and sewing machine, iron WW = Window washers CC = Cabin cleaners Date we’re coming: ____ April 5 _____ April 12 Prepare lunch because we’ll be there all day. ________ We’re only able to work in the AM. ______ Schedule: Gather at 8:30 for devotions, refreshments & work assignments; begin work at 9:15; lunch at 12:15; finish up between 3:30-4. Bring work gloves, hat, sunscreen, and whatever tools you think you might need. Be sure your name is on your tools. Due to rising operating costs at the camp, we are asking for your help in buying the needed supplies for Work Day. Please see our Project Wishlist at http://www.lowes.com/. You can access the list by clicking on “Gift Advisor.” From there, you will see two pictures on the Gift Advisor page. Click on the smaller one on the right which says “Project and Gift Registry.” Under “first name” enter “Camp Grier” and under “last name” enter “Project Wishlist” and then click on the “Find” button. That should get you to our Project Wishlist!
Send to: Helping Hands, PWNC, 114 Silver Creek Rd., Morganton, NC 28655 by March 31.
CAMP GRIER
HELPING HANDS WORK DAYS 2008
APRIL 5, 2008 APRIL 12, 2008 We need your help! Our operating costs this past year have gone through the roof, while our fees have remained the same. Therefore, we are asking for your help in purchasing the supplies needed to complete the following projects: Project List:
Re-seed field in main camp Wash windows in all lodges Paint bathrooms in all lodges Make window screens for some of the windows Clean the pool Trail maintenance General clean-up (picking up sticks, etc.) Put up curtain rods in all rooms Iron and hang curtains Possibly make more curtains! Give the kitchen areas in all lodges a thorough cleaning, putting shelf
liner in cabinets Rebuild shower stalls in Rustic Bathhouse Split wood Clean chimneys Install new doorknobs in lodges Install four new swings, three on Camp Grier road, and one on office
porch Re-staining outside of all lodges New roof on Dogwood Lodge
Clearing area for Global Village
We are in the process of establishing a “Project Wishlist” at http://www.lowes.com/, featuring all the supplies and equipment that are needed to complete the above projects.
You can access the list by clicking on “Gift Advisor.” From there, you will see two pictures on the Gift Advisor page. Click on the smaller one on the right which says “Project and Gift Registry.”
Then on the right hand side of the page, there is a place to enter the first and last names. Under “first name” enter “Camp Grier” and under “last name” enter “Project Wishlist” and then click on the “Find” button. That should get you to our Project Wishlist!
Also, coming soon, will be a new Wishlist on both the Camp Grier website and the
Presbytery’s website.
Where Are We? Camp Grier is located near the town of Old Fort, just off Interstate 40, Exit 73. Allow approximately 2 hours driving time from Charlotte, 2 1/2 hours from Greensboro, and 30 minutes from Asheville. Directions From South Charlotte: take I-85 South, US 321 North to I-40 West From North Charlotte: take I-77 North to I-40 West. From Boone and most northern areas: take US 321 South to I-40 West. From Asheville and most western areas: take I-40 East. From I-40: take Exit 73 at Old Fort and follow the map below.
www.campgrier.org © 2005 Camp Grier Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Thank you for your interest in helping meet some of the needs of Camp Grier. This is a fairly comprehensive list that has been divided into categories. Please contact Dave Cohn
[email protected] or 828-668-7793 for prices or details on how to give. We are excited about the ministry of Camp Grier and believe that your contribution, large or small, will help better God’s work
here.
Recreation and Games Needs Lake and Water Activity Needs 1. Recreation Balls - soccer, basketball, kick, etc. 1. Canoes 2. Baseball Gloves 2. Canoe Paddles 3. Baseball Bats 3. Kayaks 4. Pool Toys 4. Kayak Paddles 5. Frisbees 5. Life Vests (vest style) All sizes 6. Portable Basketball Goals 6. Rescue Backboard 7. Archery Targets 7. Pool Side Lawn Chairs 8. Archery Bows 9. Archery Arrows Technical and Indoor Needs 10. Bamboo Fishing Poles 1. 20” TV/VCR/DVD combo 11. Craft Supplies 2. TV Rolling stand 12. Mega Phone 3. Overhead Projector 13. High Ropes Course 4. Overhead Projector Stand 14. Outdoor Ping Pong Table 5. Power Point Projector 15. 4-person Tents 6. Projector Stand 16. Climbing Tower 7. Digital Camera (8 mega pixel) 8. 3.0 GHZ Desktop Computer Miscellaneous Needs 9. Flip Charts 1. Rocking Chairs 10. Markers and Erasers 2. Camp Site Grills 11. Easel Stands 3. Camp Mattresses 12. White Boards 4. Table Stands/Chair Stands 13. Bulletin Boards 5. Camp Cooking Equipment -Dutch Ovens, etc. 14. Motorola UHF Radios 4ch 6. Commercial Fryers 15. Musical Equipment 7. Washing Machines and Dryers 8. Refrigerators Maintenance and Grounds Needs 9. Microwaves 10. Hobart Dish Washer
1. Hand Tools - Hammers, Rakes, Shovels, etc.
11. Commercial Oven Set 2. Used ¾ to 1½ ton Truck 3. Tractor Global Village 4. Ditch Bank Mower for Tractor 1. Brick Making Machine 5. Wood Splitter 2. Building Supplies 6. John Deer Gator 7. Commercial Vacuums
Wish List
Presbytery of Western North Carolina, PC(USA)CAMPUS MISSION COMMITTEE REPORT
Serving Students, Faculty, Staff and Communities of
Lees McRae College - Montreat College - UNCA - Warren Wilson College – WCU
The Next Meeting of the Presbytery’s Campus Mission Committee will be
Thursday, February 213:00-5:00 pm
Presbyterian Home for ChildrenBlack Mountain, N.C.
People interested in supporting Presbyterian Campus Ministries are welcome to attend.
Call or Email Ed Brenegar, chair for additional details.
828/275-1803 [email protected]
College ministries: I am a big, fat liarJohn R. Richardson
01/28/2008
Here’s a little trivia question for you: What is the one sacramental promise that we make as members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)?
Answer: At each baptism the church is asked to promise to help guide, raise, and nurture the child (or adult) in the ways of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Working for years in business, I have been fascinated by the way we do “business” as a Church. No other organization would continue to lose more than 40,000 “customers” a year and not make major changes after two or three years. And yet the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) loses members at that rate and I find that most Presbyterians don’t even notice.
After much study, thought, and prayer, I have come to the realization that one of the major contributing factors to this problem has nothing to do with business, and has everything to do with being faithful. In all the many baptisms I have witnessed I have never seen a person sitting in the congregation not raise his or her hand and commit to the spiritual development of the child. And yet, every time we send our children off to college at age 18, we make liars out of the entire Church. As a Church we are asked to make one sacramental promise; we have not been faithful to this promise. At a time when our young people most need the guidance, influence, and nurture of the Church, the PC(USA) is largely absent. We have no national Campus Ministry program, no guidance, no leadership, no plan, and no vision to even address this issue. As an active and supportive member of the PC(USA), that makes me a big fat liar.
Consider this:
• From 1990-2000, one state had more new members join the PC(USA) than all other 49 states combined. (www.thearda.org)
Need a hint? This state ranks first in violent crimes per capita, first in mobile homes per capita, third in deaths by motor vehicle accidents. Still stumped? The answer is: South Carolina!
Consider this:
• From 1990-2000 more than 10,000 new members joined the PC(USA) in the state of South Carolina — more than all other 49 states combined.
Maybe this doesn’t surprise you, but it shocks the heck out of most people.
Many factors play into this, but I have a theory about one of the major contributors — campus ministry. I grew up in South Carolina, and it is not a given in that state that a young person will graduate from high school much less go on to college. Yet I believe that if a person grows up in the PC(USA) in S.C., with our proud emphasis on education, this person is more likely to go to college than not.
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Hope prevails for Virginia Tech studentsJack Haberer, editor
The Presbyterian Outlook01/28/2008
For the Presbyterian students at Virginia Tech, hope has found a voice that has quieted the lingering echoes of gunshots. Several of them —survivors of last April’s mass murder on their campus — testified to their harrowing search for and discovery of hope with 800 fellow students at the College Conference at the Montreat Conference Center on January 3.
The opening session of this year’s conference, the largest conference of its kind in memory, was led by the students along with Alex Evans, pastor of the Blacksburg Church, which is near the Tech campus. Evans set the tone for the evening’s presentation with the words, “We are called to be a people of hope, and hope often comes from the deepest, hurting places.” The soft-spoken pastor added, “It’s the essence of life. It’s the stuff that we struggle with. It’s where God always calls us to be.”
Two brief video presentations about the April 16 tragedy were presented to those gathered. Then the rapt audience listened to the witness of the “Hokies,” each clad in shirts bearing the university’s name.
While the overall tone was solemn, Erin Kirkpatrick from Virginia Beach broke up the crowd when she said that hope is what causes her to pray each morning “that my day will go as planned and I will not do something stupid like lock myself out of my car.” Her tone turned reverent as she added, “To know you’re not alone in your grief is a powerful thing. God will be there. He is hope in the purest form.”
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The Campus Mission Committee invites you to reflect on these three articles about campus ministry recently published in The
Presbyterian Outlook.Join us as we support our ministries to students, faculty, staff
and the communities of our colleges and universities.Ed Brenegar, Chair
PWNC CAMPUS MISSION REPORT PAGE 1
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Matt Drumheller of Blacksburg replayed the questions that haunted him that day, “Where can I find hope in a constant state of tears all day? … when I’m feeling lost in my own body?” In those first hours, it “… just felt like God was nowhere to be seen.”
Heidi Miller was caught in the middle of carnage, shot three times when Seung-Hui Cho unleashed an assault on his classmates and professors. She saw him turn the gun on himself.
And still hope appeared in one stunning moment.
As Matt stood around in the nearby hospital “waiting and waiting,” there came on a gurney his friend Heidi, lying in a dazed, post-surgery state. She smiled at him. It was like “ … God was standing right there beside me saying, ‘She’s alive.’” Drumheller told the crowd, “God was right there beside me, beside all of us.”
He then added emphatically, “Even for the child going to bed hungry, God is there. It’s God’s presence and God’s help that will lead us through.”
Abby Schuhart from McLean Va., turned her attention to Heidi, this time from the vantage point of a roommate. When she saw Heidi rolled by, “there she was with that same groggy face I get to see every morning,” she shared to the giggles of the crowd. After a pause, she added, “That moment defines hope for me. For me she is a symbol of hope. She’s back at Tech, attending classes, going to physical therapy … giving hope that continues to build.”
Then Heidi herself spoke.
This past fall semester was an “emotional mountain” for her to climb, she told her peers. “There were times when things got hard, really hard, but I had to keep pushing along. … Hope was hard to find at the times when I found myself facing rock bottom.”
She did find that hope doesn’t always come in spectacular ways. “I learned that lesson for the first time in those first few moments I switched from being student at my desk to a student lying on the floor playing dead wondering whether I would ever make it out of that room in Norris Hall alive. Because that morning, as the smell of gun residue and blood penetrated my nostrils and blood seeped through my jeans and three bullets entered into my body, hope seemed far away — because he left the room, but came back in, he would run out of bullets, but then he would reload.”
The horror was almost too much to behold. “Evil was standing there embodied in this person standing four feet away from me, then it came —hope found its way into that room.” It first appeared when she began to move her left foot. “I realized that I wasn’t paralyzed and that my nerves still reached my foot despite the three bullets that had just entered my left side.”
During and following a hospital stay, the support of family and friends continued to renew her hope, along with the hard work of physical therapy. “ … and my faith was there to remind me that somehow this was all going to find a way to work out, and inside myself I found a way to hang onto the person I was before but also make room for this new facet of my life.”
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To campus or not to campus?Jack Haberer, editor
The Presbyterian Outlook01/28/2008
To hear 800 Presbyterian college students singing out songs of praise is encouraging/discouraging.
To see those 800 wear t-shirts that boldly proclaim their faith — many unabashedly announcing their affiliation with our denomination —is really encouraging/discouraging.
To listen as those 800 talk about following Jesus intently, serving God sacrificially, and listening to the Spirit attentively gets downright, overwhelmingly encouraging/discouraging.
The College Conference at the Montreat Conference Center in early January showcased the vitality that is evident among some of the younger adults in our branch of the Church (see pp. 7-9). It was easy to see how the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s brand of Christianity could really energize these students.
When the me generation was given the option to “accept Jesus” so they could have “life abundant,” that message really resonated. Organizations promoting that message, with a sincere desire to lead folks into a vital relationship with Christ, found a ready response. They brought many folks, especially college students, into the fold.
I am a product of that movement and I give thanks for it.
But, the millennial generation wants more than abundant life. As so many sociologists are telling us, they are less self-absorbed than their parents’ generation. They’re not into rebellion against, but re-invention of, the world around them. They don’t want to keep waging the internecine battles of their parents. They want to bring real healing and reconciliation and justice and mercy to the world.
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So why is South Carolina special? I am not naive enough, nor blind enough, to think that campus ministry is solely responsible. But I do believe that one of the indicators of a healthy Church is a healthy campus ministry program. One of the indicators of the health of churches in that state can be traced back to the campus ministry program of one specific church: Fort Hill Church in Clemson,
From the late 80s to this day, Fort Hill Church and the Presbyterian Student Association at Clemson University are committed to creating arguably one of the best examples of a successful campus ministry program in the country. Few single colleges or universities can claim credit for sending as many young students off to seminary. But Fort Hill didn’t stop there. This local church committed to creating a successful statewide campus ministry program. Each year there are statewide retreats on various campuses in the spring or fall, as well as special events throughout the year. It is a fine example of what a statewide campus ministry program can look like.
Consider this:
• 85% of PC(USA) high school students stop going to church when they go off to college and less than 15% ever return (Rodger Nishioka, associate professor of Christian Education, Columbia Theological Seminary)
• From 1990-2000 the PC(USA) closed 327 churches and lost 411,769 members. (www.arda.org)
• During this same time period the Presbyterian Church in America opened 280 new churches, gained 93,901 members, a growth rate just over 42%. (www.thearda.org)
My point is this: The PCA focuses on three main areas of mission: international mission, campus ministry, and new church development (www.pcanet .org).
Most of their new church developments are in or near college towns. As different as I feel we as the PC(USA) are from our PCA sisters and brothers, the truth is we
believe in 95% of the same things. Yes, ordination of women and segregated worship are big issues, but they are a part of that 5%. We can learn from the PCA in this regard: They have been faithful to the sacramental promise they make to
their young people at baptism.
This is not about numbers. This is not about being successful. This is about being faithful, and as a church we have not been faithful to the one sacramental promise we make to each and every young person in our denomination.
This is also about stewardship. If stewardship is defined as what we do with what God has given us, then we are being terrible stewards of the children of this church. We have some of the best Christian Education programs in the world K-12, and yet when we send our young people off to college we abandon them and abandon the promises we make to them.
The single greatest mission field facing the PC(USA) in this next century is the college campus. If we, as a Church, are faithful to the one sacramental promise that we make, if we really are good stewards of that which God has given us, then one day we might begin to see the PC(USA) transformed into all that God has ever hoped and called for her to be.
John R. Richardson is vice president for development at Montreat Conference Center, Montreat, N.C.
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Over the ensuing months, she has discovered that there is “no tragedy trump card you can turn in to God that says you’ve paid your dues on the hard times.”
Looking back on the whole experience she reflected, “That morning of April 16th in my French classroom in Norris Hall I saw evil in its purest form. I faced someone who had no hope at all.” She has not tried to psychoanalyze the killer. But, “the only way I can conceptualize it in my head [how] this happened is that he had no hope, no hope at all, and that is where his hopeless path led him.” This is as close as she has come to an answer, she says, “and I’ve come to terms with that.”
Prior to the evening’s event these students and their pastor gathered in the quiet Anderson Auditorium to go over the plan for the service. Even though these students are the closest of friends, this was the first time they had shared their stories with one another. According to Evans, they all wept when they heard them express in their own words just how they experienced the horror of the day, and the discovery of the hope that was sustaining them in the aftermath.
When they later shared their stories with the 800 fellow college students at the conference, many in the audience shed tears, too. All of them gave a standing ovation, adding their own witness to the fact that, as the conference theme says …
“Hope* … … *has found a voice.”
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Put simply, they don’t just want to accept Jesus; they want to follow Jesus.
The PC(USA) has a long pattern of pressing its folks to be engaged in mission, to be transformers of culture not escapists from it. In this respect, our message hasn’t changed too much over the years. We have merged gospel proclamation with justice promotion. We have promoted both individual participation and collective connectionalism. We have been left and right, north and south, east and west. And, frankly, some me-generation dropouts have scolded us for lacking the popular appeal to hold them.
Now our message finds natural resonance with a rising generation. That’s encouraging.
It’s discouraging, too. At this crucial moment, our ministry among college students is in a shambles.
Oh, some of our campus ministries are thriving. Some dedicated leaders are pouring themselves into making disciples of students on their respective campuses. Some of those folks showed up at the Montreat conference with students in tow.
But, some college ministries do little more than provide a hangout for a small circle of friends. Few of our campus ministries see their campus as a ready and accessible people group needing to be confronted with the claims of Christ. Evangelism, in the best sense of that word, is not being engaged in such places. And, worst of all, a lack of funding and leadership has closed lots of such ministries. Many colleges and universities lack any viable Presbyterian presence.
Or, should I say, no PC(USA) presence at all. Another Presbyterian presence, the Presbyterian Church in America, is spreading all over the country’s college campuses. Having determined to make campus outreach one of their top priorities, they have placed Reformed University Fellowships on hundreds of campuses, and that small denomination — just an eighth the number of members as ours — is drawing students to their message like athletes to the Olympics Games. They have shown that a focused vision, the mobilization of effective leaders, and the investment of funds can reach this generation.
Which does lead back to some encouraging realities. The presence of new leadership in Louisville means we have every reason to expect new ideas to rise to the surface. We do have the funds to expand campus ministries, if we so choose. And some of our campus ministries are thriving, as John Richardson reports (p. 10). Can the rest of us learn from them? Can we make ministry with and among college students a top priority for the PC(USA) and, in the process, unleash the vision of a generation to be followers of Christ Jesus?
It is discouraging to see 800 energetic, mission-minded, college students expressing their faith, knowing they are a tiny fraction of the number we could be reaching. But it is encouraging to know that the possibility of connecting with a generation for the cause of Christ has not been this opportune in decades. Will we rise to the possibility?
— JHHhttp://www.pres-outlook.com/tabid/2115/Article/6768/Default.aspx
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Presbytery of Western North Carolina Campus MinistriesRev. Kathy Campbell, Chaplain - Lees McRae CollegeRev. Steve Woodworth, Chaplain - Montreat College
Rev. Bill Buchanan, campus minister/ associate minister – UNCA/ Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
Rev. Steve Runholt, pastor;/campus minister – Warren Wilson College and ChurchRev. Dick Lonee, interim pastor, WCU/Cullowhee Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Home for Children Opportunities for Mission
Is your church looking for a mission project that’s not too far from home? Consider helping the abused, abandoned and neglected children at Presbyterian Home for Children. Call 828-686-3451 to help make a difference today. Here are some current needs: TOP PROJECTS • Maintain Grounds - we have 90 acres and one maintenance person–he can always use a
hand! • Teachers – piano, guitar, photography, crafts, etc.; commit 1 hour weekly for 6-week course • Skilled Craftsmen – stonemasons to do rockwork • Tree Carver – tree trunks need to be turned into signature artwork for our campus • Tutors – help children who are behind
academically • Concrete Workers – to donate and pour
concrete • Gardener/Landscaper – able to plant a
garden or bed or help maintain a portion of landscape
• Computer Repair / IT Specialist – willing to help with information technology issues
• Woodworker – make frames, birdhouses and simple items
• Plumber – help with plumbing projects on an as needed basis
TOP NEEDS • Stone/concrete Benches - permanent, low maintenance seating • Hobby Room Equipment - train sets, race car tracks, etc. • Golf Carts to conduct campus tours • Rechargeable Batteries and chargers • Weed eaters & Blowers • Plants for spring landscaping projects • Gift Cards to use as rewards – Wal-Mart, Target, bookstore,
music store, mall, etc. • A new John Deere Riding Lawn Mower • Good used Vehicles • Stand-up video game machines for the Gameroom
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