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Camp Joy Sabbath Observed

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camp joy 2On Sabbath Day, February 6, 2016 our church spent some time showing the video below and remembering many good times held at Camp Joy in Berea, West Virginia.

It’s not too late to plan ahead for the summer camping season.  Here’s the 2016 Camp Joy schedule:

MIDDLER:  June 26-July 3, 2016, Sunday to Sunday, for students who have completed grades 5-7, Director: Laura Lee Modesitt

JUNIOR: July 6-July 10, 2016, Wednesday to Sunday, for students who have completed grades 2-4, Directors: John & Julie Richmond

SENIOR: July 10-July 17, 2016, Sunday to Sunday, for students who have completed grades 8-12, Director: Bryan Baker

Go here to access online 2016 Camp Joy registration forms.

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Camp Joy 2016 Registration Forms

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camp joy picCamp Joy, located in Berea, West Virginia, provides on a nonprofit basis a Christian camping program and facility for members of the Seventh Day Baptist Churches of the Appalachian Association.   The facility is also available to other family, church, or community groups when it is not in use by Seventh Day Baptists.

The summer camping season is one of the highlights of the year to many children and youth.   The camps scheduled for 2016 are as follows:

  • June 26th –July 3rd Middler Camp for those who have completed 5th – 7th grade, Director: Laura Lee Modesitt
  • July 6th – 10th Junior Camp for those who have completed 2nd – 4th grade, Directors:  John and Julie Richmond
  • July 10th – 17th Senior Camp for those who have completed 8th – 12th grade, Director: Bryan Baker

Here are the forms to register for attendance at any of the camps.

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2016 Church Officers Elected

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2016 church officersNew church officers for the year were elected at our Annual Business Meeting held on January 2, 2016 as follows:  President/Mark Pest, Vice Pres/Darwin Van Horn, Clerk/Marissa Patterson, Treasurer/Chip Thorngate, Sabbath School Superintendant/Veronica Van Horn, Assistant SS Superintendant/Kym Goodson, Corporate Agent/Jamie Patterson, Trustees/Becky Van Horn & Dean Fox, Appalachian Association Executive Council Reps/Marge Patrick & Kym Goodson.  Congratulations to those elected and THANKS to the outgoing officers!

Some other items covered in the meeting were adoption of the budget for 2016, several reports on church activities during 4Q 2015, granting “Licenses to Preach” to Joel & Judith Houts and Becky Van Horn for another year, and discussion on the remaining recipients for the “Building Up the Temple” quarterly outreach offering for 2016 (1Q is designated for our branch church in Puerto Rico).

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Sermon Audio

Feeling Cannot Be Our Only Basis for Choosing Our Faith

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September 20, 2014

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Listen to Pastor Robert’s sermon based on the following scripture readings:
FEEL does not equal REAL:   1 Thess 5:2-19, 22 and Acts 17:11
REAL does not equal GOOD:   Galatians 1:8, 2Cor 11:14-15, and 1 John 4:1

Events

Talent/No-talent Family Night August 30

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It is TNT family night 3jpgalways amazing (but not surprising) to see the variety of talents and abilities God gives people!  

Our TNT (Talent or No-Talent) Family night was held at the church Saturday night, August 30th, from 6:30-8:30 pm.   We started the evening off with a show consisting of guitar playing, singing, puppet show drama, tumbling, video show, costumed performers, jokes, card tricks, cross-stitch show-n-tell, a p(h)unny fashion show, and a science demonstration . . . and even someone saying the alphabet backwards!

After the show, we all joined in the Fellowship Hall for “make-your-own-ice-cream-sundaes” with choices of toppings on (our favorite) Johnson’s ice cream.

There was fun, there was laughter, there were surprises, there was yummy ice cream!

Darwin Van Horn sang “Your Name” with a coordinating video show
Betty Pierce showed her handiwork in this cross-stitch of the Last Supper
Arabella shared her tumbling skills
A glance at the audience with a Matthew Thomas sighting!
Pastor Robert has a Children’s Time in the weekly Worship Service
Mark Pest had us laughing with some great jokes
Make-your-own Ice Cream Sundaes
Marge Patrick amazed us as she said the alphabet backward
Emma Van Horn performed “Let It Go”
Dean Fox played guitar and sang about “Charlie on the MTA”
Susie Fox was the MC for the TNT show
Tim Lawton shared a card trick with Lana Van Horn helping
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Rev. Dr. Perumal & Vasantha Paramanandam Visit

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IMG_1146-2Rev. Dr. Perumal & Vasantha Paramanandam from India Calvary Ministries in Chennai, India visited our church on August 16, 2014.  Their ministry works through churches, a Bible College for new pastors, street ministry, children’s programs, and outreach to lepers.  Born into a Hindu family, Dr. P’s father was healed of throat cancer in 1966 when Christians came and prayed for him.  Their family was baptized and Dr. P became a Christian as he learned more about the one true God through the Bible in the following years.  In 1997, Dr. P received a vision to plant 1000 churches across India.  He is visiting the United States to share God’s message as well as raise funds and awareness for India Calvary Ministries.

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Following Vasantha’s special music, Dr. Paramanandam shared a message about 7 Bible Animals who obeyed God and ministered as a result.  These were Dove, Camel, Ravens, Great Fish, Small Fish, Rooster, and a Dumb Donkey.   If God could use these animals…He can surely use us!

Our church was blessed by Dr. P’s visit and message.  To find out more about India Calvary Ministries or to make a donation, go to www.indiacalvaryministries.org

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You can listen to the recording of the worship service with the Paramanandams under the Sermon section of this website here August 16, 2014 worship service.