Category: Announcements

Bret Miller of the GCI IT department has posted at http://churchtech.gci.org/ materials he presented at the Orlando International Denominational Conference in workshops on church websites and related technologies.

Retired GCI vice president Mike Feazell recently launched With Mike, a personal podcast that interviews “ordinary people with extraordinary experiences.”

The podcast is found at www.withmike.org. Current episodes include interviews with GCI members Ruth Matthews, Pat Halford, Tim Maguire, and James and Shirley Henderson.

GCI’s congregation in Fort Worth, Texas invites GCI members and friends to join them in celebrating their 50th anniversary next year. They will be hosting a dinner-dance on July 4, 2014 and a special worship service on July 5. For further information, email Tom.Pickett@gci.org.

GCI Caribbean mission developer Charles Fleming and his wife Carmen recently celebrated the wedding of their daughter Annie Fleming to Michael O’Donnell. The couple honeymooned in Jamaica.

Ross Jutsum, leader of State of the Heart music ministry and his wife Tammy are pleased to announce the birth of their first grandchild, granddaughter Grace Victoria McAnnally-Linz.

Grace was born to Heidi (Jutsum) and her husband Ryan McAnnally-Linz on July 21, weighing 7 lbs 2 oz.

Grace and her parents are doing well.

GCI Generations Ministries recently announced that M25:40 Missions has been chartered as a GenMin mission organization. This organization, led by Mary and Cliff Snyder, is based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mary and Cliff are experienced missionaries who have conducted mission trips to Ethiopia.

M25:40 has three primary areas of focus in partnering with local churches to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ:

1. Mission trips to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to teach English in local schools.
2. US mission trips to conduct Vacation Bible Schools and provide disaster relief.
3. Local mission projects to serve the elderly and needy in Cheyenne, Laramie and Wheatland, Wyoming

For additional information, email Mary Snyder at msnyder72003@yahoo.com.

Retired, long-time GCI employee Tony Murphy was recently ordained an elder in GCI’s congregation that meets in Central Coast, California. Rudy Lomboy was ordained at the same time.

Tony was employed in WCG’s TV department for many years working on The World Tomorrow telecast and other media projects. More recently he served as media coordinator for the Speaking of Life, You’re Included and A Word from our Sponsor video productions. In that role, he contacted, taped and edited many of the Trinitarian theologians featured on GCI’s web site.

Reflecting on his ordination, Tony commented: “I want my ministry to be a living answer to the question, ‘How do I best participate in Christ’s ministry especially to those in my congregation, but also to all those with whom I come in contact?'”

Tony and his wife, Wilma, have been conducting a weekly Bible study in their home for almost a year and have been serving the local congregation since their retirement and move to the area.

Pastor Becky Deuel of Wisconsin is celebrating the birth of her first grandchild, Lillian Leigh, born June 16 weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. and 20-1/4 inches long. The parents, Scott and Melissa Abney, are adjusting well.

Congratulations to GCI pastor Brian Carlisle who on June 28 was married to Anne Kimani. Brian’s new family includes step-son is Cedric (age 9) and step-daughter Maryanne (age 13). The new family (pictured below) is looking forward to traveling to Nairobi, Kenya to meet and enjoy Anne’s extended family there.

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