Category: Announcements

This announcement is from GCI Generations Ministries director Anthony Mullins.

Many of us fondly remember Glenn Roberson from his many years serving us at SEP in Orr, Minnesota. We can still see his vibrant smile and we remember his caring spirit. I always had a sense that Glenn would do most anything to serve others. He was truly one-of-a-kind.

Glenn died earlier this year and in lieu of flowers, family and friends were asked to donate funds for camp scholarships. The funds received were generously given by the family to Grace Communion International for use in our GenMin camp network.

After careful consideration, we have decided to give those funds to our CrossWalk Camp in Oklahoma to fund scholarships to campers who were directly impacted by the recent, horrific tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma and the surrounding area.

As you may know, CrossWalk had to cancel their spring camp session due to storm damage at the rented camp facility near Oklahoma City. What a scene it will be to have their fall session in the newly renovated facility along with campers who have been blessed by a full scholarship!

Our God loves restoration! And frankly, I believe Glenn would be proud of how these funds, in his name, are being used.

Please join me in praying that these funds will reach families who have a need and that these new campers will experience the Father’s tender heart, the Son’s passionate pursuit, and the Spirit’s declaration of life as an adopted child of God!

Here’s a happy announcement from Anthony Mullins who directs GCI’s Generations Ministries. Congratulations to Anthony and Elizabeth!

I have some big news out of North Carolina: I have asked Elizabeth Gill to be my bride (and she said “yes”).

It was a beautiful evening—we had been talking about the Father’s wooing and romantic heart. This seemed the natural segue into asking her to share life with me and me with her.

I know you will share our joy in announcing our engagement to be married. Thanks to the many who have been praying about this. For both of us, it’s a testament to God’s redemptive and restorative nature.

GCI elder and ORM director Curtis May and his wife Jannice are pleased to announce the birth of their second grandchild, Bryce Curtis May. He weighted in at 7 lbs and 2 ounces. As shown in the picture below, “big sister” Jaden couldn’t be prouder.

GCI pastor Bermie and Carmelita Dizon are thrilled to announce the birth of their first grandchild, Amelia, born on May 26 to their daughter Carmel and son-in-law Matt Benavides. At birth, Amelia was 8 lbs, 3 oz and 21 inches long. The family is doing well. They live in Littleton, Colorado.

Here are excerpts from the May 2013 Update of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).

Building Partnerships to Eradicate Modern-day Slavery

In April, the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships released its extensive report on human trafficking. The document urges the President and his administration to elevate human trafficking on his agenda and offered ten recommendations for the President to consider. (read more)

Become a Prayer Partner for Immigration Reform

Join other NAE members in praying for our leaders as they discuss and vote on immigration reform proposals. The “Pray4Reform Prayer Challenge” will provide timely prayer requests over the next 13 weeks. For this week, pray by name for the 18 members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who are now considering bipartisan immigration reform proposals. (sign up)

The Hill’s Congress Blog: Bipartisan Bill Would Ease Prison Overcrowding

Thirty years ago, the National Association of Evangelicals adopted a policy statement condemning America’s overcrowded and non-rehabilitative prisons… Looking back three decades later, it is remarkable how true our statement remains, and how little policymakers have done to improve the situation in our prisons. (read more)

NAE Supports Tax Credit for Education

The NAE joined an amici brief in support of New Hampshire’s tax credit program for businesses that wish to help students attending private schools. The program is being challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. (read more)

Event Spotlight: Bread for the World’s National Gathering

Join other anti-poverty advocates in Washington, D.C., June 8-11. Bread for the World’s National Gathering will include workshops on poverty-focused development assistance, advocacy in the 21st century, moving Congress, and building community coalitions, as well as opportunities to worship, network and meet with congressional leaders. (read more)

Congratulations to pastor Howard Blakeney who recently graduated with a master’s degree in Theology in Ministry from Cathedral College Seminary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Howard pastors GCI’s church in Marion and is a district pastor. He now is pursuing a doctorate in theology from Cathedral.

Here is an announcement from GCI’s Legal Department.

It appears that some of our new pastors are not aware of some of the free services our Legal Department will provide the local pastor or local church and thus the local pastor sometimes unnecessarily, or even wrongly, hires local attorneys to perform certain assigned tasks our Legal Department is here to provide. So, for example, please do not hire outside counsel to handle changes in a local church’s name, changes in the name of a summer camp or other chartered ministry, purchases or sales of buildings, leases, changes in EIN’s, wills and trusts, serving as executors and the like. Our Legal Department is not only able to provide such services, but prefers to do so and it is in fact church policy that such matters are referred to our Legal Department.

When in doubt, check with the Legal Department. We not only are ready, able and willing to help in many such matters, we prefer to do so and our services are free! Thanks for the opportunity to serve.

Retired GCI regional pastor Ken Williams and his wife Nancy are delighted to announce that their son Mike and his wife Jessica are the proud parents of a baby boy, Arlo Ansel Williams.

Arlo (pictured at right) was born on May 17. He arrived after two days of labor. He was 8 lb. 3 oz. and 21” long.

Ken and Nancy, who live in Rochester, New York, will be travelling to Los Angeles in June to meet their new grandson.

The video below tells of Global Outreach Day—an evangelism initiative that will occur on May 25.

http://youtu.be/XVC89b8fb2c

We recently reported on the 2013 Exponential Conference held in Orlando (click here for the report).

Now we have learned that there will be a second Exponential Conference in 2013, held from October 7–10 in Orange County, California.

For information, go to https://www.exponential.org/expo2013/.