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New Job Opportunities Posted Online
Adult Hiking Camp This Week
Assistance Needed in Liberia and DR Congo
Wesley Institute Continuing Education Events
Children's Choir Clinic
Johnson City District Camp Meeting Invitation
New Pastoral Counselor on Board
It's a Real Powwow in Tellico Plains
Seniors Wanted for Michigan Adventure
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Adult Hiking Camp
Camp Laurel is offering a Camp for adults. Hike and tour beautiful Southwestern Virginia June 25-29. Contact Sarah Bowling.
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African Bishops Ask for Assistance
Bishop John Innis of Liberia and Bishop Ntambo Nkulu Ntanda of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are asking for prayers and donations for UM humanitarian ministries in their strife-ridden countries.
Tens of thousands displaced due to brutal fighting in Liberia are in need of shelter, water, food and clothing. Gifts may be made to Liberia Emergency Advance #150300.
Similar circumstances exist for people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Gifts may be made to DR Congo Emergency Advance #198400.
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Wesley Institute Upcoming Events
England Trip
Holston Conference Wesley Institute's Wesley Heritage Tour of England is Oct. 13-22, 2003. Time is running out! Sign up today! This is a joint effort between Wesley Institute and The Society for Biblical Studies. Contact Caryl Griffin 423-928-2156 or for more information concerning the 10-day Methodist Heritage program, download the PDF brochure.
Preaching Seminar
Zan Holmes, a dynamic speaker and teacher from St. Luke "Community" UMC of Dallas, will share key learnings about preaching including how to be a listening preacher. This "Preaching for Renewal" event is August 5th at Sulphur Springs UMC, Jonesborough, TN from 9am to 12:30pm. For more information contact Caryl Griffin 423-928-2156. A brochure with registration information will be available online later this week.
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Children's Choir Clinic
Holston Conference Children's Ministries announces "Young Spirits Sing and Move" A clinic for volunteer and professional leaders of children's choirs and for persons interested in beginning a Children's Choir Saturday, September 13. For more information click HERE.
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Camp Meeting August 3-6, 2003
The churches of the Johnson City District invite you to the 183rd annual Sulphur Springs Camp Meeting, from Sunday, August 3, through Wednesday, August 6. Worship services are at 7:00 each evening in the historic campshed. The guest speaker for this year's camp meeting is Zan Holmes, best known by many as the narrator of the Disciple Bible Study video series.
Southern gospel recording artist Anthony Burger will perform Sunday, August 3, following the evening worship service. He is a talented pianist who has appeared on 55 videos in the Gaither Homecoming series. Tickets are $5 and are available at Sulphur Springs UMC.
Contemporary Christian folk artist Derek Webb will perform on Wednesday, August 6, after the evening worship service. Formerly with Caedmon's Call, he has just released a solo album and single entitled "She Must and Shall Go Free". Tickets $5.
For more information, contact Sulphur Springs UMC at (423) 753-5631 or visit www.campshed.com.
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New Pastoral Counselor is IN
Gary Mauldin, Holston's new Pastoral Counselor, is available at a temporary office located at Middlebrook Pike UMC in Knoxville. His phone number is (423) 418-3585. Click HERE for directions to the church. (Dr. Mauldin's office is in the ground floor of the old church building on the corner. Enter at the breezeway. Go to next hallway and turn left.)
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It's a Real Powwow in Tellico Plains
Holston Conference Native American Ministries will host their fifth annual Gathering at Coker Creek Village near Tellico Plains, Tenn., on Sept. 20-21. The event will feature Native American artist Bill Miller, workshops and a powwow. Registrations forms are available through district offices and at Annual Conference in Lake Junaluska, N.C. For more information, contact (865) 435-0100, send email, or Click HERE.
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Seniors Wanted for Michigan Adventure
The seniors group at First Broad Street United Methodist Church is organizing a bus trip to Michigan's upper peninsula. The Sept. 14-19 trip includes two nights at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and a carriage tour of the island. Cost is $816 per person, departing from Kingsport, Tenn. For more information, contact Jack Mahaffey at (423) 247-3606 or Rev. Linda Coffey at (423) 246-4471.