Covering news and events of the

Ohio Valley District

of The Christian & Missionary Alliance

 June 2007

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 A Quick Look at Some Statistics and Summaries in the Ohio Valley District

Compiled from Surveys done at District Conference 2007 & Annual Reports

 Taken from 2006 Annual Reports (I have rounded off the numbers for this report):

·        Total Inclusive Members/Adherents      15,000

·        Total membership         4,400

·        Conversions reached 2000 or 18% growth in relationship to Sunday AM Attendance

·        GCF Giving was $1,870,240 which is more than twice the Faith Promise Pledge

·        An additional $200,000 was given to CAMA and $163,000 to Other C&MA missions.

·        Total to C&MA Missions was $2,233,000 or 10% better than the year before.

·        All of our churches contributed to the C&MA missions advance.

·        4,900 units support Total Operations Giving and 1,350 support the GCF

·        28% of family giving units contributed to the GCF.

·        Of the families that give to the GCF their giving per unit is highest in the Ohio Valley District ($1,390/unit) of all US C&MA districts.

·        If every church gave 10% of their operations to the Global efforts we would have given $1,240,000 which is about $600,000 under what we gave through the Faith Promise approach..

·        15% of the Operations Costs is being given to the GCF in our district (This excludes building fund giving)

·        If you add CAMA and Other C&MA, we give around 18% of our operating incomes.

 

Funding Survey Taken At District Conference

·        Most of our churches use the traditional model of giving.

·        None of the churches using that model would like to change to another.

·        About 40% emphasize the Year End Giving Appeal

·        The reasons for this are: busy time of year, local needs, focus year round on giving to GCF, comes right after missions conference and difficult to make strong appeal for both

·        Most of our churches (About 85%) support and emphasize the “Above and Beyond” May offering.

 

Partnerships Survey Taken At District Conference

·        17 of our churches have some form of partnership right now

·        About 20 expressed an interest in doing either a cluster (with other churches), district, or zone partnership

·        Most of the 17 partnerships were developed through strong relationships

·        When asked about the benefits, those surveyed listed: more personal, connected with short term trips, given access to needs, increased enthusiasm, increased giving.

·        When asked about the downsides people listed: might neglect other fields, difficult to keep fresh, etc.

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 Upcoming District Dates

June 28^th – DEXCOM Meeting – 10 am District Office

July 27^th – Youth Commission Meeting – 10 am – District Office

August 16-17 – LOCC – 10 am District Office

Sept 25-26 – Ordination/Consecration – Heritage/Orientation – 10 am-3pm – District Office

Oct 15-16 - Stretch Conference VI – Quest, Mason, OH

November 12-14 - Workers & Spouse Retreat – Pigeon Forge, TN

  

District Updates & News

Lynette Rex is moving from Hillside Chapel in Dayton to Bethel Community Church in Hamilton.  She will be serving Bethel as Children’s Director.

 Pray for Rev. Don Wright, pastor of Gospel of Faith, Robinson Creek, KY who is recuperating from  mini-strokes.  Don & Gail’s address is: PO Box 102, Dorton, KY 41520

 Ken and Kathy Young, C&MA missionaries to Japan, returned to the US on April 20 in Dayton and will be heading to Florida in early May.  Further contact info may be obtained from KenYoungJapan@aol.com. 

 Ron and Ruth Julian will be returning to the Dayton on June 30 and will be home until July 2008.  Further contact info may be obtained from cmacongofd@kastanet.org.

  

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SATSANG MINISTRIES  If you would like to host a dessert or other type of ministry for Satsang at your church contact the district office 513-755-5950 or call Dr. Pramod Aghamkar at 937-291-4045.  If you would like to donate to Satsang’s ministry to Asian Indians please send your contribution to the district office.

MISSIONARY WHEELS, headed by Jim Spitzer, is a vital ministry of OVD in providing cars for district missionaries on home assignment.  We will have six missionary families home during 2007 and you can help in providing needed transportation for OVD missionaries.    . . . How?  By donating to the men’s mugs ministry, by donating a vehicle or a cash gift. 

For details contact Jim at 740-862-8077

 Churches who are interested in starting a cancer support group can get a free packet of information prepared by Dr. John Packo that includes an 8 minute DVD titled, “Coping with Cancer.”  You may contact Dr. Packo at jpacko@aol.com.

 Katrina relief help is still needed.  Contact Willy Neudahl godsgarden9@yahoo.com or Fred King at fredgking@southerncma.org if your church would like to send a team to work or provide needed supplies.

 Church Plants – Pray for these churches as they develop their ministries.

–       The Bridge Community – Elizabethtown, KY

–       Beth Sar Shalom – Bowling Green, KY.

–       Gospel of Faith – Robinson Creek, KY.  (new)

–       Satsang Ministries – Centerville, OH.

–       Faith Community – Columbus, OH.

–       Embrace Ministries – West Chester, OH. (new)

–       The Well – Columbus, OH.  (new)

 

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PROMISE KEEPERS

Cincinnati, OH

August 17-18, 2007

Contact Larry R. Whittlesey – 503-475-1592

LarryWhittlesey@pknet.org