Harold Berrian District Superintendent Volume LXII, Issue 1

The East Kentuckian

A Message from the D.S.

Eastern Kentucky District Church of the Nazarene 1212 Bath Ave, 6th Floor, Suite 8 Ashland , KY 41101 Phone/Fax606-329-0105 E-Mail ekynaz@windstream.net www.ekynazarene.org November 2013

Boards & Committees

General Superintendent in Jurisdiction Dr. Eugenio R. Duarte District Superintendent Rev. Harold Berrian Office Secretary Rose Callaway District Secretary Rose Callaway District Treasurer Rev. Jim Webster Advisory Board Carson Castleman Chuck Copley Rev. Larry Dillon Bette Edwards Rev. David Robirds Rev. James Webster Ministerial Studies Board Lonnie Blosser Roger Bonzo Sandra Good Meredith Moser Curtis Napier, Sr. Roy Penix Robert D. Pocai Wes Shoemaker, Sr. Ministerial Credentials Board Kevin Campbell Scott Hill David Mills Garrett Mills James Muncy David Robirds David Rodgers Steve Wheeler Court of Appeals Rev. Carl Baker Lola Brickey Rev. Scot Crothers Howard Slibeck Finance Committee Advisory Board, Dept. Heads, District Sec., District Treas. Rev. Scot Crothers Rev. Bud Hafley Dianne Hall Rev. Norman Potter Marie Raney Regina Robertson Rev. Wes Shoemaker, Jr. Howard Slibeck

On a mission to reach Eastern Kentucky and our world for Jesus Christ

Psalm 31:19 How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those who take refuge in you. (NIV) I Thank Thee O Thou whose bounty fills my cup, with every blessing meet! I give Thee thanks for every drop the bitter and the sweet. I praise Thee for the desert road, and for the riverside; For all Thy goodness hath bestowed, and all Thy grace denied. I thank Thee for both smile and frown, and for the gain and loss; I praise Thee for the future crown, and for the present cross. I thank Thee for both wings of love, which stirred my worldly nest; And for the stormy clouds which drove me, trembling, to Thy breast. I bless Thee for the glad increase, and for the waning joy; And for this strange, this settled peace which nothing can destroy. --Jane Crewdson (1860) Psalm 95:1-6 "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker." (KJV) HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!

District Calendar
Nov 16NYI Council Mtg. Nov 22-23MVNU Regional Teen Quiz Nov 24Thanksgiving Offering for World Evangelism Nov 28Happy Thanksgiving! Dec 7District Christmas Dinner at Blue Licks State Park Resort at 11:30; Slam Dunks & Slices at MVNU Dec 25Merry Christmas! Jan 1Happy New Year Jan 4Teen Quiz at Corbin Jan 18Childrens Quiz at Richmond First Jan 20MVNYou at MVNU Jan 23District Advisory Council Mtg. Jan 25Slams Dunks & Slices at MVNU

THANKSGIVING OFFERING FOR WORLD EVANGELISMNOVEMBER 24

WWW.NAZARENE.ORG/GENEROSITY

for a variety of downloadable resources to promote the Thanksgiving Offering To give to the World Evangelism Fund online, visit WEB.NAZARENE.ORG

NAZARENES RESPOND TO DEVASTATION FROM SUPER TYPHOON HAIYAN

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest in world history, reached the Philippines in the early morning hours of Friday, November 8. The storm made landfall six times, flattening entire villages with winds up to 295 kph (183 mph). Current estimates are that the death toll will exceed 2,000 and more than 800,000 residents are displaced.
The Church has been responding in the following four ways: 1. Emergency ReliefFood packs that can feed a family of five for two days, consisting of rice, canned meats, noodles, coffee, sugar, powdered milk, and 6 liters of drinking water. 2. WASHWater, Sanitation and Hygiene. 3. ShelterTents and/or tarps. 4. Children and Women ProtectionIncludes psychosocial intervention/trauma counseling for children.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

1. PRAY. 2. VOLUNTEER TO HELP. Register at SERVE.NAZARENE.ORG under Disaster AssistancePhilippines. 3. VOLUNTEER TO HELPCERTIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL. Contact Heart to Heart International at hhivolunteer@hearttoheart.org using the subject line "Philippines Volunteer." Heart to Heart is partnering with NCM to assist typhoon victims with medical needs. 3. DONATE ONLINE. Nazarene Compassionate Ministries website WWW.NCM.ORG 4. DONATE BY CHECK. Mark your check for Philippines Disaster ReliefACM1200 Make checks payable to General Treasurer and send to: Global Treasury Services, Church of the Nazarene, P.O. Box 843116, Kansas City, MO 64184-3116 FOR UPDATES VISIT WEBSITES/FACEBOOK NCN NEWSWWW.NCNNEWS.ORG NAZARENE COMPASSIONATE MINISTRIES WWW.NCM.ORG ASIA PACIFIC NAZARENE AND NAZARENE DISASTER RESPONSEASIA PACIFIC WWW.ASIAPACIFICNAZARENE.ORG FACEBOOK ONLYEASTERN KENTUCKY DISTRICT NMI

Nazarene Missions International

Lola Brickey, President PO Box 2183 Ashland, KY 41105-2183 606.325.3455 PRESIDENT@EKDNMI.ORG Howard Slibeck, Treasurer 100 Sunset Court Ashland, KY 41101 606.329.1969 HSLIBECK@ROADRUNNER.COM

Nazarene Youth International

Allan Krebs, President 11996 Kite Lane Union, KY 41091 859-485-6833 Krebscrckt7@aol.com Sherry Storms, Treasurer 191 Sawyers Rd. Keavy, KY 40737 606-280-4800 Hskenleigh.vonage@yahoo.com

Nov. 1st-2nd Little Sibs week-end @ MVNU Nov. 11th Jr & Sr Day @ MVNU
Saying Thank You Thank the Lord because he is good. His Love continues forever. Psalm 106:1

SKI Day Saturday Feb. 8th @ Perfect North Slopes

Worship is when youre aware that what youve been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for his touch, youd still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half glazed expression on the patched face of a desert pilgrim as he discovers that the oasis is not a mirage. Worship is the thank you that refuses to be silenced.

WINTER JAM Feb. 22nd @ US Bank Arena (Cincinnati) March 15th @ Rupp Arena Lexington

We have tried to make a science out of worship. We cant do that. We cant do that any more than we can sell love or negotiate peace. Worship is a voluntary act of gratitude offered by the saved to the Savior, by the healed to the Healer, and by the delivered to the Deliverer.

CAMP DATES: Jr. High July 7th-11th Sr. HighJuly 14th-18th

NYI COUNCIL MEETING/ DINNER SATURDAY NOV.16th MEETING @ 4 pm

Please say a prayer for our son-in-law Steve Black as he will be going through a stem cell transplant starting Nov. 7th in Lexington @ the Markey Cancer center. Thank You, Allan & Tracy

DINNER @ 6 pm. @ MT. STERLING CHURCH IF YOU PLAN TO BRING A GUEST COST WILL BE $10.00 PER GUEST! Council Members are covered! PLEASE RSVP BY : NOV. 13th by email: krebscrckt7@aol.com

Sunday School Ministries

David B. Mills, Chairperson 10201 Meadow Glen Dr. Independence, KY 41051 859-912-4163 djmills98@gmail.com Vivian Nelson, Treasurer 1613 ST. Anthony Cir. #1 Ft. Wright, KY 41011 859-344-8074 Vivian.nelson@zoomtown.com

New from Nazarene Publishing House for Advent Season

Celebrate..An Advent Experience

The Advent season is a time to celebrate that our God came, is coming, and will come again. As we travel the road to Christmas, the presence of Christ is being revealed in our world. He is in our midst and takes up residence in our hearts. There are many ways to celebrate this time of anticipation- festivities, gifts, songs, food, time with friends and family, and traditions. There is one tradition of receiving a small gift each day through the use of the Advent calendar. In this 4-week devotional for families, you will be encouraged to participate in this tradition- with a twist. This Advent season, Celebrate will challenge you to fill your Advent calendar with daily acts of mercy. Instead of celebrating by preparing to lavish resources where there is merely want, prepare by lavishing mercy where there is need. Lives get busy during this time of the year, and making life busier is not the goal of this experience. The devotionals, readings, and other materials are designed to help you enter more deeply into this season of Advent. Celebrate through acts of mercy.

Eastern Kentucky Statistics

Because People Matter
Last Church Ashland Zone Argillite Ashland First Ashland Grace Ashland Plaza Cannonsburg Catlettsburg First Catlettsburg Southside Durbin Flatwoods Kentucky Heights Lloyd South Shore Straight Creek Summit Twin Fork Worthington Wurtland Big Sandy Zone Beauty Inez Paintsville Turkey Creek Bluegrass Zone Beattyville Irvine Ravenna Richmond First Richmond Rosemont Waco Corbin Cumberland Zone Corbin Cumberland Harlan Hazard 60 30 46 33 20 33 51 112 58 78 55 25 34 45 89 49 20 42 107 46 88 64 21 50 153 131 101 267 50 55 123 76 101 267 50 55 14 48 18 112 15 40 20 21 57 23 13 50 27 127 65 49 78 185 65 68 67 235 NR 62 NR 80 50 66 NR NR NR 93 44 NR 16 50 NR NR 0 44 NR 103 NR 89 107 77 41 74 23 70 NR 63 102 50 NR 17 NR 0 53 NR 49 79 82 NR 77 145 56 87 50 65 0 64 115 123 75 75 28 103 65 20 0 82 68 61 126 50 87 124 62 282 229 158 185 148 224 72 251 0 114 35 112 110 111 250 306 70 261 271 155 70 37 275 93 203 0 87 102 97 308 126 241 317 Last Last RL Yr RL Church Corbin-Cumberland Zone con't London Middlesboro Mount Vernon Pineville Whitesburg Mount Sterling Zone Clintonville Cynthiana Flemingsburg Mount Sterling North Middletown Paris Winchester Northern Kentucky Zone Augusta Carthage Covington Central Covington Eastside Crittenden Dayton Erlanger Erlanger GracePointe Florence Comm. Immanuel Inpedend. Generations Maysville Maysville Crosspointe Newport Walton Fairhope Com Olive Hill Zone 77 15 25 0 67 23 21 0 97 20 32 0 100 27 31 0 150 50 34 45 165 36 25 0 Grahn ***** Grayson Morehead Olive Hill NR NR 24 NR 14 NR 71 NR 29 45 35 NR 14 66 60 52 14 52 79 186 186 35 135 135 10 7 70 NR 35 NR 6 9 69 10 7 90 72 38 6 11 25 20 21 13 Last SS Yr SS MW Last
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47 0 24 8 9

48 0 28 26 10

54 175 170 0 27 23 14 0 44 26 56 0 40 26 56

101 220 257 79 351 175 4 14 66 80 66 49 35 40 225

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*=No Report Given - Last Month figures used

Mount Hope Camp

Website: www.mthopecamp.org Manager: Robert Pocai (Email: mthopecamp@yahoo.com; or call 606-849-2429) Treasurer: Dianne Hall (Email: dts1040@gmail.com)
Please send Camp monies to Dianne Hall, 241Savannah Dr., Richmond, KY 40475 Camp Board: District Advisory Board, Dept. Heads, Rev. Roger Bonzo, Rev. Kevin Campbell, Brandon Moore, Rev. Meredith Moser, Bob Torgrimson, Nevin Westurn

Evangelism & Church Growth

Director: Scott A. Hill Email: scotthcpp@aol.com

Tis the Season With Christmas just around the corner we all should be excited about this time of year. This is a very special time what we celebrate the Birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus. The malls will be packed around the world, parking spaces hard to find, and people are already shopping for that special gift! The Birth of Jesus changed everything and this is a special time of the year! This time of year is packed with the excitement of Christmas for the kids and the kids in all of us! This is also a wonderful opportunity for our churches to experience growth. Here are three tips to allow your church to experience growth at Christmas and after!! 1. Get the kids up front for special Christmas Programs. When the kids are up front doing their programs people are blessed, and moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas and extended family attend.
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Important Camp Dates Camp Board Meeting (Tues, Nov. 12, 2013, 6:00 PM, Morehead Church) Camp Work Week (Mon-Sat, Apr. 21-26, 2014) Camp Board Meeting (Thurs, Apr. 25, 2014, 6:00 PM) Camp Sunday in Local Church (Jun 1, 2014 - Prayer, promotion & offering) Childrens Camp (Mon-Fri, Jun 30-Jul 4, 2014) Jr. High Camp (Mon-Fri, Jul 7-11, 2014) Sr. High Camp (Mon-Fri, Jul. 14-18, 2014) Family Camp (Mon-Sun, Jul. 21-27, 2014) Camp Board Meeting (Sat, Jul 26, 2014) Please contact Bob Pocai if you, a group, or your church is interested in sponsoring a camp work project

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Website: www.mvnu.edu; Phone: 740-392-6868 District Trustees: Angela Castleman (Email: angela.castleman@indwes.edu) Dr. Garrett Mills (Email: garrettmills65@gmail.com) District Rep: Melissa Sellers (Email: Melissa.sellers@mvnu.edu_ Financial Aid: Mary Cannon (Email: mary.cannon@mvnu.edu) Church Relations: Mike Williams (Email: mike.williams@mvnu.edu)

Ministerial Studies Opportunities

Lonnie Blosser, Chair 640 Simon Kenton Ave. Maysville, KY 41056
606-301-1806; lblosser87@gmail.com

Roy Penix, Sec. P.O. Box 489 Inez, KY 41224

606-298-4074; revroy329@bellsouth,net

MVNU Seminars & Conferences (Call toll free 1-888-4700050, or email church.relations@mvnu.edu to register) Dec 3, 2013 LEAP Seminar with Hugh Halter Apr 9-11, 2014 John A. Knight Bible & Theology Conference

Ariel Arena Grand Opening - The brand-new Ariel Arena, MVNU's state-of-the-art athletic center, will be unveiled to the public on Friday, November 8, at 5 p.m., during a RibbonCutting and Dedication Ceremony. A reception will follow at 5:30 p.m., inside the arena. Both events are free and open to the public. Ariel Arena will be the home of Cougar athletics and will provide the MVNU campus community with outstanding fitness and recreation facilities. The arena will seat 1,800 for basketball games and volleyball matches and up to 3,000 for concerts, performances, and other community events.

Eastern Kentucky News

Evangelism & Church Growth (continued)
2.

Get the word out. Christmas is a special time, assure your Christmas activities such as childrens programs, Sermon Series, Adult Christmas programs, Candy/fruit bag giveaway day, Christmas Communions, etc. Gets communicated. Churches can get the word out through its members, put in bulletin, post on Face Book pages, have a Christmas banner made and put up in a prominent location in your community, send a letter, etc 3. Have a follow-up plan. Visitors will come during the Christmas Season and we must have a follow-up plan. Now is a good time to get a Christmas follow-up plan together to assure visitors contact information is obtained, and to appoint a person to head up the followup initiative. Lets get ready for Christmas!!

Calling all 50 Plus EKD friends!

If you love good gospel music, I invite you to join us on Friday, November 22, 2013 at our Lancaster Church of the Nazarene! You will be blessed as you hear the gospel message in song presented by the Triumphant Quartet! To be assured of a good seat, be there by 6:30. The church is in a new location, but it is on US 27 and directly across the street from the Lancaster McDonald's.......you can't miss it. Bring as many folks with you as you can. As we think ahead to the beautiful thanksgiving time of the year, I want to encourage each of you to remember the great blessings we enjoy even in the midst of the ups and downs of daily living. As the writer of our Sunday School material expressed recently, don't let Satan steal your JOY! It's one of the main characteristics that draws others to Christ as it is played out in our daily living! Have a blessed Thanksgiving and if I can be of service to you or your ministry, please call. Bette Edwards, District Director.

News from Churches

Ashland PlazaCome sing the Messiah. Plaza presents a community Messiah Sing on December 8, 2013. at 3:00 in the afternoon. Everyone is invited to come sing or enjoy listening to the great music of George F. Handel. Minister of Music, Carl Taylor, will direct the choir and orchestra in the Christmas portion of the famous oratorio which includes choruses plus several arias and recitatives. The program will conclude with the renowned HALLELUJAH CHORUS. Walton Faithhope Community (NewStart) The District Advisory Board has authorized a new church in Walton, KY, effective April 15, 2012, which will be led by Pastor Bud Hafley. More info is available by email at: hafley@insightbb.com, or by phone at: 859-3808009. Worthington The church has called David Seals to be their pastor effective Nov. 3. David was the former pastor at Kentucky Heights and Associate at Wurtland First. Were excited for David, Cheryl, and the Church!

Prayer Requests

Revival & salvation of souls. All of our ministers, leaders & churches on the frontline of ministry. Our churches seeking pastors (Cov. Central, Grayson, Mt. Sterling First, Pineville, Winchester) Our U.S. Military personnel and their families (Including Rev. Claude Crisp) Retired Ministers in Failing Health Rev. Jim Barnett & Rev. George Tucker. Ida Mae Begley (mother-in-law of Pastor Tony Marshall, Clintonville) Ida Mae passed away in Sep. Steve Black (Allan & Tracy Krebs son-in-law) Undergoing cancer treatments Mary Martin (Pastors wife at Lloyd) Continued prayer needed

Our Shares for Others

Because Our Mission is Bigger than Ourselves
WEF Recd 1659.00 6294.00 2277.00 2473.00 600.00 2497.00 1809.00 991.00 3950.00 133.00 4605.00 2163.00 999.00 497.00 51.00 1636.00 674.00 903.00 142.00 2805.00 1000.00 1936.00 1021.00 964.00 359.00 1629.00 73.00 802.00 1140.00 277.00 159.00 22.00 337.00 194.00 323.05 1022.00 963.98 427.44 1404.30 72.85 801.85 786.63 431.00 152.00 22.05 336.66 193.79 2270.00 2142.17 868.60 3120.22 150.76 1781.10 1966.59 857.00 305.00 49.00 673.32 430.65 136.00 128.53 52.01 187.18 15.00 107.45 118.00 53.00 25.00 3.00 68.17 25.84 53.00 184.53 51.51 216.98 15.00 107.45 67.22 53.00 18.00 6.38 260.91 25.84 P&B Recd 603.00 2032.00 827.00 895.00 MVNU Recd 499.00 2063.83 860.00 1092.36 DISTRICT Recd 1326.00 4127.64 1796.00 2184.72 SDMI Recd 74.00 300.82 171.37 NYI Recd 61.00 300.82 171.37 NMI Recd 98.00 401.00 151.00 228.00 300.00 182.00 171.00 70.00 290.00 15.00 143.00 157.00 69.00 31.00 4.00 91.00 76.00

Argillite Ashland First Ashland Grace Ashland Plaza Augusta River Community Beattyville Beauty Cannonsburg New Beginning Carthage Catlettsburg First Catlettsburg Southside Clintonville Corbin Covington Central Covington Eastside Crittenden Cumberland Cynthiana Dayton Durbin Erlanger Erlanger GracePointe Comm Flatwoods Flemingsburg Florence Community Grahn Grayson Harlan Hazard Immanuel Independ Generataion Inez Irvine Lloyd London Maysville Maysville Crosspointe Comm Morehead Mount Sterling Mount Vernon Newport North Middletown Olive Hill Paintsville Paris Pineville Ravenna Richmond First Richmond Rosemont South Shore Straight Creek Summit Turkey Creek Twin Fork Waco Walton Fairhope Comm Whitesburg Winchester Worthington Wurtland Total

1140.00 450.00 808.00

1140.27 400.00 846.00

2528.37 875.00 1877.00

154.22 100.00 114.00

154.22 100.00 114.00

206.00 125.00 152.00

1141.00

415.00

518.55

1037.10 2600.10 1539.00 2393.00

62.23 156.01 93.00 144.00

62.23 156.01 93.00 116.00

83.00 208.00 124.00 27.00

2267.00 2785.00 915.00 2414.00 6610.00 194.00 1421.00 1458.00 400.00 1263.00 4849.00 1926.00 801.00 1006.00 983.00 3761.00 5137.00 1650.00

852.00 1076.00 1042.00 2757.00 84.00 1358.00 613.00 200.00

693.00 1076.00

911.00 83.79 1129.50

2025.00 186.20 2496.31 1200.00 25.00

367.60 11.18 92.79

367.60 11.18 92.79

490.00 15.00 124.00

25.00

50.00

50.00 100.00 83.00 293.00 200.00 94.00 74.00 75.00 229.00 374.00 115.00

520.00 1984.00 788.00 365.00 417.00 424.00 1367.00 2102.00 717.00

464.00 1646.44 590.12 364.10 416.72 424.35 899.79 2101.69 711.19

1030.00 3657.77 1311.38 733.61 926.03 943.00 1799.58 4670.40 1459.20

62.00 219.51 133.16 102.16 55.57 56.58 116.85 280.22 86.09

62.00 219.51 163.60 102.16 55.57 56.58 203.70 361.73

100.00 294.00 2748.00 743.00 84960.00 11/12/13

50.00 814.00 305.00 31982.00 11/12/13

50.00 1033.00 305.00 27282.30 11/1/13

100.00 2298.00 676.00 62435.82 11/1/13 138.00 42.00 4052.54 11/1/13 82.00 42.09 4258.98 11/1/13 184.00 55.00 5957.00 11/1/13