Terre Haute Summit on Transformation
November 14, 2009
Wabash Valley Ministerial Association, Wabash Valley International House of Prayer and Terre Haute Ministries jointly sponsored a summit on city transformation this past Friday. That in and of itself is historic. A ministerial group, a house of prayer and a community ministry cooperating! Now that is what I am talking about! Way to go God! Steve Freeman from fusion Ministries led the summit. www.fusionministry.com
The summit was attended by 50 people representing about 20 congregations. About 15 pastors attended.
There was great anticipation and excitement about learning together and working together to see God transform our city!
Steve used Ephesians 2 and 3 along with II Chronicles 7:14 to build a foundation for us.
Supernatural transformation takes place when the presence of God changes the spiritual climate of a city. Transformation is building a resting place for the manifest presence of God by unity and working togethe. It is building your own character; life-style, that is conducive for His presence.
Transformation is the fruit of life-style; not a goal. It is arrived at by pastors and Christians building relationships based on Kingdom issues and not their little kingdom issues.
Transformation begins when each local church sees itself as a part of the Church of Jesus Christ in the city. The Church of Terre Haute. It happens as pastors see themselves as co-pastors in the City Church.
When we asses the condition of our city it is pretty obvious we need the things of heaven to descend here on earth. This happens as we humbly repent and pursue a holy relationship with God and each other. The Church is directly responsible for the deplorable condition of the city. We need to take responsibility for these sinful conditions and not just blame non-believers.
IF we build our house out of holy stones we will reap holiness and transformation in our city. There are over 600 cities int he world that could be called transformed. None in the U.S. Several are making good progress. They are engaged in what Fusion Ministries calls “A Divine Experiment.” A time for congregations to seek holiness and direction from God together.
We anticipate doing that here in Terre Haute! Pray as leaders pursue this course.
Day of Blessing
June 15, 2009
Saturday June 27, 9 am at Vorhees Park
Come join other churches as we do some service work in the parks of Terre Haute.
Terre Haute Ministries Update
January 10, 2009
Terre Haute Ministries will have its first meeting with new board members in 2009 coming up soon.
They will meet on Tuesday February 17th at 7 pm at Maryland Community Church.
My encouragement is for all our WVMA churches to join soon and send a board representative to this important meeting.
You can get the paperwork from me (Vince McFarland) or Honnalora Hubbard the Director.
All we need is a commitment from your congregation to support financially and with human resources.
We have some exciting plans about our we can cooperate, communicate and coordinate community ministry among our churches to our community.
Make sure you join our Facebook Groups! Wabash Valley Ministerial Association and Terre Haute Ministries.
You can contact Honnalora at 234-7100 or 243-0600
Great News for the Wabash Valley
November 20, 2008
We received word today that the Wabash Valley Long Term Disaster Coalition has received a $6,000,000 grant to help with flood response in our five county area!
This is a huge answer to prayer and a lot of hard work by the Coalition Staff and Board.
Our congregations will be helping Terre Haute Ministries in volunteering in the construction phase of this project.
If your congregation hasn’t joined THM why not jump on board now! We need you now more than ever!
Give Honnalora Hubbard a call at 234-7100 and sign-up now!
City-Wide Worship Service
October 25, 2008
On Friday November 21, 7:30 pm we will have a worship service at Maryland Community Church. Occasionally we call for a city-wide opportunity to come together and worship and pray. You won’t want to miss this one!
Marvin Adams from Wabash Valley International House of Prayer will be leading the worship and prayer. He is a great worship leader and you will be blessed!
We will take an offering that will be shared with the WVIHOP and Terre Haute Ministries. Come and bring a blessing for these wonderful ministries.
Faith & Politics Forum Oct. 21
September 25, 2008
Pastor Terry Clark of St. Paul’s Missionary Baptist Church, 1000 S. 15th St. and Pastor Vince McFarland of Maryland Community Church will be hosting a forum on the role of faith and politics. This forum has grown out of conversations that Terry and Vince have had in several group projects they are involved in. Our Presidential race has stirred some pretty heated issues that both Terry and Vince would like to address in a format that will model church unity and community involvement.
The forum will be hosted by St. Paul’s and is at 7 pm.
Dan Gisel and Valerie Bailey will serve as moderators for the forum and have compiled some questions that will bring out some faith issues along with cultural and racial tensions that have been captured a lot of attention in the media.
A time for questions will also be available.
You can visit mccth.org or call 234-7100 for further information or questions.
Terre Haute Ministries
August 19, 2008
Fellow pastors and church leaders,
Terre Haute Ministries is beginning with an official invitation to join on Wednesday Sept. 10, 11:30 am @ Maryland Community Church.
Vince McFarland, chairman and the newly hired director Honnolara Hubbard will explain the new ministry and invited congregations to participate.
There will be a meal and take home forms for joining.
You can RSVP @ 234-7100 or email vincem@mccth.org by Sept. 8
Many have hoped and prayed for an central organization and clearing house for doing ministry to hurting people in Terre Haute. This is it! Come join what God is doing in our city-wide church.
Harvest Prayer Ministries Regional Conference
August 16, 2008
Oct. 23-25 Maryland Community Church
4700 S. St. Rd. 46
812-234-7100
Eddie & Alice Smith are the main speakers.
Workshops and Worship times.
Register @ harvestprayer.com
Cry out America
August 15, 2008
What, When, and Where is “Cry Out America
What – a national prayer event sponsored by The Awakening America Alliance
Key scripture
Joel 1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD,
Purpose 1) To raise awareness of the deep spiritual need of the Church and our nation; 2) To seek God’s forgiveness and outpouring of His Spirit in sweeping revival in the Church. 3) To seek God’s intervention in our nation to reverse our worsening moral decline and convert the lost. 4) To unite believers in our communities in intense and intentional prayer toward those ends. 5) To lay a foundation for continued local efforts toward united prayer and evangelism.
When – September the 11th from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, the 7th anniversary of the great tragedy that struck our nation. I believe that there will be Praise & Worship starting at 11:30.
Where – Fairbanks Park’s outdoor theater.
Actually we already have a core of intercessors, The Wabash Valley Prayer Council, that represent several churches meeting the first Monday of the month at the Harvest Prayer Ministries at 7:00 PM.
This is an appeal to get as many churches involved in prayer for Cry Out America as possible. You are certainly welcome to join the WVPC and I certainly hope to see at least one representative from each local church get involved with WVPC. But in the meantime I need to get the word out to as many praying churches as possible so please pass this information on.
One of the main vehicles for prayer will be prayer walks around our local schools. All are welcome, children included, bring the family for a walk and be part of prayer for our children, families, schools, and churches, and government.
The first walk is tonight at 7:00 PM at Devaney on College Street. We will meet at The Life Center which is across the street from the playground.
Please contact me to get more information regarding prayer for COA, for the schedule for the upcoming prayer walks, and my vision for the Body of Christ locally hooked up and operating in the prayer of agreement for the will of God to be accomplished in our community.
In His Grip,
Ray Bland
PH: (812) 877-8316
FAX: (812) 877-8538
INFORMATION:
August 15, 2008
We are a group of pastors in the Wabash Valley, Terre Haute Indiana and surrounding cities.
We meet the first Tuesday of each month for our regular fellowship and business @ MCL Cafeteria located at 25th & Poplar. Come about 11:45 am, get in the cafeteria line and join us in the back room. All pastor are welcome.
Our core belief is that when pastors can pray together they will worship together and together they will work more effectively.
We take John 17 seriously and work hard to be the Church in Terre Haute.
