February/March 2014

Dr. Ronald J. Blake

District Superintendent

District Office:

PO Box 46

Camby, IN 46113

317.856.3715 (phone)

317.856.4633 (fax)

www.indydistrict.org

office@indydistirct.org

Upcoming Events: Mar 27-29 Indy Wom-

en in Leadership Re-

treat

April 5 SDMI Con-

vention

April 12 Children’s

Quiz

April 20 Easter

April 25-26 NMI Con-

vention

April 26 Ladies Day

@ ONU

April 28-May 2 Work

Week at Camby Camp

May 2-3 Prayer En-

counter @ Indy Grace

Pointe

May 9-10 ONU Grad-

uation

May 11-12 District

Assembly

Spring is in the air! I believe that Spring is the best time of the year. The days are

getting noticeably longer, the sun feels warmer, and it’s becoming easier to get

outside and fill our lungs with fresh air. It is a time to get started on those pro-

jects we’ve been putting off for far too long. There is a reason for this thing called

‘spring-cleaning.’ For the Christian it is also the time of year when we celebrate

the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter is the day of rejoicing! It is our day of lib-

eration and grace. Because Jesus lives we have the hope that we, too, shall live

forever. He is Risen! May your time of celebrating the Lenten season be a time of

quiet reflection and listening to the voice of our Heavenly Father.

EIGHTY-NINTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY Camby Camp and Conference Center

Ordination Service

Sunday - May 11

5:00 P.M.

District Assembly

Monday - May 12

8:30 A.M.

Contact Sherry Agan for Lodging

317.223.3504

Dr. Jerry D. Porter

General Superintendent

We are pleased to announce the new Executive Director of

Camp Camby Conference and Retreat Center, Rev. Dan

Venting. Dan and his wife, Jeri, are currently the Executive

Directors of the Rolling Hills conference Center and RV

Park owned and operated by the Alabama Churches of the

Nazarene. They have been at this assignment since 2009.

Dan previously served as Executive Director of Student Im-

pact of Westfield, Indiana, as a youth pastor and as a sen-

ior pastor. They will begin their new assignment on April 1.

Camp Camby Work Week

April 28 ~ May 2

Mark your calendars now!

Rev .Perry Cook, President

904 W. 10th St., Greensburg, IN 47240 perryacook@etczone.com

Rev. Josh Robertson, President

52 N. Co. Rd. 500 E., Greenfield, IN 46140

revrobertson@netzero.net

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www.indynyi.org

www.facebook.com/groups/indynyi/

This assembly year has quickly come to a close. We

appreciate all of the hard work that all of the church-

es have done this year. I hope you and your church

have had a wonderful year.

A few quick reminders:

Crisis Care Kits and School Pal Packs are

still needed. ($12 CCK, $10 SPP to General

Treasurer)

Please send in your Alabaster offering from

the month of February.

A Work & Witness Trip to

Sun Valley Indian School

is being planned for Sep-

tember 13-20. Contact

Bill Bean for more infor-

mation. He may be reached at: bjbean@gmail.com

QUIZZING ~ Top Five Quizzers

Joshua Connett ~ Indy Grace Pointe

Megan Connett ~ Indy Grace Pointe

Melissa Connett ~ Indy Grace Pointe

Joey Hurst ~ Indy South Side

Rachel Meyer ~ Indy Southwest

Deputation Schedule

David &Rhoda Restrick, Mozambique

March 23 am Greensboro

March 23 pm Williamsburg

March 24 Available

March 25 North Vernon

March26 Shepherd Community

March 27 Greensburg Communi-

ty

March 28 Available

March 29 Indy Southwest

March 30 am Indy Southwest

March 30 pm Available

*Contact Joni Trees if you are interested

District NMI Convention

April 26

8:30 a.m.

Indianapolis First Church

Marty Hoskins

Guest Speaker

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Rev. Danny Goddard, SDMI Chairman

1727 Grand Ave., New Castle, IN 47362

dgoddard@ncfirstnazarene.org

Challenge from the Chair. . . Sandie and I just returned from the SDMI Leadership Conference in Charleston, South Carolina where we were challenged

by Dr. Woodie Stevens, Dr. David Graves, Dr. Bob Broadbooks, and others. It’s a great day for Sunday School and Disciple-

ship Ministries. This time I’d like to mention a few random items … Pastors and Sunday School Superintendents, please remember to report your stats at the end of every month. You can go

to the district newsletter to do so. Here’s the link: http://indydistrict.org/sdmistats/

Pastors, be sure to elect delegates to this year’s District SDMI Convention. This is new on our district but this year we are

moving the SDMI business from the District Assembly to our convention. We will need your delegates in place to vote on

April 5. Follow the instructions in the SDMI Handbook or the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene. If you are needing information or instructions for SDMI, go to the denomination’s best-kept secret:

www.thediscipleship.com. There you will find all kinds of vital helps for your Sunday School and other ministries. Finally, plan to be present on Saturday, April 5 at Indianapolis Grace Pointe for our 2014 District SDMI Convention. This is

not just for elected delegates, it’s a rally for all of us! You won’t want to miss! These are great days of spiritual growth on the Indianapolis District, and it all begins with Sunday School!

% Morning Resp. % Morning Resp.

2014 2013 + / -- Worship 2014 2013 + / -- Worship List

Centerville 76 32 44 58% 92 139 Brooklyn 5 7 -2 -40% 10 30

College Corner NR NR Franklin 38 57 -19 -50% 56 148

Connersville First 42 51 -9 -21% 45 210 The Point 101 92 9 9% 132 232

Connersville Gortner 24 22 2 8% 36 82 Indpls. Southside 84 102 -18 -21% 135 274

Hagerstow n 43 37 6 14% 56 121 Indpls. Southw est 148 153 -5 -3% 144 335

Liberty NR NR Life Pointe 137 157 -20 -15% 139 191

Richmond First 43 70 -27 -55% 53 131 Martinsville First 87 140 -53 -54% 110 220

Richmond New Life 1 12 -11 -92% 30 48 Martinsville Trinity 28 26 2 46% 32 100

Richmond Southview 34 37 -3 -9% 33 144 Monrovia 19 18 1 5% 31 63

Williamsburg 37 67 -30 -81% 55 107 Southport 118 136 -18 -15% 157 224

ZONE TOTALS 300 328 -28 -9% 400 982 Willow Grove 33 26 7 21% 30 118

ZONE TOTALS 798 914 -116 -15% 976 1,935

Fishers Point 23 32 -9 -39% 57 132

Fortville 209 242 -33 -16% 224 320 Greensboro 31 71 -40 -57% 31 141

Greenfield First 23 27 -4 -17% 41 103 New Castle First 169 175 -6 -4% 281 542

Indpls. First 238 287 -49 -21% 528 1,028 New Castle South Side 39 56 -17 -44% 63 130

M orristown NR NR New Castle Westview 20 31 -11 -55% 39 130

Second Chance 81 61 20 25% 141 283 Rushville 16 38 -22 -53% 23 100

New Hope 37 40 -3 -8% 49 70 Shirley 28 37 -9 47% 32 68

Victorious Life 78 97 -19 -24% 35 175 Spiceland 51 47 4 8% 81 160

ZONE TOTALS 689 786 -97 -14% 1,075 2,111 Warrington NR NR

ZONE TOTALS 354 455 -101 -22% 550 1271

Avon Parkside 70 70 0 0% 100 253

Brow nsburg 51 61 -10 -20% 55 125 Edinburgh 33 32 1 3% 50 143

Clermont 26 32 -6 -23% 24 64 Greensburg NR NR

Danville Calvary 20 18 2 10% 30 35 M adison NR NR

Indpls. Grace Pointe 259 323 -64 -25% 383 383 North Vernon 94 97 -3 -3% 155 300

Indpls. Speedw ay 6 9 -3 -50% 16 33 Osgood 10 8 2 20% 20 25

Indpls. Westside 406 361 45 11% 492 944 Rising Sun 10 6 4 40% 21 100

United Community 78 84 -6 -8% 66 204 Shelbyville First 121 120 1 1% 160 362

Velocity Church 12 0 NA NA 82 250 ZONE TOTALS 268 263 5 2% 406 930

ZONE TOTALS 928 958 -30 -3% 1,248 2,291

SDMI Avg.Attendance Worship Avg. Responsibility List

Current 3,594 5,124 10,453

Indpls. Castleton 69 60 9 13% 94 310 Last Year 3,989 5,419 10,291

Indpls. Cornerstone 39 45 -6 -15% 86 132 # Gain / Loss -395 -295 162

Indpls. First Hispanic NR NR % Gain / Loss -10% -5% 2%

Indpls. Friendly 13 13 0 0% 15 50 TOP TEN ATTENDANCE TOP TEN PERCENTAGE GAIN

Besserat Evangelical 38 Indpls. Westside 406 Centerville 58%

Indpls. Shepherd Comm. 136 125 11 8% 257 421 Indpls. Grace Pointe 259 Shirley 47%

Whole Person M in. NR NR Indpls. First 238 Martinsville Trinity 46%

Village Church 0 0 NA NA 17 20 Fortville 209 Rising Sun 40%

ZONE TOTALS 257 281 -24 -9% 469 933 New Castle First 169 Second Chance 25%

Indpls. Southw est 148 Willow Grove 21%

Life Pointe 137 Osgood 20%

Shepherd Community 136 Hagerstow n 14%

Shelbyville First 121 Indpls. Castleton 13%

Southport 118 Indpls. Westside 11%

Churches not reporting are show n in bold and italic.

Number of churches not reporting: 9

Southeast Zone

Urban Zone

List

Richmond Zone

Indpls. Northeast Zone

New Castle Zone

Previous year is used for headquarters report and

the church is show n as NR in BOLD print.

INDIANAPOLIS DISTRICT SDMI MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2014SDMI

+ or -

SDMI

+ or -

Indpls. Northwest Zone

WEF P&B ONU UMF

Avon Parkside 15,850 6,469 6,148 17,760

Brooklyn 0 0

Brownsburg 5,445 2,237 2,049 5,228

Centerville 6,193 2,367 2,456 7,096

Clermont 2,807 1,148 1,310 3,341

College Corner 1,149 487 487 1,357

Connersville First 1,143 239 275 793

Connersville Gortner Memorial 5,130 1,698 792 2,290

Danville Calvary 3,164 1,029 1,067 3,292

Edinburgh 4,451 1,448 1,448 3,852

Fishers Point (CTM) 2,075 700 125 125

Fortville 29,408 11,623 11,623 30,025

Franklin 6,339 2,464 2,149 5,624

Greenfield First 4,937 2,174 2,174 5,701

Greenfield New Hope 3,678 1,351 1,899 5,486

Greensboro 3,275 1,372 306 680

Greensburg Community 3,065 1,278 1,278 3,691

Hagerstown 4,752 1,722 2,300 4,385

Indpls. Besserat Evangelical 1,680 687 687 1,986

Indpls. Castleton 13,568 5,550 7,430 19,307

Indpls. Cornerstone 4,428 1,708 1,914 5,530

Indpls. First 80,820 29,626 47,398 71,439

Indpls. First Hispanic 0 0

Indpls. Friendly 1,473 563 563 1,626

Indpls. Grace Pointe 25,490 10,081 8,287 23,393

Indpls. Shepherd Community 4,160 1,706 1,786 5,159

Indpls. South Side 24,714 7,864 7,864 21,064

Indpls. Southwest 19,722 6,390 6,101 16,612

Indpls. Speedway 789 285 383 1,073

Indpls. Westside 78,627 32,166 1,000 95,191

Indpls.Whole Person Ministries (CTM) 494 172 63 546

Liberty 2,239 875 981 2,833

Life Pointe - Mooresville 4,441 1,800 2,326 7,488

Madison First 1,457 599 372 1,036

Martinsville First 12,989 5,323 5,834 13,784

Martinsville Trinity 0 0

Monrovia 227 93 93 269

Morristown 3,333 1,040 894 2,321

New Castle First 30,231 11,346 11,346 30,179

New Castle South Side 8,679 3,385 3,332 9,778

New Castle Westview 2,972 1,238 732 2,115

North Vernon 10,383 4,845 4,808 13,880

Osgood 703 272 31 902

Richmond First 8,931 2,041 2,446 7,076

Richmond New Life 592 233 290 851

Richmond Southview 3,681 1,244 1,070 3,090

Rising Sun 3,040 855 1,004 2,846

Rushville 2,799 1,083 1,077 3,114

Second Chance (CTM) 8,887 3,635 3,260 9,418

Shelbyville First 10,242 3,882 3,881 11,193

Shirley 2,341 952 834 2,366

Southport 16,936 6,984 6,905 19,993

Spiceland 5,672 2,190 2,232 6,336

The Point 6,904 2,824 2,824 8,158

United Community 7,626 2,859 2,864 8,253

Velocity (CTM) 2,254 886 886 2,559

Victorious Life 4,317 1,420 988 2,854

Village (CTM) 0 0

Warrington 25 0 0

Williamsburg 4,364 741 2,205 6,569

Willow Grove 3,049 886 886 2,011

DISTRICT TOTAL 528,140 200,135 185,762 544,926

March 7, 2014Church Board/Pastor Review

Indianapolis Southwest and Pastor Keith Grove experienced

a very favorable review. We praise God for Dr. Grove and

this congregation.

Indianapolis District

SDMI Convention

Saturday, April 5, 2014

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Inspiring messages from Dr. Diehl!

Challenge from the Chair!

Second Mile Award Presentation!

Election of new SDMI Board Members!

Praise and Worship!

Bring your delegates and

everyone who loves Sunday School!

Rev. Wayne and Donna Ed-

wards began their pastoral

ministry at the Madison First

Church in December. They

were members of the South-

west Indiana District before

crossing over.

Welcome to the Indy District!

The College Corner congregation will be welcoming Rev.

Randy Gentry as their pastor on March 23. He and his wife,

Dara, and family, Carolyn, Abigail, and Philip have been min-

istering on the Northwestern Illinois District. for the past

eight years. They are originally from the Indianapolis area. We

welcome them “back home.”