I N D I A N A S O U T HI N D I A N A S O U T H

WESLEYANAPRIL 2009

Superintendent’s Schedule

April

2-3 IWU Board Meeting

5 A.M. Lawrenceburg

P.M. Wilmington Hills

6 IWU Meeting

12 Easter Sunday

19 A.M. Mecca – Installation

P.M. Princeton

21 Headquarters Meeting

26 A.M. Evansville North Park

P.M. Potter’s Shop

May

4-8 May Seminar/Teaching

10 A.M. Terre Haute Hulman St.

P.M. W. Terre Haute 8th St.

16 Super Saturday/PaoliWesleyan

17 A.M. Mitchell

P.M. Church Visit

24 A.M. Blue River

P.M. Milan

31 A.M. Madison

P.M. Grace Pointe

Dr. Mark S. F. EckartDIST. SUPERINTENDENT

A $25,000.00 Dollar Gift Givento the G.L.A.D. Program!

For about five years now we have been promoting the G.L.A.D. program. This

is a program that I started (along with input from several others) to pay off the

farm land that was purchased in early 2003. It stands for Gideon’s Leaders Against

Debt. The idea is out of Judges Chapter 7 where Gideon used 300 soldiers to fight

the Midianites successfully. Likewise, we used 300 people to help us eliminate

the district debt. As you can see from the chart, God has certainly helped us in

raising the money to soon be debt free.

The goal was to have the farm mortgage paid in full by 2009. A couple of

months ago we realized we were going to be

about $25,000 dollars short of our goal. After

much prayer and seeking God’s help, I went to

visit a business person that loves the Lord and

also has interest in our district. I presented the

need to them and about ten days later they wrote

out a check to the G.L.A.D. program. This is a

huge Praise the Lord! In fact, in today’s terrible

economic situation I consider it nothing less

than a divine miracle that a person would give us

that much money as a one time gift.

So, the Lord willing this year we will be burn-

ing the mortgage to the 118 acre farm that was

purchased a few years ago. The banker told me

one day that if we pay the farm off within five

years (by 2009), we will save $150,000.00 in in-

terest. With God’s help and many of you helping

as well, it looks like we will be able to save that

interest money as well. Many churches and in-

dividuals have sacrificed to join the G.L.A.D.

program the last few years. For that I am cer-

tainly grateful. Most of all I am humbled at how

God has orchestrated this whole program. To

God alone be the glory!

Dr. Mark

360,000.00pledged/PAID

18,000

36,000

54,000

72,000

90,000

108,000

126,000

144,000

162,000

180,000

198,000

216,000

234,000

252,000

270,000

288,000

306,000

324,000

342,000

$360,000

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INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN(USPS 334-970)

April 2009Vol. 36 No. 4

Executive Editor Dr. Mark Eckart

Office Editor Cindy Caniff

Periodical postage paid at Orleans, IN 47452and additional mailing offices.

Publication Office: P.O. Box 174,Orleans, IN 47452

Published monthly by the Indiana SouthDistrict of The Wesleyan Church.

Postmaster send address changes to:INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN

PO BOX 174ORLEANS, IN 47452

May MinisterialMay Ministerial

SeminarIndiana South District

Ministerial SeminarMay 4 – 8, 2009

Orleans Indiana Wesleyan

Campgrounds

Monday – Wednesday Noon

Wesleyan Church HistoryDiscipline / C-35

Dr. Wayne Caldwell

Pastoral Counseling / C-44

Dr. Mark Eckart

Philosophy / C-3

Rev. Chet Todd

Wednesday Noon – Friday

Intro to Theology / C-05

Dr. Wayne Caldwell

Christian Education / C-23

Dr. Mark Eckart

Evangelism and Church HealthC-28

Rev. Chet Todd

For more information, contact:

Rev. Bob England, Seminar

Coordinator

812-865-6599, 812-723-4168, or

bob_e_sr_47424@yahoo.com

As the treasurer of the G.L.A.D. program, I am happy to report that my work

is swiftly coming to an end. We are heading down the backstretch and will soon

cross the finish line. The G.L.A.D. program is finishing its mission.

I would like to thank our district superintendent, Dr. Eckart for his vision in

establishing the G.L.A.D. program. I cannot imagine what our district finances

might be without his leadership in this area. There are many duties in his job

description. He is, of course, responsible for the oversight of all of our

churches; he is the pastors’ pastor; He is responsible for the maintenance of the

facilities. It is his responsibility to recruit new pastors. Sometimes he is assigned

the task of conflict resolution. He oversees committee work. In addition, he has

responsibilities to the general church. I believe he has done a great job in bal-

ancing the need for raising money with his other duties. I for one would like to

say thank you for the energies he has put in this project.

I would like to thank all of the donors to the G.L.A.D. program. Some have

given large sums to this need. I, for one, appreciate their help. Also, I have a

great respect and admiration for all of the folks who have diligently sent in $25

per month. For some, I am sure this was a sacrifice. The Lord taught us that it

was not the size of the gift but the intent with which we gave it.

Finally, if you are finishing up your pledge, I would ask you to please con-

tinue. We are going to need some money to keep our commitment of putting

bricks on the water fountain in front of the tabernacle.

Again, thank you all for your support with this project.

—Written by Pastor Charles Stroud upon his request

Love Mercy 09Love Mercy 09December 28-31, 2009 — Louisville, KY

Three intense days of powerful speakers, artists and community focused on

pursuing God’s call for their lives and expressing worship for our Savior Jesus

Christ. These Wesleyan Youth Conventions seek to bring the simple truth that

God’s Word challenges us to face the needs of our world by asking us do these

three things. Embracing Micah 6:8 helps settle the dust and the noise from the

world and turns our focus toward the important … the eternal. Love Mercy ’09

will be a catapult launching students out to live for God in their schools and in

their communities. You’re invited to be a key player in seeing a generation be-

come all that God desires and empowers them to be. For more information con-

tact Spiritual Formation at 317-774-3888 or go to www.headhearthand.com.

Panama ReportPanama ReportWe received a letter from Pastor Jose McKella who serves as the Director of

The Wesleyan Church in Panama.

“Only short lines to thank you for your support of the Wesleyan work in Panama

through the missionary team over the last 3 years.”

“It has been a wonderful help. The impact of the teams has been encouraging. Two

church buildings are next to being finished. This has been a part of our dream. From here we

are moving to start a new project, which is to plant more churches. The project name is

Church Planters (Escuela de Sembradores). We have 15 students who will receive inten-

sive training in ministry, theology, and bases for church planters. Our goal is to start one

new church in each province of the nation (we have 9 provinces).”

“Once again, thanks for being a part of the church growth in Panama.”

INDIANA SOUTH WESLEYAN April 2009 / Page 3

Easter OfferingEaster OfferingEvangelism & Church Growth is highly dependent on this yearly offering to

provide the majority of our programming funds. These funds are critical in our

ability to effectively fulfill our mission of multiplying disciples, leaders and

churches in order to fulfill the Great Commission in the spirit of the Great

Commandment. Through this offering we are able to provide a variety of re-

sources to equip and empower leaders and churches for the missional multipli-

cation movement (M3).

The annual Easter Offering is the “life’s blood” for Wesleyan North American

missions. The funds collected here make a huge difference. This offering does

not have to be taken on Easter Sunday. It can be collected at whatever time and

whatever manner best fits your local setting. Thank you in advance for what you

will do to expand God’s Kingdom through this vital investment.

For more information, contact E&CG at 317-774-3900 or go to www.wes-

leyan.org/ecg.

SUPER SATURDAYSUPER SATURDAYMay 16, 2009May 16, 2009

Paoli Wesleyan Church, Paoli, INSession One: 10:00 a.m. (EDT)—Session Two: 1:15 p.m. (EDT)

Revitalize YourChurch!

Speaker:

Rev. Mark O. Wilson

Salvation Story!Salvation Story!

A few Sundays ago at our Lewis

Creek church, Pastor Dave Gates

preached a sermon on being born

again. He said he was inspired to do so

after hearing Dr. Steve DeNeff preach

about this doctrine at our recent minis-

terial. On the way out the door Pastor

Dave greeted Bucky, an 80-year-old

man that has been attending his

church. Pastor Dave said to him, “Will

I see you in heaven, Bucky?” After

pausing for a moment Bucky said,

“Well I hope so, but all my life I have

never known for sure because I have

never been born again as you preached

today.” “You can know for sure, Bucky.

Would you want to take care of that to-

day before you go home?” Bro. Dave

asked. At that point Bucky started to

cry and said, “Yes, I would.” As Bucky

was headed for the altar his wife said, “I

want to go as well!”

So, that morning Bucky’s wife, Sis

(they call her) and Bucky 80 years old

got saved. After he prayed he raised his

hands heavenward and said, “I feel so

good, I feel so good!”

Camp Work WeekCamp Work WeekApril 20 – 24, 2009

Please be planning now to come and

bring helpers with you. You are free to

come at any time during work week to

help clean and repair for the upcoming

camp season. God will bless you for

your willingness to serve Him in this

manner.

For questions, contact: David Hoss

812-865-2260 or 812-865-3390.

National Day of PrayerNational Day of PrayerDon’t forget National Day of

Prayer on May 7, 2009.

NOTE:1. Lunch will be on your own from 12

Noon to 1:15 P.M. There are several res-taurants in the area.

2. A free will offering will be taken at thesessions to help cover the cost of the semi-nar.

3. ALL ministers from IN South arestrongly encouraged to attend thesesessions.

DOOR PRIZE:There will be a

drawing for a$100.00 cash doorprize for pastors who attend both ses-sions. Other gifts will be given awaythroughout the day.NOTE:

The $100 gift was donated by ananonymous donor.

A Successful MinisterialA Successful Ministerial

ConventionPictured are the work-

ers that were at our Min-

isterial Convention this

year.

Dr. Steve DeNeff and

Tony & Abby McCrary

did an excellent job of

ministering to the pas-

tors.

Lay people

are invited to

attend as well.

Top 5 For Numeric Gain In Sun-SchoolChurch Pastor Gain

Paoli B. England 44

Greensburg D. Preston 17

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 14

Columbus Flintwood W. Jones 14

Greenwood J. Hughes 12

Top 5 For Numeric Gain in AM WorshipChurch Pastor Gain

Greensburg D. Preston 40

Carthage C. Stroud 31

Wheatland K. Mitchell 25

Terre Haute Faith D. Gormong 21

Valeene D. Manship 20

Top 5 For Percentage Gain in AM WorshipChurch Pastor Gain

Wheatland K. Mitchell 179%

Carthage C. Stroud 89%

Greensburg D. Preston 78%

Poplar Grove J. Downs 54%

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 52%

Top 5 For Percentage Gain in Sun-SchoolChurch Pastor Gain

Paoli B. England 176%

Wheatland K. Mitchell 60%

Greensburg D. Preston 53%

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 52%

Greenwood J. Hughes 43%

Austin T.B.S. 14 16 2 19 16 3 12 8 0

Bedford C. Gilmore 17 34 17 20 42 22 17 13 0

Bicknell First M. Reed 30 43 13 38 56 18 26 44 0

Birdseye T.B.S. 23 21 2 24 19 5 0 0 0

Bloomfield Mt. Calvary F. Collings 14 14 0 14 14 0 0 0 0

Bloomfield Mt. Zion L. Manship 41 27 14 41 27 14 18 11 0

Bloomfield Southside C. Thomas 20 20 0 16 16 0 12 0 0

Bloomington Central M. Linville 31 32 2 34 33 1 19 15 0

Bloomington Shepherd F. Shannon 23 22 1 26 22 4 19 14 0

Blue River A. Marshall 20 22 2 37 31 6 0 0 0

Boonville E. Ames 22 33 11 41 58 17 33 46 0

Brazil Jackson E. Hayes 19 25 6 24 33 9 19 8 0

Carthage C. Stroud 43 35 8 66 35 31 40 40 0

Clear Fork C. Uebel 10 10 0 13 17 4 9 7 0

Columbus Bethel B. Carpenter 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0

Columbus Central B. Miller 12 12 0 12 12 0 12 0 0

Columbus Flintwood W. Jones 68 54 14 94 77 17 56 85 0

Columbus Ohio Street C. Bullock 33 29 4 56 41 15 59 42 0

Concord J. Vandervort 23 26 3 23 25 2 17 9 0

Corydon New Hope C. Morgan 6 7 1 20 26 6 0 0 0

E. Enterprise F. Wingham 8 7 1 9 7 2 8 4 0

Edinburgh L. Biddle 31 34 3 31 34 3 18 16 0

English D. Lochbihler 35 33 2 41 49 8 21 33 0

Evansville Forest Hills M. Stoelting 134 126 8 232 223 9 99 270 1

Evansville North Park S. Boardman 57 62 5 72 82 10 25 19 0

Evansville Trinity D. Allison 37 31 6 46 47 1 11 0 0

Faith Pointe J. Wriston 11 11 0 14 14 0 0 0 0

Fort Branch T.B.S. 37 38 1 42 44 2 21 58 0

Franklin D. Neal 26 41 15 37 50 13 34 20 0

French Lick Spr. Valley J. Moffatt 55 59 4 147 142 5 61 55 0

Gnaw Bone G. Armstrong 20 20 0 21 20 1 11 8 0

Grace Pointe R. Freeland 10 0 0 15 0 0 8 6 0

Greenfield R. Albring 25 24 1 32 26 6 28 22 0

Greensburg D. Preston 49 32 17 91 51 40 58 57 0

Greenwood J. Hughes 40 28 12 67 48 19 0 10 0

Holton W. Vandervort 24 18 6 25 19 6 11 5 0

Hope First E. Boston 0 16 16 11 22 11 0 0 0

Lawrenceburg M. Kessen 22 22 0 25 25 0 11 0 0

Lewis Creek D. Gates 7 10 3 18 20 2 0 13 0

Loogootee Mt. Zion J. Simmons 31 35 4 50 43 7 12 8 0

Madison Calvary M. Mahoney 31 39 8 50 59 9 25 32 0

Marengo S. Lock 51 54 3 120 102 18 40 43 0

Martinsville K. Kearby 25 25 0 32 32 0 15 0 0

Martinsville Bethel J. Irvin 7 8 1 12 14 2 0 7 0

Mecca New Life D. Hardesty 16 16 0 36 36 0 0 41 0

Medora C. Breeden 21 41 20 23 53 30 20 11 0

Milan L. Brown 21 17 4 24 23 1 13 6 0

Mitchell T.B.S. 79 138 59 118 161 43 69 79 0

Mooresville New Life M. Linville 19 26 7 29 35 6 13 17 0

Morgantown J. Irvin 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0

New Albany Spring Ave. N. Watters 0 0 0 24 27 3 0 0 0

North Vernon J. Terry 50 55 5 65 73 8 50 36 0

Orleans H. Carr 40 35 5 45 36 9 31 19 0

Otwell R. Stilwell 30 32 2 30 32 2 18 0 0

Paoli B. England 69 25 44 122 107 15 72 76 0

Petersburg L. Lamar 0 9 9 8 9 1 0 0 0

Poplar Grove J. Downs 14 12 2 40 26 14 16 7 0

Potter’s Shop Y. Reyes 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Prairie Creek T. Fennell 13 13 0 13 13 0 9 0 0

Princeton T.B.S. 16 28 12 20 41 21 13 6 0

Rising Sun J. Kelley 8 9 1 8 9 1 0 7 0

Rodney M. Miller 10 8 2 10 15 5 11 6 0

Rushville H. Baker 2 6 4 2 6 4 6 2 0

Salem S. Caniff 7 7 0 24 22 2 13 19 0

Sandford C. Hedden 10 11 1 10 11 1 10 7 0

Scottsburg P. Mills 9 8 1 9 8 1 7 7 0

Seelyville F. Burk 11 11 0 10 10 0 0 0 0

Seymour I. Holt 34 27 7 49 34 15 34 27 0

Shelburn B. Noel 8 11 3 8 11 3 0 0 0

Shelbyville Grace J. Allen 48 43 5 64 59 5 48 20 0

Shelbyville Westside D. Bowden 18 25 7 33 37 4 7 0 0

Simpson Chapel R. Brown 10 10 0 10 11 1 0 0 0

Somerville D. Brandon 22 32 10 23 36 13 17 0 0

Southwind Washington P. Kessen 0 0 0 62 50 12 33 18 0

Spearsville T. Phillips 13 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0

Spencer J. Knight 9 7 2 9 8 1 0 0 0

Sullivan G. Larimer 55 55 0 59 59 0 59 53 1

Sylvania D. Taylor 32 39 7 70 65 5 46 34 0

Terre Haute Faith D. Gormong 150 150 0 252 231 21 133 122 6

Terre Haute Hulman D. Willis 59 50 9 99 81 18 37 41 6

Terre Haute North S. Landon 23 21 2 31 23 8 29 13 0

Trafalgar C. Hilton 6 5 1 6 5 1 3 3 0

Valeene D. Manship 12 12 0 90 70 20 32 49 0

Versailles J. Hundley 32 31 1 32 33 1 26 9 0

Walker Chapel R. Hendershot 17 15 2 39 37 2 0 13 0

Wash. Vincennes J. Gilley 19 24 5 25 29 4 36 15 0

Wesley Chapel T.B.S. 27 27 0 36 41 5 27 7 0

Westport T.B.S. 46 60 14 49 74 25 27 16 0

West Terre Haute 6th R. Weeks 28 23 5 29 26 3 0 6 0

West Terre Haute 8th P. Shelton 58 64 6 65 70 5 45 29 0

Wheatland K. Mitchell 16 10 6 39 14 25 22 0 0

Whitehall D. Campbell 17 17 0 17 17 0 10 9 0

Wilmington Hills D. Gary 19 17 2 25 22 3 17 0 0

TOTALS 2502 2550 48 3770 3690 80 1955 1858 14

CHURCH GROWTH REPORT FEBRUARY 2009

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