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Pastor and Spouse Retreat

By editor - 10/27/2009 Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wanted to share with you a few of the highlights of the 2009 Pastors and Spouses retreat. We spent three days in the gorgeous hills near Asheboro NC. While the trees were beautiful in their color, the weather wasn’t always so beautiful – two days of rain. Nonetheless we were able to get out and hike around the lake and take in some of the beauty. Dan Prietrzyk led us in times of reflection around the theme of navigating the rapids of ministry. Our interactions better equipped us to understand the cycles which many pastors pass through in their years of ministry. We shared in communion, very creative worship, lots of conversation around meals and some of the most gut-busting hilarious skits you can imagine. I pray that if you were not able to join us that you might find some equally refreshing times of rest this fall. On a different topic, we have been asked to remind our churches that November is sweeps month. Please enter your attendance records into the database online. You should have received notification in the mail regarding the online procedures. Blessings to each of you, Tim Rodgers Ministerium Vice Secretary

Ron Baskin

By editor - 8/24/2009 I’m sendingthis message to inform you of the passing of Ron Baskin on August 15, 2009. Hewas living in Olanta, South Carolina when he passed surrounded by hiswife, family and friends. Ron was a member of PalmettoCovenant Church(the church has been renamed and is now known as Kingdom Covenant Ministries) inMiami, Florida.Ron, a lay minister of the Southeast Conference, had also served on theSoutheast Conference Executive Board. Ron was a retired schoolteacher where heserved for 38 years with the Miami-Dade County School System. Please join me in keeping his family in prayerduring this time. You can send your personal condolences to the family at 1004 Central Road; Olanta, SC 29114. Ron will trulybe missed. Dr. Robert Owens Superintendent,Southeast Conference

Memorial Service for Ed Johnson

By editor - 7/23/2009 We’re writing to inform you thatPastor Ed Johnson died peacefully Mondayafternoon, July 20, after a week in the hospital. Thememorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 25, at Covenant VillageOf Florida's in Plantation, Florida. PastorJohnson served in ministry over 50 years in churches in California,Florida and Illinois. He also has served as Chairman ofthe SEC Executive Board for six years where he did an exquisite job ofproviding direction and missional focus. Pleaseremember his wife, Irene, in prayer during this difficult time of transition.We thank God for sharing a portion of the life of Pastor Ed Johnson with us inthe Southeast Conference and for all of his faithful service to his Lord, ourSavior, Jesus Christ. Click here for more information.

SEC Family Addition

By editor - 7/1/2009 Tarpon Community Church, Tarpon Springs, Florida. Pastor Peyton Johnson—approximate attendance 400. The Presbytery of Tampa Bay planted the church in 1994. In, 2000, the first permanent building was completed on a 36 acres campus. In 2005, the congregation moved into a new Worship Center. In the past several years, Tarpon Community Church has been through a difficult journey of discerning God’s direction regarding denominational affiliation. After much prayer they decided to leave the PCUSA. The church decided to join the ECC after researching the denomination and meeting with its leaders. The Southeast Conference Family Welcomes Tarpon Community Church!

Triennial XIII Registration

By editor - 6/11/2009

Superintendent's New Blog

By editor - 2/19/2009 Click here to view the Superintendent's new blog entitled, "Supt's Corner.

Urgent Prayer Request

By editor - 1/22/2009 Please pray for Linda Degrado, wife of pastor Jim Degrado formally the pastor of Faith Covenant Church. Linda suffered a stroke on Monday night and is in intensive care in Washington. I am in contact with Mark Novak, Superintendent of the Pacific Northwest Conference, to learn of her ongoing condition. I will keep you updated. - Dr. Robert Owens SEC Superintendent

SEC Fall Pastors Retreat

By editor - 8/25/2009 Click here for the SEC 2009 Fall Pastors and Spouse Retreat registration package.

CHIC

By editor - 7/1/2009

Prayer Request

By editor - 6/19/2009 Many of you know Elroy Cherry who is Chairman of the board and Deacon at Kingdom Covenant Ministries in Miami. Elroy has had a stroke. Please be in prayer for a full recovery as well as his family and doctors as they discern how to proceed from here. Elroy has attended quite a few Men's Retreats and is an active member in Ed Carey's church. Thank you

Easter Sunday in Deland

By editor - 4/18/2009 Covenant Community, Deland - Easter 2009

Branching Out OCC 2008

By editor - 3/1/2009 Operation Christmas Child Each year Kallam Grove Church teens in North Carolina team up with Samaritan’s Purse, a Billy Graham Ministry, to help their church in preparing shoe boxes filled with toys and other items for shipment across the globe .In addition, they also volunteer in Charlotte, NC, one of the six processing centers located in the United States in preparing the boxes for the shipment process. 1.94 million shoe boxes were sent through the Charlotte center this season for distribution around the world. This is a hands- on mission opportunity. As one volunteer said “I may not be able to do mission work on a foreign field yet, but I can be a missionary by helping send shoe boxes that bring the Gospel to those who need to receive it.” In addition to the boxes that are filled with everything from toothpaste to toys, every box is accompanied by Gospel literature in the native language, wherever the destination. Operation Christmas Child’s mission effort had yielded 14.5 million boxes world wide this year and still counting. We want to challenge other churches in our Southeast Conference to get involved! Together we can reach millions of children in need with the joy of Christmas and the hope of Jesus Christ!

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