Dear Pastors,
Please keep the district office posted on any situations of danger or damage to your churches due to wildfires. We are praying that rain will come or the wind will subside to end the fires. The conference offices are alert and concerned. We want to keep them up to date on the status of our churches as well.
Celebration ministries will be sponsoring an “Olde-Tyme Gospel Celebration”, September 24 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Hardy Memorial UMC. Music will be led by Micah McBay and Family. Homemade ice cream and toppings will be served. Childcare is available with RSVP. Please call 903-838-3507
Rev. Dr. Pat Day, senior pastor at First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, will lead a revival at DeKalb First United Methodist Church Sunday evening, Sept. 11, through Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The revival will feature services at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, Sept. 11, 12, and 13. Dr. Day will also be leading a lunch service at noon on Monday, Sept. 12, in the Fellowship Hall, as well as a prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, also in the Fellowship Hall. Food will be provided at both the luncheon and breakfast.
Music for the revival will be provided by “Jubilee,” a men’s gospel quartet, as well as the DeKalb FUMC Choir. “Jubilee,” whose members are DeKalb FUMC members Robbie Bates, Randy Pirkey, Jerry Peek, and Chris Moser, with pianist Sheri Peek, have been performing together for more than 25 years. They have traveled and performed at venues throughout the United States.
Dr. Day is a native of Elkhart, Texas. He received his B.A. degree in 1971 from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He then attended Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology where he earned both a Master of Theology and Doctor of Ministry degree.
Dr. Day has served as Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, Louisiana since 1992. The 11 o’clock worship service is broadcast each Sunday on ABC affiliate KTBS. Dr. Day also does daily Perceptions, which is a series of thought-provoking and inspirational homilies, stories and thoughts from a religious and spiritual perspective on two local radio stations.
He was elected as a delegate to the 2012 General Conference and Jurisdictional Conference of the United Methodist Church.
His new book, When All Hail Breaks Loose, was just recently published by The United Methodist Publishing House.
In his leisure time he enjoys going to movies, reading, fishing, hunting, baseball and football. He is married to the former Sheri Houston and is the father of two grown children.
DeKalb First United Methodist Church is one of the oldest protestant churches in Texas. The church celebrated its 175h Anniversary this past March. Sunday morning services begin at 10:50 a.m., with United Methodist Youth Fellowship at 5:30 p.m. The church offers many Bible study and ministry opportunities, including the “Piece Makers” prayer shawl/blanket crochet/knitting group that meets at 10 a.m. on Thursdays, and a new Monday Night Football Bible Study this fall on Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Nov. 14, and Dec. 12.
For more information on the revival, contact DeKalb First United Methodist Church at 903-667-2705, by email at dekalbpreacher@aol.com, on the web at www.gbgm-umc.org/dekalb/, and on Facebook at DeKalb First United Methodist Church TX.
Here is the October Newsletter for the North District!
The Lone Star UMC has worship services without music. We really need someone to play piano for our worship service at 11am. We can pay for this service. If you know someone who plays well and can do this, please pass along this info. Thanks, Rev. Dave Avis, 903-639-1599 or davis@umcmail.us
As many of you know, last Thursday, Russell Memorial UMC in Wills Point, Texas, had a devastating fire. In East Texas, since January 1, 2010 there have been nine church fires and fear that an arsonist is burning churches. Although arson has not been proven in the Wills Point fire the ATF and others are leaning in that direction. There was a small fire at Texarkana , Texas, First United Methodist Church last Thursday evening but fire officials do not believe arson was involved. There was little damage and the fire was quickly controlled. Several have asked me what defensive measures can be taken.
My suggestion is:
· Be vigilant.
· Review all insurance and make sure policies are up to date and in force.
· Back up all computer data and keep in a safe place off of church property.
My colleague in the Northwest District, Reverend Sandy Smith, has informed me that the ATF is doing undercover work with churches in the whole area. If you have members patrolling your property please make them aware of the possibility of ATF presence. The last thing we want is an altercation between church members and the ATF. If you see suspicious activity do not intervene but call your local police and fire departments.
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