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Beverly Chambers
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OUR REGIONAL CHURCH CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)
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JOIN US FOR WORSHIP AT BMC!
Worship services begin at 10:45 a.m. this Sunday at Bethany Memorial Church, located on Main Street in Bethany, WV.
Rev. David Chafin will be Interim Pastor beginning Sun., Jan. 4, and he is currently the Deputy Regional Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in West Virginia, located in Parkersburg, WV.
January 11 - Elder's Breakfast @ 9:30 a.m.
January 14 - Board Meeting @ 7:00 p.m.
January 19 - Bethany Woman's Club Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
January 24 - Buffalo Clover 4-H Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
February 4 - CWF Meeting @ 12:00 noon
February 13-15 - Mid-winter Youth Retreat
February 24 - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner
The purpose of this congregation is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ in faithful response to God's will and purposes as revealed through Jesus Christ and in the world; to seek in all persons a faith and commitment to Jesus Christ; to serve the community of which it is a part; to bring the gospel message to bear upon society; to sustain and be sustained by the general and regional manifestations of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); to work cooperatively with Christians in other communions; to seek the oneness of the body of Christ; and in all ways to seek to make known the Love of God.
The Pastoral Search Committee has been formed, and those serving on the committee are Laura Cramblet (Chair), Beverly Chambers, Alan Dicken, Carol Grimes, John Hull, Karen McFadden, Paul Seidewitz, and Cindy Weppler.
BMC will begin the new year with worship services starting at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Rev. David Chafin (Deputy Regional Minister of the WV Region Disciples of Christ) will begin his ministry as part-time interim pastor at BMC and interim chaplain at Bethany College until such time when a full-time pastor/chaplain is appointed.
Mark your calendar for the mid-winter Youth Retreat, which will be held from February 13-15. Watch the bulletins for further information.
MID-TERM ELECTIONS HELD
On December 14, a congregational meeting was held, and the following were elected as officers at BMC: Moderator - John Hull; Eldership - John Hull and Judy Van Horn; Elder Emeritus - Lynn Adkins; Diaconate - Angie Counselman and Ryan Seidewitz; Representatives to the Congregational Board from the Congregation at Large: John and Emily Cox. As this was a mid-term election, all other officers will remain in place for the remiander of the last year of their two-year term for which they were elected or appointed.
