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Maumee Valley Presbytery is the
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From December 2007 Leadership Notes Newsletter:A special THANK YOU! to Rev. Dick Mahlmann (Tiffin, First) who has been managing the worksite at the manse renovation project and to Rev. Kimberly Secrist Ashby. (Sandusky, First) who dreamed the vision to renovate the manse. We couldn’t have done this without both of you!
September 27, 2007Dear Maumee Valley Presbytery,Thanks be to God for your faithfulness, your prayers, and your generosity. In the words of Paul, “I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in your will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 1:3-6)Through the efforts of 22 churches and seven individuals, plus the Presbyterian Women, we have more than met our fundraising goal of $15,000 for the Manse Renovation in Olena. The Synod matched the first $10,000, and the Presbytery matched all $15,000, so we now have $40,000 to fully complete the project. The house will be well-equipped to welcome the new organizing pastor of the Monte Sinai Hispanic NCD, and we are really delighted. Around twelve churches have sent work groups, and we have room for your congregation to send a group as well this fall. More work needs to be done. Our timeline is longer now, but the PNC is still hard at work discerning who will be the new pastor.We appreciate all of you who have contributed, and although we have sent letters, we will thank you all officially the next time we have the opportunity. We accomplished this goal between two Presbytery meetings, and I am fully aware how difficult that is, and how well we did. Grace and peace to all of you, and again, our appreciation for helping to make this dream come true.In Christ,Rev. Kimberly Secrist Ashby
August 21, 2007Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The Monte Sinai Hispanic Fellowship has asked me to convey to you their heartfelt thanks for all of the work being done on their behalf. They are overwhelmed by the love and support expressed in so many ways – funds for the manse renovation, grants for their new church development, workers to help with the manse, several on the committee dedicated to finding a pastor. As we talked last week at the PNC meeting, two of the gentlemen took quite a bit of time to explain just how deeply they felt the connection with our Presbytery, how much they appreciated all that had been given, and how much they looked forward to becoming an even more vital part of our work and ministry as churches. They see God’s blessings in their lives in the form of all of us, and they thank God regularly.I extend special thanks to the churches and individuals who have provided financial support and worked as volunteers at the manse, as well as the marvelous members of the Pastor Nominating Committee. It is exciting work to birth a new church, and I have never felt better about it than I did at that recent meeting. The faces of those two gentlemen that night conveyed more than any words could express, and I felt God’s Spirit among us yet again. What a true blessing it is to work together in ministry!The Peace of Christ be with you all,
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Maumee Valley
Presbytery P.O. Box 853 Findlay, OH 45839-0853
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