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Elders Renew Partnership with Bethesda Center

January 9, 2010 in Boards, Missions by WNG

The Elders here at New Philadelphia have just renewed our commitment to Bethesda Center for the Homeless. The 3rd Thursday of each month one of our elders or a member of our staff will continue taking a team of 3 or 4 people to the Center to celebrate the Three D’s—Desert, Devotion, and Dialogue.

We take a Desert, usually Krispy-Kreme Donuts. We share a Devotion. We engage in a Dialogue in which residents spell out prayer requests. We pray. This sounds simple, and it is, but the rewards are amazing. On our Christmas Visit one of the residents sang several Christmas hymns in a voice that is worthy of any sanctuary. Everyone present was deeply moved.

Are you interested in helping? In the near future a sign-up Sheet will be posted in the Commons Area. Please pray for us as we begin this undertaking, and please consider participating. We are the third church in the area to commit to hosting the 3 D’s one night each month. To learn more about the Bethesda Center and its mission on behalf of the chronically homeless, please visit www.bethesdacenter.org. It is always listed with our partners in the right-hand column. Thanks! Pastor Green

Moravian Disaster Response & Georgia Flooding

September 25, 2009 in Missions by WNG

We have received the following communication from Br. Mark Ebert of Moravian Disaster Response re the recent flooding in Georgia.
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Elders Partner with the Bethesda Center

May 6, 2009 in Missions by WNG

The Elders here at New Philadelphia have just made a twelve month commitment to Bethesda Center for the Homeless. The 3rd Thursday of each month one of our elders or a member of our staff will be taking a team of 3 or 4 people to the Center to celebrate the Three D’s—Desert, Devotion, and Dialogue. We take a desert, usually Krispy-Kreme Donuts. We share a devotion. We engage in a dialogue in which residents spell out prayer requests. We pray. This sounds simple, and it is, but the rewards are amazing. On one recent visit, a resident of the center said, “It takes a strong person to be homeless.” That comment raised everyone’s awareness, and touched everyone’s heart.

Are you interested in helping? In the near future a sign-up Sheet will be posted in the Commons Area. Please pray for us as we begin this undertaking, and please consider participating. We are the third church in the area to commit to hosting the 3 D’s one night each month. By the way, we were pleased to learn that our Missions and Social Concerns Committee recently approved a $250.00 gift to the Center. I am sure there will be other opportunities to contribute and we will let you know about them. To learn more about the Bethesda Center and its mission on behalf of the chronically homeless, please visit www.bethesdacenter.org. Thanks! Pastor Green

Moravians Doing Evangelism Today

February 5, 2009 in Missions, Moravian by WNG

Foreword from the Pastor: Sometime ago, I received the following email, and book chapter from Br. Steve Nicholas who visited New Philadelphia last winter. He was among us because he wished to see for himself what we were doing to help produce growth. He has included us in his book on evangelism, and I am sure that you will find what he has to say about us interesting reading. He has given me permission to post it in the context of the chapter.

Email from Br. Steve Nicholas

Dear Brothers and Sister,

I have completed the six weeks of my sabbatical leave and am back at work in the congregation. Last week I wrote a new chapter for “The Moravian Way of Evangelism,” based upon what I observed in the growing churches that I visited. Because your congregation is one of these “growing churches” I am sending the chapter to you for your review. Several days ago a friend to whom I sent the chapter pointed out a factual error in what I had written. It occurred to me that there may be other errors in the chapter, and that those of you whom I visited would be in the best position to catch any additional errors. I am sending the chapter in the body of this e-mail, since I write on a Mac and many times others cannot open my attached files.

So I am sending this to you for two purposes: first, would you be so kind as to check the section on your church to see if it is factually correct? The second purpose is a courtesy to you, since all of you were very kind and helpful when I visited and freely gave me your time and your wisdom. I thought you might enjoy seeing what I had written about your own congregation and also about the other growing churches. The last section, “What can we learn from growing churches?” will probably be an article in the Moravian magazine.

At the present time, I am working on revising the other chapters in the book, taking each Thursday to work on it. I still expect to complete the revision and foreword it to Deanna at the Dept. of Communications in June. We are still hoping to have it printed and ready for sale early in 2004. I praise the Lord for your help and kindness to me, and for the opportunity to have rich fellowship with you when I visited.

Yours in Christ,

Steve Nicholas

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Photos from Nicaragua Mission Trip

August 4, 2008 in Missions, Youth by DAMJR

Enjoy more photo galleries from the recent Mission Trip to Nicaragua
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Nicaragua Mission Trip Recap

July 31, 2008 in Missions, Youth by JGR

Update. We’re all home, we’re all safe, and we’re all exhausted from an amazing
trip! Our group brings greetings to New Philadelphia from the Moravian Church in Nicaragua, after our nine-day mission trip. Again, many thanks to New Philadelphia for your prayers and encouragement.
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Mission Camp

July 31, 2008 in Missions, Youth by JGR

Our group had a wonderful week at Mission Camp, June 29-July 4! Twenty-seven youth and eleven adults spent the week serving with our neighbors in Ashe and Alleghany counties, while staying at Laurel Ridge Moravian Camp. We had five work teams assigned to various projects in the area. We extend our thanks to everyone who participated, and to the congregation for your tremendous support! Here are some pictures from the week:

Mission Camp pictures #1

Mission Camp pictures #2

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