Dr. Richard A. Farmer
Senior Pastor
July / August 2016
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Divine Intentions, part 4
A Beginning thought on Divorce in the OT......
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A pastoral dilemma which arises in the midst of normal church life flows
directly from the assumption of guilt and innocence in marital breakdown. Without meaning to, or often without thinking through consequences, churches will usually end up siding with one party in a divorce,
especially if sexual sin is involved.
But how do we make sense of such a
perspective in light of Genesis 1 and
2? How does God see a married couple if not as a "one-flesh" union of
husband and wife? Our culture tends
to interpret most things through the
eyes of autonomous and individual
rights. However, Jesus quotes the account in Genesis in Matthew 19:6 by
pointing out: "They are no longer
two, but one." If a marriage is truly
seen as a one flesh union, then how
can one party be held responsible for
the end of a marriage? If we see marriage as God designed marriage to be
seen, then "they both share in the
marital breakdown. Specifically, they
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In the July /August Issue
Trinity News
3
Pastor Rick’s
Report
4
Rooted
5
Mission Serve
Team
6
CCO Newletter
7
Education Team
Minutes
8
In Memory of
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Council Minutes
10
Quarterly
Business Meeting
Minutes
11
Financial Report
12
Cathy’s Corner
13
VBS Photos
1416
Gloria Ginn
Newsletter
1719
August Calendar
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“For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither
Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
Galatians 3:27-29
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are both responsible in some
way for the marital unfaithfulness of one."[1] This becomes the impetus behind a
theology of grace. If we all
share in the guilt of the brokenness we experience in our
marriages, united as "one"
through the activity of God in
the marriage covenant, then
the grace of God expressed to
us in the midst of our shortcomings must become the call
of God expressed and offered
to others. Punishment,
banishment, condemnation, and even avoidance
on the part of God's people when dealing with divorced persons, no matter
our assessment of their
guilt, is not the way of
grace and therefore does
not reflect the heart of
God. We must always
consider the danger that
we may be continuing in
our churches a harsh response to sexual sin
which can be found from
Jesus' day up through our
own.
The problem we encounter when we consider the
various reasons people get divorced is that we tend to focus on the outward appearance of things, and make our
evaluations based on such.
The difficulties that arise
within the framework of marriage are often very complex
and difficult to discern. It is a
given that two fallen people
are united as one in any marriage, and in the midst of our
fallenness we are both self-
centered and self-serving. It is
easy to point fingers when we
see what we believe to be obvious sin, while things like anger and resentment and lack of
affection and daily negative
attitudes and sexual problems
and passive aggressive tendencies and other powerful issues
which lead to marital discord
are very often hard to detect
and identify. Two sinful people
who bring their baggage to the
most challenging relationship
known on earth can never
clearly say - "this divorce was
his fault; our failed marriage
was her doing." At the very
least we must recognize that
God holds both parties responsible for divorce, and sees and
understands issues that go beyond the surface, which is
most often all we are able to
see.
If you entertain the possibility
2
that what I write above
might be true, then you can
clearly see how this affects
our ministry to divorced
persons. The person who
has gone through divorce
is more like us than dislike
us, as we all struggle to
make our various relationships work in spite of our
selfish, fallen tendencies.
Given that we do not understand the depths of people the way God does, it
makes no sense to
presume we can judge
and condemn people
for things we cannot
fully understand, as if
we have this right
even if we do understand. Therefore, it
seems that the Love
of God would constrain us to minister
mercy and grace to
people in the midst of
the tragic consequences of divorce,
no matter the perceived causes we may
think we understand.
It is my hope that the
discussion to follow
will take us further in this
direction.
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Gloria Ginn’s July Newsletter
I got back to the US in time for my nephew Samuel’s wedding. It was so fun to be able to
make it for such a special day.
Dad was the pastor who married Sam & Meredith. Left is Mom & Dad with Sam & Meredith. Middle is the Eddy family Rachel, Sarah, Gaylyn (sister), Sam, Matt, Nathaniel. Last
is the Eddy kids with new addition - Meredith.
My brother Steve, John, Kathy, Peter. Middle—family get together for dinner. Last picture
my brothers Dave & Steve and sister Gaylyn and of course me.
I’m now getting ready to start my traveling schedule while in the US.
July 31—Aug 5 in Colorado Springs, Colorado for our mission’s Home Ministry Welcome
Aug 5—12 In Colorado visiting friends and a prayer retreat.
Aug 13-18 Fayetteville, NC
Aug 19-26 Duncanville, TX visiting friends and family & where I used to work for SIL
Aug 27—September Fayetteville
September 1-15 Either in Fayetteville, or in Ohio or visiting relatives on the way north.
September 18—Bryn Zion Baptist Church in Mt. Gilead, OH
Sept 20—Tuesday morning Martha Circle
Sept 25 Brandon Baptist Church
October 1-2 ?
October 13 Noren Circle
October 14—21 Wheaton , IL
October 16—possibly Warren Park Presbyterian Church, Cicero, IL
October 22-30—?
November—Fayette & Hopefully Florida, possible other places as well.
December—Fayetteville with family.
January—return to Brno, Czech Republic
If you are interested in having me come to share about the work in the Czech Republic, or I
could help you in some way while I am in the US, my e-mail is gloriaginn @mac.com and
my phone number is (910) 476-0211. Also, if you have some prayer requests I could join
you in prayer for, please send them my way. I appreciate all your prayers and support. We
serve a great God.
Your fellow servant,
[1] Ronald J. Nydam, The
Messiness of Marriage and
the Knottiness of Divorce,
Calvin Theological Journal, 40 no 2 N 2005, pg.
224.
Gloria Ginn
Gloria’s full newsletter with photos is posted on the bulletin board.
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Gloria Ginn’s July Newsletter
English Evenings finished up for the semester. We continued talking about many topics
that non-believers have trouble understanding or don’t know much about. The last two
were Blessing and the The Fruit of the Spirit. When I was teaching Galatians 5:13-26, we
wrote the list of what the sinful nature has, and them the list of what the Fruit of the Spirt
has. After going over the differences in the two, one belier said he didn’t believe that those
qualities could all exist in people. It’s too good to be true. The biggest difference in understanding this is that these qualities do not come by people trying to be good, or doing
good enough deeds. These qualities come from the Holy Spirit and grow as we let the Holy Spirit direct our lives and not ourselves. When you look at the list, you might feel like
sitting back and saying, I give up. That’s too hard. But the point is that it’s NOT our
strength, but the strength that comes from God when we let Him transform our hearts.
That’s when the miraculous happens and people turn there heads to ask… “how can they
act like that? I can’t.” How often are our lives seen as no different than anyone-else’s,
we’re just fitting in. God called us to be transforming agents that call us out of the status
quo and into God’s kingdom children. Do I live my life more like I’m a child of the world,
or a child of the King of Kings? If there is no difference between how I act and how the
world acts, than I am not letting the Holy Spirit rule my life. If I’m on the throne of my
life with ME at the center, then Christ is not on the throne of my heart and I am not Christ
centered. If I don’t let Christ rule in my heart, I will not bear much fruit, not should I expect to. How many of the qualities of the Fruit of the Spirit do I struggle with?
Trinity
IN TOUCH*SOULED OUT*SET LOOSE
Dear Members of Trinity,
ber 5th
Monday Septem
Sunday, S
eptember
25th
1 PM
Thank you for all
the visits and
cards during my
stay at Presidential. It means so
much to me.
Gwen Thomas
Can you name the 9 qualities of the Fruit of the Sprit? The answer will be at the end, but
see how many you know __________, __________, __________, __________,
__________, __________, __________, __________, __________,.
Friday, August 26
Lunch & a movie
11 AM
School Su
pply Dist
ribution
Tuesday,
August 2
nd,
To finish out our school year, we ended with a grill party. We have a group of leaders who
will continue English Evenings while I am in the States, however the group is too small to
meet every week. We had about 8 teachers who have moved, gotten married, had babies,
changed to another outreach, etc. over the last couple years. As a result, our team is small.
If you’ve got a minute, could you pray for the leaders continuing this summer and that God
would grow us so we can once again meet weekly.
Below is one of our English Evenings leaders who just got married. He won’t be able to
help us this next year, but we were able to have the wedding reception at the Ministry Center. Rosta and Lucka were a great asset and God will be able to use them wherever He
calls them.
To the left is our small women’s Bible Study group. We’ve been studying Spiritual Gifts
and then the book of James. We’ve also had time to pray together and see God work in
some amazing ways.
To the left are two women from English Evenings. One became a Christian about 2 1/2
years ago and the other is very close to making a decision. She has mentioned a desire to
believe, but finds it so hard. If you’ve got a minute right now, could you pray for her, that
whatever is holding her back will be removed and she will be able to clearly understand
the plan of Salvation.
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Dear Trinity Baptist
Church Family,
ber 11th
Sunday, Septem
Thank you for the B
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graduation. I will pu
t it to good use.
Thanks Brock Petrie
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PASTOR Rick’s REPORT
The importance of Worship cannot be underemphasized. I remember talking to a person once who told me they were boycotting worship as a form of protest. They believed that it was
more important to do things for the church and with their small
groups than to participate in Worship. The problem with this mentality is that Worship is a place where God does things in our life that
cannot be found in any other way. There is no, and can be no substitute for worshipping together. These are the reasons why. First, Worship is corporate in nature. It is the one place every week where we
have the privilege of meeting with and praising with and praying with
the majority of the congregation. The Psalms tell us that “God inhabits the praises of His people.” In other words, God descends upon us in
worship in a way that cannot be duplicated or substituted. God desires
to fill us with His Spirit and His Grace. Worship and the Sacraments
is the place He chooses to do this. Trying to find these things without
worship is a bit like trying to celebrate the joys of family without ever
getting together, or celebrating Christmas without gathering with
those we love, or staying healthy without ever eating vitamins, or staying clean without utilizing water. Some things are just impossible.
Secondly, the sermon is a celebration of The Word. It has been a part
of worship since the very beginning of the Judeo Christian movement.
God’s Spirit will work through a sermon in such a way that lives are
transformed. When God calls us to reflect together on His Word He is
asking us to corporately reflect on His message to us so that the entire
congregation and each individual participates in reflection and corporate learning. It is one of the ways in which we exercise our Spiritual
Muscles. God calls few of His to teach and preach, and it is through
these gifts that Scripture is brought to life in such a way that God
transforms us in order that He might use us to transform the world.
Thirdly, corporate praise is a type of event that cannot be found in another arena. The lifting of voices together in praise and worship are
not only music in our ears but is our imitation of the very thing that is
taking place at God’s throne. There is no place in Scripture where we
are allowed to glimpse inside of heaven where we go not see the angels
and God’s people not gathered together to sing and proclaim the praises
of God in Corporate Worship. This is part of our eternal calling, it
will never end, and corporate worship is one of those things that is certain preparation for what we will be doing forever more. It is practice
for our eternal calling. It is preparation for our eternal home. It is,
more than anything we do, a means of bringing heaven to earth.
Christianity without weekly worship is an empty faith, it is dishonorable to God, and it is a sure sign that Christ has not taken full hold of
your life. For if He had, there would be nothing more important that
gathering with those who love Him to life your hearts in adoration and
praise to the One who makes life and breath and everything else a possibility in your life. Let us obey the call of our Lord through the Author of Hebrews………”do not abandon the assembling of
yourselves together.” For this is the place where we get to
spur one another on toward love and good deeds.
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June/July 2016
My month was as follows:
Spent time visiting and talking with 17
new people in our church
· Spending time with 7 families during
crisis times
· Teaching a Sunday School Class on
The Church with Dennis
· Visiting shut-ins (11)
· Book writing
· Participation in Dr. Marks Tuesday
night Recovery Class
· Benevolence meetings (13)
· Campus Ministry Meetings
· Three marriage mentoring meetings
· One on one times with 10-20 members
· Weekly mentoring times (3)
· Shopping 4 times with some in need
of groceries
· Reading these books – More Than a
Theory, God the Evidence, Several
Commentaries on Luke, The Divine Conspiracy, Foolishness to the
Greeks, Love Within Limits, Various Articles on the topic of Faith,
Hard Sayings of the Old Testament,
More Hard Sayings of the New
Testament, Apologetic Preaching,
The Power of Praying, The Untold
Story of the New Testament
Church, The Passion of the Western Mind, The Case for Biblical
Christianity, The Hard Sayings of
Jesus, The Gospel According to
Jesus, Science Creation and the
Bible, Timely Homilies, Life of
Christ, Jesus The King, The Cosmos, What Christ Thinks of the
Church, Various articles and commentaries on The Church, The
Book of Ephesians
· Sermons on the topic of the Church
· Attended one play involving our youth
· Personal prayer and study time in
mornings
· Wednesday morning Coffee and
Crumbs
· Two Funerals
· 23 hospital calls for prayer with the
sick
· Phone calls with Visitors to our
church
· Reading and answering a variety of
emails
· Shared the gospel with people
11 times
· Weekly Meetings with Staff Members
· Weekly meetings with Cathy Hughes
Gloria’s full newsletter with photos is posted on the bulletin board.
Gloria Ginn’s July 2016 Newsletter
I made it safely to the US and will be here until January. Once every 4 years I come back for
6 months to visit family, supporters, friends, churches, etc. and share about what God is doing in the Czech Republic. There is also a Totalization Agreement between the U.S. and
Czech Republic, that citizens must return every 4-5 years for six months.
Before I left, many programs we’d been offering finished up. The Marriage Course was a
great success and the couples really appreciated the practical materials and the time built into
the course to discuss what they learned between the two of them and how they can apply it
to their marriage. Here is the team that led the course for the 6 couples.
Each week as the couples met, 2-3 of us helped watch three of their children. This was a
great help so the parents were able to attend. Here you can see two of the little tykes. It was
Pavlik’s first time to away from his parents, but he began to like it and we had a good time
walking in the garden and then watching a Russian animated cartoon that he liked Masa a
Medved. [http://www.veselerozpravky.sk/masa-a-medved/]
ABC English & Me classes ended with a party for the kids and their parents. This course
has opened up opportunities for several of the Moms to now attend our English Evenings.
My friend Darina will continue the classes this fall.
K12 Church Plant is still going well. If you’d like to see our website, here’s the web address
http://www.k12medlanky.ca/ You can choose to go to the English version and also see more
pictures. Below is our once a month meeting at Sypka, (biggest meeting area in the Medlanky area).
Above, Tom is giving the children’s message. We have about 25 kids and 25 adults now attending. On the right is our meeting in the Ministry Center. We’re getting full and looking
into future sites where we can meet as we continue to grow One option is across the street,
above the restaurant. There is a meeting room for rent there that is about 1 1/2 times the
size of the room in the Ministry Center. So, we may try this and continue to have the Sunday School classes at the ministry center across the street.
To finish our School Year with K12, we had a big party by the Medlanky Pond. It’s only
about a 5 minute walk from the Ministry Center. We invited people from the many activities
that we offer each week, including ABC English & Me, Mom’s Club, Men’s Group, Women’s Group, etc. We wanted to build relationships with people as well as let them get to
know more of the people in our church plant. So, we broke them into teams and mixed people together as they were given tasks to do as a team. Here’s Martin & his family (one of the
elders for the church plant). Next is Michal and part of his family. He became a Christian
about a year ago and now is taking some Bible classes and has taught a couple times on Sunday. Next is cooking sausages over the fire then teams doing skits while the rest watch.
Darina had a great idea and made balls of ice with a small animal inside. This was a terrify
hit with the children since it was a hot day. We had a great time together and a lot of laughter.
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Preschoolers
Rooted
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So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up
in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
Helper Snack Time
Leah McDonald
Jonah craft night
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July 16-23 was one of the best weeks of my entire life. God blessed me by
allowing me to take 11 amazing young people and two phenomenal adults with
me to Fort Wayne, IN, for Mission Serve 2016. It is impossible to put into
words what I experienced that week. The presence of God was tangible from
the minute we arrived. The theme for Mission Serve 2016 was “Community,”
and God clearly established a community within our youth group. They have
truly become a solid group.
I used to think that mission trips resulted in more of an outward spiritual
growth because the focus was all about being the hands and feet of Jesus. God
made me eat my words because I have never seen the spirit move so much as I
did in Fort Wayne. And, it wasn’t just in my students. It was in every single
person that was involved. It was incredible.
None of this would have been possible if it was not for the loving, faithful,
and generous congregation at TBC. The support we received through prayer
and giving was beyond measure. We are so grateful to all of you and consider
ourselves fortunate to call TBC home.
My prayer is that we are able to take what was started in these kids in Fort
Wayne and cultivate it and strengthen their roots and watch them bloom.
We are Rooted.
You can follow TBC youth and our activities on Twitter (@WeAreRooted) and
Instagram (@wearerootedtbc).
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Night 3 craft
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Yum! Snacks
Crafts with Leah
Carol
Music time with
First row: Hayden Foust, Becca Howard, Katie Poling, Dalton Washburn
Second row: Emily Anspaugh, Corrin Howard, Emma McDonald, Aiden Brooks, Richie McDonald
Third row: Amy Washburn, Tracy Cooper, Sidney Etheridge (Honorary member – He has been with us
on the same projects for 5 years.)
Not pictured: Abbie Peters, Avery Petrie, Wendy Petrie
Marilyn Jo Bell
1493 Eagle Pass
Marion OH 43302
AIC Zachary Caldwell
795 Benford Hall Unit #219
Robins AFB, GA 31098
Encouragement
Corner
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today,
so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
Hebrews 3:13
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God Loves Us!!!!
Craft Crew
Giddy Up
Dr. Fritz Winegarner
4474 Powell Rd.
Marion OH 43302
Gwen Thomas
1010 Forest Hill Dr.
Marion OH 43302
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Genesis 28:15: God is with me and will watch over me wherever I go.
The Education Ministry Team Minutes
The Education Ministry Team met Monday July, 25,
2016.
Members present were: Nancy Betker, Cathy Hughes,
Amy Washburn
Sunday School Discussion – Nancy Betker
 Adult Sunday School classes continue to go well
th
 5 Sunday Plans for July were also discussed
Jr. Church – Cathy Hughes
 Restructuring of classes (Pre-K and Kindergarten
being a class and 1st through 3rd grade being a
class) has taken place in a first step by eliminating the 3rd through 5th grade class; however with
Youth Mission Sunday, and 5th Sunday there have
not been many opportunities for feedback.
Youth Report– Amy Washburn
 Mission Trip was transformational in building
community
 The kids have big servant hearts and are looking
for places to serve
 Amy’s full report will be in the Tidings
Nursery Discussion – No update was given in Becky’s
absence
Cathy’s Report –
 Summer – Volunteers continue to be needed for
the summer sessions for Recovery Group Children (through September).
 VBS Evaluations and future schedules were discussed. There was strong support for the evening
schedule was expressed.

Cathy closed the meeting in prayer.
The next meeting will be Monday August 22nd at
7:30pm.
Respectfully submitted by Cathy Hughes
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During the past month I
have been engaged in
the following activities:
 Regular times of
personal Bible study
and prayer
 Specific prayer
times for our families, the community,
the current and future workers, and
ministries here at
Trinity
 Meeting with Pastor
Rick to explore children’s ministry opportunities and development
 Snack preparation
for Tuesdays
 Creating materials
for Tuesday evenings
 Communicating
with parents of summer kids program
 Communication
with summer volunteers
 Keeping records for
the summer kids
program (filing
forms)
 Preparing training
files for Wendy
 VBS training
 VBS decorating
 VBS VBS VBS
 VBS evaluation
 Jr. Church preparation of materials
 Jr. Church scheduling
 Communication
with Wendy and all
leaders concerning
VBS
 Currently reading:
No Act of Love is
Ever Wasted: The
Spirituality of Caring for Persons with
Dementia by Thibault/Morgan
Our VBS theme this year was Deep Sea Discovery. The kids learned that God is
with us wherever we go. The first night highlighted that God knew Noah and that
He knows us (Genesis 6-9, memory verse: Psalm 139:1). The next night we
learned how God hears us from the story of Jonah (Jonah 1-3, memory verse 1
John 5:14). Night three found us learning about Peter and the way Jesus strengthened Peter to be able to walk on water (Matthew 14, memory verse: Psalm 28:7). Day four
came and we were learning about how much Jesus loved Peter and how much He loves me
(John 21, memory verse: 1 John 4:9). The last day came and we discovered how God called
and sent Paul into the world to tell people about Jesus which is the very same thing He does in
our lives (Acts 13 & 14, memory verse: Matthew 28:19-20).
We had 31 kids during the week. We enjoyed kids from out of state, out of town, and across
the street as well as our regular group of kids who attend Trinity and our ministries. Once
again, our preschoolers had the most students in their class, usually a dozen kids most nights.
We also were blessed to have consistent attendance throughout the week – both in numbers
and in having the same kids night after night. Each night the Gospel was presented in a variety of ways with hands-on illustrations of biblical truths –from the snacks they ate to the crafts
they made and the Bible stories they read or heard. We raised 40 dollars which went to support our youth for their mission trip.
Our helpers were amazing, all 43 of them! As usual we enjoyed the help of every possible
group of folks in our church – from our youth to our seniors. ALL of the youth who are participating in our mission trip were volunteers during our VBS program. Not all of our 43 volunteers could be there each night which made our high number of helpers ideal. We were
blessed to welcome 10 new helpers to our VBS crew! This year more than ever before we
were able to fully appreciate the talents and gifts of so many! Our decorations for the sanctuary were a unique blend of recycled materials from previous VBS programs as well as many
created items. We also decorated rooms throughout the church this year with the help and
creative genius from so many – from youth to people of all ages! All of our crafts and snacks
were the complete creations of our very own! Big thanks of appreciation go out to our topfloor crew of folks who endured two roasting nights with no air conditioning and many active
bodies.
I could never express enough thanks to our volunteers and those of the congregation who
made donations to our modest supply list this year. Thank you to each one of you who made
contributions toward our craft materials. There were equal favorites among them all. Huge
thanks again go out to Chuck and his crew for bringing his horses for the kids to ride and enjoy! We had to cut the evening short due to rain and storms, but I know he will be back
again.
We continue to evaluate the program and look ahead to next year. Having the program in the
evening again opened it up for new people to volunteer. It was wonderful to have newcomers
to the volunteer pool. We also adapted to a glitch in our schedule at the church with the
scheduled wedding on Friday (which was eventually canceled) and thoroughly enjoyed the
Sunday through Thursday schedule.
Tuesday nights of ministry to the recovery group children are continuing in our third month
with two more months to go (August and September) before Awana resumes. We have been
studying prayer. Junior church continues with our Believe curriculum. Promotion Sunday is
approaching August 28th. If you have a family member who attends our children’s ministries
and is entering kindergarten, 3rd, 6th, or 9th grade, please inform Amy Washburn, the office or
me.
Thank you for your prayers for our children’s ministry. It continues to be a blessing and privilege to serve here as I prepare for my last month of service.
In Christ,
Cathy Hughes
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Charles Blankenship
Actual
Month Ended
June 30, 2016
$ 18,807.36
$ 6,124.00
$
$ 24,931.36
Budget for
June
2016
$
26,321.17
Actual
Year-to-date
June 30, 2016
Budget
Year to
Date
REVENUE
Budgeted Income
Designated Income (see back)
Estate Income
GRAND TOTAL REVENUE
$ 129,295.27
$ 37,066.65
$
9,898.05
$ 176,259.97
$ 157,927.01
$
5,566.63
$
4,350.00
$
470.88
$
725.00
EXPENSES
Christian Education Expenses
$
198.99
$
166.67
Ministry Expenses
$
1,534.54
$
1,000.00
$
402.87
$
962.50
Programming Expenses
$
4,904.71
$
5,775.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
47,656.22
41,426.61
1,960.79
3,254.51
959.49
3,070.23
5,240.78
733.12
21,249.10
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
50,327.04
46,049.46
3,000.00
2,500.00
600.00
7,500.00
5,550.00
375.00
30,000.00
8,576.41
5,481.87
332.28
428.76
214.11
314.41
1,541.50
366.56
2,626.95
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
8,387.84
7,674.91
500.00
416.67
100.00
1,250.00
925.00
62.50
5,000.00
Operating Expenses
Salaries & Wages
Payroll Benefits
Office Supplies & Postage
Copier Rental & Maintenance
Cleaning Supplies
Building Maintenance Supplies
Property Insurance
Property Taxes
Utilities
$
2.71
$ 19,885.56
$
$
150.08
24,467.00
Other
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
$
912.04
$ 126,462.89
$
900.50
$ 146,802.00
$ 20,958.30
$
26,321.17
Total Budgeted Expenses
$ 138,468.77
$ 157,927.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,846.00
$ 26,804.30
Total Non-Budgeted Expenses (see
back)
GRAND TOTAL
Savings Account balance on June 30th, 2016
Checking Account balance on June 30, 2016
Encumbered funds balance on June 30, 2016
ABEC Balance (Scholarship fund)
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$
6,124.00
$ 144,592.77
$
$
$
31,766.59
6,678.99
$
41,714.23
12,299.88
Wayne Franklin Rapp
Charles Blankenship, age 82 of Marion,
passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday July 21, 2016.
Chuck was born on June 5, 1934 in South Lebanon,
Ohio, the son of Oscar and Elizabeth D. (Gildea)
Blankenship. Chuck was a graduate of Harding High
School in the class of 1953. He worked as a mechanic,
serving for over 40 years at Matthews Ford.
Chuck fell in love with a girl named Patricia Ann
Rawlins and began dating for a couple of years. In
1959, they were married and shared 57 years of marriage together.
Chuck was a man of many talents and he had a
fondness for tinkering with all kinds of things. He and
Pat have lived in their home for 52 years and in that
time he slowly but surely renovated the entire home.
Being a mechanic, he of course had a love of cars, especially the Ford Mustang. He was a collector of
countless items from pins to ash trays and much more.
Reading about WWII and watching Westerns were of
great interest. Traveling was also an interest that Chuck and Pat shared. Going
out West was a favorite; traveling Route
66 and visiting the nation’s National
Parks were also fond and cherished
memories. Over the years Chuck helped
to organize many of his high school class
reunions, serving as the class treasurer.
He was also a longtime member of the
Marion First Church of the Nazarene.
Above all, the most cherished times and
memories were those that he shared with
his family. Family was Chuck’s most
valued treasure and being a father to
Charles and a grandpa to Wesley were
his proudest achievements.
Like many others, Chuck was drafted and proudly
served in the United States Army to defend our freedoms. He had a great love of country and a sense of
duty and honor. Most recently, Chuck had been a loyal member of the Marion County United Veterans
Council; he stood alongside his comrades of the
Armed Forces on the coldest of winter days and the
hottest of the summer sun to honor those veterans who
have gone on before. Now it is his time to be honored
for his sacrifice and service.
He is survived by his devoted wife Patricia Blankenship; his loving son Charles C. and daughter-in-law
Betsy Blankenship; beloved grandson Wesley L.
Blankenship; siblings: June Webb and David Blankenship and nieces and nephews.
Chuck is preceded in death by his parents and siblings: Patrick Blankenship, Jewel Roth and Carol
Blankenship.
Wayne Franklin Rapp, age 69 of Marion, passed away
on Monday June 13, 2016 at the Marion General Hospital.
He was born on July 8, 2914 to the late Harlan T.
and Bess L. (Harrison) Rapp in Marion, OH . On November 8 , 1975, Wayne married Barbara (Castle).
Wayne proudly served our country in the United
States Navy. He retired after 45 years working at
Whirlpool Inc. as an Engineer.
He was a dedicated and loving husband, father and
grandfather who will be dearly missed by his family.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters; Nann Lyer and Kathryn Burgraff.
Wayne is survived by his wife: Barbara Rapp; one
daughter Shawn Marks of Hillman, MI; one son:
Todd Marks of Marion, OH; three isters: Mary
(Richard) Jones of Melbourne, FL, Linda (Richard)
Ricker of Indianapolis, IN and Ann (Richard) Henderson of Gahanna, OH; four brothrs;
Robert (Elaine) Dykes of Melbourne,
FL, Ralph (Carolyn) Rapp of Marion,
OH , David (Diane) Rapp of Hamilton,
OH and John (Pat) Rapp of Las Vegas,
NV; five grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held on June
16th. Rev. Dr. Steven Roper officiated
the service.
Robert Beaver
Robert Lee “Bobby” Beaver, age 37 of Marion,
Ohio, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, June
14, 2016. On October 15, 1978, he was born to Robert
McVay and Connie (Beaver) Pfeiffer, and he has
many extended families: Tom Pfeiffer and Connie and
Joe Caldwell.
Bobby enjoyed fishing.
He is survived by his brother Justin Pfeiffer; his father Robert (Karen) McVay of Marion; Jennifer
Gruber of Marion, Tabitha McVay of Bucyrus, Megan
Conklin of Florida, and Tiffany Miller of Cincinnati;
his daughters Brooklyn Burgess and Kylee Sherman;
his sons Isaac Burgess, Piercen burgess, and Nicolas
Masterson; Heidi Phelan and Matt Brammer; and his
long-time friend Ashlee Rose (Benjamin) Phelps.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents.
Services were held on June 23rd.
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June 9, 2016
Quarterly Business Meeting
Moderator, Dave McCartney, opened the meeting with scripture from Galatians 3:26-29 and offered prayer. Minutes of the previous meeting
were approved as read by the Clerk.
Dave read a letter of resignation as Operations Overseer from Jerry Gorby, effective June 9, 2016.
Operations – Sharon Davis for the Committee
Chuck Blankenship, Property Coordinator, recommends replacement of the air conditioner in the Christian Center at an estimated cost from
Roush of $6,060. Motion by Fritz Winegarner to accept this recommendation, pending availability of funds. The motion was seconded
by Colleen McCartney and approved by voice vote.
Sheryl Simmons is on vacation June 24-July 6th and asks that all bills needing paid be submitted to her several days before she leaves. Herb
Klingel, Stewardship Coordinator, will make deposits for Jim Betker, who will be away the next two Sundays.
An update on the Dasher Funds project list will be requested.
The Indiana Ave. house needs some general maintenance and repair; interested persons who would like to help with the project are asked to
see Phil Harbolt or Chuck Blankenship.
The Scholarship Committee of Pastor Rick Farmer, Willis Thomas, Sharon Davis, and Cathy Hughes (for Richard Caldwell) met and recommends the following change to the Policy and Procedures Manual regarding the Scholarship Fund:
Concerning the Ethel A. Martin Scholarship Fund: If there is no scholarship candidate for a given semester, all interest earned
should be placed back into the principal of the fund.
Concerning the Ethel A. Martin Scholarship Fund: Currently there is a line item that stipulates the Christian Education Director/Overseer may use the interest of the fund if there is no one using the fund. We recommend that this be deleted. (See
B.3 in Policies and Procedures).
We recommend that if the house on Indiana Ave. is sold in the future, that the money received from the sale be returned in the
amount that was used for its original purchase and a reasonable amount toward the interest applied to the Scholarship
Fund.
Motion by Pastor Rick to accept the recommendation from Operations regarding the Scholarship Fund as stated above; seconded by Richard
Caldwell. Discussion reflected the importance of honoring funds previously given by people to the Scholarship Fund by returning
funds back to the Scholarship Fund.
The motion was approved by voice vote.
No one seems to know about the Ruth Jolly Scholarship Fund, so Sharon is looking into the matter.
Programming – Colleen McCartney
Reviewed her report which will be in the Tidings.
Education – Richard Caldwell
Planning for the next 5th Sunday combined Sunday school, July 31 st.
Youth mission trip is July 16-23 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
VBS training is June 12th after 2nd service.
Ministry – Todd Petrie
Approved church membership by baptism for Richard McDonald and Ben Purdue.
Expressed thanks for the great turn out for the May 22 nd praise concert. Approximately $1500 was raised for campus and young adult ministry.
Pastor Rick Farmer
Cathy Hughes will be resigning her position at the end of July, as she will be in full time internship training as a chaplain.
Conversations are ongoing with Wendy Petrie regarding the possibility of assuming some of Cathy’s duties. Motion by Pastor Rick that the
Moderator set a committee for the purpose of researching compensation, job description, and other details in order to bring a recommendation to the next council meeting regarding replacing Cathy. The motion was seconded by Richard and approved by voice vote. Serving on the Committee are Mark Poling, Chairman, Sharon Davis, Jean Freshour, Leah Lawrence, and Dave McCartney.
Leadership Training continues the 2nd Saturday of each month from 10-12.
Elders – Fritz Winegarner
An updated list of those willing to serve communion is requested. Todd will see to this.
Emphasis is being placed on completion of the Constitution document and the Policies and Procedures Manual.
Discussed replacement for the Operations Overseer vacancy and suggests to the Nominating Committee that they consider moving Todd to
this position and Mark Poling as Ministry Overseer.
An Art Show is planned at Mark Piacentini’s office in Prospect on June 30 th from 6-8 p.m. and also on July 4th. There are five from Trinity
who will be displaying their art work.
Discussed the possibility of holding church business meetings on 5 th Sundays following the luncheon.
Sent a letter to ABC/OHIO on May 13th recommending that Mike Reynolds be considered for ordination.
June 26, 2016
Moderator, Dave McCartney, called the meeting to order and offered prayer. He read the section of the church Constitution pertaining to the requirement for holding quarterly business meetings with the congregation.
Dave briefly reviewed a procedural error from the April 24 th Quarterly Business Meeting regarding the vote on the recommendation to approve an Elder and the Operations Overseer, which was not an agenda item for the meeting. He also stated that beginning
in January 2017, an effort will be made to schedule quarterly meetings whenever possible on 5 th Sundays following the luncheons.
Other:
Quarterly Business Meeting with the congregation is June 26 th at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. The Overseers are asked to submit a six
month recap of activities as well as plans for the next quarter. Phil Harbolt has agreed to help with this, if needed.
Garage sale proceeds total $800-900 to date for the General Fund.
Motion by Todd to cancel the July Council meeting because of the July 4 th week and VBS; motion seconded by Pastor Rick and approved by
voice vote.
Nominating Committee – Walt Caldwell
Motion by Walt to accepted Chuck Blankenship as Interim Operations Overseer; seconded by Ed Vaflor, approved by majority
voice vote. The committee will continue trying to fill the position with a permanent Overseer.
Task Force Committee for replacement of Cathy Hughes
Mark Poling, Chairman, reported that the committee has met and unanimously recommends Wendy Petrie to fill the position
of Children’s Director of Christian Education. The committee feels that she has the necessary experience and is well qualified for the position.
Motion by Mark to accept the committee’s recommendation that Wendy Petrie be approved to replace Cathy Hughes as Children’s Director of Christian Education, salary $1000 per month, effective September 1, 2016; seconded by Ed Vaflor.
Discussion:
The question was raised as to why Operations was not included in the discussion and decision making process for the position. Pastor Rick responded by saying that proper procedure was followed, as Council has the authority to make
recommendations on behalf of the church, with the congregation having the final say, and that the salary is already
budgeted through 2016.
Clarification was made that no offer was made by Wendy to perform the job duties without compensation.
It was agreed to close the discussion and proceed to vote. The recommendation from the Task Force Committee as stated
above was approved by majority voice vote.
Summary of First Half of 2016 – Phil Harbolt, Elder
Phil’s report focused on the spiritual blessings of Trinity’s ministries – Tuesday evening family fellowship dinners, the Recovery Group, youth and children’s programs, campus ministry. He encouraged everyone to be thankful for the blessings we have at Trinity, stating that God has lifted up servants and provided the funds we need. He completed his report
by reading Paul’s prayer to the Ephesians.
Indiana Ave. house update: the Men’s Brotherhood and Operations are overseeing repairs and general maintenance before
Andrew and Katy Ryckman arrive in August. Cost estimate is around $2875. Anyone wishing to help either physically
or financially is asked to contact Phil or Chuck Blankenship.
Operations – Chuck Blankenship
Motion by Chuck to accept the recommendation to replace the air conditioner in the Christian Center at an estimated cost of
$6,041; seconded by Ed Vaflor and approved by majority voice vote.
Chuck stated that two additional air conditioners in the Christian Center are 30 years old and suggests they be repaired before
they fail.
Dasher Funds - $16,000 used to replace air conditioning in the Christian Education wing and to repair a heat pump for the
sanctuary. Future projects include resurfacing and restriping the parking lots.
Changed insurance companies at a substantial savings for the church.
Programming – Colleen McCartney (absent due to illness)
Planning fundraisers for children’s Christmas gifts project and backpack ministry.
Education – Wendy Petrie for the Committee
VBS, July 10-14. Combining some age groups for Jr. Church; older kids will attend church.
Ministry – Todd Petrie
Approved church membership by baptism for Richard McDonald and Ben Purdue.
Marion Baptist Association picnic was June 25th at Fairpark.
Praise Concert, May 22nd raised approximately $1500 for campus and older youth ministry.
Will initiate an updated list of communion servers.
Other:
The issue was raised as to giving an altar call on Sunday mornings. Pastor Rick responded that the altar is always open, even
though a weekly invitation isn’t always given.
Herb Klingel asked that consideration be given to scheduling future Quarterly Business Meetings at
12:30. Dave said that any and all input and suggestions are always welcome and will be considered.
The meeting was closed by singing the Doxology. The next regular meeting of the Church Council is Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 7:30
p.m. in the Christian Center.
Dave thanked everyone for coming and closed the meeting with prayer.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jane Bender
Clerk
Respectfully Submitted,
Present: Dave McCartney, Jane Bender, Pastor Rick Farmer, Fritz Winegarner,
Mark Poling, Colleen McCartney, Mark Piacentini, Todd Petrie, Richard Caldwell,
Leah Lawrence (MAL), John Freshour (MAL), Jean Freshour, Sharon Davis,
Walt Caldwell, Kim Farmer. Absent: Phil Harbolt, Ed Vaflor, Cathy Hughes.
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