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School of Ministry Game Day......................... July 3 Credentials Testing Day ................................... July 3 Kids Kamp #1........................................................ July 4-7 Heritage Days........................................................ July 7-9 Kids Kamp #2........................................................ July 12-16 Chi Alpha Conference........................................ July 12-16 Kids Kamp #3......................................................... July 19-23 Kids Kamp #4....................................................... July 25-28 Little Radicals......................................................... July 29-31
Frank Cargill
AUGUST
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School of Ministry Game Day......................... August 7 Credentials Testing Day ................................... August 7 Girls Ministries Celebration.............................August 13-14 NEXT Banquet | Lawton First.......................... August 19 Certified & Licensed Interviews................... August 21 “Church Planting” Boot Camp........................ August 23-27 NEXT Banquet | Ardmore Crystal Rock...... August 23 NEXT Banquet | Anadarko First..................... August 24 NEXT Banquet | Muskogee First.................... August 26 Girls Ministries | Mega Training.................... August 28 NEXT Banquet | Valliant.................................... August 30 NEXT Banquet | Spiro Victory Worship...... August 31
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SEPTEMBER NEXT Banquet | Peoples Church OKC.........September 2 PK Retreat................................................................. September 4-6 STL Cup................................. ................................... September 7 NEXT Banquet | Enid Central.......................... September 7 NEXT Banquet | Miami First............................ September 9 NEXT Banquet | Bowlegs First....................... September 13 NEXT Banquet | Sapulpa South Heights... September 14 Women’s Retreat.................................................. September 17-18 NEXT Banquet | Mustang The Bridge.......... September 20 NEXT Banquet | Hitchcock New Life.......... September 21 NEXT Banquet | Owasso First......................... September 23 District Ministers Retreat................................. September 27-29
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Superintendent
Section 1
Craig Dacus
Leo Guthrie
Assistant Superintendent
Tom Goins
Secretary-Treasurer
Executive Presbyters Curtis Owens Ron McCaslin
Section 2
Melvin Baker Section 3
Steve Rose Section 4
Bruce McCarty Section 5E
Darryl Wootton
Ministry Directors
Section 5W
Doug Everaard
Section 6
Youth Ministries
Dean Guthrie
Children’s Ministries
Darren Pilcher Church Ministries
Michelle Pilcher
Doyle Seeley Weldon Wright Section 7
Micah Wells Section 8
David Brooks Section 9N
Women’s Ministries
Steve Lance
Jack Salkil
Section 9S
Executive Administrator
Don Barnes
Lindell Warren
Section 10
Missions
Billy Martin Section 11
T.D. Gifford Section 12
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PASTORS – you are the key, the only key, to making this happen. Please mark the date for the Next Generation Banquet on Every individual contributes to the formation of history. An
your calendar as a priority. Have your leaders mark the date
appropriate question might be, “What footprints are we
with permanent ink. Choose a date and a location that best
leaving in the sands of time?”
fits the calendar for your people. (Dates are printed on the
A good leader understands the importance of investing in the NEXT generation.
back of this issue.} EVERY CHURCH IS ASKED TO HOLD THE FIRST SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER (NOVEMBER 7, 2010) FOR A NEXT GENERATION CELEBRATION
Present victories quickly become stories of yesterday.
Linda and I are “proud” of our Oklahoma family. The best
Without a plan, succession becomes a nightmare; however,
days are yet to come!
that challenge constitutes our mission! Effective leadership embraces the future by providing resources for those who follow. Strategic planning comprehends the present while dreaming the NEXT level. Could it be, we have not excelled until we have worked our way “out” of a job? Spiritual leadership yearns for the principles of the harvest. Someone once
PROJECTED WORSHIP CENTER
said, “Man may count the number of seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.”
We celebrate addition, God promotes multiplication! I believe in asking what’s NEXT? I believe in dreaming when is NEXT? I believe in projecting where is NEXT? I believe in strategizing how is NEXT? I believe the Spirit reveals who is NEXT! For those reasons, I urge each Oklahoma credentialed minister and your spouse to meet me in THE NEXT GENERATION BANQUET. PASTORS – I need your promotion! Every church has leaders, the real movers and shakers. Some have been elected; some have been appointed; some have been uniquely blessed; some speak while everyone listens. I NEED YOUR LEADERS PRESENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION BANQUET.
FRANK CARGILL Superintendent 405.475.1100 frank.cargill@okag.org
Rev. Lloyd Edward Hudson (January 8, 1925 - June 2, 2010) Reverend Lloyd E. Hudson, age 85, retired Assembly of God minister, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Funeral services were held Friday, June 4, at Woodlake Assembly of God; laid to rest in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, OK. Military honors were provided by the District 5 Honor Guard. Rev. Hudson was born on January 8, 1925 in Timberidge, Oklahoma to Charles L. and Edith Luella (Cole) Hudson. He was a machinist by trade with the Unit Rig Company and was a minister and pastor for over 50 years with the Assembly of God Church. Rev. Hudson was drafted into the U.S. Army on May 7, 1943 participated in five invasions and was honorably discharged with the rank of Gunnery Sergeant on January 7, 1946. He and Ruth V. Wright were united in marriage on August 9, 1946 in Dawson, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on May 1, 1998. He was also preceded in death by a daughter Sharon Carter on May 15, 2008. He is survived by: 2 sons Richard Hudson of Newport News, Virginia, Michael Hudson of Tulsa, OK, 3 daughters; Pat Moton of Cleveland, Vicki Kaase of Owasso, Karen Stice of Collinsville, 16 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
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TRANSFERS
(February 13, 1928 - May 21, 2010) Freeda Joyce Hotz, 82, of Elizabethtown, KY passed away Friday, May 21, 2010. She was
WELCOME: Justin Weaver
Freeda Joyce Hotz
South Texas
a Licensed Assemblies of God Minister. She was preceded in death by her parents, John W. Jones and Minnie Chance Jones.Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Burdette
FAREWELL: Brad Redding
Hotz; children; Charnee Stevenson of Califor-
Arkansas
nia, Mark Andrew Hotz of California, Sharon and husband Richard Hundley of Elizabethtown, Lance Vincent Hotz of California, and John Phillip Hotz of Maryland; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
NEW PASTORS
A Mission Memorial Fund has been set up at Capitol Hill Assembly of God, 2400 SW 74th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73159, for contributions in Memory
Marshall Frasier
Soper
Terry Bradley
Broken Bow First
Mitch Fitzgerald
Blanchard
Juanita Dodd, Spouse of James L. Dodd, Jr.
Vincent Boone
Skiatook
(June 28, 1931 - May 17, 2010)
of Freeda Hotz.
FINANCIAL INTEGRITY INDICATORS
/ SECRETARY-TREASURER TOM GOINS
Secretary / Treasurer 405.475.1100 tom.goins@okag.org
A Credentialed Minister with a commitment to personal financial integrity agrees to: •
Pay tithes, as indicated by the Scripture.
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Pay all dues, as agreed upon by leadership commitments to the Fellowship and the district.
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Avoid any debt load that makes it difficult to pay all bills.
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Pay all bills on time, avoiding delinquency.
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Report honestly to the IRS.
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Follow the tax laws of the federal, state and local governments.
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Resist credit card debt that cannot be paid off within a short period of time (recommend less than 6 months).
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Seek the help of wise, godly counsel when any of the positive activities above are not followed.
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Procure adequate life insurance, and contribute regularly to a retirement plan.
A Credentialed Minister with a commitment to personal financial integrity also agrees to refrain from: •
Soliciting of funds in accordance with Bylaws Article IX, Section 7.
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Borrowing personal funds from the church and/or church members.
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Having church members co-sign for personal loans.
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Incurring church debt without appropriate approval.
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Intermingling church funds with personal funds.
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Investing church funds in unproved schemes, including high-risk investments and day trading.
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Promoting personal business ventures in the church.
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Making careless or unwise decisions regarding the proper handling of church finances, offering or assests (improper counting procedures, inappropriate depositing procedures, etc.).
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Appropriating church funds for personal use without proper authorization.
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Being the sole signatory on any church bank or investment account.
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Providing investment advice, or promoting investments, to congregation members.
A credentialed minister with a commitment to personal financial integrity also agrees to seek the help of wise, godly counsel when any of the above concerns occur.
Warning Signs of a potential breach in financial integrity: •
Bills that are habitually late.
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Only paying the minimum on credit cards.
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Using more that 30 percent of the available limit on any credit cards.
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Frequently opening new credit card accounts.
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Any unresolved tax liens or judgements.
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Low credit score.
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Failure to provide timely/accurate financial records.
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Pattern of overspending beyond budgeted limits (personal).
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Bankruptcy filings.
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Exemption from Social Security.
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Darren Pilcher
Church Ministries Director 405.475.1192 darren.pilcher@okag.org
Michelle Pilcher
Womens Director 405.475.1192 michelle.pilcher@okag.org
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Heroes and heroines they are, not any better than other ministers of the Gospel only called to take the message elsewhere. Ralph Hollandsworth, veteran missionary to West Africa was summoned to appear before the Lord on June 4, 2010. Rose-
Heroes & Heroines
mary remains behind in Gig Harbor, Washington. Another hero has left for the Big House.
Time marches on! Fresh, new faces keep coming before us, while the old veterans fade from our sight. Thank God for all
Thelma Ward, veteran missionary to Africa was summoned
the missionary applicants and approved candidates we have,
Heavenward a few months ago. Her husband LeRoy stays
yet we cannot and will not forget the seasoned missionary who
behind in Waxahachie, Texas.
has paid the price through a life time of service. My heroes and heroines, in the faith, are fastly stepping aside from ac-
An old song we hardly sing anymore comes to mind when I
tive ministry. Some are even being summoned to appear in
think of our heroes and heroines being promoted to their next
heaven. Yet, the work of God continues. We who remain active
life- “When We All Get To Heaven.”
in life must be found faithful.
“Sing the wondrous love of Jesus Sing His mercy and His grace In the mansions bright and blessed He’ll prepare for us a place.
Make no mistake about it, there will be representation around the Throne of God from every language group on planet earth, Revelation 5:9 and 7:9 says so. Heaven is a big place and it will be full of millions of people from every area and culture of this diverse global village. Our role as Believers remains the same: fill Heaven, populate Heaven, get as many people as we can to go with us. I have the conviction that the houses and mansions in Heaven will not be empty, every mansion and room will be occupied. The Big House will be full! So, the bush still burns. The retired, the veteran, and the recruit missionary, share a common thread-they want to see Heaven filled with people. Missionaries prepare for years to
While we walk the pilgrim’s pathway Clouds will over spread the sky, But when traveling days are over Not a shadow, nor a sigh. Let us then be true and faithful Trusting, serving every day Just one glimpse of Him in Glory Will the toils of life repay.
go. They gladly depart their indigenous culture to take the message of redemption to an indebted people. And even those missionaries who can no longer go-the fire gets shut up in their bones. Our Oklahoma missionaries remain on the cutting edge of
When we all get to Heaven What a day of rejoicing that will be When we all see Jesus We’ll sing and shout the victory.”
world evangelism. They can be found effectively laboring in Africa, going through the open doors of Eastern Europe and Asia, guiding the development of the ever growing Latin American church, planting churches and training workers in the subcontinent of Asia and up and down the Pacific rim, and working in the asphalt jungles of our country’s great cities.
LINDELL WARREN Missions Director 405.475.1162 lindell.warren@okag.org
/ YOUTH
DOUG EVERAARD Youth Ministries Director 405.475.1182 doug.everaard@okag.org
www.facebook.com/dougeveraard www.twitter.com/ouoakley www.oklahomayouthministries.com
/ CHILDREN
GENTLEMEN… START YOUR ENGINES!!!! Revving engines, pit crews, the roar of the crowd, and checkered flags are all things that you would normally associate with places like Daytona or Talladega, but on the first weekend of June, it was the sights and sounds of the 2010 Oklahoma District Pow Wow. Royal Ranger Outposts from all over the state made Camp Adventure in Chandler, OK the place to be for this exciting event. The theme for this year was “Start Your Engines – Hebrews 12:2”. Some of the daytime events included paintball competition, push car races, Ranger Derby, Fastest Pit Crew race, Crash and Burn water slide, as well as many other NASCAR themed events. The FCF guys were also in attendance with activities such as knife and tomahawk throwing, blacksmith demonstrations, as well as tours through the FCF Village. As evening fell on Camp Adventure, the Council Fire Services began. Both Friday and Saturday nights were filled with praise and worship, preaching and wonderful responses at the altar. What an awesome sight it was to see young men at the altars each night praying and seeking the Lord with their commanders and the rest of their outpost. I would like to thank Marvin Lemke, our District Council Royal Rangers Coordinator, for all that he accomplished in getting ready for a great Pow Wow. He spent months working and walking all over Camp Adventure getting it ready for Pow Wow. He also had a great staff of commanders that assisted in making the event a great success. Way to Go Marvin! You deserve a spot in the Winner’s Circle. Although this was the first Pow Wow that I have ever attended, I am already looking forward to not only Pow Wow 2011, but everything that the Lord has in store for our Oklahoma Royal Rangers. Way to go guys!
DEAN GUTHRIE
Childrens Ministries Director 405.475.1172 dean.guthrie@okag.org
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Allow me to say a few words about our Church Planting Boot Camp coming up this summer at North Church in Oklahoma City. I hope the following information will be helpful to you.
1.Who should attend? Anyone who is seriously interested in planting a church should attend this training event. The materials shared during the week at Boot Camp are an invaluable source of information that will equip a church The Oklahoma Church Multiplication vision is gaining
planter with the necessary tools and procedures in starting a new
momentum daily. Calls are reaching my office and
work.
people are inquiring about Boot Camp, and we are also receiving calls from potential church planters.
2.How can you help?
As the vision grows and the word spreads, more and
We need “table coaches� who will attend the sessions with the plant-
more churches will be launched throughout the state.
ers and coach them through the various exercises during the week. Coach training takes place on Monday afternoon and the facilitators
Every pastor, church leader, and church family serves
will instruct coaches on how to lead discussions and implement the
as key players in the future of the church planting
learning process. Those who are interested in helping start a new
movement in Oklahoma. Church Multiplication is
church should consider being a table coach. What the coach learns
a combined effort of many people focusing on one
will help them know what to look for in a church planter and how the
purpose. The church planters commit themselves to
local church can better facilitate the planting process.
the vision of going into an area and sowing their lives in a harvest field of unreached people. The sponsor-
3.How do you register?
ing and partnering church or churches get behind the
All registration for planters is made through the national Assemblies
planter with their financial and prayerful support to
of God Church Multiplication office in Springfield, MO. To register, go
enable the new pastor to give their entire energy to
on line at www.churchmultiplicationnetwork.ag.org and register on
reaching the lost. The district assists by facilitating
line, or call the national office at 417 862-2781 ext. 3500. They can
the planter through assessments and resources that
answer all your questions and help you with details for registration.
equip the new church planter with a maximum opportunity for success. By working together, everyone
4.How to register to be a table coach?
wins. Truly church multiplication is teamwork in
Call my office and give me your name and contact information. The
action.
number of coaches we will need will be determined by how many planters register. That number will not be finalized until late July, but I encourage you to act now if you want to be placed on the prospective coaches list. My number is 580 255-2745 or 580 467-6309. May God bless the vision of church multiplication in 2010. Pray for our team which consists of Ron McCaslin, Rodney Fouts, Darren Pilcher, Ric Freeman, Eddie McElhannon, Phil Taylor, and yours truly.
RON MEADOR
Church Multiplication Coordinator 580.255.2745 ron.meador@okag.org
//Summer fun in Girls Ministries! This summer we have already had several sectional day camps and retreats for the girls of Oklahoma! What is so important about a Girls Retreat? No boys!! That may sound a little odd but it is a known fact that girls just act differently when they are not around boys. At our retreats and Annual Sleepover girls can just be themselves, free to worship and soak in the presence of the Holy Spirit. A sectional Girls Retreat is a more intimate, casual camp experience with girls being mentored by women in a unique way. Swimming, archery, hiking, rappelling, games, sports, and don’t forget KP (Kitchen duty!) these are camp experiences that girls will remember as the highlight of their summer. Summer retreat can also give girls that opportunity to really seek after God and His purpose for their life. My own daughters have experienced God in special ways at Girls Retreat
Looking for a Guide This Memorial weekend 32 Chi Alphans from 5 Oklahoma campuses went to Colorado for the XA Whitewater Adventure. That morning the River was flowing at the highest level in 5 years. At that time, our guides became even more important, because they would be the ones to get us through the rapids that day. On the way home I began thinking and praying for students that are being sent off to college without a spiritual guide to help them along their way. This Summer we’re working to connect with as many
and were filled with the Holy Spirit at retreat years ago.
students as possible. We’re here to be a guide & help your
This year two of our past Girls Only Graduates & Gold Medal-
call and help us connect with every student that’s heading
ists were the speakers for Section 5 Retreat! It was awesome having Amanda Collins and Grace Naumann share the message
students through the challenges that lie ahead. Give us a our way.
and pray in the altars with the younger girls. That is the Titus
Looking for a Friend
2 principle in action! I can’t wait to see how many girls were
That same weekend, OU & UCO Chi Alpha
saved and filled with the Holy Spirit this summer! Pastors, thank
took a team of International Students to
you for supporting our Sectional events and if you would like
the All Nations Student Conference @ CBC
more information about Girls Retreat, Sleepover or Day Camps
to join with 160 students from 32 nations
(for younger girls), please contact our office. Oklahoma girls are
to hear and grow in their relationship with
SUPER GIRLS!
Christ. Lives were changed and the opportunity was made possible because of friendships developed on the campus. It’s great to know that we’re more than a guide but a friend to help students see the relationship of Jesus Christ, through us.
LIZ MOON
Girls Ministries Coordinator 918.458.9387 elizabeth.moon@okag.org
Looking for a Change This month 26 of the Oklahoma XA family will be joining with over 650 XA campus ministers n Phoenix, AZ for the National Campus Missions Conference.
GREG TIFFANY
Chi Alpha Coordinator 405.308.3737 XAoklahoma@aol.com
Change the Campus, Change the World will be our theme and we Praise God that because of your help, prayers & support we are and will see that become a reality as Oklahoma campuses impact our World.
MARVIN LEMKE
Royal Rangers Coordinator 405.728.1453 mlemke@royalrangers.net
Oklahoma Students Graduate Spring 2010
Alison Afshari–Oklahoma City Angela Hughes–Miami Curtis PettyJohn–Tulsa Deborah Prom–Oklahoma City Elizabeth Carender–Edmond Jonathan Samuels–Tulsa Melody Allwine–Tulsa Ryne Spencer–Sallisaw Sean Keith–Noble
SAGU Launches MissionTEN During SAGU’s Spring Mission Convention, January 19-21, SAGU World Missions Director Chad Germany introduced Mission TEN (To Every Nation). The decadelong initiative involves praying, proclaiming and sending to every nation on earth and every state in China and India. As part of the project, each student has been randomly assigned an adopted nation (or state in China or India) to pray for regularly, both individually and in corporate prayer times. There are approximately eight students assigned to each nation. Students will also receive weekly updates on their country to guide their prayer. In addition, the Missions Department has a ten-year plan in place to send a missions team to the 261 nations of the earth. The plan entails sending teams to twenty-six nations every year in order to proclaim the gospel in every nation. Thus the final aspect of the initiative: Send. SAGU has always had a strong missions tradition. P.C. Nelson founded
the school with the missional focus “the whole gospel for the whole man for the whole world.” That missions-mindedness is at the very center of this focus for the upcoming decade, sending long-term missionaries in various vocational capacities to every nation of the earth. More at www.sagu.edu/missionten.
Ordination Class 2010
James Abeyta
Mark Carpenter
Karen Farris
Tracy Fitzgerald
Kelly Coffey
Andy Denton
Shane Gore
Patrick Hankins
Christopher Elflein
Trudy Hankins
Larry Huff
Kevin Martin
Angela Medina
Elias Medina
Clint Miles
Derek Mooy
Brad Redding
Beverly Robertson
Gwen Rutz
Kimberly Snow
Justin Wilson
Bobby Wisdom
Mark Woodall
Stephen Snow
Chris Wilson
PRAYER REQUEST
PASTORS’ REPORTS
James L. Dodd Jr. - loss of wife. Rosemary Hollandsworth – loss of husband.
John Douthitt, Duncan, reports 4 saved and 2 filled with
Janice Sullivan- healing from spine surgery.
Joseph Bowles – employment.
Larry Hatfield, Chickasha, reports 20 filled with the Holy
Rebecca Morphew- loss of grandbaby.
Ghost and several saved in revival with
Larry Martin.
INFORMATION
the Holy Ghost in revival.
Raymond Frizzelle, Miami, reports 3 adults saved in
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150 saved in jail ministry since January 1st.
Pete Peterman, Hitchcock, reports 2 saved Easter
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service.
Piedmont Spring Creek is in need of a good used van or people
Clyde Powell, Jr., Muskogee, reports 1 saved in Sunday
mover.
CONGRATULATIONS
A.M. service.
Terry Stone, Tahlequah, reports several saved,
rededicated, and reports of healings with Craig
Reverand and Mrs. Roger Myers celebrated 25 years at Arkoma on
Dacus speaking on 29Eleven launch day and
May 9th with a Mortgage burning of their Family Life Center.
several saved in Sunday service and student
ministry.
Reverand and Mrs. Tommy Pitts announce an addition of 3 daugh-
Gary Walden, Peggs, reports 3 saved in regular services
ters to their family, Megan, Britney, and Allie Pitts in February.
and 1 filled with the Holy Ghost in youth.
Billy Brummett, Dewey, reports 2 filled with the Holy Reverand Steven Dodson II married Shaleen Branham on 5-22-10.
Ghost, 2 saved, and several rededicated in
regular service.
Darrell Coffman, Mangum, reports 4 saved.
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Mark Little, Elk City, reports 65 saved in regular service. John Butts, West Siloam Springs, reports 1 filled with the
Holy Ghost.
Charley Hudspeth, Newkirk, reports 8 saved, 7
rededicated, and 1 refilled.
EVANGELIST’S REPORTS J. Dale Floyd reports over 100 men and women saved
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Robert & Jan Teel reports 7 saved and 3 filled with the
Holy Ghost in Kidz Krusades and revivals in April.
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Marna Hillard reports several saved. Ken Burge reports 10 saved and 15 filled with the Holy
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Kettly Casimir reports 15 saved, 3 healed, 2 filled with the
saved and many healed in Guatemala. Holy Ghost, and 1 rededicated.