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Friday, July 24, 2020
Your weekly news for the Rocky Mountain Conference
of Seventh-day Adventists.
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RMC CHURCH MEETS CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN THE NEW NORMAL
Rocky Mountain Conference Officers - Ed Barnett, Eric Nelson, and George Crumley - comment on how the church fared in the past six months and they share their hopes for the church’s new normal.
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UNION COLLEGE OPENS AMIDST CONCERN AND EXCITEMENT
By Jon Roberts – Lincoln, Nebraska … In the month of August, students and professors will return to the campus of Union College. However, they will be resuming their academic year under a new normal for colleges. Several students from the Rocky Mountain Conference territory are currently packing to make the 500-mile drive to Lincoln, Nebraska.
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WHEATLAND CHURCH MEMBERS CELEBRATE LORD’S SUPPER IN NATURE
By Gabriela Vincent – Wheatland, Wyoming … Just imagine a lake, gorgeous sunshine, picnic-like family atmosphere, and then add to it The Lord’s Supper in a 2020 world. The ongoing pandemic didn’t stop the Wheatland members and visitors from being blessed by fellowshipping in God’s nature and participating in a high event for the church.
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CHURCH MONEY MATTERS
By Gary Thurber – Lincoln, Nebraska … As I listen to conversation happening around our union, I hear a variety of concerns for church finances. With the loss of many jobs, we do expect a decrease in tithe remittances. However, the Mid-America Union Executive Committee has voted to disperse money from its reserve funds to each of our six conferences to help ministry and mission continue moving forward in our territory.
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DONATED FOOD GETS DISTRIBUTED TO NEIGHBORS BY LIFESOURCE AND TRUE LIFE CHURCHES
By Jon Roberts – Denver, Colorado … Thirty-one thousand pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables were distributed July 16 to the Denver community in a multi-church effort.
LifeSource Adventist Fellowship, in partnership with World Vision, was able to provide free produce to their neighbors.
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AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST
By Wayne Morrison …I am sure you have heard the phrase, “Unprecedented times” as often as I have over the past few months. We have all seen and experienced things we never expected as we looked forward to 2020. From “the virus” to the recent cry for social justice, all prove to me how truly fragile our society is.
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LA VIDA MISSION EXPANDS OUTREACH TO NEIGHBORING NAVAJO COMMUNITY
By Dorie Panganiban – Crownpoint, New Mexico … La Vida Mission blesses the surrounding Navajo community of Crownpoint with basic needs at Crownpoint flea market.
Arriving at the flea market on July 22, the long line of cars and trucks waiting for relief and help was impressive. The line began to form four hours before the give-away was scheduled to begin.
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PANDEMIC DOES NOT STOP BAPTISMS IN COLORADO SPRINGS
By Mike Maldonado – Colorado Springs, Colorado … As we live in a socially distance world, God’s Word is still reaching those who hunger for knowledge.
When the pandemic hit many pastors had a choice to make concerning Bible studies.
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SANITIZING STATIONS BLESS CAÑON CITY CHURCH
By Linda Benningfield-Hashman — Cañon City, Colorado … A gift from three years back blesses members of the Cañon City church through the pandemic.
In 2017, Cañon City church was given several hand sanitizing stations from the local hospital, who was revamping their hand sanitizing procedures and making the old ones available for anyone who was interested.
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#TINYTOWNS4JESUS: OUTREACH INITIATIVE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE
By Carl McRoy – Columbia, Maryland … As we all know, every area of society and the Church have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The question is, “How are we responding to it?” One way that the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) is adapting their summer outreach is to refocus their student canvassers on fundraising to sponsor literature mail-outs to small towns in their territory. The initiative is called #TinyTowns4Jesus.
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