The Daily Walk-2005

December 2005

December summary of Happenings and Highlights
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Watch Night Service is held each December 31st from 9pm until midnight. There was singing and preaching and a DVD presentation of events from 2005 along with snacks. A great time was had by all. We gathered on our knees at the alter to pray just before midnight to pray out the old year and pray in the new.

Merry Christmas! Morning worship service on Sunday December 25th was very well attended. We had a joyful morning of praise and worship with several new faces! Praise God!

Welcome Rylee Savannah Rayn born to Brandy & James on Thursday December 8, 2005 at 8:45 A.M 21 inches 9 pounds, 1 ounces delivered by Dr. Hott. She was in Sunday Morning Service on January 1, 2006 with Mom and sister Madalynn. See the Website Photo Gallery. BunkerHillfwb.org

Congratulations to our newly weds Hal and Joyce Menser. They exchanged vows on Saturday December 17th in a private ceremony officiated by Pastor Bill Sheets. May God richly bless you in your life together.

Christmas Dinner was on the 18th after morning service at the community center. Everyone was invited to eat and fellowship.
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Evening Service on the 18th was at the First Baptist Church to support their Choir Catata. Many came to enjoy music with their neighbors.

Women's Retreat will be at the Fort Wayne Hilton March 17-18, 2006.
The fees must be in by January 22nd. Make plans to attend the retreat to fellowship and get away for a great time with sisters.

Tim Webb from Wabash brought the morning message December 11th because Pastor Bill and family was with his ill brother. Continue to pray for strength and health for Terry.

Adopt a family each December is a time when we can be generous to a family during Christmas. This year is a family of four. Mom, Dad, Son age 9mo and Daughter age 6. There were many donations of money and gifts and the family was grateful to receive them.

November 2005

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Saved! Saved! On Sunday November 13, 2005 Marissa Fuller went to the front of the church today to publicly say that she had invited Jesus into her heart! Praise God! She stood in the front with her mom Heather as the whole church congregation came up and hugged her (and mom) welcoming her to the body of Christ.

The Doors for Membership were opened twice this month. Six people responded to Pastor Bill’s offer to join the church.

Monthly Fellowship is held the first Sunday each month after evening service. Come have great fellowship and food. Food donations and help is always appreciated.

The Biannual Business Meeting will be December 11th after morning service. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

Christmas Dinner will be December 18th at the community center after morning service. There is a signup sheet for food and in the church entry.

After Christmas Dinner at 6pm on December 18th there is a Christmas Choir Cantata at the First Baptist Church 1 block east of our church. This event will be supported instead of our regular evening service. Come and fellowship as a community.
Thanksgiving Dinner was November 13th at the community center across the street. Everyone had great food and fellowship. See photos in our Photo Gallery.

The Fall Harvest Festival was hosted at Brother Cliff's house on Monday October 31st and was a great success. There was great food, fun and fellowship despite the rain. There was a nice area inside Cliff's building.

Thursday Bible Study begins every Thursday at 6:30 pm and concludes at 7:30pm. We have just begun in Luke Chapter 9. Come join us for great discussion, prayer and fellowship.

Sunday School begins the winter quarter in December. Everyone is invited to join us at 9:30am.
The Daily Walk is posted on our website and is read by people all over the planet.
If you’re in the neighborhood you are welcome to join us for morning worship each Sunday at 10:30am.

October 2005

October summary of Happenings and Highlights

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MAC (Men Active for Christ) sponsored a Fall hike at Mississinewa resevoir October 23rd after morning service. It was a great chance to enjoy the Fall season.

Fishing Day was sponsored by MAC on October 16th and was a great success and was well attended. Many frogs were caught and the event will be known as frog day.....mabye.

MAC-Brother Rick moved the monthly meeting to Brother Cliff's house to set up for the annual Fall Harvest Festival on Monday October 31st. Thanks to all that joined in!

The Fall Harvest Festival is observed each October 31st. Thanks for all the donated candy for the kids. The hayride began at 5pm at the church and moved on to Brother Cliff’s house. There was great food, fellowship, hayride, bonfire and more!

Be a Mentor or be mentored today! Sign up to be matched wth someone to bring discipleship through fellowship and friendship.

The Benevolence Fund Guidelines have been approved by the board of trustees for 2006. Look them over and become familiar with the guidelines. This is a great ministry of the church to provide a financial helping hand to others inside and outside of our church.

Pastor Appreciation Month is observed during the month of October. On the 2nd the church gave Pastor Bill a thank you card and furniture. There was a fellowship dinner following morning service to recognize the efforts of Bill and Teresa. Thank you Pastor Bill and Teresa.

September 30, 2005 Newsletter

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September Summary of Happenings and Highlights

Teacher Recognition Day is observed the last Sunday in September of each year. Pastor Bill recognized and charged all teachers, helpers, workers and church membership on the 25th in morning service. See web photos.
Memory Verses were recited by members of each Sunday School class in morning service on the 25th. Every teacher is welcomed to participate in recitation the last Sunday of each month as an encouragement to the church as we hide the word in our heart.
Welcome Andrea Conner born to Jesse and Quintin on September 14, 2005 @7:55 PM Weight: 7lbs, 6ozs, Length: 19.50 inches. See photo gallery.
Disposable Sunday October 30th! The fifth Sunday focus will be to help the Kokomo Rescue Mission's need for disposable items. Paper cups, napkins, towels, tissues. Plastic wrap, foil and diapers.
The National Master's Men Department sends greetings and thanks for donations to help with costs associated with hurricane Katrina (and now Rita). There are lists to volunteer and donated needed items for the Disaster Response Team.
A Special Offering was offered on the 11th for the Master's Men group in Nashville, TN to help with emergency response expenses for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Masters Men has an emergency response team and trailer to help where help is needed
WLAC will be making noodles on October 10th at 5:30. There is a sign up sheet for donations. WLAC is also accepting donations for small personal items for those that need them.
Psalm 33:1-12 was read in service on the 11th in rememberance of the events of September 11, 2001.
Pantry Sunday will be the 1st Sunday each month to help restock the food pantry. Please bring a nonperishable item and place it in the church pantry. This ministry is very important and is a blessing to this church and glorifies God.
Silver Lake FWB is hosting an all sing on Saturday September 24th at 6pm. Come Sing and eat! It's a great time of fellowship.
Brother Joe preached on the 4th during morning and evening service. Pray for him as he walks in the will of God. See sermon excerpts in our Morning Service page.
The Red Cross donation bucket is available near the entrance of the sanctuary for hurricane relief efforts.

September 2005 Newsletter

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The Summary Newsletter of the Bunker Hill Free Will Baptist Church.
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MAC Men Active for Christ meets the last Monday of each month at 6pm. Come join in great fellowship!

WLAC Women Locally Active for Christ meet the first Tuesday each month
at 6pm

The Church Photo Directory for 2005 is in rough draft form and was posted on the bulletin board for corrections. We are hoping to have it published before the end of September. Thank you to everyone that participated in the directory.

Our Website now has a RSS feed for updated page distribution.
Really Simple Syndication delivers any updated information to a subscribers RSS reader automatically. We have 5 pages that are updated regularly and has led to 2,085 visitors since January!

Fellowship at the Slone’s house after Sunday morning service on the 14th was a welcomed time of great eats! Paul and Roberta provided everything for a great cookout. We just had to bring an appetite for hot dogs and burgers! Thanks!

Brother Philip Messer brought the message during Sunday morning service on the 7th and he and his family provided worship music also. A special fellowship followed service. The Messer family also worshiped with us on July 31st.

The Junior Campers began 7-31-05 and returned Saturday the 6th from camp. They sang some of the songs they learned and recited memory verses in service on the 7th. Praise God for these young people! Pray that the Holy Spirit will forever impact their lives! See the web photos.

Church Camp 1st week Teen camp was the last week in July and had 112 attend with 7 making a decision for Jesus! Praise God! Thanks for all donations and volunteers that prepared food and transported the campers, which made this ministry a success! See web photos.
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August 2005 Newsletter

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July Happenings and Highlights
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Church Camp 1st week-Teen camp was the last week in July and had 112 attend with 7 making a decision for Jesus! Praise God! Thanks for all donations and volunteers that prepared food and transported the campers making this ministry a success! See web photos.
Church Camp 2nd week-Junior camp began today 7-31-05. Praise God for these young people! Pray that the Holy Spirit will forever impact their lives! See web photos.
Guest singers-Phillip Messer and his wife, daughter and son praised God in song in the July 31st morning service.
MAC-Men Active for Christ met at the church Monday July 25th. Come join in great fellowship the last Monday of each month at 6pm.
WLAC-Women Active for Christ will have a car wash and bake sale Saturday August 7th. Eat something and drive home clean! Come support the women’s group.
Church Work Day-We concentrated on our facility on Saturday July 23rd at 9am. Water heater repairs were done and organizing the kitchen and scrubbing were done in a few hours. There was great fun and fellowship had by all. Thanks to all that participated. See web photos.
Indiana Beach Day-is scheduled for August 20th from 11am to 6pm. Last year was well attended so come join in the great time!
VBS-The Vacation Bible School theme “One Way” began July 9th from 6pm - 8pm and was a great success!
Pray for our workers and children. See web photos.
Our Hymn Books-which were replaced recently still have life left in them. They were becoming worn and we wanted the newer Rejoice Hymn Books with even more songs. The Older Hymn Books are being donated to Faith FWB church in Kendallville! Pastor Jim Caudill is happy to have them. Praise God!
The Biannual Church Business Meeting-was conducted after morning service on July 10th. There was discussion and presentation of our budget for 2006 and a report of Sunday School.
Bailey Dausch-was dedicated in a special ceremony after morning service on July 3rd. A reception followed with family, cake and punch. Many stayed to welcome Bailey and fellowship. See web photos.

July 2005 Newsletter

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June Happenings and Highlights at the Bunker Hill Free Will Baptist Church BunkerHillfwb.org

The Bunker Hill Festival Parade
saw great participation this year. Janae coordinated the construction of our float. The theme was "where do you want to spend eternity." See photos in our website photo gallery

Community Worship Service
was held at Sunday morning at 10am at the baseball fields. Our church, the First Baptist church, and the Methodist church participated with each pastor delivering a brief message.

A VBS Meeting
was held Sunday June 26th @5pm for anyone interested in working during this year's Vacation Bible School.Annual Church Picnicwas Sunday June 12th at the Bunker Hill Park after morning service. There was great fellowship, food, games, and prizes too!

The Birthday Box
is a pink gifted wrapped box in the front of the church. Sister Lafern McCall recalled this from her childhood. It is a fun way to celebrate your birthday by putting a penny in the box for each of your years.

Sunday School Memory Verses
are recited the last Sunday of each month. Our teachers encourage everyone to hide the Word in their hearts. Psalm 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

Sunday School Promotion Day
occurs each May on the last Sunday of the month. By age, the school students are graduated to the next higher grade level.

Brother Chris Studebaker
has been promoted in Sunday School from the Upper Elementary grade to the Teenage grade. Pray for him as he continues to grow in knowledge. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

Baptisms Sunday May 22, 2005
Praise God for believers ready to follow the example of Jesus. Rachel, Rebecca, and Dana all desired baptism during evening service. Pray for these girls that their joy would only increase.

June 2005 Newsletter

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Month of May Happenings and Highlights at www.BunkerHillFwb.org

This newsletter is now mailed out monthly in our bulk mailings and is available on our website. Contact Pat or the webmaster to be included in the mailings.

MAC
Men Active for Christ regularly meets the last Monday each month but will meet Tuesday May 31st @6pm because of the holiday.

Choir
The Choir meets each Tuesday @5pm. Come join in the fun.

WLAC
Meets the second Tuesday each month @6pm.

The Church Directory
is going well with good participation. If you would like to be included fill out an information form and have your picture taken after Sunday morning service.

Bible Study Group
is beginning a study of Luke May 19th. Join us for great fellowship and study @6:30pm.

Annual Church Picnic
will be Sunday June 12th. Come join us for great food and fellowship @ the Bunker Hill park after Sunday morning service.

It's a boy!
Jennifer Cobble introduced her son Elijah James Cobble during service this morning. He was born 8 lbs 2 oz, and 20 inches on Wednesday May 4, 2005 @12:16pm. Trenton has a new baby brother!

Picnic on the Lawn
Sunday May 15th after morning service was too cold and windy and was moved inside. We have new picnic tables to use when it’s warmer. Yay!

Mother Daughter Banquet
was held Saturday May 7 @ 2pm in the Community Center.

Teacher Helpers
are still needed for the Sunday School classes to serve as substitutes when the teacher is absent.

The Tent Revival
was a total success! It ran through the whole last week in April, Sunday-Friday @ 7pm. People were saved and dedicated their lives to Christ. There was great singing and Brother Jeff Sloan did a great job of preaching.

May 2005 Newsletter

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April Highlights and Happenings at the
Bunker Hill Free Will Bapist Church.

Revival started today Sunday April 24th with Pastor Jeff Sloan.

April 2005 Newsletter

March highlights and upcoming events at the

Bunker Hill Free Will Bapist Church.

Praise God! Spring has sprung! The grass in greening and flowers blooming. It is great to see the season of mud behind us!

Revival is coming! April 24-29 @6pm on Sunday the 24th and @7pm Monday thru Friday. It is planned as an Old Fashioned Tent Revival. Tell Everyone!

Christian Worker Conference will be April 16th @8:30-3pm at Emmanuel in Wabash. A great day of training and fellowship.

Women's Retreat was March 18 at the Holiday Inn at the Indy airport.

Kids Bowling Day day was well attended on March 12th and was a great time of fellowship for the 12 and under crowd. Adults too!

Good Friday Service was at 6pm. The service was well attended. Pastor Bill read scripture followed by communion and feet washing.

Easter Sunrise Service was held at 6am refore the regular Sunday Schedule. Breakfast was served after the service.

On March 13th Pastor Bill opened the doors of the church to membership. Four people desired to become members. Sarah Winters, Pat Willis, Ramona Cobble, and Brandy Rayn. Welcome Sisters!

24 Hours of Prayer at the alter was March 4th and 5th. Friday 6pm to Saturday 6pm. There was a sign up sheet in the entrance to pick an hour of prayer and all 24 hours were filled with prayer. Praise God!

We have several new and expectant mothers within our church. Brandy, Megan, Jamie, Jesse, and Jennifer. Pray for them!

There are many events, occurences and goings on that may have missed in this brief newsletter. It will be posted on the bulletin board and the website on the last Sunday of the month beginning Sunday April 24th (May newsletter), Before being sent out in a mass mailing during the next week. If you have an update or addition contact webmaster Matt.

March 2005 Newsletter

Free Will, Free Grace, Free Salvation

Greetings from the Bunker Hill Free Will Baptist Church,

This newsletter is a brief summary of last month's significant events. It may included weddings, baptisms and other events and announcements. Each month has remarkable events and it will be a blessing to look back through the newsletter archive to see a historical record develop.

I am a week late getting this newsletter sent out and here it is Mid March with traces of snow, 30 degrees for a high temperature, and mud from last weeks thaw is everywhere.

In February the men's group, now officialy called MAC, was formed and organized. Meetings will be the last Monday each month at 6pm. Brother Rick is the coordinator for this ministry which will initially focus on helping with handyman projects within our community. Thanks for the MAC Minutes.

There is a prayer box by the piano and paper slips on the rear display. These requests will be prayed over all year and prayers will be read at Watchnight Service on December 31st. We will see how God has answered our prayers. If you want your request unread write confidential, fold it, or even staple it.

The website domain registration www.BunkerHillfwb.org was renewed for another year. Last year there were over 8,000 page loads from curious surfers, church home seekers, and users of the weekly updated Announcements page, Photo Gallery, and Morning Service summary.

Here are a couple of stories being covered by The Christian News Service.

UN abandons legal ban on human cloning The United Nations has given up its attempt to introduce a worldwide legal ban on some or all types of human cloning. On Tuesday its deeply divided general assembly voted to adopt a watered-down "declaration" that condemns all forms of human cloning but is not legally binding....

`Disney to market movie to Christians: Walt Disney Co.executives plan to market its adaptation of C.S Lewis`s "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" directly to U.S. Christian groups...

Here is a quote from Bible Commentator Matthew Henry.

Some people do not like to hear much of repentance; but I think it is so necessary that if I should die in the pulpit, I would desire to die preaching repentance, and if out of the pulpit I would desire to die practicing it. -- Matthew Henry

Seeing God’s work in our lives puts a new song on our lips.

February 2005 Newsletter

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This is where you can view a brief summary of January events and upcoming events.

On Sunday January 30th Chad and Cheri desired to be baptized. Their testimony of faith is an encouragement to the entire church body and publicly proclaims there desire to serve Christ. May God richly bless them!

Pastor Bill preached a message of the traveling "The Romans Road" and Salvation. Bianca came to the alter and was saved! Brother Bill had preached of the Eunuch’s desire to be baptized immediately. Bianca wanted this also and was baptized along with her mother Claudia. We thank God for the tender hearts within the church.
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Thank you Brother Rick for organizing our men’s group. There was a meeting to decide the purpose of the group and it was decided by consensus to help people within the church and the community with handy man tasks. Next meeting is Monday February 28th. I'm sure whatever the task there will be coffee, food, and fellowship!

Church was cancelled on the 23rd due to weather and it suddenly cleared up. Pastor Bill said from now on we'll always have Sunday Morning Service regardless of the weather because he only lives a few blocks away. If the weather is too bad for anyone else to come please don't feel obligated. Just be safe.

It was confirmed through an email that the Foreign Missions Department of the
National Association was renamed International Missions to be more inclusive in our mission fields. There was no reorganization, just a name change.

Women’s Retreat is coming up real soon March 18-19th. It is always great fellowship! See Teresa.

Men’s Retreat is scheduled for a date in April and there is a Promise Keepers Conference in Fort Wayne May 20 and 21st.

The nursery has a new door and will be Dutch style to help provide a more open feel to the room.

Thanks to everyone that has helped make our website a success! There were over 8,000 page loads last year from all over the planet. Additionally there is a growing list of subscribers to
"The Daily Walk" newsletter which is very encouraging. This newsletter is posted on the internet and on our bulletin board in the church entrance. You can subscribe by going to our newsletter link on our Home page at BunkerHillfwb.org

God bless you! See you next month!

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