Micah Movement Resources and Speakers for your Church

We read weekly in current events, issues related to those The Micah Movement team addresses.

Our mission as a team,  is to provide guidance and resources to our local churches  regarding these issues.

Team members are available for an invitation  to connect these issues with  Biblical justice. They

will  also share  the news of the  most current happenings, statistics, and resources. 

 

Our churches must enter into these conservations. We can no longer sit silent when the world needs the  voice of Biblical justice.

 

The following are the social concerns and  the contact person for each one:

 

Addiction and Suicide...  Pastor Josh LeRoy     joshleroy6@hotmail.com

Domestic Violence... Bette Beane                   betteriding@yahoo.com

Foster Care and Adoption... Joy Haithcock     Rjhaithcock@centurylink.net

Human Trafficking ... Mary Louise Stancell      stancell@mebtel.net

Immigration... Pastor Jonathan Lewis              mailto:.jwesleylewis88@gmail.com

Protection of Life... Julie Tysinger                     juliectysinger@gmail.com

Poverty... Pastor Dustin Wilson                        pastordust@gmail.com

Racial Reconciliation... Pastor Josh LeRoy    joshleroy6@hotmail.com

 

 

Mary Louise Stancell, Micah Movement Team Director

stancell@mebtel.net

 

Women's Ministries - Mustard Seed Gathering

Seventy-eight women from across The Wesleyan Church of North America gathered in Cincinnati, OH, September 27-29, 2013, for the Mustard Seed Gathering. The purpose was to hear about the future of women’s ministry for The Wesleyan Church, network, and chart a course toward effective Kingdom impact.

 

There was an overwhelmingly positive response from people who attended the Mustard Seed Gathering. And on the tail end of many of the positive reports was a comment to the effect of; "I want to share some of these ideas and provide networking opportunities for my church and my district." 

 

There seems to be a groundswell of desire to do more. This desire has evolved into Mustard Seed Gathering: Local. These cooperative conversations on the local level are bringing together women leaders to talk about different ways to connect to God and to the local church for maximum Kingdom impact.

 

Join the North Carolina East district for our very own Mustard Seed Gathering on Saturday, September 27^th from 9am to 4:30pm at the Thomasville Mt. Zion Connection Center. Cost is $10 per person. Preregister by September 20 to Wanda Trogdon at 336-381-3510 or wtrogdon@rtmc.net

 

 

Two Worship Services at Victory Mountain Camp This Weekend

Everyone is invited for two worship services during the Young Ministry Couples Retreat this weekend, August 30&31, at Victory Mountain Camp. Services are Saturday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 7:30pm. There is no registration charge to attend the services.

 

The District Ministers’ Family Fellowship will also take place at the camp this Sunday.   All the camp activities will be available for the ministers and their families to enjoy beginning at 3pm. The cook out will  be served at the shelter at 6pm.  Ministers and their families not registered for the young ministry couples retreat  have the option to continue enjoying camp activities or attend the worship service in the lodge following the cook out.

 

 

 

Hertford Bagley Swamp Church to celebrate 100 years.

 

 

Bagley Swamp Wesleyan Church will be celebrating 100 years of ministry on Sunday, September 7 at its 8:30 and 11am worships celebrations. If some of your history is at Bagley Swamp (or if you would like to create some) we invite you to celebrate with us! We’ll provide lunch for everyone! 

 

Recently the church dedicated a week to serving the community. They worked on 22 different projects, involving over 70 volunteers, volunteering over 1140 hours.    

Urgent message from Dr. Jo Anne Lyon on the Ebola crisis

NEW VIDEO released today of General Superintendent Dr. Jo Anne Lyon talking urgently to all Wesleyan churches about the Ebola crisis in Africa. Click here to view the 3-minute video. Pastors and others: click here to download the video for showing in churches. Missionary Carrie Jo (Kinde) Cain is returning to Sierra Leone next week to help fight the Ebola outbreak. She will be at Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital. Dr. Diane Foley will also be travelling to Sierra Leone to work with the National Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone and World Hope International as they organize against the spread of the disease.

 

 

Ebola Update and Relief Fund

The Wesleyan Church, August 8, 2014

Update on the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone:   1.   Kerry Kind and Andrea Summers, from Wesleyan headquarters, visited Sierra Leone briefly, returning at the end of July. Although observing the Ebola crisis was not the original reason for our visit, we could not help but note the rising concern among the people as the incidence of the disease was quickly growing. 2.   On Monday, August 4, Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma declared a “stay-at-home-day” on the heels of declaring a national emergency. He is mustering the resources of the nation and international aid to take collective action against the greatest-ever outbreak of the deadly virus.   3.   The national superintendent of the Wesleyan Church of Sierra Leone, Rev. Usman Fornah, also is the general secretary of the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone. In that capacity, he is giving leadership to a nationwide ebola sensitization effort. He has also met repeatedly with the Minister of Health and the President urging rapid distribution of health packages to remote health centers, including Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital and other Wesleyan health centers. However, in his words, the supplies are never enough in these situations, and they must turn to overseas partners to augment their capacity to battle the health crisis. Please donate to the Wesleyan Emergency Relief Fund for this crisis. 4.   The staff at Kamakwie Wesleyan Hospital is well-trained in Ebola prevention and management. However, staffing, supplies, and equipment that are needed in this crisis are in short supply. Also, resources are needed for health workers to mobilize and quickly provide education in hundreds of villages: perhaps utilizing the Wesleyan church network to get the appropriate health information to the grass roots.  Please consider a gift to this relief fund. We can help stop the spread of this virus!   See: Ebola virus death toll rises in Sierra Leone   Donate to the Wesleyan Emergency Relief Fund for this crisis.

 

Gen. Supt. Dr. Jo Ann Lyon Calls for Prayer for Persecuted Christians in Iraq

The Wesleyan Church, August 8, 2014 View this email in your browser

Call to prayer for Iraq and the Middle East   General Superintendent Dr. Jo Anne Lyon has issued a call to prayer for the persecuted Christians in Iraq and for God’s peace to prevail across the Middle East, including Israel, Palestine, and Syria, as well.   The Wesleyan Church joins with the National Association of Evangelicals and other Christians everywhere in coordinating prayer for peace and for safety for victims of this violence and persecution.   The following came from NAE President Leith Anderson:   In the last few weeks, thousands of Christians have been forced by militants to flee their homes in northern Iraq. The United States has authorized air strikes and humanitarian aid airdrops in Iraq. Stories of the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and other areas in the Middle East fill the media. Please join in praying for peaceful resolution and relief for those caught up in this.    Prayer Events The World Evangelical Alliance is organizing a prayer gathering for the Middle East at the International Salvation Army Headquarters in New York City at 5:30 pm on August 14. Encourage your church to take time this Sunday to pray as a congregation for Iraq. Prayer Points Pray for the President and his advisors as they consider where and how to provide humanitarian assistance and military intervention in Iraq. Pray for safety for Christians and other minorities in Iraq who are fleeing violence and persecution. Pray that they would find safe harbor. Pray for comfort for those across the Middle East who have lost loved ones and have suffered traumatic violence. Pray for missionaries and humanitarian aid workers who serve in difficult and violent corners of the world, that they will be kept safe, and that their efforts will contribute to a fuller realization of the peace and prosperity that God intends for all. For a few more resources, visit www.nae.net/prayforiraq.