Mark your calendar for June 10-20, 2010

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June 10-14, 2010     

Dr. Eldon Neihof Sr.

Dr. Neihof, President Emeritus of the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association, is a graduate of the Kentucky Mountain Bible College and Asbury College.  He has served on the alumni board of Asbury College. He presently serves on the World Gospel Mission Board.  He has made two trips to Kenya, Africa, where he spoke to the students at the Kenya Highlands Bible College, the staff of the Tenwek Hospital, and the pastors of the Africa Gospel Church.  He taught at the Mount Carmel High School from 1959 to 1981.  He was pastor of the Mt. Carmel High School for thirteen years.  He has been used of the Lord in revivals and in camp meetings.  He was Academic Dean of the Kentucky Mountain Bible College for six years before the assuming his duties as president of the KMHA.  In May of 1993 he was honored with an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. In June 2003, he retired as president of the Kentucky Mountain Holiness Association and continues to work for the KMHA in various ways. 

June 15, 2010          Missionary Service   7:00 PM

     WGM Missionaries Bill and Beth Ryan will be back with us at Camp Wesley. 
They minister at Escuela El Sembrador, a boarding school for underprivileged Honduran boys, nestled in the Olancho Valley about seven miles east of Catacamas, Honduras. El Sembrador was founded in 1954 by the late Donald and Twana Hawk, former WGM missionaries.  The primary purpose of the school has always been to teach the Word of God with love and genuine concern for the boys. Since the first class of 12 students in 1954, El Sembrador’s primary, secondary, vocational, and Bible institute education programs have ministered to more than 8,000 students.

Bill: My main focuses and passions as a missionary are evangelism and discipleship. My dream is to begin a program at El Sembrador’s vocational school, teaching both high- and low-voltage systems to the students. I also desire to use my knowledge as a lineman to maintain the high- and low-voltage electrical systems at El Sembrador.

Beth: I am involved in the discipleship of women by teaching vocational classes that will help them learn skills and help them improve their way of life. My dream is to assist the students in opening beauty salons throughout the area, giving them a place where the gospel can be shared with others. I am teaching English to four, separate grade levels at the high school.

They have the privilege of discipling eighteen young men every Sunday morning, and Wednesday evening.  As well as teaching Sunday school at one of the neighboring villages.

 June 16-20, 2010     

Rev. Mark Barnes 
District Supt. NC Nazarene District

Mark was converted at the age of six in the Benton County Courthouse where the newly organized Church of the Nazarene was meeting for services.  At the age of fifteen, he went to Mt. Carmel High School in Eastern KY.  That same year, God called him to preach.  After completing high school at Mt. Carmel, Mark went on to attend and graduate from the nearby Kentucky Mountain Bible Institute (now College), receiving a Ministerial Diploma.  To obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree, he went on to Marion College (now Indiana Wesleyan) for a semester, then transferred to Trevecca Nazarene College, graduating in 1965.  During the time he was at Trevecca, he also traveled back and forth to Chattanooga, TN on weekends, serving as Minister of Youth at First Church of the Nazarene.

In October, 1964, a few months after arriving at Trevecca, Mark began dating Lucy Williams and after a somewhat “whirlwind courtship,” they were married on April 15, 1965.  Following graduation in June, they took their first pastorate in Ravenswood, WV.  Mark was ordained on the WV District in 1967.  Across the years, Mark pastored churches in Brownstown and Bloomington, IN; Cape Girardeau, MO; Lanett, AL; Rock Island, IL; Plymouth, MI; and Charlotte Pineville in NC.  While pastoring in Plymouth, MI, he earned the Master of Church Management degree from Olivet Nazarene University.  He was elected as District Superintendent of North Carolina in June, 1996 and continues to serve the church in that capacity. In 2003 Mark was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity by his alma mater, Trevecca Nazarene University.

Throughout his forty-three years of ministry, Mark has served as District SS Chairman, on the District Advisory Board, and as Trustee to Olivet Nazarene University.  In addition to serving on other councils and boards, he has at various times been an elected delegate to all the General Conventions and to the General Assembly.  Mark has a real passion for missions and compassionate ministries.  His involvement in Work & Witness has taken him to every continent except Antarctica.  In recognition of his commitment to World Missions, the NC District NMI presented him with the Distinguished Service Award.

 Mark and Lucy reside in Charlotte, NC on the same street as their son (John Mark), daughter-in-law (Julie), and three grandchildren (Trey, 14, Olivia, 11, and Josiah, born Sept. 25, 2008). Mark enjoys quiet evenings at home with Lucy, family gatherings, fellowship with dear friends, working

Worship Leader        


Leslie Loman

Born in Greensboro, NC, Leslie moved to Salisbury when his father, Rev, J. Harold Loman, became pastor of the Pilgrim Holiness Church in 1957. He was educated in the Rowan County school system. After graduating from Catawba College with a degree in Health and Pysical Education, he taught for over 31 years in the Kannapolis City School system. He retired in 2006. After his retiring, Leslie, and his wife Donna, spent 15 months in Biloxi, Missississippi with Samaritan's Purse Disaster Relief organization helping victims getting back into their homes after Hurricane Katrina. They still volunteer with the organization when needed. He spent several years as worship leader and choir director at Trinity Wesleyan Church in Salisbury. He is currently Vice Chairman of their local chuch board of admistration and continues to be actively involved with the music ministry there. He is married to 
Donna Loman and they have 3 children and 8 grandchildren.

Youth Camp Begins Sunday, June 13, 2010

Steven Cline grew up at Bethel Wesleyan Church.  He currently  serves as the Youth Pastor at Lexington First Wesleyan Church. Steven graduated in 2009 from Newburgh Theological Seminary with a B.A degree in Theology.  He and his wife, Crystal, have three children, Caleb, Kaden, and Haley.