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THE ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN
VOL. 44 NO. 5
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Contents FEATURES
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September/October 2019
Moderator’s Challenge - What is a Healthy Church —Leslie Holmes
Synod Emphasis - Taking Down the Wolf Evangelism Explosion offers training in your church and other resources. —Bill McClain
Family Bible Conference - Living Victoriously in a Hostile World —Susan Tanner
20 Women’s Ministries Certificates and Pins WM has recognition awards and gifts which have a way to honor special people who have contributed significantly to WM, Presbyterials and local churches. Read the list of those for 2018.
23 Devotion - Where is God? The battle is not yours. —Jay Younts
24 OverJOYed Camp Joy celebrates 40 years! —Susan Tanner
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Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permis- sion. All rights reserved.
AGENCIES Bonclarken
Christian Education Ministries Erskine College Erskine Seminary
13 ARP Foundation 14 Outreach North America 15 World Witness 19 Women’s Ministries
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ARPC Spotlight Wellspring Fine Arts Camp
By Susan Tanner
the church and the community. There are 15 different classes offered to kids who get to pick three electives for the week. The classes consisted of art, Bible, braids, chess, clay, cake decorating, cooking, dance, games, guitar, music and movement, painting, textile arts, sensory, exploration, theatre and woodworking. All students at- tended Bible class where they learned:
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ellspring ARP Church in Virgin- ia, hosted their annual Fine Arts Camp with 125 children from
The Bible is true The Bible is God’s Word The Bible tells us about Jesus They memorized verses out of Psalm
119:9, 11, 105. “How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against God. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Camp is for children ages four
through rising six grade. Rev- erend Stephen and Pressly Ann Laughridge coordinate the camp along with over 70 youth and adult volunteers. To learn more about this camp
or to get ideas for a Vacation Bible School alternative, visit www.
wellspringpres.org.?
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