Akron Adventist

Our Bible Study and Worship Service next Saturday, October the 15th 2011, will be slightly modified due to the ongoing Prophecies Decoded series. The schedule will be as follows:

* Bible Study (Sabbath School) at 9:30 AM
* Prophecies Decoded Session 1 at 10:30 AM
* Prophecies Decoded Session 2 at 11:40 AM
* Special Fellowship Meal for Our Guests at 1:15 PM

There will also be a Prophecies Decoded session at 7:30 PM that evening at our church. We hope to see you there.

The signs of the times suggest that we’re very near to the return of Jesus Christ. Deciphering Bible prophecy will help to bring meaning to current events. Come join us for a series of meetings, beginning on September the 30th, on understanding Bible prophecies and designed to give you a hope and peace about the unknown future.

The Prophecies Decoded Bible seminar will be simulcasted at the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist church from Nashville, Tennessee. Meetings will be held each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday evening at 7:30pm, running from September the 30th to October the 29th. Please visit http://akronadventist.com/prophecies-decoded/ for more information.

This coming weekend, September the 9th and 10th our church will be hosting a Discover Bible School Rally featuring radio and tv host Lonnie Melashenko. Lonnie will lead us out in two powerful days of study with an easy‐to‐use Bible marking plan to place a wealth of Bible knowledge at our fingertips. The meetings are designed to illustrate the important truths for the end‐time and help to transform your own Bible into a virtual encyclopedia of biblical information.

Meeting Times for the Series are as follows:

Friday, September 9, 2011
7:15 PM
“The Woman of Revelation”
Saturday, September 10, 2011
9:30 AM
“Revelation’s Most Potent Truth: The Elijah Message”
11:00 AM
“How Millions Have Been Misled: The Emblem of Liberty, Loyalty and Love”
12:30 PM
Luncheon: Free sample vegetarian dishes for all attendees
1:30 PM
“Life After Death”

About our Guest Instructor

International speaker, E. Lonnie Melashenko, former Director‐Speaker of The Voice of Prophecy radio program (1989‐2008), brings 42 years of ministry into focus having served as pastor, evangelist, seminar speaker, author, gospel recording artist and radio‐TV host. Presently he serves at Kettering Health Network (Dayton, OH) as Vice President for Spiritual Services and Missions. You can find out more information about Lonne by going to this link at the Voice of Prophecy’s website.

More Information

The series will be hosted by the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church. For location information and directions please see our Visitors page. Child care and a free lunch on Saturday afternoon will be provided.

A free New King James Version Andrews Study Bible (12,000 study notes, maps & much, much more) will be give to all participants. Learn more about this exciting and dynamic Bible to help study God’s word here.

The third annual Firestone Park community picnic will be held on August 7, 2011 at the Firestone Park Community center. This is the third year that the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist church, the Firestone Park Presbyterian church, Saint Paul’s Catholic church, and the Firestone Park United Methodist church have joined together to organize this event for the Community.

[Photo courtesy of the Firestone Park Presbyterian Church]

Anyone is invited to join us for the family event. If you are interested in attending please register before July the 24th by sending an email to ourcommunitypicnic at gmail.com. The Firestone Park Community Center is located at 1480 Girard Street in Akron.

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The Akron Area Interfaith Council will host its annual Walk to Stop Hunger on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Unitarian Universalist Church (directions here). Collect nonperishable food donations and turn them in on May 1 at the Walk. All proceeds from the Food Collections will go to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

Individuals and groups are invited to help the hungry in Northeast Ohio. Registration is available online. The walk is a 2 1/2 mile walk and will begin and end at the Unitarian Universalist Church. Registration starts at 2:00 PM and the walk will begin at 3:00 PM. Refreshments will be served during registration and hot soup will be available after the walk.

For more information, please visit www.aaichungerwalk.org, call 330.329.5132, or email info@aaichungerwalk.org.The walk route is below.

On May the 10th FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas is scheduled to give a presentation on Church Safety Issues at the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist church. The presentation will focus on keeping church property secure and people safe as well as developing a security team.

This presentation is intended for church staff and leaders from all churches in Northeast Ohio. The presentation will be on May the 10th from 10 AM to 12 noon. The cost is free, but registration encouraged via email (akronadventist at gmail.com), phone (330-773-7757) or mail (655 East Waterloo Road Akron, OH 44306-3934).

Agent Trombitas was recognized by the Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, along with the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9, as the recipient of the Bryan Hurst/Tony Luzio Law Enforcement Agent of the Month Award for the month of December (http://stopcrime.org/?p=4049).

A video of Agent Trombitas talking about personal safety is online.

Our church family and community is invited to see Scott Michael Bennett in Concert on February 12th beginning at 5:30 PM at the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist church. The concert is free but a love offering will be collected & CD’s will be for sale. A reception will follow the concert.

About Scott Michael Bennett

Scott Michael Bennett is an inspirational young singer whose sincere goal is to dramatically inspire people of all ages to reach for a higher life with God as its center and other people as its focus. He began to sing at the age of 15 and then worked hard to earn his Associates Degree in the Liberal Arts with Music Emphasis at the age of 18. He graduated a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude with high honors. He learned his father’s trade in Information Technology Network Support and worked for nearly 7 years in this field. He was a member of the acclaimed and Grammy Award winning Phoenix Symphony Chorus and Arizona State University’s debut of its Men’s Chorus. While a member of ASU’s Men’s Chorus, he was an officer with responsibilities that included advertising and recruiting.

In 2001 he won the National Young Artists’ Competition in the Vocal Performance category singing two Shakespearean songs with full orchestral accompaniment. In 2002, at the age of 19, Scott recorded and released his debut album “O Glorious Love”, recorded at Gaither Studios. This album contains fresh reinventions of some familiar hymns as well as some lesser known songs and is a favorite among Scott’s fans. His second album, “Come As You Are” is a deeper creation that many listeners describe as “moving” and “inspirational.” Many have shared that they would listen to this album and find themselves moved to tears as they envisioned the messages conveyed in his songs.

Though Christian styled music has been his focus, Scott has a powerful voice and shares a love and special ability to sing inspirational country music, classical opera, and lighter styles; and though his style is very personal and unique, he has been described as “Christian Music’s Josh Groban” with a “Michael Buble” sound and “Celine Dion’s passion.”

You can learn more about Scott by visiting his website http://www.scottmichaelbennett.com/ or on his Facebook page.

The churches of the Firestone Park area invite you to join us for the annual Firestone Park Community Christmas Concert featuring the combined choirs of  seven churches in the Firestone Park area. Also featured will be an orchestra and puppet ministry. Get there early to enjoy the sounds of a special hand bell prelude. The concert and parking is free of charge and will be held on December the 4th at 7:00 PM at the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Please join us for this holiday tradition  as we remember and reflect upon this gift that God gave us over two-thousand years ago.

The Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church is located at I-77 and East Waterloo Road. Full directions can be found on our visitor directions page. For additional information please contact the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church at 330-773-7757.

Participating churches include the Akron Chinese Church, Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church, Antioch Baptist Church, Community Fellowship Chapel, Firestone Park United Methodist Church, Firestone Park Presbyterian Church, and Saint Paul’s Catholic Church.

The 2nd annual Firestone Park Community Church Picnic will be held on Sunday, August the 1st. Food will be provided free of charge and will be served from 12-1:30. There will be activities for all ages – face painting, dominos, bocce ball, live music, card games, water balloon toss, cornhole, and much more! Please remember to invite your family and friends and bring your own chairs. The picnic will be held rain or shine.

Last year over 160 people from four area churches (Akron First Seventh-day Adventist, St. Paul Catholic, Firestone Park United Methodist and Firestone Park Presbyterian) met at Firestone Park for the first annual community church picnic. As the picnic began, each pastor had a few words to share with the group. There were various games which everyone enjoyed and then it was time to eat the delicious food prepared by each church, followed by more games. After the games, we visited and socialized with one another, and got to know more of the people from each church congregation.

The Firestone Park Community Center is at 1480 Girard Street, Akron, OH 44301-2108. Click here for a map. A link to the event on Facebook can be found here.

Besides the local hometown campmeeting in Wooster, Ohio on June 18th and 19th (More information here) there were be several other hometown campmeetings scattered throught Ohio over the next several months. More information about each event is listed below.

Columbus

Dates:
June 9-13, 2010
Location:
Columbus Eastwood Church, 6400 S. Sunbury Road, Westerville, OH 43081
Theme:
“I Will Come Again”
Speakers:
Dave Weigley, President, Columbia Union, Philip Samaan, Professor of Religion at Southern Adventist University, and Richard O’Ffill, Author and Speaker.
Concerts:
One Voice, Friday evening, June 11 and Larry Ford (Gaither artist), Saturday evening, June 12
Other:
Adventist Book Center will be on-site and free primitive camping will be available on the banks of Big Walnut Creek.
More information:
Find out more on Columbus Eastwood’s Facebook page or at their church website.

Cincinnati/Clifton

Date:
June 21-26
Location:
Clifton Church, 3800 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Theme:
“Investing in Your Future”
Other Info:
Camp Meeting and Vacation Bible School programs will run each evening from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Each day an expert will lead in discussing a special topic, including health, finances and parenting.

Mount Vernon

Date:
July 15-17
Location:
Mount Vernon Hill Church, 535 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Theme:
“In the Beginning, God created …”
Speaker:
Fred Shoemaker, PhD, Pastor of Mount Vernon Hill Church
Topics:
July 15, 7 pm – “Are There Two Separate Creation Accounts in Gen. 1 & 2?”
July 16, 7 pm – “The Link Between the Cross and a Seven-day Creation”
July 17, 11:15 am – “The Adventist Contribution to the Creationist Debate”

Portsmouth/Manchester

Date:
September 10-11
Location:
Portsmouth Church, 2109 27th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
Theme:
“Keep On Keeping On!”
Speaker:
Jim Gilley, President, Three Angels Broadcasting Network