Akron Adventist

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

We invite you to attend the second annual Hometown Camp Meeting in Wooster, Ohio at the Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center (OARDC) Secrest Amphitheater. You will be blessed as you come to worship God under the pines and to enjoy God’s nature and beauty all around you. We pray you will enjoy the songs we sing together, the sharing of God’s word and the beauty you will drink in as you walk the grounds of the OARDC. In the sharing of the word throughout the weekend Chaplain Clive Wilson will share with us what it means to have a personal encounter with Jesus on a daily basis and to have God’s power in our lives as we journey with Him.

There will also be a special prayer walk that will be available to you starting Friday evening. You will journey with Jesus on this special walk and we pray the Holy Spirit will speak to your heart and draw you to a closer walk with Jesus. Listen for that still small voice as Jesus speaks His love to you in a special way. Paul Muniz will be presenting messages in Spanish for the Hispanic group this year. We are so excited to be able to include our brothers and sisters in Christ. We look forward to having you with us.

Hometown Campmeeting Schedule

Adult Schedule
June 18, 2010 – Friday
7:00 p.m. – Chaplain Clive
June 19, 2010 – Saturday
10:30 a.m. – Music & Chaplain Clive
12:30 p.m. – Lunch served by Akron SDA Church
2:30 p.m. – Puppet Show
3:30 p.m. – Chaplain Clive
5:00 p.m. – Supper served by Wooster SDA Church
6:30 p.m. – Chaplain Clive & Gospel Concert

Hispanic Schedule
June 19, 2010 – Saturday
10:30 a.m. – Esperanza Muniz
12:30 p.m. – Lunch @ OARDC
3:30 p.m. – Esperanza Muniz
5:00 p.m. – Supper @ OARDC
6:30 p.m. – Meet at the OARDC

Children age 12 and Under Schedule
There will be a children’s morning program on June 19, 2010 @ 10:30 a.m. located at the OARDC. Directions will be given upon arrival. There will also be a puppet show in the afternoon for all to enjoy. Friday evening all ages meet together at the OARDC.

Youth/Young Adults Schedule Schedule
Ages 13 to 23
Young adults will meet at the Wooster Seventh-day Adventist Church at 445 North Bever Street, Wooster, OH 44691 in the fellowship hall. There will be a shuttle bus to transport them to the OARDC for meal time. Friday evening ALL ages will meet together at the OARDC.

Finding Your Way There

OARDC address: 1680 Madison Avenue, Wooster, Ohio 44691

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As you arrive at the OARDC you will follow black arrows to the Amphitheater. There will be parking attendants to direct you for parking. If you are physically challenged there will be a golf cart to transport you down to the amphitheater. Bring a blanket for sitting on the grass if you wish, or bring your favorite lawn chair for greater comfort. If you have any questions please feel free to call. Look forward to seeing you there.

About the Speakers

About Chaplain Clive

Chaplain Clive was born in the quaint town of Bedford, United Kingdom and is the youngest of six children. Presently Clive joyfully serves as the Campus Chaplain for Kettering College of Medical Arts in Kettering, Ohio, where as an assistant professor, he also teaches classes in religion and theology at the undergraduate level. Clive is also responsible, along with a team of talented student leaders, for the spiritual programming on the college campus. Clive also works alongside the pastoral team at the Kettering Seventh day Adventist church, (the college church), teaching and speaking there regularly.

Clive is married to the beautiful and super talented Geeta (nee Patel) Wilson, and together they have four handsome sons: Premkush, Rishi, Kishi and Khushi.

About Paul & Esperanza Muniz

Paul Muniz, a twenty-year police officer struggled with his call into ministry for seven years before giving into the Lords call. Since his departure from police work he has held pastorate positions in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. In addition to his ministerial duties Paul has been involved in Christian radio broadcasting, missions, and youth mentoring. Currently he is working on a Masters of Divinity at Andrews University. Paul has gone from enforcing the laws of the land to conveying the Divine
laws of God. Recently he was partnered with his wife Esperanza; together they work to bring souls to Jesus’ precinct of love, power and hope.

Esperanza Alvarez-Muniz, a former teacher, completed her master in Divinity from Andrews University in 2007, where she currently serves as a Dean of women. She has been very active in youth ministries for the past twenty years and envisions empowering young people to have a cool and personal relationship with Jesus.

Pastors Paul and Esperanza Muniz are determined to share the love for their Savior, with people of all walks of life encouraging them to “taste the Lord for and see that the Lord is good” (Ps. 34:8). Through their precinct ministry of love, power and hope they are committed to teach, train, and empower this generation to strive and shine for Christ.

About The Gospel Echoes Quartet

Website: www.thegospelechoesquartet.com
A full gospel concert will be given Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. in the OARDC Amphitheater by The Gospel Echoes Quartet. We look forward to sharing in song and praise to our heavenly Father during this special time together.

Hunger is one small word that affects many people in Northeast Ohio. And we can help fight it. On May 2, 2010 the Akron First Seventh-day Adventist Church will join others in our community in a Walk to Stop Hunger. The Walk to Stop Hunger, organized by the Akron Area Interfaith Council, is a 2 ½ mile walk in support of feeding those who are hungry in our local community. The demand for emergency food assistance is at an extremely high level due to the economic situation and high rates of unemployment. The Walk to Stop Hunger will raise awareness of hunger in our community and raise money to help feed people through donations to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank.

How can you help? Volunteer to get outside, have fun, and join us for a walk on Sunday, May 2nd to stop hunger. Let Lela Brown or Tamara Franke know if you’d like to walk and represent our church at this event. The event will begin at 2pm on May 2nd with registration, followed by the walk at 3pm, and a soup social afterwards for all participants. Visit www.aaicwalktostophunger.org for more details.

Support your walkers! All walkers are collecting donations in support of their walk to stop hunger. Sign up to sponsor a walker on the sheets posted in the church lobby or talk to any participating walker. 100% of the money donated will go directly to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Every dollar counts. The Foodbank can purchase seven meals for every dollar donated! Help us fight hunger and feed people in our community.

The 2010 Hometown Camp Meeting is scheduled for June 18 and 19 in Wooster, Ohio. We invite you to come worship God under the pines of the OARDC John Streeter Garden Amphitheater in Wooster, Ohio, and experience our second old-fashioned, hometown, camp meeting. There will be wonderful music and sharing of God’s goodness. Pastor Clive Wilson, chaplain at Kettering College whose dynamic preaching has been a blessing at a number of our Adventist colleges and youth events, will be our devotional speaker. More details to come.

You can learn to prepare healthy, great tasting vegetarian dishes at the Vegetarian Cooking class hosted by Melody Prettyman. This class is being offered for free on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at our church from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Some of the things that are being offered include:

• A live cooking demonstration
• Get vegetarian recipe ideas
• Try great tasting, healthy food
• Learn tips on modifying recipes for vegan cooking
• Take home literature on healthy lifestyles
• Enjoy a free, light meal

Please sign up to attend this great event. You can sign up in the church lobby or send an email to akronadventist @ gmail.com. We hope you will join use and do not forget to invite a friend.