MISSION NEWS OF SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE

e-HUM Announcement

September 29, 2006

MISSION NEWS OF SOUTH INDIANA CONFERENCE

BAKER CHAPEL UMC REBUILD PROJECT UPDATE

The Baker Chapel rebuild project is slightly ahead of schedule even with all the rain that the Evansville area received. The roof is on and teams are currently working on electrical needs, plumbing, HVAC and installation of windows and exterior siding. To read daily progress reports, please visit the Baker Chapel UMC Web site at www.bakerchapel.org.

The South Indiana Conference thanks the many people that already have responded to helping members of Baker Chapel UMC rebuild after the Nov. 6, 2005 tornado completed destroyed their facility. The South Indiana Conference has heard from churches in both North and South Indiana Conferences and currently has a team from Mountain View Presbyterian Church in Loveland, Colo. scheduled to work. The conference thanks those who responded to requests for landscaping advice. The Baker Chapel building committee has decided to wait until spring to begin work on the prayer garden. Thanks also go out to those who have given monetary gifts and have donated needed supplies.

Those with experience in electrical work, plumbing and HVAC work and willing to volunteer their time, please contact Elsie Miller at South Indiana Conference as soon as possible at emiller@sicumc.org or toll-free 1-800-919-8160, ext. 221. Volunteer work teams are being scheduled now through April, 2007. Individual volunteers and teams are welcome. Scheduling is flexible so if you can only volunteer for one day, it will be appreciated. We still ask that volunteers register through South Indiana Conference by completing the volunteer registration form and the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) Accident Insurance Application. Insurance is 75¢ per person per day. The registration fee is lowered or waived for teams that do not require housing and/or meals. Volunteer registration forms, the construction schedule and project updates can be found on the Indiana Area website www.inareaumc.org, the Baker Chapel UMC Web site www.bakerchapel.org, and the Conference Web site www.sicumc.org.

If you would like to help fund this project, please send your gifts to South Indiana Conference, P.O. Box 2267, Bloomington, IN 47402-2267, note on the memo line – Baker Chapel Rebuilding Fund.

Bishop Mike Coyner invites all of us to join him in setting aside time to be directly involved in the mission work of our church – “Mondays for Mission.” If you need assistance in starting a mission program, please contact the South Indiana Conference Center at 1-800-919-8160.

Contact Elsie Miller, Administrative Assistant, UM South Indiana Conference, 1520 S. Liberty Dr, Bloomington, IN 47403-5167, 812-336-0186, ext. 221, Fax: 812-336-0216, toll-free 800-919-8160, emiller@sicumc.org.

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