September 13, 2024
Called Membership Meeting
Sunday, September 15 immediately following the Worship Service
The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the proposed transition of Pastor Josh Harpold from Youth Pastor to Associate Pastor. All are welcome to attend. Only members may vote.
ETCH Electives
Beyond Sunday – Dive deeper into the sermon, music and other elements form the previous week. No registration required.
True Financial Freedom – In this grace-filled class, we arm you with specific strategies that work today and Biblical mindsets to develop. $15 for workbook. Course starts 9/18.
Women’s Bible Study: Jonah – In this 7-week study, Priscilla Shirer redefines interruption and shows that interruption is actually God’s invitation to do something beyond our wildest dreams. $15 for workbook. Class starts 9/18.
ECC Kids: Classes for K – 6th grade to help them learn about Christ.
Full details and descriptions on our website. Register at the table in the Gathering Area or on our website.
Membership Class
Thursdays Sep 26, Oct 10 & 24, Nov 7
Covenant Membership Class is an opportunity to learn more about the heart of the ECC church family and God’s vision and mission for us. RSVP to the office, 937.456.5507 or Dee by September 18.
September 6, 2024
Kids Connection Parent Newsletter
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ECC Students
DOer Group begins Sunday, September 8th
Meal at 5:30pm, DOer Group Time from 6-8pm
JAMES 1:22 ESV “BUT BE DOERS OF THE WORD, AND NOT HEARERS ONLY…”
Our approach to ministry is to give students the freedom to experience what we hear from the word of God. We hope to help each person develop an all-encompassing view of what it means to be a follower of Christ. There will be elements of fellowship, worship, prayer, service, study and challenge. We are helping develop DOERS of the WORD!
Sometimes we meet as one big group, other times we split up by grades. Throughout the year, we may take an evening and do a service project together, do an art project together or more. Come ready to enjoy time with friends and most importantly, Jesus.
ETCH Electives
Beyond Sunday – Dive deeper into the sermon, music and other elements form the previous week. No registration required. Starts September 11.
True Financial Freedom – In this grace-filled class, we arm you with specific strategies that work today and Biblical mindsets to develop. $15 for workbook. Course starts September 18.
Women’s Bible Study: Jonah – In this 7-week study, Priscilla Shirer redefines interruption and shows that interruption is actually God’s invitation to do something beyond our wildest dreams. $15 for workbook. Class starts September 18.
Full details and descriptions on our website.
Register at the table in the Gathering Area or on our website.
Operation Christmas Child Full Circle Speaker
Friday, September 13 at Noon in Rm 101
Join us for Alex Nsengimana’s inspiring story of survival and healing after witnessing Rwanda’s genocide. A simple shoebox gift brought him hope. RSVP to the office, 937.456.5507.
Birthright of Eaton 25 year Anniversary
Sunday, September 15 from 1-3pm at 212 E. High St., Eaton
Come celebrate 25 years of standing for life, and providing service to our community.
Men’s Fraternity – The Quest for Authentic Manhood
This study will equip you to become an authentic man. Robert Lewis, a pastor, put this study together to give specific ways that you can understand what it means to be a man. For more information or to register for this course, stop at the table in the Gathering Area. This session will start Sunday, September 22nd.
August 30, 2024
ECC Kids Ministry – Join Us!!
Thank you for your support during this year’s Adventure Week! If you’d like to continue to support our Kid’s Ministry, we need you! As we continue to grow, we’d love for you to join us! Teacher assistants and nursery care volunteers are needed. Serve once a month, once every other month, or as an occasional substitute. Please prayerfully consider how the Lord may want to utilize your gifts in this ministry. Contact Debbie or Bev soon.
Operation Christmas Child – Full Circle Speaker
Friday, September 13 at Noon in Rm 101
Growing up in midst of an unstable Rwandan government, Alex Nsengimana experienced first-hand the travesties of his nation’s genocide. He received a shoebox from Operation Christmas Child one year after arriving at an orphanage and remembers being so excited to have a gift to call his own. To find out more about how God protected and intervened in his life after surviving the Rwandan genocide, please join us for a special time of Alex telling his story of redemption and forgiveness. Please RSVP to the office, 937.456.5507 or dee.carver@eatoncommunitychurch.org.
Membership Class
Thursdays, Sep 26, Oct 10 & 24, Nov 7 at 6:30pm in Rm 101
This class is an opportunity to learn more about the heart of the ECC church family and God’s vision and mission for us. We believe the church is one body, made up of many parts (1 Cor. 12). We’d love for you to take your next step and covenant with the church family to be a part of fulfilling our mission.
If you would like to take this step, email Dee, dee.carver@eatoncommunitychurch.org or call the office 937.456.5507.
Men’s Fraternity – The Quest Graduation
Congratulations to these men who completed year 1 of Men’s Fraternity.
Top row: Will Watkins, Toby Salyers, Dennis Hayes, Paul Hayes
Middle row: Mike Sinks, Mike Derringer, Jeff Poynter
Bottom row: Lloyd Lamb, Donald Hayes, Denver Crosier, David Rudicil
August 23, 2024
A Common Thread
Tuesday, August 27th in Rm 101, 6:30-8pm
Hey gals (7th grade and up) who love to crochet or knit! We’re meeting on Tuesday evenings to work on our current projects. All skill levels are welcome to join. If you have questions, reach out to Mindy Pigg at 937-307-0228 or email her at booksmakemehappy@aol.com.
ECC Kids Ministry – Join Us!!
Thank you for your support during this year’s Adventure Week! If you’d like to continue to support our Kid’s Ministry, we need you! As we continue to grow, we’d love for you to join us! Teacher assistants and nursery care volunteers are needed. Serve once a month, once every other month, or as an occasional substitute. Please prayerfully consider how the Lord may want to utilize your gifts in this ministry. Contact Debbie or Bev soon.
August 16, 2024
Informational Meeting
Monday, August 19, 6-7pm in Rm 101
This is the final info meeting to learn more about the proposed transition of Pastor Josh to Associate Pastor. If you have not attended one of the previous meetings, we encourage you to attend this one.
ECC Students
Back to School Cook-out: Friday, August 16, 5:30-8:30pm
Hosted by the Denlingers, 4018 Yost Rd., Eaton. Parents are welcome to stay – you may want to bring lawn chairs.
Canoe Trip – Sunday, August 25
Meet at the church at 9am. We’ll have church and lunch on the river. More info and registration on our website. Register by August 19.
August 9, 2024
Informational Meeting
Monday, August 19, 6-7pm in Rm 101
This is the final info meeting to learn more about the proposed transition of Pastor Josh to Associate Pastor. If you have not attended one of the previous meetings, we encourage you to attend this one.
Kids Connection Parents Newsletter
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ECC Students
Back to School Cook-out: Friday, August 16, 5:30-8:30pm
Hosted by the Denlingers, 4018 Yost Rd., Eaton. Parents are welcome to stay – you may want to bring lawn chairs.
Canoe Trip – Sunday, August 25
Meet at the church at 9am. We’ll have church and lunch on the river. More info and registration on our website. Register by August 19.
A Common Thread
Tuesday, August 13th in Rm 101, 6:30-8pm
Hey gals (7th grade and up) who love to crochet or knit! We’re meeting on Tuesday evenings to work on our current projects. All skill levels are welcome to join. If you have questions, reach out to Mindy Pigg at 937-307-0228 or email her at booksmakemehappy@aol.com.
Church Parking Lot
The parking lot is being sealed and lines painted this week. If you need to come to the church for an event/meeting, come on 732 through the grass between the pond fence and the beans. You can park in the grass near the building. Limited spots are available in the back by Rm 101.
For the Blood Drive on Thursday, they plan to have half the parking lot available.
Perspectives from the Bronx
News from Dirk and Karen Martin, Volume 20, Number 2, July 2024
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Psalm 103:2
Dear friends and family,
Greetings from southwest Ohio where we are spending the month of July visiting with supporters in the area, getting medical check-ups, and helping Dirk’s mom. We are thankful for this past year in The Bronx and the ministry opportunities for us there. We thank God for His many blessings and provision of all that we have needed including a nurturing church body, an apartment well-suited to our situation, and a reliable vehicle.
It was a great joy for Karen to be a part of Hope Academy of The Bronx. Her participation included teaching geometry, tutoring individual students, and helping with various office tasks. It felt good to be back in a school environment helping students improve their math skills and develop a Biblical worldview. Please pray for God to provide teachers, students, and finances for this valuable ministry that offers help, healing, and hope to struggling students in The Bronx. An updated school video is here: https://www.bhof.org/hopeacademy/
Dirk’s focus continues to be adaptive Braille technology. By God’s grace, he is learning more essential
information and techniques to use with colleagues and blind students in Haiti. In June, Dirk made another trip to Florida for more training with a Haitian colleague in the use of the Orbit Reader. Each visit results in more progress for the Haitian man who is becoming familiar with the device and learning more of its functions.
During the next visit scheduled for August, Dirk hopes to introduce the remote teacher APP from Orbit
Research which will allow him to teach remotely using the Orbit Reader and Android phones. This colleague
continues to be a good person to collaborate with on this pilot project to introduce the device to those who
are blind and visually impaired in Haiti.
Mission Quest and our home church are in agreement with our serving in The Bronx until we return to Haiti.
We continue to pray, watch, and listen to advice from others about when would be the appropriate time to go back to Haiti. We plan to return to The Bronx in August where Dirk will work on developing a curriculum in Kreyol for introducing adaptive Braille technology and Karen will help with preparations for the upcoming
school year at Hope Academy. We are trusting that God will guide our next steps in His timing. Thank you
once again for your ongoing prayers and financial support which encourage us and allow us to serve others.
In Christ,
Dirk and Karen
Personal: Dirk & Karen Martin 813 Camden Rd. Eaton, OH 45320 937-524-0272 dirkandkaren@yahoo.com
Mission: Mission Quest, PO Box 4602, Wheaton, IL 60189 www.missionquest.org
Please use our account #187 (and NOT our name) when making donations through Mission Quest: https://missionquest.org/187
According to IRS guidelines, all donations are made to Mission Quest. Mission Quest must maintain sole control and discretion over the
use of the funds once a tax-deductible receipt is issued. Tax-deductible gifts are non-refundable.
July 26, 2024
Informational Meetings
Monday, July 29 and Monday, August 19, 6-7pm in Rm 101
Please plan to attend one of the info meetings to learn more about the proposed transition of Pastor Josh to Associate Pastor.
ECC Students – Mini Game Night
Sunday, July 28 from 5-8pm at ECC (Free!)
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