Indiana Ministries Update

July 6, 2009 - Vol 1, Issue 13
Preferences    by Doug Talley
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Cindy and I have been moving into our new house near the Indiana Ministries office.  I'm thankful my in-laws let us crash at their place in Avon for the last eight months.  Though I am glad to be in our own place again, I hate moving.  It is fatiguing, and I get crabby.  And there is always the work on the house that has to be done, as well as moving in. 
 
During this process I've found that Cindy and I don't always agree on moving in and set up priorities.  For her, transforming the house into a home with the furniture arranged, things put away in the living quarters, certain rooms painted, and pictures on the walls are priorities.  Getting the garage, basement, my home office and the yard in shape are my priorities.  So, we've been negotiating.  Don't ask how that has been going. Read more
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Joshua BrandtPastor Joshua Brandt and his congregation in Muncie were front page material for the "Life" section of Muncie's Star Press newspaper. 

Reporter John Carlson writes, "Brandt...said at one point, 'this church had faced a sobering question:  If its doors were closed, would anyone care?'"

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  • First Church of God, Griffith - Pastor William Neal
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