Denver First Church of the Nazarene

April 12 2009 - Totals

Giving
Faith Promise Sunday - TODAY!
Faith Promise is not a pledge, but a promise - a voluntary This Week’s Need:
promise that I will give to God a specific amount, in addition to $ 63,000
my regular tithe, for world evangelism to help fulfill the Great
Commission. Please welcome Matt Price, as our special
April Tithe
speaker today. He is a missionary for the Church of the
Nazarene. Monthly Goal: $ 257,500
To Date: $ 217,889
April Faith Promise
Monthly Goal: $ 25,855
Bake Out
To Date: $ 12,451
Bake Out is TODAY. Don’t forget to bring your baked goods to the
breezeway to be distributed to local businesses. Let’s bless our YTD Tithe
community! YTD Goal: $ 3,101,357
To Date: $ 2,817,258
YTD Faith Promise
YTD Goal: $ 380,151
To Date: $ 278,150
Evening Service
Please join us tonight at 6:00 pm. Matt Price, our Faith Promise
speaker and a Missionary who has served in Africa since 2002, Easter Offering
will give us a message that you won’t want to miss. YTD Goal: $ 77,000
To Date: $ 60,449

Women’s Community Bible Study

Have you wondered what a Community Bible Study is all about? DFC (Main Campus) Ministerial Staff
Come to the DFC Garden Level Auditorium at 6:45 pm on
Monday, April 27th for coffee and answers! For more info, Stephen Abbott Bob Huffaker
contact Barb Tougas at 303/489-2909. Young Adult & Family Pastor Interim Pastor

Rich Cantwell Scott Nauman

Business Administrator Pastor of Worship & Arts

Bud Curry Jerry Nelson

Singles Bike Ride & Picnic Hospital Chaplain Minister of Instrumental Music
Meet on Saturday, May 2nd, at the South High parking lot on
Louisiana St. at noon. We will bike or walk around Washington Tina Hayhurst Randy Smith
Student Ministries Pastor Christian Education Pastor
Park. Bring your bike, chair, water and a sack lunch. More info:
Karen at 303/367-8647.

Tennyson Center
We will be meeting on May 3rd in the breezeway at 1:30 pm and
would love to have new volunteers join us. We will have a
carnival for the children and a worship service. Please contact
Jon at jtinnis@hotmail.com or call 720/273-0028 with questions.

Matt & Sonya Price
Matt and Sonya Price are missionaries for the Church of the
Nazarene. They have served in Africa since 2002.
Matt and Sonya were called to serve as missionaries while
teenagers in Ohio and Indiana. Both came from unchurched homes, but
both had faithful grandparents who introduced them to the Church of
the Nazarene. Matt and Sonya met at General Assembly in 1989 while
cleaning up the streets and parks for an NYI service project in Indianapo-
lis, Indiana. They were married in 1992.
They graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene College (now Uni-
versity) in 1994. Sonya was involved in student government and Matt
served as a leader in campus ministries, including three years as
president of Mandate, the campus missions organization.
Matt graduated from Nazarene Theological Seminary with an
M.Div. while serving as an associate pastor at Nall Avenue Church of the
Nazarene in Prairie Village, Kansas. Sonya earned her M.S. in special
education while teaching junior high in Olathe, Kansas.
Matt has since earned a Ph.D. in education from the University of
Kansas, served as the pastor of a small rural church, and spent four years
in Sunday School Ministries, Children's Ministries, and NYI as a
curriculum editor. After six years of teaching public school, Sonya ran a
home day care before returning to the classroom as an assistant
professor of education at Missouri Western State College.
It was during their nine years spent in Kansas City that their two
sons were born. Since moving overseas three years ago, Parker (3/31/98)
and Payton (4/10/00), along with their parents, have lived in Côte
d'Ivoire, South Africa, France and Benin.
Lord, please teach us to wait and look for your promise.
“I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city
until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Luke 24:49
Youth Orlando Missions 2nd Deposit Due
For all those signed up to attend the Youth (7th-12th grade) Orlando
Missions trip, June 20-29, your 2nd non-refundable deposit of $150 is due
Monday, May 4th. Please turn in checks in the drop box right outside the
Youth Office Door. We need a firm commitment that you are attending and
your deposit by May 4 to confirm individual flight information.
National Day of Prayer - May 7th
Please prepare for the National Day of Prayer which is on May 7th. “Let us
pray that the God of our fathers may not forsake us now.” Abraham
Lincoln, Feb. 11, 1861.
Support Group for Caregivers - Monday, May 11th
Join us at 6:30 pm in the Community Room for this monthly support group
for those providing care to an aged or chronically ill loved one, while losing
sight of themselves. For info, call Linda at 303/948-8244.
Van Driver Training
Driver training has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 16th, from 9:00 am
- 1:00 pm. If you would like to train to drive a church van, please email
Shane at shaneb@denverfirstchurch.com.
Family Fun Day
The IN Group invites you to Family Fun Day with singing, table games and
prizes. Saturday, May 16th at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a
salad. Main dish, drinks, dessert and all tableware will be provided.
Please sign up at the IN Group Booth. Questions: Ione Epperson at the IN
Group Booth.
2009-
2009-2010 Church Board Election
The 2009-2010 Board election will be on Sunday, May 17th. You must be
a member of this church and at least 15 years of age to vote. We have
greeters in the West and East Foyers, the South Entrance, the Garden
Level and in the Breezeway that have membership lists if you have a
question about your membership status. And please be in prayer for the
election.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
MOPS is now registering for next year! Join us as we come together and
explore what life is like on Planet Mom! Begins September 10th and meets
the 2nd and 4th Thursdays from 9:00-11:30 am at DFC. Register online at
www.dfcmops.com. Register yourself and a friend before May 29th and
receive $20 off the annual fee of $112. For more info: 303/761-8370.
What is Faith Promise?
Faith Promise is not a pledge but a promise—a voluntary
promise that I will give to God a specific amount, in addition to my
regular tithe, for world evangelism to help fulfill the Great Commis-
sion. (Matthew 28:19..Jesus said to..go and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit…)
Faith Promise is a covenant made between God and me
based on my faith in God’s ability to supply out of His resources
what I cannot give out of my own.
Faith Promise involves listening to God, promising to give as
He impresses me, and trusting Him to provide.
What does my Giving to Faith Promise Do?
The main priority is reaching the world for Christ through the
payment of the World Evangelism Fund. The World Evangelism
Fund provides for:
- Outreach in 155 world areas
- Support for almost 800 missionaries
- Training for almost 6,000 national workers
- Support for 320 retired missionaries
- Almost 470 primary and secondary schools serving more than
59,000 children annually
- Over 40 Bible Colleges and seminaries plus vocational and
training schools
- Over 60 medical clinics and 2 hospitals
- Literature in 80 languages
- Sponsorship of Casa Robles, a missionary retirement center
- Administrative costs for Work & Witness, Alabaster, World
Evangelism Broadcast, and ministries to over 14,000
churches, in addition over 4,000 church-type Missions
around the world
- The facilitation of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries projects
including Child Sponsorships and Disaster Relief efforts.