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Hello Friends,

I write to introduce you to 3 Special Topic Study Days I will be holding this year.

I have attached flyers for the 3 one day training days showing the 3 opportunities to attend each day at one of three locations, Hastings, London or Sheffield.

Training Day one will be a Contextual Thematic Study on Romans and will be available on either, 6th March (Hastings), 20th March (London) or 1st May (Shefield).

Training Day two will be a Contextual Thematic Study on Isaiah and will be available on either, 3rd July (London), 17th July (Hastings), or 31st July (Sheffield).

Training Day three will be a Contextual Thematic Study on John's Gospel and will be available on either, 25th September (Hastings), 30th October (London), or 27th November (Sheffield).

Can I as you to advertise this in the Church and please feel free to invite other leaders, Church members and friends who would like to spend time in theological studies.

To book your place, simply return the booking form with your cheque made pyable to 'The Timothy Course' . Feel free to photocopy as many forms as you require.

I look forward to hopefully seeing many of you at some of the training days.

Every Bessing

Pastor Kenn

Please click here to print out the appropriate application form for either Romans, Isaiah or John's Gospel course days.

Church Extension Tithes

A growing number of Churches have been contacting the National Office and requesting the opportunity to forward their Church extension tithes by means of bank transfer. The National Office is pleased to offer this facility to anyone wishing to do so. Details of how to set this up can be obtained by writing to the National Leader.

Monthly Return Forms

Monthly Returns Form

Click here to print out a single sheet return form (This is also available on the Leaders Resource page under the heading 'New Forms')

Destiny Foursquare Church Meal

Pastors Paul and Fran Handrick with some members of Destiny Foursquare Church at a recent meal together.

Foursquare Europe Conference
15th-18th April 2010
Gandia, Spain

Dear friends,
Greetings and hola! On behalf of the board and leaders of Foursquare Europe I am happy to invite you to come to Spain! We would like to welcome you and celebrate with you!

We invite you to come to Spain, meet old and make new friends; discover and enjoy the wealth which our diversity has to offer and in that celebrate God‘s creativity.

We will be joined by Mark & Cathy Shaw (USA), Vania Dimitrov from Bulgaria and Jan von Wille from Germany.

Fernando Ecija, FEFC Chairman

Click here for more information and booking form

Church Resignation

It is with a great sadness that the National Office reports the departure of the Aberdeen Church plant ('King of Kings Foursquare Church). Dr Duncan Macaskill has taken the decision to resign and withdraw from the Foursquare family to pursue personal ministry opportunities in another direction.

Duncan's resignation & departure is reluctantly accepted with great sadness but on behalf of the National Leader, National Board and Foursquare family in the United Kingdom we wish him and the two other members of the Church group, every blessing and success as they serve Jesus in the fields of ministry that unfold before them.

Regional Mentoring For Pastors

The National Leader will again be meeting with Church leaders in the various regions of the Country throughout the year. This is a wonderful opportunity for a time of fellowship, friendship and an opportunity for leaders to grow together in a safe environment where we can ask those difficult questions and seek wisdom for ministry.

Here are pictures from the last Mentoring session held in Sheffield. It was a great day!

Foursquare Great Britain
Leaders Conference 2010

November 17th-19th 2010

Kings Park Conference Centre, Northampton

Hello everyone,

It's time to start planning for our 2010 conference!

You will find attached the following,

1. Poster & Booking Form.

2. Covering Letter with details.

Please take careful note of the deadline dates & non-refundable deposit situation etc...

Many thanks

Paster Kenn Baird

FMI Haiti Relief Update!!

Dear Brethren,

As the Haitian situation continues to unfold before the entire world, our Foursquare family is working hard to reach out to that nation with love and a heart for its future. But in the midst of so much tragedy, we have some good news to share with you all: all five Foursquare churches in Haiti are now accounted for and all pastors are OK… praise the Lord!!!

Attached you’ll find the latest communiqué that the FMI Relief Team has prepared for U.S. churches including both what we’ve done so far and what we’ve learned from several news sources.

Please, as you review the contents of the communiqué, do so prayerfully asking our Lord how can you and your country get involved in reaching out to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere…as this tragedy may, in God’s hands, be an open door of opportunity to reach this nation for Christ!

We also would like to read a very wise article a friend of ours sent our way… as you consider ways in which to help Haiti: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34958965/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake

Finally, if you are engaged in helping Haiti in the midst of the catastrophe, we would like you to also share with us what the Lord is leading you to do so the whole Foursquare family gets to know.

Thanks and blessings,

Jonathan Hall
Director

Foursquare Is Responding

Setting up of infrastructure both on the ground and in Foursquare USA

Jeff Roper, Lead Person for Foursquare Relief and Compassion Team

Our hearts are moved with compassion for the millions of lives that have been forever changed because of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Each one of us are so moved by this tragedy we want to go now. Our hearts break to serve these people who have suffered so much.
The Foursquare Church has been in Haiti a long time. We will be in Haiti long after this crisis. And we are in Haiti now. The Foursquare response to disaster is long-term and three-fold: The first phase is the immediate RESPONSE: The first three to four weeks after the crisis we serve qualified first responders and help mobilize the Foursquare family to pray, give, and go. During this first phase our relief and compassion team will actively assess the needs on the ground in order to develop a tailor-made response to the crisis. In the case of Haiti, the destruction is so catastrophic that only the “best of the best” first responders can and should be there. We are glad to say we are working with these incredible people.
Our second phase will be to help in the RECOVERY efforts: During the next 18-24 months, FMI will be sending in medical, construction, and ministry teams. If you are interested in serving on a GO Team, sign up by going to http://fmi.foursquare.org/goteams/. Here, you can download the Emergency Relief and Database Questionnaire, which will help us build a database to form and deploy strategic teams.
Our third phase will be to focus on RESTORATION: By strategically working together we will see spiritually vibrant and socially relevant churches planted throughout Haiti resulting in long-term transformation.

Your district missions representative is the point person and extension of the Disaster Relief Response Team in your district. Please contact your district missions representative and Dave Wheeler, GO Team Coordinator – dwheeler@foursquare.org with any interest you have in forming or joining a team.

We, your Foursquare Relief and Compassion Team, need your prayers and participation. Our dear neighbors in Haiti, and our Haitian families here in the US, need our love, prayers, and support.

News from Haiti - What We Are Doing

Foursquare missionaries in the region are playing a critical role in our response team. Charlie Finocchiaro, serving in the Dominican Republic, has just returned from checking on our family.
Pastor Guy (pronounced G-e-e) Thomas’s family is okay. Some inside belongings were broken, but the home suffered little damage.

Twelve members of his congregation are confirmed dead and at least 20 homes destroyed, including the home of Pastor Guy’s assistant pastor Rosinel. Some church members are still unaccounted for.

One church member’s wife had to have both of her legs amputated and their two children did not survive the earthquake.

Pastor Guy has not been able to visit all the church families yet, and phone calls have not been possible. Surrounding neighbors of the church have lost their homes and are displaced. Pastor Guy and other members have been ministering to them, and plans are being made to provide food, shelter, and medical services to the people of Haiti through the Foursquare Church. Sunday service, January 17, 2010, was held outside the church with about 50 in attendance. Pastor Guy’s message was one of hope and encouragement to the Haitians to which he ministered.

Of the seven Foursquare churches, Pastor Guy has only been able to contact one of the pastors. Pastor Bellande’s family is okay, but his home was severely damaged. We do not have any information on his church members. The other churches and the orphanage are outside of the Port-au-Prince area and should not have suffered much damage.
Tabare, the main church in Port-au-Prince, is just 2 minutes from the US embassy, on the same road to the airport. The church building suffered some damage, but is still structurally sound.
The block walls will need to be rebuilt, including the electrical outlets, but the
church columns and foundation are fine.

We are working alongside first responders who are running 5 of the 35 response units that are currently on the ground in Haiti.

Charlie Finocchiaro, our missionary from the Dominican Republic, was sent to Haiti to help in assessing the situation and to make contact with our national leader of Foursquare, Guy Thomas. Charlie was able to deliver water, food, supplies, clothes, a small gas powered generator, fuel, and cash to Pastor Guy. While there, he was escorted by an armed police detail wherever he went. Currently there are isolated breakouts of looting, and some violence. Those who are part of the search, rescue and recovery efforts must be escorted at all times by an armed security detail. Because of a relationship with the Dominican Consulate, Charlie was housed at the police station across from the national palace where it was very safe. Food and water supplies are being handed out to Haitians from the site. Across the street from the police station is a green area with hundreds of people. Prayer and praise meetings could be heard throughout each night.

Video clip link:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/7d723c8302e74295ac63e0c80043c86d/video/9502883

Because the seaport at Port-au-Prince sustained damage from the earthquake, supplies have been slow to get into the country. Most supplies are coming in by cargo airplanes or by land from the DR. Once the port becomes functional ships will be able to bring in more than ten times the amount of supplies needed for Haiti.

Many are in remote areas, and the damaged roads and need for security have made it difficult for most help to get into those areas.

Churches are responding and coordination has begun. A medical team from one of our local Foursquare churches is already on the ground caring for the injured and suffering, and supplying them with food and water.

Although clean up, construction, evangelism, and other teams will be needed in the months to come, our interdenominational team concurred that medical teams are most vital these first two months. Many of the injured will need long-term treatment and repeated visits.

CARGO CONTAINER
Through our partnership we were able to purchase $35,000 worth of food and medical supplies for $8,000. And the container is already on the ground to serve our Foursquare family and the surrounding communities.

Video clip link:
http://sharing.theflip.com/session/7d723c8302e74295ac63e0c80043c86d/video/9503685

What You Can Do

What to Pray For:
Pray for Haiti and our Haitian Foursquare family around the world
Pray for our Foursquare Relief and Compassion Team
Keep praying for the first responders on the ground

How to GO
GO TEAMS
The overall response of the Foursquare family has been very overwhelming. I'm very grateful to the Lord that I get to be a part of such a great family. We still have a ton of work to do, and need all hands on deck.

Sign up for GO Teams by sending your Database Questionnaire to me at dwheeler@foursquare.org. Please do so quickly. We need to compile this information ASAP. Link: http://fmi.foursquare.org/goteams/

GB4Y Youth Camp

Hello everyone,

I write on behalf of the National Youth Ministry Team to let you know that we will be hosting a Youth camp for GB4Y this year.

Here are the details;

Venue: Kings Park Conference Centre (yes its an indoor event!).

Time: August 9th-13th.

Cost: £175 per camper (That includes accommodation & full board for 4 days).

Deposits are due by 5th March (latest).

Here is how we are planning to do it this year:

• Each person to send a £20 non-refundable deposit to the National Office to arrive by March 5th.
• We are offering the option of, simply paying the balance of £155 by 1st July or paying by installments to spread the cost as follows, 3 monthly payments (March, April, May) of £40 then a final payment of £35 in June.

Please insure that you pass this onto your Youth Leaders and please announce it regularly in your Sunday & mid-week services.

Brouchers, posters and booking forms will sent soon. Please can you direct any queries that you may have in the first instance to the National Youth Leader on femi12@hotmail.com

you can also contact the National Youth Minisry team as follows, Perrine, on perrine_fernando@hotmail.com and Seridan on bluevegas@ntlworld.com.

I rely on your help to get this initial information out to the Youth.

Kings Park Conference Centre is where we held or last Leaders Conference & where we will be meeting again this year. It has a great sports facility including a trampoline room where the floor itself is the trampoline! The kids will love it.

Help them to think into how to raise the money, car washes, chores etc...

Every Blessing

Kenn

Please click here to download GB4Y Youth Camp Registration form...

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