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Notes & News,Thoughts & ViewsFor ABCOPAD Churches fromRegional Executive Pastor Rev. Frank Frischkorn

Volume 31, Number 11 November, 2020

Greetings in the LORD!

As most of you know, regional ministry is an ‘on the road’ type of affair. With churches spread over 51,000 square miles when you add Delaware and PA together, it makes for a lot of windshield time. While our travel has been somewhat curtailed as a result of the pandemic, I must admit that it has been a joy and a blessing to be out and about again over these last few months. When it comes to that ‘windshield time’, believe it or not, it is cheaper for us to rent cars when we take longer trips and I have to admit that as a guy who loves to drive, it is always fun to see what car will become my ‘chariot’ for a few days. I am a guy—what can I say?!

As I was driving one of those rentals this past weekend, I had an experience that was a little disorienting. I was in Northeastern PA and needed to head south toward Philadelphia, and as I usually do I tried to launch Waze on my cell phone to accompany me for the trip. For whatever reason, the program wasn’t cooperating, so I decided to use the navigation system that was in the rental. I plugged in the address and launched the program and what appeared on the screen was NOT helpful at all! Instead of seeing the big picture of my trip, the map was zoomed in to less than a mile, and all I could see was my car on the map and all of the roads that were surrounding me. I couldn’t see where I was headed…just where I was, and since I needed to actually GO somewhere, I had to make some adjustments. I needed to zoom ‘out’ and see the bigger picture of the trip, so I could get some perspective on where I needed to go. Once I had the right perspective on the map, I was able to make my way south, and as I did so, my mind started to make some connections to life over these last months.

At the start of his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul shared the following: Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,…Titus 1:1-3

As Paul starts his letter to his son in the faith, he sets the context for all that he was about to say. Before he got into the weeds of detail, he looked at life and ministry from the 30,000 foot view—he zoomed out and helped Titus to see the bigger picture that was before him—something he certainly needed and something I needed too.

In reflecting on this passage, author Paul David Tripp shared the following: Everyone wants it. It’s the thing that fuels what we do. It’s the thing that stimulates courage and perseverance. It’s what gets you through the tough times and keeps you from quitting. It’s hard to be happy and hard to get up and continue when you don’t have any of it. What is it? Hope, of course. Everyone craves hope. Now, the radical message of the Bible, captured well by the Titus passage, is that sturdy hope, hope that won’t ever fail you or leave you embarrassed, is only found vertically.

The horizontal situations, locations, experiences and relationships of everyday life are dangerous places to look for hope. Why? They all fail you. First, everywhere you could look horizontally has been affected by the fall in some way. There are simply no perfectly ideal situations, no paradise locations, no completely satisfying experiences, and surely no perfect people this side of eternity. Add to this the fact that all these things are fleeting. None of them lasts. Every horizontal thing, this side

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of eternity, is in the process of decay. So hope that addresses your deepest needs, that gives you reason to continue no matter how hard life is, and that promises you eternal good is only ever found vertically. (Taken from New Morning Mercies by Paul David Tripp.) Let’s be honest…life in 2020 has been a bowl of cherries with more pits than cherries. Between the pandemic, the racial tensions and this crazy election season, all of us have had our eyes focused on the horizontal, and while that is certainly understandable, as people of faith we, like Titus, need the fresh perspective of the vertical. We need to zoom out and get the faith-washed perspective of eternity and remember that, in the words of author Christine Caine, “We are not a product of time—we are a product of eternity.”

Please don’t misunderstand me. I’m not saying that we need to be, as the old phrase goes, ‘so heavenly minded that we are no earthly good’. No, what I am saying is that we as God’s People need to have our feet firmly anchored in the hope of eternity so we in turn can offer that hope to a world that is starving for something beyond the chaos that we are facing. We need to zoom out and see this life from the perspective of the One who is the same yesterday, today and forever and then live in light of that eternity—to the praise of His Glorious Grace.

May God give us eyes of faith to see eternity even as we live by faith in the here and now…

Frank

Sturdy hope, hope that won’t ever fail you or leave you embarrassed, is only found vertically.

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Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Johnson Regional Pastor with Congregations 888-687-0883 jjohnson@abcopad.com

This month, the Great Bethel Baptist Church,

in what was known then, in 1770 as Beesontown, Westmoreland County, now Uniontown in Fayette County celebrates its 250TH anniversary. It was the ONLY Baptist Church founded in 1770 among the thirteen colonies when the population of this ‘new world’ hovered around 2.2 million. Great Bethel is the oldest church west of the Allegheny Mountains.

Their story in AD 1770 seems a lot like the narrative of the people of God back in 600 BC (II Kings 6), with some 2300 years between them, but the one and same eternal God.

The church got its name from ‘Bethel’, the house of God where Abraham was called

by God (Genesis 12) and where Jacob (Abraham’s grandson) encountered God (Genesis 32). The ‘Great’ part of their name, may have indeed come from the spiritual revival taking place in the American colonies at the time called by history, The GREAT Awakening of which Great Bethel Baptist was clearly a direct recipient of the moving of the Holy Spirit.

Like in II Kings 6, these Baptist believers left the comforts of the familiar, family, and friends, to go to a new place to begin new work with new peoples with no promises nor guarantees, just the blessed assurance that God was with them, God was for them. They were pioneers, entrepreneurs, and risk takers.

I find it interesting that the church was founded on a Wednesday in 1770. Not what we would think to be the regular day (Sunday) for church incorporation. I think their midweek start indicates that these founders saw every day as holy unto the Lord, therefore saw every day as the Lord’s Day and a Wednesday being as good as a Sunday to begin a work for God; a seven day a week church.

They started to build a structure once they got to their new location, the furthest southwestern point of the Pennsylvania colony. If you went any further west from present day Uniontown, you would have been in

Augusta County, Virginia which at the time took in all of what we know now as Greene County and the southern portion of modern day Washington County. After that, it is all territory;

Ohio, Indiana, and beyond. They built a place to gather, what we Baptists have historically called the “MEETING HOUSE”. This is a core value in Baptist theology. We believe the meeting house is where The Church gathers for a worship service and then scatters to do worshipful service. It can be said that though because of covid, for many months, our meeting houses have been closed, The Church was NEVER shut down! Actually, ‘real’ churches found ways to do more. The church is flesh and blood. The meeting house is brick and mortar. One is sacred and the other special. One is eternal, the other temporal. Great Bethel believed it too. They built three structures in different locations. Their ministry was not buildings, but to use these buildings for Gospel Ministry, which matter(ed) most.

They raised up leadership; first when they set their sights on the new place of ministry in the person of Rev. Isaac Sutton and was still doing so more than two centuries later in the person of Rev. Homer Ford as well as nearly two dozen others the church through the years set apart for vocational ministry; ordained, licensed, and certified, among a multitude of unnamed lay persons on whose literal and spiritual backs the present congregation continues its work. Rev. Ford and his wife, Rev. Soozi Whitten-Ford were present for and shared during the church’s ‘great’ anniversary celebration.

Once these God followers got to their new place, early on in their new ministry, while I’m sure they struggled to get and keep every member they could, in a community not yet even called a town, they immediately sent out some of their members in short order to begin new churches north in Mill Run and south in Smithfield and that was just in their own association. They went even further into the frontier of Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and even turned back into northwestern Virginia, founding the oldest churches in three western PA counties. Oh, and also in their own town too. Doing at the time cultural and contextual ministry, they founded and funded Mount Olivet Baptist Church in the city, a relationship which still lasts to this day. Great Bethel saw none of these as competition, nor counted them as losses but rather saw them all as gains for God’s Kingdom. I’m sure not everything over the past 250 years went perfectly and always as everyone planned, but the God of the then is still the God of the now and will remain the God of the what will be. We, like them, must remain in sync with The Spirit, knowing what God has done, the one and same God can do again and even more! (Ephesians 3:20). May what has been true of Great Bethel, be true of our congregations too!

So, no matter how many years your church has under its congregational belt, may it be said you are both faithful AND fruitful and may God ever, always be pleased (Hebrew 11:6).

Rev. Mark Mahserjian-Smith Regional Pastor for Mission and Communication 570-435-2001 msmsmail@abcopad.com

Psalms 133:1-3 — Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!

It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.

Romans 15:5-7 — May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.

Hebrews 10:24-25 — And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Philippians 1:3-6 — I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Sometimes during long trips on the road, when it is too late to engage in phone calls, I will listen to an audio book. When I am reading for fun, I often read Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic or Dystopian novels. I started with Zombie Apocalyptic novels but

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soon began reading other fiction genres looking at the fall of civilization and the efforts of people to survive in a world very different than what we currently experience. I found these books could capture my imagination and keep me awake during long drives.

A common theme in these books of fiction is the creation of a strong community, capable of uniting individuals with a diverse skill set, allowing the community to withstand the pressures and stresses of the new post-apocalyptic environment. Community becomes essential for individuals to survive.

While I am certainly not saying the current COVID-19 pandemic rises to the level depicted in an Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic or Dystopian novel, at times I have considered some similarities these books have with our ongoing challenges. I’ve come to realize just how important and essential community is during a crisis. I’ve grown more and more thankful for strong church communities along with our ABCOPAD family in the midst of the Coronavirus.

During this season of Thanksgiving, I thank God for community. I am very thankful and grateful for the communities, family and ecclesia/church in my life. Over the last few months, I have leaned more and more into passages of scripture that focus on community. I hope you can find comfort and hope in the passages of scripture I sited as well as other scriptures the Holy Spirit will bring to mind as you reflect on God’s Word. I pray you are continuing to find strength, courage and support through community. Please know how much all of us as Regional Staff value the partnerships in our Region that create community, especially in the midst of the pandemic. Thank you for continuing to be community even when it is challenging. Thank you, Lord, for calling us to community and fellowship that sustains and supports us during the hard times in our lives.

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Sue Wilson RadelPastor, Forest, WinburneRegional Ministry Associate for Women in Ministry, ABCOPADsradel@abcopad.com

Dear sisters in ministry, I would love to hear from you. I care about how you’re doing,

and how you’ve weathered the storms that have battered us this year. I want to hear how your families and congregations are doing. I want to hear what you’ve learned and what you’d love to do over, if you had the chance. What is working in ministry, and what is not. I care about you, and want to hear from you!

Others need to hear from you too, as your experiences and knowledge can help sisters in ministry with their challenges. Now more than ever, we need support and community, and that is available through our monthly Zoom conference calls.

Please watch for the link on the ABCOPAD Facebook page, the Women in Ministry Group page and in constant contact emails. In Nov. we will be meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and next month on Tuesday, Dec. 22. I truly hope you can join us!

Two questions we will be discussing in the upcoming calls are: What would you like to see happen within the region in 2021? How can I help support you and your ministry? Of course you can always call me at 814-577-9022 or email at sradel@abcopad.com.

God bless you!Pastor Sue

Central UnionOn All Saints Day, Nov. 1, Rev. Eric Kraihanzel and the church family at FBC, Lansdale gathered for the Ordination Service for Rev. Christopher Hamilton. Many members of the Lansdale Church family along with Central Union pastoral leaders, Pastor Chris’ LLC members, people from FBC, Bethlehem/Camp Ichthus, and from our ABCOPAD Region joined Pastor Chris’ family to celebrate his ordination. What a joy as one of our Regional Ministry Associates (for Students) entered into ordained ministry.

Kudos to Tracy Cheung of the Baptist Church of West Chester for her recent musical composition, “We Love, We Worship, We Serve.” It’s a beautiful reminder of who the Church is called to be! See and hear it performed here: https://youtu.be/KDLl-cwRMHI

CentreIn the midst of Covid-19 restrictions, Liberty, Blanchard, showed their appreciation for their pastor, Chris Davis, during Pastor Appreciation Month with a parade! Seems the congregation decided to lift up their “horns” high (Isaiah 58:1a)!

Logan’s Valley welcomed their new pastor, Rev. Stan Gill. The church family recently held an installation service that

included special music from (who else?) their new pastor and his wife, Susan!

Members of the youth group at Forest, Winburne, participated in a “Box Sleepout”. The event was designed to raise awareness about homelessness and to raise funds for the homeless in the area and beyond. The youth group, along with their leader Steve Shadeck and other chaperones, slept outside in 32° weather under the stars in appliance size boxes. Prior to that, during the day, they raised over $1,000 from local businesses.

DelawareThe Without Walls Missions Ministry of New Directions Bible Fellowship, Wilmington, hosted a World Virtual Mission Series with destinations in Mexico, Thailand, Uganda and Kenya. Through a Facebook feed, participants had the opportunity to meet missionaries and learn about ways in which God’s kingdom work is being realized around the globe. Resurrection Center, Wilmington, is planning a curbside Turkey Give-away at Thanksgiving and Christmas. For each holiday, 100 turkeys and a $25 grocery store gift card will be distributed.

Calvary, Newark, held The Great Pumpkin Paint and Carve. Observing healthy social distancing, participants came together to paint and carve pumpkins outside on the church lawn. Pumpkins and goodie bags were provided, and prizes were awarded for the best painted and carved pumpkins!

HarrisburgPastor Greg Kabakjian and his wife, Alexis, will welcome a child into the world next month; …but first — the church family at West Shore, Camp Hill, had a surprise baby shower for them. During the morning at worship they were presented with one of those gifts — a book of prayers offered for this new life by the church family members in the congregation.

NorthumberlandKudos to Pastor Deb Marker who received her permanent Certified Lay Minister certificate at a celebration held at the Hughesville church where she serves as Pastor.

Halloween might look different this year, but Muncy, Moreland was hard at work preparing for its annual outreach to share some candy and the hope of the Gospel with kids and teens this year. Because of Covid-19 they needed a way to deliver

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candy to kids that was both fun and safe, so they called handy man Ken Gottschall to craft a candy shoot and Felicia Sheets helped decorate it. Trick or Treat!

MonongahelaCongratulations to Great Bethel, Uniontown. Founded in 1770 and celebrating its 250th anniversary, this is the oldest Baptist church of all churches west of the Allegheny Mountains having been founded six years before the Declaration of Independence and many more years before the county and town itself existed.

Oil CreekWesleyville recently installed a beautiful new cross on its exterior. At night, it is wonderfully illuminated. Let your light shine!

The Pleasant Community, Warren, recently started a pair of new, weekly youth programs aimed at providing a “healthy outlet” for kids. The programs serve children in Kindergarten through 12th grade and run every Wednesday at PCC. The Kids Club is for K-5th graders, while Youth Group serves 6-12 grades. “The program was launched to provide a safe and supportive space for kids and youth to gather and grow in faith and maturity,” shared Pastor James A. Swanson. “It’s serving as a wonderful and healthy outlet for the challenges and stresses we’re all under, including our young people.”

PittsburghA free concert at the FBC, McKees Rocks featured Randy and Marli Ministries performing. Randy and Marli are extraordinary singers and Randy is a true artist on the keyboard. It was a fun evening of worship and praise, singing and listening to amazing music.

It was easy to feel the joy in the sanctuary as the Penn Hills, Verona, officially welcomed their new minister, Rev. Tim Williams. Pastor Tim started his ministry at the church a little over one month ago, with the installation service being held Oct. 25.

RiversidePastor David Brunner recently accepted the call to become the Senior Pastor at Springfield. David, his wife, and their three children accepted the call after serving in Arizona.

Keeping healthy — Mount Pleasant, Twin Oaks, offered free Flu Vaccines during a one-day drive-up event. Of course, masks were required.

Other Items of InterestBible Book of the Month for Nov. KNOWING GOD BY NAMEby Jaynes, Smith and Southerland

This is a book our ABWM of PA/DE encourage ladies to be using for a Bible study. You can read this book as an individual or have a group meet weekly. It brings fresh perspective on the many things God is to each of us as His children.

Apryl Crownover-Glunt, President of ABCOPAD

2019 2020United Mission Basics $31,493.00 $42,610.00Love Gift $1,594.00 $2,498.00Partners in Ministry $16,467.00 $26,173.00

Annual Offerings AFC $162.00 $2,284.00 WMO $22,190.00 $33,815.00 RMMO $504.00 $1,391.00 OGHS $8,079.00 $11,015.00

The cumulative comparison figures United Mission Basics is behind through Oct. 2020 by ($11,481.)The decrease in United Missions (includes UMB and Love Gift) amounts to ($11,547) less in actual dollars that ABCOPAD received through Oct.AFC is behind by ($14,867.) This decrease amounts to ($4,361.) less in actual dollars that ABCOPAD received through Oct.Partners in Ministry is ahead by $25,300. through Oct.

Dec. 2020 Deadline: Items to be included in the Dec. issue of Notes & News need to arrive by 5 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3.

Please send all material to Denise Veselicky. Mail: ABCOPAD 159 N. Bellefield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2609 Email: dveselicky@abcopad.com Phone: 888-687-0883 Fax: 412-687-3941

Thank you!Donna L. Schneff, designerdeeschneff@gmail.com

Giving thanks, always, for all things, unto God the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:20

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Mark Mahserjian-Smith

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Regional Pastor for

Mission and Communication

1523 Smokey Corners Rd

Williamsport, PA 17701

Telephone: 570-435-2001

msmsmail@abcopad.com

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As I write this letter, it seems hard to believe less than two weeks ago we held our final online Biennial Leadership Conference event along with our ABCOPAD Regional Business meeting. The Biennial Leadership Conference featured Dr. Jolene Erlacher, author of the Daniel Generation, Godly Leadership in an Ungodly Culture and took place completely online via Zoom. The ABCOPAD Regional Business meeting normally taking place at the BLC was also held via Zoom with about 70 delegates representing 38 congregations participating. While being together in a face-to-face gathering was not possible due to the pandemic, thanks to the ingenuity of our Biennial Planning Committee and the willingness of our Regional family to try something new, the 2020 Biennial Leadership Conference DID happen and from the overall positive reactions posted in the evaluations we received it was a great success.

If you missed the Zoom meeting, all four BLC Sessions taught by Dr. Jolene are available on our ABCOPAD Youtube Channel as well as the videos of each opening session. As a result of moving the Biennial Leadership Conference to an online format, we were able to offer the event at no cost. Not only was there no charge for the event, but those that registered received Dr. Jolene’s book for free.

For many people, the 2020 Biennial Leadership Conference offered a great resource with substantial savings. Because the event took place online, there was no need to travel so fuel expenses and the cost of a hotel was eliminated. No money needed to be spent on meals or on other incidental expenses. At a time when for many, COVID-19 has created a negative impact on the family budget, ABCOPAD was able to offer a great experience at no cost with substantial savings to every participant.

As we enter this season of Thanksgiving, the ABCOPAD Staff wants to say THANK YOU for your partnership in ministry. Thank You for allowing us to serve you and your church family during the COVID-19 crisis. Thank You for your willingness to try many new models of ministry. Thank You for your continued financial support throughout 2020, even when giving was so challenging on many levels. We know for many it was difficult receiving contributions during several months of quarantine as well as being out of the church sanctuary for months (For some churches, we know they have not yet returned to their sanctuaries.) We THANK GOD for all our regional partners who have been so faithful.

If you enjoyed the online Biennial Leadership Conference, perhaps you would consider an end-of-year donation. Maybe you could donate some of what you saved as a result of the BLC event taking place via Zoom. Maybe you could donate the cost of dining out (the cost of a meal) you saved as a result of the online format. Maybe you could donate what you would have paid a hotel for a night but saved those dollars because the event took place online. Even if you did not attend the Biennial, perhaps one way to say Thank You to God for sustaining you and blessing you throughout the pandemic is through an end-of-year donation to our Regional Ministry (our Partners in Ministry Offering). Any end of year contribution would be greatly appreciated. You can give via our online donation webpage or send your Partners in Ministry donation via your church’s monthly mission giving. (Designate your gift “ABCOPAD Partners in Ministry” and add it to your church offering plate.) We will also be participating in Giving Tuesday on Facebook.

Whether you are able to make a donation or not, please know how thankful and grateful we are for your partnership in ministry. May God continue to watch over you and keep you in the palm of his protective hand throughout the rest of 2020 and in the New Year.

Mark Mahserjian-Smith

Regional Pastor for Mission and Communication

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