We had another wonderful gathering this morning with the ministers and spouses who could make it. If you were not able to attend and missed the live webcast, click here to watch the ministers meeting that followed the continental breakfast.
As Brother Darrel mentioned during today's meeting, here is a link to download the Elements of Public Speaking by Brother Mark Staller, the pastor of our church in Tehachapi, California.
And if you missed the minister's devotional by Brother Darrel Lee from last Friday, you can still watch it here.
Thank you for your prayers for our camp meeting here in Portland. We are looking forward to the second week!
We had a really nice breakfast this morning with the pastors and spouses who could make it to the campground. If you were not able to attend and missed the live webcast, click here to watch the devotional given by Brother Darrel Lee.
The minister and spouse continental breakfast is scheduled for a week from tomorrow, on Saturday, July 2, at 9:30 a.m. It will be followed by a 30 minute meeting that should begin around 10:15 a.m. (PDT). Those who are unable to attend in person can click here to watch the live webcast, and we will send another email after that meeting with a link to the archived video.
Portland camp meeting begins this coming Sunday. We’ve started our week of prayer meetings in the tabernacle, and we appreciate those who are here in person as well as those joining us in prayer from afar.
We are having a breakfast for pastors and spouses this Friday at 9:30 a.m., which will be followed by a devotional. Then on Saturday, July 2, there will be a continental breakfast for ministers and spouses, after which we will have a 30 minute meeting. Those who are unable to attend in person can click here to watch the live webcast of the devotional and the meeting. Both should begin around 10:15 a.m. (PDT). Following the meetings, we will send another link to watch the archived video as well.
We are still waiting for our new web platform to enable user accounts so that we can give each of you an account to access the ministers pages. Until then, we cannot direct you to a page on the website with videos of all the past minister meetings. So for now, we will continue providing links to watch them. If you missed the meeting that was held during our Winter Tabernacle meetings back in March, you can still watch them here:
In addition, you can review this PDF of the notes from the first session.
We are looking forward to a wonderful camp meeting!
Dear Ministers,
We are looking forward to holding Portland Camp Meeting from June 26 to July 10, and we hope you will join us, whether in person or online.
Last month we opened online pre-registration on our website: https://www.apostolicfaith.org/register. For our planning purposes, we need every minister attending in person to pre-register, even if not lodging on the campground. So if you plan to be in Portland to attend camp meeting, please be sure to pre-register.
Here are a few details to keep in mind:
For any questions regarding housing or registration, please email our camp office supervisor, Ellen Morgan: emorgan@apostolicfaith.org.
Thanks very much for your prayerful support throughout the year! We also keep you in our prayers.
Until Jesus returns,
Darrel D. Lee
Superintendent General
Brother Darrel Lee presented a session to ministers worldwide yesterday (Monday, November 16, 2020). Some pastors have requested that it be made available to all Apostolic Faith workers and faithful members. On that basis, pastors are free to forward the link below with the password to individuals they feel would benefit from watching.
Video Url: https://vimeo.com/480436787 Password: ApostolicFaith
We will remove that video one week from today, however it will remain on the Ministers Media Center page of our website.
In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, federal, state, and local jurisdictions here in the United States have issued a variety of recommendations and requirements regarding public gatherings. These continue to change frequently.
As a result, our Portland church has now cancelled all public church services and events until further notice. We recommend that our U.S. branch churches follow the guidelines for their localities. Outside of the U.S., we request that our churches meet the recommendations of their governing bodies. The Portland headquarters office is closed to visitors, though we are maintaining a staff presence, including a receptionist to take phone calls and some ministers.
Since the Portland service cancellations went into effect on March 12, we have been rebroadcasting archived services at our regularly scheduled times. This Sunday, March 22, we intend to webcast a live morning service. Two ministers will lead the meeting and a handful of musicians will provide music. There will be no sanctuary audience. We plan to continue that practice every Sunday morning, and hope to add other live evening services or Bible studies. Otherwise, we will webcast services from our archives. In any case, all services will open with a live greeting and announcements, and will conclude with a reading of current prayer requests.
Until we can open the church building to the public again, we recommend that our Portland congregation members join us in their homes in prayer before and after the webcasts, as we would if present in a church setting. We can view this as an opportunity to engage in family worship time with those in our households.
We pray to resume services at the time of God’s choosing. We do not want to resume a day sooner or a day later than that. Time and caution are our friends, so we will not attempt to hold meetings again until we believe it is prudent to do so. We continue to pray for the Lord to protect the healthy, heal those who are ill, and grant grace to those whom He chooses not to heal. We especially need to pray for all healthcare workers who are at high risk. In every case, we pray that God’s name will be glorified.
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