Wellsville Area Ministerial Assoc.

Tuesday - February 9: The WAMA held their February Breakfast Meeting Tuesday at Tonda's Place on Main Street. Present at the meeting was Pastor Troy Warner, President and Treasurer Terry McCuen. Also attending was Lucille Huston, Bishop Bill Rudder and Byron Carter.

Thank you notes were read from the Christian School for the WAMA donation of mashed potatoes for the school's sponsored Thanksgiving Dinner. A letter of appreciation was also received from the Youth With A Purpose Home for WAMA's donation.

For the Treasurer's Report, Deacon McCuen reported that a $120 donation was made to the Cedarville University Jamaica mission coming this spring. It was voted to donate $100 at last month's meeting and McCuen advised he received an additional private donation of $20 to add to that. The Paint Fund remains at $297.

Rev. Warner introduced the Prayer List of people for folks to include in your thoughts and prayers. This month's list include Vicki McCombs, Majorie Minor, Elizabeth Carter, Mrs. Denise Renfro, Suzette Beaver, Jake Lunders, Josh Warner, Corbin Hall, the Ken McElroy family, Rev. Roosevelt Thompson and all our kids, schools and the Village of Wellsville.

Ideas and thoughts were discussed on ways to increase participation and membership in WAMA. Warner noted membership is open to any church member in the area. There are no dues or fees. Breakfast meetings are held at Tonda's Place to provide a central location on the second Tuesday of every month at 9 A.M. There's is no obligation to even purchase breakfast. WAMA's main mission is for the benefit of the whole area whether possibly lending a hand to our neighbors in need or simply saying a prayer to implore the Lord's blessing. It is non-denominational and open to anyone. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas on how to increase participation you are asked to attend the next meeting or speak to your pastor.

The schedule for the 2010 Community Lenten Series was announced. Lent begins next Wednesday, February 17. Each Sunday evening during Lent a service will be held at a different community church with a guest minister conducting the service. Each host church will provide music for the service and refreshments following the service. The series will culminate with the Good Friday Breakfast Service and a noon time service on April 2. The schedule is as follows: Sunday - 2/21 - at the Riverside Presbyterian with Bishop Bill Rudder, Sunday - 2/28 - at First Christian with Rev. Roosevelt Thompson, Sunday - 3/7 - at Nazarene Church with Pastor Darlene Zanders, Sunday - 3/14 - at First Methodist with Pastor Ed Renfro, Sunday - 3/21 at Lee's Chapel with Rev. Bill Betteridge and Sunday - 3/28 at First Baptist with Rev. Troy Warner. The Good Friday Breakfast will be at the Covenant Presbyterian Church with Pastor Dirk Hall. The noon time Good Friday Service will be at the Central Methodist Church with Pastor Bob Philips. The Sunday Services will begin at 7 P.M. and the Good Friday Prayer Breakfast at Covenant will begin at 7:30 A.M.

Tickets for the Good Friday Breakfast are again $8 apiece this year. They are available from Lucille Huston, Holley Development, Rev. Warner and yours truly. We'll try to update you on where else you can get them when we get additional names or locations.

Under New Business, Pastor Warner said it is time to start developing plans for this year's Paint-the-Town Committee. Bishop Rudder suggested WAMA once again have a Community Prayer Service as they did years ago. Also it is time to start planning the annual National Day of Prayer Service. That will be on May 6 this year. Again anyone with thoughts or ideas on these are asked to come to the next meeting or contact your minister.

Announcements made were by Bishop Rudder inviting anyone interested to a series on Intercessory Prayer called The Lightning of God beginning tonight at New Life's Harvest House at 6 P.M. Byron Carter announce there will be a Black History Program at Lee's Chapel next Sunday, February 14, at 3:30 P.M. Guest speaker will be Rev. Thompson.

Next meeting is Tuesday, March 9 at 9 A.M. at Tonda's. If you plan to have breakfast you're asked to come a littler earlier to allow the meeting to begin promptly at 9 A.M.

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