Greetings Sisters and Brothers in Jesus’ name:

Here it is time for our February newsletter and due to all the end of year paperwork it crept up on me. Which reminds me if you have given any donations to the IFGEA and have not received your IRS Compliant receipt, please let me know, the last of them was mailed on 1/18/2018. If you believe that you have donated any funds to the association that is not listed on your receipt get in touch with me with your information and we will get it straightened out.

We also want to thank the 90% of our ministers who renewed this year. Most of the renewals came in before the end of October. They are trickling in and I am praying that I hear from the final 10% before this month starts. Thanks also go out to the ones who have sent in a monthly donation (you know who you are) and those who are on a fixed income and still managed to donate above and beyond their renewal fees.

This is the first year that “Lifetime” memberships have been given out by age (80 and older) that have been members for 10 or more consecutive years. This is based on our records of renewals. Congratulations go out to the ones who received that honor this year. However, they will continue to send their renewal forms in to maintain their membership status.

For those wondering, the renewal forms are sent out each year so that we, the IFGEA headquarters, can maintain accurate information. Yes, I am human and I have and even though I try not to, may still make mistakes. If you find any mistakes in your information, please let me know.

CAMPMEETING 2018

Just six more months till we can come together and not only visit with each other but enjoy the presence of God. If we all start praying now we will have an out pouring that could compare to the great revivals of the past. Set your calendars for June 18-22. While we do have dorms for the men and women, if the couples want to stay together there are hotels within 10-40 miles of Temple. Then for the ones that are blessed with RV’s we do have hookups available as well.

Start saving your funds so you can come, more important start praying so that God will annoint the services with his presence. As the old song states; “Won’t it be wonderful there.”

General Board Meeting

Our next Board Meeting will be February 14^th at Westside Full Gospel Church in White Settlement, Texas, at 2 PM. If you are interested in becoming a board member we ask that you attend and if you send your name in or call me early enough you will be put on the agenda. Be sure to pray for this meeting so that God can have his will in the decisions that are made.

There is still a need for a General Youth Leader: remember our youth is a part of today’s church and will also be a part of tomorrow’s church. If we do not raise up the youth in church and teach them today where will they be tomorrow? Our youth needs you to be a spiritual leader, a spiritual teacher and an example before them of what God can and will do in their lives. Pray for the youth, pray for their parents, pray that your church encourages the youth to participate in the services and pray that God will use you to increase the youth’s walk with God.

Women of Worth with Helping Hands

We have a women’s group and from what I hear, God is moving in their lives. God has given a message to Sis. Ruff and she has talked it over with her pastor and starting on October 9^th there will be a Ladies Retreat at Sterling Full Gospel Church in Independence, MO. Pray for this retreat, the theme is Why the local church needs an active women’s group. There will be more information coming so start praying for this retreat. Be sure and mark your calendar. The retreat will be Tuesday (10/9) through Thursday (10/11). There is no fee for registration and the lunch is provided. However, your lodging, breakfast and supper is not provided. A list of lodging establishments will be given out later this year.

If you know someone that would like to attend, please contact: Sis. Beth Bartholomew at 816-518-8762. Sis. Bartholomew will be glad to put your name on the list. Please call to confirm that you will be coming so they can prepare enough to feed everyone for lunch.

IFGEA Men

We don’t want you men to feel left out, however we don’t have a group for you. This means, men you need to start praying for each other. We are in a time that is hard for everyone, preachers included, need more than a church service or a campmeeting, you need a support group of men for men where God can give you a place to come together and support your fellow men, even the ones that are not ministers. Pray for this group to be active in your local church as well as association wide. We all need peer pressure for God, man to man fellowship, a support group that you feel comfortable with knowing that they will listen to and pray for you.

This is the month of love. Be sure and show God’s love to those around you.

Click here to download the I.F.G.E.A., Inc. January 2018 Newsletter

Good Morning brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ,

N E W S   F L A S H

For those who have tried to reach Bro. Gary Wingrove by phone, and could not, that is due to telephone problems that have been fixed by getting a new phone and phone number. Please note his new phone number: 817-925-5618.

Due to health issues in my life this letter is being sent later than what I wanted it to be sent. I have had ear problems, which seemed to put a different aspect to my whole life. I have been to the doctor and everything is looking better, but most important everything is sounding back to normal. You never know how important hearing is until you lose it. It affects everything in your life. I apologize to you if I have forgotten to get back with you on something.

This month will be a busy time for me getting your membership cards ready and sent out to you. I am planning to send them with the next newsletter. To get them in that next newsletter you will need to have your renewal form and fee in the office by October 24.

Update on the New Sanctuary

However, this has been a busy summer for Bro. Tommy Stephens and his family. Following the leading of God, they have moved to Temple and have been working with Bro. Gary Wingrove on the sanctuary. Bro. Stephens is working on building the platform and the sound booth. There is progress every time I have been to Temple. God has blessed the Association through Bro. Stephens, so please add him and his family to your prayer list.

Call for Prayer

After talking with the General Board at our last meeting, a need became apparent to us. We need younger ministers. At this time the Association needs a General Youth Director for the International Full Gospel Evangelistic Youth Association. The By-Laws state that he/she shall have been an ordained minister for at least one year between the ages of 21-35, having been an active member of the Association for at least one year. At this time we only have one minister in that age range and that minister is an Exhorter. Therefore there is a pressing need of prayer for younger ministers in our Association.

While going through the newsletter from LifeWay Pastors, I ran across an article by Thom S. Rainer titled; “Five Ways Some Senior Adult Churches Became Younger” and here is the link if you wish to read the complete article: (http://www.lifeway.com/pastors/2017/09/28/five-ways-senior-adult-churches-became-younger/).

The first way that he mentions is that sometimes we neglect the most important Source of our needs: God through prayer. I know you are thinking that we are not a church. However, our ministers are Senior Adults for the most part, the ages range from 35 into the 80’s. This is why I am calling for an Association Wide prayer request. We have some Prayer Warriors and some new Christians that are learning to become Prayer Warriors, but we can all pray. If you are pastoring a church please get them to pray about our need as well.

News from Vanderwagen, New Mexico

I was talking with Sis. Arviso today and she informed me that the Navajo Nation was talking about curtailing the different meetings on the reservation unless they had the proper paperwork on file. Since they, Bro. Jay and Sis. Bertha Arviso, are pastors of Faith Centered Church in Vanderwagen, New Mexico, it is in Fellowship with the IFGEA. Because of what is going on, I feel impressed to ask each one that reads this to pray for the Arviso’s and their church. We want God’s will in this matter.

October Birthdays and Anniversaries

Happy birthday to Jason Gibbs (10/6), Brother Jason is one of our Christian Workers. Let’s be sure and mention him to God in our prayers this month.

Anniversaries prayers go up for Bro. Donald & Sis. Virginia Stepp (10/18); Bro. Phillip & Sis. Kathy Johnston (10/21); Bro. Randy & Sis. Kay Hugo (10/30); Bro. Wendell & Sis. Margie Folsom (10/18); Bro. Carl & Sis. Fay Dunlap (10/9) and Bro. Phillip & Sis. Kathy Christian (10/25)

Happy Birthday greetings go out to the ones here on earth that our ministers depend on, their spouse. Sis. Virginia Stepp (10/18); Sis. Arletta Pope (10/31); Sis. Kathy Johnston (10/29); Sis. Donna Hayes (10/17); Sis. Fay Foyil (10/26) and Sis. Karen Charlebois (10/3)

Finally yet importantly, are birthday wishes and prayers for our ministers. No matter how young or how old, you appreciate it when someone recognizes you, therefore birthday prayers for: Bro. Paul Taylor (10/29); Sis. Odilia Sintas (10/12); Sis. Pamela Sheperd (10/29); Bro. Daniel Rogriques-Rosas (10/12); Bro. Mark Pope (10/14); Bro. Jimmy Martin (10/11); Sis. Donna Johnson (10/6); Bro. Raymond Cox (10/17); Bro. Steven Coleman (10/10) and Bro, David Bittner (10/18)

LifeWay Research published some results from a survey of 2,930 American Protestant churchgoers on April 5, 2013. Their findings in four statements make me wonder what the answers to those questions are now, four years later. Could this be why it seems that the churches are losing what they had with God just four short years ago? I have listed the questions and the percentages of the answers.

1. God is just and sin has to be punished.
   1. 71% agree
   2. 13% disagree
   3. 16% neither agree or disagree
2. If a person is sincerely seeking God, he/she can obtain eternal life through religions other than Christianity.
   1. 58% disagree
   2. 26% agree
   3. 16% neither agree or disagree
3. The God of the Bible is no different from the gods or spiritual beings depicted by world religions such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.
   1. 75% disagree
   2. 13 % agree
   3. 12% neither agree or disagree
4. The Bible is the written word of God and is totally accurate in all that it teaches.
   1. 82% agree
   2. 10% disagree
   3. 8% neither agree or disagree

Remember, these are people that go to church they are not all Pentecostal. However, this just indicates that the Pentecostal church is not the only church that needs to strive to present God’s word where everyone can understand these four concepts. So take the time to ask yourself these four questions and see where you stand. Then ask God what he wants you to do to further His truths to those around you.

Do you believe that the Bible is the Word of God, and should be taught as 100% truth? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the only way you can make it to Heaven? Do you believe that God is just and that he will punish sin, unless the blood of the Lamb covers it? Do you believe that God, Jesus and the Holy Ghost are different from all the other deities of the world’s religions?

I am taking this time to thank each one of you who have already replied for being prompt in returning their renewals. Thank you.

May God Bless,

C.I. Wilson

JULY NEWSLETTER

Greetings in the of our Lord, Jesus Christ,

First off, I must apologize that this is arriving so late. Due to the camp meeting then a week filled with appointments I have not been able to get this out as early as I would have liked to.  

We have just closed out our 2017 Camp Meeting and let me tell you that if you were not there you missed a good one. Several people who came testified that it was a battle to make it but were glad that they had. Bro. Wingrove mentioned that several others had informed him that they had planned on being there however to circumstances beyond their control were unable to attend. We missed seeing all who did not attend and hope to see you next year.

You could feel the spirit of God moving in each service and the Holy Ghost was working in lives every service. We had several old fashioned Holy Ghost given sermons that had life changing impacts on our ministers. Then we had services where the sermons took second place to the moving of the Holy Ghost. It was with sadness that I left Friday night because it would have been wonderful to keep going to services like the ones we had this year.

The new sanctuary was not completed in time for camp meeting this year. The air conditioning’s back order status kept being pushed back and the last I heard it was around the 28^th of June. Because of this delay we ask that everyone pray that God’s will be done, if it is not the way we were headed with the heating and cooling of the new sanctuary that God would direct our paths to the correct provider. Bro. Cox, from Missouri, during his sermon told us that God had plans for the completion of the new facility and that God would provide the means of having it completed.

Celebration Corner

We wish every minister, spouse and our Christian workers and their spouses a happy year and a year filled with growth, happiness, joy and the blessings of God.

Ministers with birthdays: Charles Belville (7/21), Royce Casey (7/10), Oletha Covington (7/12), Wendell Folsom (7/11), Eulas Foyil (7/17), G. O. Wade (7/1), Benny Waltrip (7/1) and Joe Wilkerson (7/3).

The spouses with birthdays are: Georgia Belville (7/3), Richard Fox (7/28), Linda Martin (7/23), James Shepherd (7/25), Donna Shockey (7/25), Lela Wells (7/27), Gail Wilkins (7/14), C. I. Wilson (7/31) and Lynn Wingrove (7/20).

We are so thankful that our ministers and their spouses have stood the test of time and therefore get to celebrate one more year of serving the Lord with a friend. Please celebrate with the ones that you know.

Anniversaries: Adam & Tasha Cantrell (7/14), Guy & Mary Hodgkins (7/13) and Toney & Lula Robison (7/24).

5/18/2017

Greetings to our Brothers and Sisters in the Lord:

            We are seeing changes made to the new sanctuary on a weekly basis. Not only are the wall studs up now and thanks to a donation by a church we have most of them covered by sheetrock. As you, our members keep the funds coming in and the prayers going up, we by faith will be in the new sanctuary on June 19^th starting our 2017 Camp Meeting. If you have any skills and time on your hands call Bro. Wingrove and ask when your skill is needed and when you can come join in the blessings of helping.

            At this time (in my amateur opinion) we need HAVC units installed, then pews, pulpit, sound system and piano moved in to be ready for June 19^th. Then after the Camp Meeting we can continue and finish out the building with a platform, sound/video booth and all the rest to make it look nice for 2018.

            We want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one that has taken the time to help with getting the campgrounds ready for our Camp Meeting. It takes a lot of work to plan, repair, clean and set up so that you and our visitors can enjoy the out pouring of God’s spirit.

            Please keep Sis. Marsha Colucci in your prayers, she is scheduled to see a neurosurgeon the day that I am putting this newsletter together. God is able to sustain her during this time in her life and to heal her back and any other issues that have occurred due to her fall.

            Bro. Dan Gibbs, our Assistant General Superintendent has been suffering with some medical issues and is in need of your prayers at this time. He needs healing as well as strength and wisdom to pastor and help the association mover forward.

            Bro. Gary Taylor has the Fort Worth Sectional Fellowship meeting scheduled for May 20^th and the report on it may not fit in the July Newsletter due to Camp Meeting.

            We are looking for some ministers who are willing and able to commit time and prayer in helping our association by becoming leaders.

For General Board Members, we have four board meetings a year and as of now two are held in Temple, Oklahoma and two in Fort Worth, Texas; then if needed we may hold one during the Camp Meeting. We want to have a total of eight board members and we only have five. Since applicants have to meet with the board, now would be a great time to send us notice of your interest in this position then you can meet the board during Camp Meeting.

            A leader for the youth is sorely needed. Most of us may be seniors but we do have some young people in our midst. As an association we need our youth. Without youth our association will die out. Without meeting the spiritual needs of our youth they will leave our association. Without our youth where will our new leaders come from? Do you have a calling concerning the young people that you meet? If so, the IFGEA has need of a General Youth Leader. Yesterday was the time to meet the needs of today and today is the time to build up the next generation of leaders, pastors, ministers and teachers to carry on the work that Jesus started long years ago. He called us to be workers in the harvest and it is our responsibility to train up the next generation of workers. In other words – our youth of today.

            Another area that needs a leader is the women. We are trying to start an association wide group with a group in each church to strengthen, encourage and train the women to be the people that God wants them to be; to give them the ability and opportunity to become spiritual power houses for God. In the olden days the women were the spiritual backbones of the local churches and a lot of times they still are today. I heard one pastor state that if he wanted something done in the church all he had to do was to get the women behind it and it would get done. When my husband joined the association there was no place for me. You became a licensed minister or you were not involved and not every minister’s wife is called to be a preacher, yes they help their spouse in many ways they just don’t preach so they don’t feel the need to be licensed. Now we want them to feel that they have a part. The Women of Worth with Helping Hands’ leader does not have to be a licensed minister.

And now we have a word from one of our ministers.

This is the Day the Lord has made, Rejoice and be glad in it for he woke us up one more day

I was asked to write something for our newsletter and I have been so busy helping out at the church getting it ready for camp. I haven’t took the time out to spend time with God. I prayed and asked God what he wanted me to speak on and he said this.

Giving him his time, instead of giving it or using it elsewhere. I didn’t quite understand what he was saying till he put me on my back for me to stay still long enough to hear him. I want to share with you what he has given me. As some of you may know I was painting at the church and I fell off the ladder. I didn’t realize it till 3 weeks later that I had broken a rib and fractured my back.

I guess this was the only way for me to be still long enough to talk to God and for him to speak to me so I could hear him. You know sometimes he has to stop our daily routine to slow us down so we can hear. It has been over a month now since I fell but the Lord has made the pain bearable. I go see a neurosurgeon the 17^th of May. Pray for me.

What the Lord laid on my heart to share with you is to take time for him daily. You know we are supposed to give 10% of our earnings for tithes and he said what about 10% if the day to spend time with him. I thought Lord that is 2 hours and 40 minutes. Then he said 24 hours is a long time. So I took this time to break it up into a 24 hour period. It’s not so bad when you get started. The joy you will receive talking to our father is worth it all. In this day and times we find ourselves so busy in work, school, errands, taking care of the house and family, taking kids to their sporting practice or whatever is on our agenda for the day. We get so caught up in our lives that sometimes we forget about our Lord and Savior and put him behind us. I know because I have been guilty of that myself. I would say a few words to him during the day. I let things get in the way before God and the next thing I knew the day was gone. All he wants from us is to sit down and just have a little talk with him. That involves in reading and praying on a daily bases. A true heart to heart visit with him.

For us to know him, to really know him. Our pastor mentioned in his sermon yesterday (Sunday) that to have faith and to mature that faith is to read his word daily. God told me and to share with you that we need that personal one on one relationship with him. We need to know him to deep down know him. What an experience to be that close to our father.

Just a little alone time with him daily. If we gave God 10% of our time as we do our tithes we would be spending 2 hours and 40 minutes with him. Satan telling me that sure was a long time. But then Jesus spoke and said in a 24 hour period it not so long. Just think how long God spends with us. He never leaves us. He’s always by our side, holding our hand, picking us up, giving us a hug and dusting us off when we fall. He heals our bodies, takes our fears. Gives us joy, peach and happiness. I have the time it’s just using that time with him. God forgive me and help me to use that time for you. God is wanting me to tell you that it’s time for Jesus to come for us. Just waiting for God to say go. We all know the signs and we know it is close. He is wanting us to get closer to him, to read his word, to pray more for each other.

Time is short and times are getting hard. He wants us to be prepared and ready for that time that’s ahead.

I hope this has helped you and encouraged you.

God bless to you all. Just remember to take time out for our Lord and Savior.

Sis. Marsha Colucci    

 

 

Hope to meet and visit with everyone this year at our Camp Meeting.

Remember to call or email to reserve an RV space or space in our dorms and space is limited so reserve your place now.

C. I. Wilson

 

2017 IFGEA Camp Meeting – June 19-23

516 N. Central

Temple, Oklahoma 73568