A one-day training event, Cultivating Generous Congregations (CGC), will be offered for pastors and stewardship leaders on Friday, July 19, from 9:00am-4:00pm. Led by Colin Saxton of Everence Financial Services, this seminar will explore key assumptions, attitudes, and best practices in cultivating greater generosity in your church. The cost is $35 per church and includes lunch and the book, Bounty , which provides the teaching outline.

Please register each person who wished to attend by July 1 at www.efcer.org/ym19/cgc . Payment from each church will be collected at the door.

EFC‑ER's Pastor's Conference - Please pray for the pastors who gather May 6‑9, that they may be refreshed and recharged for ministry. We thank God for our men and women who serve EFC-ER and His kingdom as our shepherds and leaders (Mark 6:31‑32).

People across all 50 states will gather in churches, local businesses, the steps of city halls, schools, neighborhoods and public gathering places for a day of public prayer for the U.S. on Thursday, May 2.

This year’s National Day of Prayer theme is “Love One Another.” The theme comes from the words of Jesus in John 13:34, “Love one another. Just as I have loved you.”

Students in 6th-12th grades are invited to Friends Youth United on July 22-26, 2019, at Camp Muskingum in Carrollton, OH.

Join other young adults for a week of inspiring messages, times of worship, relationship building, swimming, canoeing, climbing, hiking, fishing, basketball, sand volleyball, and so much more!

This year's speaker is Jon Jorgenson, an author, speaker, and spoken word poet whose YouTube videos have been viewed by more than 15 million people.

Follow FYUnitedCamp and download the brochure to register. Registrations and deposits must be postmarked by July 1. Contact Justin Hendershott if you have any questions.

Visit the events calendar on our website at www.efcer.org/events .

Camp Gideon summer events are available here .

* May 3 - Malone University Baccalaureate at 7:00pm in the Malone University Johnson Center Worship Center. Information available at www.malone.edu/graduation.

* May 4 - Malone University Commencement Ceremony at the Malone University Johnson Center Worship Center. Information available at www.malone.edu/graduation.

* May 6-10 - Pastors Conference at the Edgewater Hotel and Conference Center in Gatlinburg, TN. Info available at www.efcer.org/pastorsconference .

* June 9-14 - Malone University Youth on the Way Leadership Academy Info here .

* July 19 - Cultivating Generous Congregations Seminar at First Friends, Canton from 9:00am-4:00pm. Register by July 1 at www.efcer.org/ym19/cgc.

* July 20-23 - Yearly Meeting at First Friends Church in Canton, OH.

* July 22-26 - Friends Youth United at Camp Muskingum in Carrollton, OH. Download the brochure and flyer here. Contact Justin Hendershott with questions.