The May issue of Beaver Creek Church’s newsletter is now available online. Among the highlights are:

• Information about upcoming events, including the All Church Birthday Party
• Dates for Vacation Bible School in July
• Church Board and Commission actions
• News from church members and ministries
• News from around the Shenandoah District

Here again is the link: May 2012

Starting over . . . sooner or later, families, children, parents, students and employees need to start over. Spiritually we all need to discover life from time to time. Make 2012 a time to discover new life by reading the Bible daily! Plan to join our “Discover Life” ministry in the New Year. We will read the entire Bible in 2012, a few chapters at a time. Here are the current readings:

__ May 13: Numbers 1-2
__ May 14: Numbers 3-4
__ May 15: Numbers 5-6
__ May 16: Numbers 7
__ May 17: Numbers 8-10
__ May 18: Numbers 11-13
__ May 19: Numbers 14-15
__ May 20: Numbers 16-17

If you’re interested in joining this ministry, here are a few notes: Extra commitment cards and extra copies of the Bible reading plan are available in the vestibule at the church or online here. The pitcher that was used to receive our commitment pledges on January 1 will remain on the altar for the next couple of weeks. For those who still wish to make the commitment, just drop your card in the pitcher and it will be added to the others. So far, at least 25 individuals have committed to reading through the bible this year. Please consider joining, if you have not done so yet. Commitments will be kept confidential.

Beaver Creek’s April newsletter is now available online. Highlights include:

• Details on the upcoming observances of Good Friday and Easter
• Church Board minutes
• Information and pictures on our own LaDawn Knicely’s peace award
• Photos from the Oyster Supper, T.A. Singers concert and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
• Information from the District and the larger denomination.

Here again is the link: April 2012 newsletter

A plan for reorganizing Beaver Creek Church’s governing structure is now available online and in print copies. The plan was developed by a committee appointed by the 2011 Church Board. A full presentation is set for the February congregational business meeting. If reaction is favorable, a vote will be taken at a special called congregational business meeting in March.

The central idea behind the plan is to make our structure more effective and serving more attractive. Below are files that provide full details. In advance of the February presentation, all kinds of questions are welcome — details, clarifications, or questions about the underlying ideas. Please contact the committee chair, Tim Grove, or any member of the committee: Donna Miller, Marlin Simmons, Mike Suter, Terry Houff, Bill Wood or Glenn Bollinger. We are excited about the possibilities of this plan for Beaver Creek.

Presentation on the new plan (.pdf file)

Church polity, amended to incorporate the new plan

Fellowship hall reconstruction is now complete and the renovated area is now in full use. Construction pictures are available at http://www.beavercreekchurchva.org/217/, (or just click on “Construction 2011” in the menu bar above) together with a reprinted report from the March 2011 newsletter about the construction from the stewards. Below are pictures showing the day construction began, the day that crossing steel beams were finished, and the almost-done fellowship hall hosting the Easter sunrise breakfast.