Ken Treybig Home Page
Last Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012
Welcome to my
Web site. I'll use it to post some information about the local
congregation of Church of God, a Worldwide Association I have the pleasure of serving.
The URL for our local East Texas congregation is http://easttexas.cogwa.org.
We webcast services as well, but the church policy is that all webcasts must be
password protected. So if you're interested you'll have to email me for the
password.
After our organizational conference January 9-11, 2011 in Louisville, KY, I was asked to help with our Internet presence and have been working with a group of developers ever since. The temporary website was replaced with a more professional site Google Analytics tells us we had 1.9 million page views in 2011 by just shy of 120,000 unique visitors -- a whole lot more people than our attendance, so that is encouraging.
As of early January 2012 we have 81 United States and international congregations linked to sub-domain sites. Our member, camp and Feast of Tabernacles websites all served us well last year, as well as our online camp and Feast registration systems. A Ministerial Website went online in the middle of last year to provide a resource for forms and material useful to pastors and elders.
Now we're excited about a new push to create a public proclamation website to preach the gospel to the world. I believe it's going to be a busy, but interesting and exciting year in 2012!
The COGWA Youth Camp website is at http://camps.cogwa.org. Registration is handled online for the preteen and teen camps and for the young adult Challenger program.
The Feast website is at http://feast.cogwa.org. Registration began June 5 and went very well.
The Member website is at http://members.cogwa.org.
Upcoming Activities:
- February 11 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Boot Scoot Fundraiser in Dallas with combined FW/Dallas services at 3PM in the Bob Duncan Center, 2800 S. Center St, Arlington.
- February 18 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Teen Bible Study
- February 25 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Men's Leadership Club
- March 3 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Lake Hawkins Campout
- March 10 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Teen Bible Study, Family Night
- March 17-18 - Teen Formal/Final Regional BB (DFW)
- March 17 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler
- March 24 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler, Men's Leadership Club?
- March 31 - Services at 2:00 PM at The Broadway, Tyler
Board and Administration Meetings
The Ministerial Board of Directors met in early December 2011 in Orlando and had a very productive set of meetings. Following the meetings MBOD Chairman Joel Meeker sent a report in the Weekly Update that outlined the decisions that were made. The full report can be found on the Member website by going to http://members.cogwa.org and clicking on the MBOD graphic on the upper right of the page. Or the direct link to the report is: http://members.cogwa.org/organization-leadership/reports/.
Since the board had the documents to review and communicate about since Thanksgiving, unanimous approval was given for the strategic plan, operations plan and financial plan (budget).
Results were also given of the ranking of the six cities that were suggested and studied as potential locations for our main or central office. Dallas came out at the top of the list--just one point of ahead of Atlanta and a few points ahead of Houston. The MBOD approved the recommendation that we go with the city that had the factual top numbers and approved a name for the office. The headquarters for COGWA will therefore be in the Dallas area.
The Morals and Ethics Assessment Committee was also selected and are comprised of the following long-time elders:
Mike Blackwell
Larry Neff
Mike Hanisko
Les McCullough
Paul Suckling
Thank you for your prayers for peaceful, productive and successful meetings. Those prayers were definitely answered.
Ministerial Board of Directors (MBOD) Meetings
December 4 - The Ministerial Board of Directors (MBOD for short) will have their required face-to-face meetings this week in Orlando, FL, beginning on Monday. There are a number of important items on the agenda--discussing and deciding on the administration's suggestion (based on a task force's recommendation) for a city in which to locate our central office and discussing and deciding on the strategic plan, operation plan and financial plan (budget) for next. I personally expect some good, but respectful discussions to take place and would appreciate your prayers for God's inspiration and direction. I think Mr. Joel Meeker's comments, Chairman of the MBOD, are very precise and appropriate. “Beginnings are important and delicate times. As we continue to pose a foundation for our part in God’s work for the years to come, we ask that you join your prayers to ours that our Father in heaven will guide us to understand and fulfill His will in each decision that must be made.”
Update on Governance Structure
November 4 - It was noted in today's member letter that the MBOD had a webinar meeting on Monday and selected Joel Meeker as their chairman.
October 5 - The results of the special election to replace three vacancies on the Ministerial Board of Directors (MBOD) were announced today. The vacancies were created when Jim Franks, Doug Horchak and Clyde Kilough accepted positions on the administration and were required to step down from the MBOD. The three men selected by ballots of elders are, in alphabetical order:
David Baker
Arnold Hampton
Larry Salyer
The complete MBOD is now comprised of:
David
Baker
Arnold Hampton
Joel Meeker
Richard Pinelli
Larry Salyer
Richard Thompson
Leon Walker
East Texas Meeting Place
We recently learned that our normal meeting place for the COGWA-East Texas congregation has changed their policy. The administration there loves us, but have apparently had some issues with other renters, so the board made the decision they will no longer rent to anyone. So we're looking for a hall again. We know God will provide and have already found several leads, and will have to decide soon which one to use. We appreciate any prayers on our behalf.
Government Structure Updates
September 15 - It was announced today in a member letter that the board approved the president's proposal for operations managers and members of the Doctrine Committee. Those selected are:
Media - Clyde Kilough
Ministerial Services - Doug Horchak
Doctrine Committee:
- John Foster
- Bruce Gore
- Don Henson
- David Johnson
- Ralph Levy
September 1 - It was announced today that this week's meeting of the new board went smoothly and was very productive. They selected officers, established a task force to research where to locate a small office and had some initial discussions about going forward with fulfilling the Church's commission of preaching the gospel to the whole world. The officers selected are:
President - Jim Franks
Secretary - Dave Johnson
Treasurer - Jason Lovelady
On August 2 the Bylaws and Constitution for Church of God, a Worldwide Association were approved. On August 17 the Ministerial Board of Directors was selected from a group of 14 candidates that had been selected by the elders. The board members are:
Jim Franks
Doug Horchak
Clyde Kilough
Joel Meeker
Richard Pinelli
Richard Thompson
Leon Walker
Update on Camps
Challenger - Grand Canyon Trek - We had an excellent group of participants that bonded tightly from their first night together. They saw some weather extremes on their rim-to-rim hike, from 100+ temps down in the canyon to sleet and ice up on the rim. It was an exceptional year for our Challenger program and we thank God for His blessings.
Heritage - Camp was smaller this year than in the past, but that enabled us to enjoy some new activities that were difficult to do with a larger group, such as mountain biking and wood carving. The campers said they enjoyed the smaller feel and got to know know another much better. Again we were blessed with a safe and wonderful camp.
Sequoia - This camp is winding down this weekend (July 30-31) and is another new facility for us in the hills of CA surrounded by Sequoia National Forest. The highs were around 90 and the lows at night were in the low 50s, so that was excellent weather for sports and other activities in the day and their traditional campfire events in the evenings. The numbers were lower than in the past, but the campers took that as a challenge to get to know everyone there and it made for an excellent camp.
Strong Rock - Our new camp in the hills of northwest Georgia went extremely well. It's a new facility so everything is in wonderful shape, there has been a lot of rain so things were green and lush, and the campers were enthusiastic! The staff members were excited about serving God's young people and helping them build a relationship with God as well.
Carter - Our first teen camp at YMCA Camp Carter in Fort Worth was fantastic! We had 92 campers from a range of states and even though the temperature was in the triple digits each day, campers had a wonderful camp. As usual we did outdoor sports activities in the mornings and indoor or water activities in the afternoon. Add in a variety of evening open activities, dance and all camp events as well as varied Christian Living sessions in the evenings, and you have a recipe for a great time--especially when you have so many staff and campers all working to live by God's "honor code"!
Forest Glen - The preteen camp near Houston was a huge success in June! Just over 55 campers and 40+ staff had a great time at the camp in the Sam Houston State Forest. The mature trees and steady breeze all week helped make things more comfortable and the campers loved the "blob", Gaga ball and the twin zip lines as well as all the other more normal activities offered.
Tornadoes in Oklahoma and eastern seaboard area
Here is an update from Ministerial Services about tornadoes this weekend.
From Clyde Kilough, Todd Carey and Tim Waddle:
Many have been wondering how their fellow members have
fared during the severe storms that travelled east over the last couple of days,
spawning tornadoes that killed people from Oklahoma to the eastern seaboard.
We are happy to report that, to our knowledge, no members in the Carolinas or
Virginia were hurt or suffered damage. With 62 reported tornadoes, its
worst outbreak of spring storms in two decades, North Carolina was hardest hit
with 24 people killed (and the death toll still expected to rise). The
Raleigh brethren were in the middle of services when the tornado sirens went
off. After asking for God’s protection, they went into the downstairs
part of the facility to wait out the storm’s passing, then resumed the Sabbath
service. We thank God for His protection, and thank you for your concern.
Once again, events like this remind us of the future day when there will be no
such fear of destruction, and when those who have lost loved ones will see them
again.
Regional Formal & Basketball
The 2011 regional teen prom and final regional basketball event of the season took place last weekend in Dallas. The teens had a great time at the prom, and the basketball games went well on Saturday night (for adults) and Sunday (adults and teens). After our two regional basketball events, the result were:
|
Division |
Team |
Record Houston |
Record Dallas |
Record Total |
| Boys
A |
East Texas |
2-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
| Boys
A |
Dallas |
0-2 |
1-1 |
1-3 |
| Boys
A |
Houston |
1-1 |
0-2 |
1-3 |
| Girls
A |
Dallas |
2-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
| Girls
A |
Houston |
0-2 |
1-1 |
1-3 |
| Girls
A |
Fort Worth |
2-0 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
| Boys
B |
East Texas |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Boys
B |
Dallas |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
| Boys
B |
Fort Worth |
2-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
| Girls
B |
East Texas |
0-2 |
2-0 |
2-2 |
| Girls
B |
Austin |
1-1 |
0-2 |
1-3 |
| Mens
A |
Austin |
2-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
| Mens
A |
Dallas |
1-1 |
2-0 |
3-1 |
| Mens
A |
East Texas |
0-2 |
DNP |
0-2 |
| Mens
A |
Houston - 1 |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
| Mens
A |
Houston - 2 |
2-0 |
0-2 |
2-2 |
| Mens
B |
Austin |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Mens
B |
Dallas |
0-2 |
0-2 |
0-4 |
| Mens
B |
East Texas |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Mens
B |
Houston |
1-1 |
1-1 |
2-2 |
| Mens
B |
Fort Worth |
2-0 |
2-0 |
4-0 |
Camp Conference
To save money this year we had a scaled-down camp conference at the home of the Sargents in Kansas City. The dates are November 1-3 and we would appreciate your prayers for a successful set of meetings.
Here area a few photos.
Men's Leadership Weekend--North Texas
The weekend was GREAT! Check out the photos on the top of the page in the link below...
We’re trying something new—a men’s weekend
for the
The weekend is open to college age and
older—single or married. We’ll be staying at the group camping area of
Cost-Cutting Ideas
We received a few more cost cutting ideas for low-income individuals--for medicines and weatherization of homes. Click here or click the "Links" button on the menu system.
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