Atlantic Connexion

Five baptisms were celebrated at Cornerstone (Denn Guptill) this Sunday. All were kids or teens and there are more scheduled for next week!

• Matt Maxwell (Journey) had the opportunity to preach last Sunday at Easton (Rich Thomas) where he and Suzanne had served for 14 years. CLICK HEREto join the prayer page for Easton Wesleyan and to enjoy the powerful heart of praise and gratitude captured in Rich’s post.

Amherst (Evan Oxner) had Konnect Camp this week. Assistant Pastor Bradford Jordan shared, “We had 59 children and 12 made a first time decision to follow Jesus! and we even had one say they wanted to be baptized!”

Summer @ Beulah has been another welcome time of fellowship, connection with new friends, and times of worship. Executive Director Tami Mutch-Ketch effectively led another packed day for the Beulah Session of the Camp Board on Friday (lower right pic). Amongst other activities and services, the weekend also included a Volunteer Appreciation Corn Boil & BBQ as well as the 2nd Information Session providing detailed updates on Deferred Maintenance, the Review & Response Panel, and Phase Two of the Tabernacle Terrace. These are encouraging days of momentum and progress in District Camp Ministry.

If you have students from your church that are heading to university or college this fall, you know that their faith will be tested in critical ways over the next number of months. The pressures they face could honestly end up breaking down the faith that they’ve built during their years in your church family.

I had the privilege this week of sharing in annual budgetary decisions with members of the General Board via Zoom. What made this rather perfunctory meeting special was not so much the content, but the presenter. On August 31st, Mr. Kevin Batman (lower right pic) will conclude 17 years of incredibly fruitful and faithful service as General Treasurer of the North American General Conference of The Wesleyan Church.

• CLICK HERE to read a fitting word from GS Wayne Schmidt regarding Kevin’s service to the Church.

Our Wesleyan family has been enriched by his heart, secured by his financial expertise and fortified by his faith. He has served God and us exceedingly well. There is no one I served alongside during my seven years @ HQ with whom I share greater trust or for whom I hold in higher esteem.

• Kevin, thank you for showing us what Kingdom servant leadership looks like at its finest. You are a statesman and churchman of the highest order. We are better because of you, and we will be forever grateful.

Why not take a moment to CLICK HERE and send Kevin a personal word of thanks? Let’s fill his inbox to overflowing during this final week with the double honour he so richly deserves!

MEN! Remember to register for the Resolute Men’s Weekend coming up September 13th-14th! It’s a weekend packed full of amazing food (and brisket!), great fellowship with fellow men, and just a chance to get on the island for one more time this season! CLICK HERE to register, and in the meantime, enjoy this video of our very own Steve Arsenault’s brisket!

CLICK HERE for a smoked brisket teaser!

• It is going to be an awesome weekend and we may break our 2025 camper goal – so come and be part of this monumental standing stone in the history of Caton’s Island. Let’s talk about being the steadfast men we need to be while having some fun with activities like skeet shooting, archery and zipline.

Looking forward to a great weekend of getting together with the guys.
WE AIN’T RETREATIN’ FROM NOTHIN’!