2010 Missions Mini Conference

The First Presbyterian Church Global Missions Committee is pleased to host two missionaries in a Mission Mini Conference over two weekends in August.

Pastor Albert Ratkin has been part of FPC’s mission program since 1991.  After helping start a church in Kaluga he took over as pastor.  In 2000, Pastor Ratkin wished to provide a school where Christian youth of all economic backgrounds could be trained in the ways of God as well as provide an advanced academic education.  First has been partnering in this mission since then. The Word of Life Christian School is now celebrating its tenth year.

Don Richardson is a Christian missionary, teacher, author and international speaker. In 1962, he and his wife Carol and their seven-month-old baby went to work among the Sawi tribe of what was then Dutch New Guinea in the service of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union. The Sawi were known to be cannibalistic headhunters. Living with them in virtual isolation from the modern world involved exposure to malaria, dysentery, and hepatitis, as well as the threat of violence.  He demonstrates in his book, “Eternity in Their Hearts”, how God created expectations in certain groups/tribes that were immediately fulfilled when the gospel arrived.

Conference Schedule

Sat., August 14     4:00 - 6:00 pm Dessert with Bishop Ratkin.
                               Please RSVP to the church office, 387-0617. 
                               No childcare provided.

Sun., August 15    Bishop Ratkin will speak at all three worship services and visit
                               Sunday School classes.

Sun., August 22    Mr. Richardson will preach at all three services.

Sun., August 22    6:30 - 8:00 pm     Dessert with Mr. Richardson who will continue his teaching. 
                               Join us in EB 202. Childcare will be provided. 
                               Please RSVP to the church, 387-0617.