National Conference Photos
Here are a number of photos from the conference. Click on a photo thumbnail, and a large version will open in a new window. Nearly all of the large versions are sized at 1024x768 pixels, just right for PowerPoint and other multimedia projection programs. So feel free to download some of these to show to your congregation.
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Getting Everything Set Up |
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Bishop Ron Ramsey meets with the staff and volunteers on Thursday morning, May 31, to encourage and inspire them, present his hopes and vision for the conference, and let them know, "Here is why we are doing this." |
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Getting the audiovisual equipment set up. |
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Chris Kuntz looks over the set on Thursday afternoon. |
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Left to right: Chris Kuntz, Gary Reiber, Matt Reiber, and Dan Chamberlin--some of the guys who kept busy with the audiovisual equipment throughout the conference. |
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Heather Umbaugh (right), from Mainstreet Church in Walbridge, Ohio, and two of her volunteers help put up the platform backdrop. |
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One of Heather's creations. Fake bricks, yellow tape, orange cones--just some of the props Heather distributed throughout the building to go along with the "Extreme Makeover" theme. |
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Courtney and Marsha could be found in the information booth just about any time of day. They kept especially busy on Thursday afternoon, as people arrived to register. |
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Pat Jones (left) and Chris Kuntz. |
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Heather Umbaught takes a well-deserved (but most likely short-lived) break. |
Registration Begins on Thursday afternoon |
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This huge banner stood at the main entrance to Sawmill Creek. |
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This way! |
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Darlene Burkett, administrative assistant in Global Ministries, stood inside the main doors all Thursday afternoon, helping people as they arrived. Anyone with a yellow vest was available to help attendees in any way or answer questions. And there were a lot of yellow vests. |
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People began arriving early Thursday afternoon to register. |
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Scott Hughes, from Mainstreet Church, provided this Bobcat as a very sturdy decoration outside the main entrance to the conference hall. |
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Kenny and Rachel Graham were among the many hospitality workers. For much of the afternoon, they were positioned at the main doors, welcoming people to Sawmill Creek. |
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One of Josh Greenfield's many directional signs. |
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Gary Dilley, director of Global Ministries, and his wife Rhonda (left) talking with Robin Reiber, whose husband, Gary, is pastor of Union Chapel UB Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. Gary and his son, Matt, were involved with the audiovisual aspects of the conference. |
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Marsha Baker, administrative assistant to Bishop Ramsey, and Amy Pennington, from Mainstreet Church in Walbridge, Ohio, looking over housing arrangements. With people scattered among seven different hotels, it was all a bit complicated. |
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Beverly Gover from Pennsylvania arriving for registration. |
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Debbie Voight, from Lancaster UB (Lancaster, Ohio), headed up the Hospitality committee for the conference. She is joined by Opal Sherman (right) and another volunteer from Mainstreet. |
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Three ladies in a comfortable couch. |
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Several signs displayed the general schedule for the weekend. |
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Pat Jones and Amy Pennington. Amy, wife of Mainstreet pastor Marty Pennington, handled all of the hotel arrangements. |
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