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Training put into action -Chemical Dependency Ministries
Written: 8/28/2009
Participants at the Summer School on Chemical Dependency crowd for a group picture. ...

Briefly
Written: 8/28/2009
Free training in September by Evangelism Committee Mooreland and OKC-First churches will host free training events in September that focus on evangelism. ? Sept. 12. At Mooreland UMC, keynote will be Bob Crossman, director of New Church Develop...

TV spotlight on addiction
Written: 2/13/2009
Churches join state’s battle against meth n The DVD edition of "Crystal Darkness" is available by contacting Chemical Dependency Ministries, cdm@okumc.org,  405-530-2010....

Agency sponsors major event to help within each congregation
Written: 1/16/2009
Mount Sequoyah is hosting a conference to help equip individual churches to address drug and alcohol addictions. Among the major sponsors is Chemical Dependency Ministries of Oklahoma Conference, directed by Annette Harper. The conference for laity, clergy,...

Addiction ministry extends model to African UMs
Written: 12/12/2008
Two leaders of UM chemical dependency ministries join Annette Harper, left, in Côte d’Ivôire, Africa. They are Bishop Benjamin Boni, episcopal leader in Côte d’Ivôire, and Melissa Davis of North Carolina. ...

Chemical Dependency Training is Oct. 24 for Faith Partners
Written: 10/3/2008
A one-day training session on Oct. 24 will help Oklahomans form Faith Partners teams, which focus on addictions within a congregation. The Leadership Training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at OKC-Chapel Hill church. It is sponsored by the Oklahoma Conference’s Chemical Dependency Ministr...

Diversity blesses Summer School
Written: 8/8/2008
Members of the Class of 2008 at the Chemical Dependency Summer School are: Trina Bose North, Patty Cook, Dora Dorsey, Rick Drewien, Jerome Duger, Ricky Huggins, Harold Johns Jr., Jewell Meringer, Jacqualine Myles, Erica McArthur, Adrian Pol...

Enrollment opens for summer program on addictions
Written: 2/8/2008
Leaders at the 2007 Summer School were, from left:  Ed Cook, Herb Smith, Mary Buresh, Annette Harper, Bobbie Pierro, Patricia Jones, Peter Pierro, and Dane Lemmons. Sign up now for the Summer School on Chemical Dependency, June 17-26 at Oklahoma City University. This educational opportunity...

Churches make steps in battling addictions
Written: 10/19/2007
Youngsters gather at the altar for the Children’s Moment during Recovery Sunday at OKC-Grace UMC. They heard from Annette Harper, left, Oklahoma Conference director of Chemical Dependency Ministries. At left, the Fatal Vision Goggles thwart Keagan Smith, center, as he attempts to make a point...

Training event is Oct. 5
Written: 9/21/2007
Faith Partners teams Claremore-First Covington Lucien OKC-Church of the Servant OKC-Grace OKC-Village Tulsa-St. Paul’s Weatherford   OKC-Church of the Servant Faith Partners team: from left, Gary and Valerie Tilken, Phyllis Narcomey, Candy Caveness, J. Robb Bartlett, ...

Addiction: Claremore team responds through Faith Partners
Written: 7/27/2007
Be a partner Faith Partners workshop: Oct. 5 in Oklahoma City To register: www.rushcenter.org or 888-451-9527. Nurture is necessary to establish a viable Faith Partners Team within a local church. Members of such a team dedicate themselves to alcohol and drug education and addictio...

Survey measuring churches' outreach to people affected by addictions
Written: 4/6/2007
Participation in an online survey is encouraged by Annette Harper, director of Oklahoma Conference Chemical Dependency Ministries. The survey asks United Methodists’ opinions about their churches’ outreach to people affected by addictions. The link to "Local Church Addiction Awareness Survey" is: w...

Chemical Dependency leadership plans for 25th year
Written: 3/23/2007
Activities and games, led by Annette Harper, built unity and brought laughter at the Chemical Dependency Ministries retreat. From left are: front row: Laura Clarkson, Ed Cook, June Thomas, Dane Lemmons, Linda Wegener, and Diane Miller; back row, David Croninger, Margaret White, Rose Braun, Gary G...

Chemical Dependency Ministries
Written: 2/9/2007
 Jurisdiction schedules 2 types of training to help congregations respond to addictions Two regional training programs this year will focus on ministry to people struggling with addictions. Annette Harper encourages Oklahoma United Methodists to enroll in the training, which is designed to e...

Training is this month
Written: 10/20/2006
Addiction is one of the Church’s greatest challenges, states Bob Lively, chaplain of the Rush Center of the Johnson Institute. The Faith Partners program is one way The United Methodist Church is responding to that challenge. "The first thing addiction takes from us—long before our physical well-be...

Chemical Dependency Ministries Testimonies from Summer School
Written: 9/8/2006
Herb Smith teaches at the Summer School. "I owe a great deal of gratitude to the Summer School on Chemical Dependency for giving me the tools I need. It is only because of the school experience that I can continue in ministry to those afflicted with alcohol and drug addictions, families affe...

Faith Partners team up
Written: 8/18/2006
Faith Partners is a new way for local churches to reach out to people struggling with addictions. OKC-Church of the Servant is one of the congregations that have formed Faith Partners teams. "A churchwide survey was taken early this year, and the response was overwhelming as to the needs of and s...

Harper directs Chemical Dependency agency
Written: 4/7/2006
Annette Harper has been named director of Chemical Dependency Ministries for Oklahoma Conference. She began her duties officially on March 20, following the announcement by Herb Smith, chairman of the related Conference committee. Harper said she applied for the post because of a heartfelt decisio...

Gilpin shares story
Written: 3/24/2006
Summer School on Chemical Dependency By GARY GILPIN My knowledge about chemical dependency generally had been gathered by my own experiences across 35 years of practicing alcoholism and 16 years of recovery using the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step Program. This knowledge base left me feeling a l...