Elizabeth River District United Methodist Men 2017 Fall Retreat

Date: Saturday, November 04, 2017

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM

Location: Oak Grove UMC, 472 N. Battlefied Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23320

This is your PERSONAL INVITATION to POWER UP ’17

“Power Up with Resurrection Power”

The Elizabeth River District Men’s Ministry Fall Retreat

November 4, 2017 • 8:00 am – 5:00 pm • $35.00 per person

The retreat is being held at Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 472 N. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23320

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Rev. Dr. Clarence Brown Rev. Greg West Rev. Brandon Nichols

Rev. Dr. Clarence Brown, Jr. - Dr. Brown serves as the Senior Pastor of Annandale UMC, after seven years of leadership as the District Superintendent of the Elizabeth River District. He has also served as District Superintendent of the Charlottesville District, as Senior Pastor of St. Paul's UMC in Chesapeake, VA, and as Director of the Wesley Westminster Foundation at Norfolk State University. He holds a B.A. degree from Georgia State University, a M. Div. degree from Gammon Theological Seminary (Atlanta, GA), and a D. Min. degree from Wesley Theological Seminary. Rev. Brown is known across the conference for his strong preaching, his expertise in church revitalization, community engagement, and his mentoring of young pastors.

Rev. Greg West - Rev. Greg West is the Chaplain of Virginia Wesleyan University & is the founding pastor of Grace Harbor in Suffolk, VA. Rev. West brings his cross-cultural experience to the Wesleyan community. West received his Masters of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky., and his Bachelor of Arts in English from Old Dominion University. He speaks Spanish and has led multiple mission trips to Mexico, Nicaragua and Jamaica. He was ordained as an Elder in the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2003 and served as senior pastor at Stokesland United Methodist Church in Danville, Va., for three years. "A college campus is an excellent place for spiritual learning and growth, as it corresponds with the academic training that is happening," said West.

Rev. Brandon Nichols - Rev. Nichols is the Pastor of Wesley Chapel UMC in Suffolk, VA. He received his B. A. from Virginia Wesleyan College in 2012 and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a major in Religious Studies and a minor in History. He was President of the college’s chapter of Theta Alpha Kappa: the theology national honors society. He was the chair of Marlin Ministries, the College’s student ministry organization. He completed his M. Div. from Duke University Divinity School and graduated Magna Cum Laude. While at Duke, he interned as an associate pastor at New Brook United Methodist Church in Roxboro, NC and as a Chaplain intern at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA.

REGISTRATION FORMS can be obtained (1) by contacting David Collins, (757) 420-1958, djcoll@icloud.com (2) on our website, www.elizabethrivermen.org (3) from the Constant Contact notification.

PAYMENTS can be (1) mailed to David Collins, 400 S Military Hwy, Apt 1105, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 (2) made through PayPal on our website (3) made through PayPal on the Constant Contact notification.