Inspired Annual Meeting in New Rochelle, NY
The 126th Annual Meeting of the East Coast Conference convened last month, April 28-30, 2016, at New York Covenant Church in New Rochelle, NY. The Annual Meeting theme was “IGNITE: Fan into Flame the Gift of God.”
Welcomed by our warm and gracious hosts at New York Covenant Church, attendees were masterfully and passionately lead into worship by Diedre Jenkins and the NYCC Worship Team, including Chairman of the East Coast Conference Executive Board, and Founder & Senior Pastor of NYCC, Rev. Dr. David Holder. The NYCC Dance Ministry blessed us with their worshipful and inspired interpretation of “Amazing.” Rev. Dr. Michael Carrion, Founder & Senior Pastor of Promised Land Covenant Church (Bronx, NY) delivered the exposition of the word from 2 Tim 1:3-12. And he delivered a fiery and impassioned message to help us and challenge us to fan to flame the gift of God!
In his tenth annual report, Superintendent Howard Burgoyne focuses on the counsel of Paul to young Timothy, his disciple and fledgling pastor, found in 2 Tim 1:6-7:
“For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through ethe laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
~ 2 Tim 1:6-7 (NIV)
Superintendent Burgoyne’s prayer for our Conference churches, leaders and people this year is for “the Lord to drain us of debilitating timidity and double-mindedness in exchange for the supernatural power of single-minded boldness, whole-hearted love, and self-disciplined service to one another.”