‘Keeping It Real’ begins at Wesley Church

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August 24, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Minister D.J. Dangerfield of Humboldt said he has been blessed with a traveling ministry.
“My travels have allowed me to share my joy of Jesus in most denominations as well as in nondenominational settings,” Dangerfield said.
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday Dangerfield will share his faith with area residents at Wesley United Methodist Church’s weekend event, “Keeping It Real: Real Faith, Real Family and Real Community.”
The three-day event has been a year in the making, said Trudy Kenyon Anderson, Wesley’s pastor.
“We are excited to have Minister D.J. as our guest speaker. His sermons are uplifting for people of all ages,” Anderson said.
Dangerfield, who is the youth lead team pastor at First Baptist Church in Chanute, works with youths from middle school through young adulthood at the church and has been in the ministry for more than 10 years, the last four  at the church in Chanute.
“Our church has been blessed with an amazing growth spurt. We have two services — a traditional service as well as a more modern up-to-date service for the younger members,” he said.
At the 6 p.m. Friday service, Dangerfield said his message would be directed at those who let a building dictate their faith and to those  who may have come into the church building for the first time.
“I want people to know a building doesn’t represent Jesus. It is the people and how their faith leads them during everyday life. Sometimes just giving a hug for someone in need represents Jesus’ faith through a person,” Dangerfield said.
A taco salad bar will be served in fellowship hall prior to the praise and worship service.
Saturday’s service also begins at 6 o’clock at the church. Dangerfield’s sermon will encompass the family and how faith works to strengthen the bonds within a family.
A dessert bar is planned following the service.
A nursery will be provided each night. For those who have difficulty climbing stairs there is a ramp on the east side of the church and an elevator is available for easy access to the fellowship hall.
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. community members are invited to bring lawn chairs and join Wesley parishioners as praise music and worship services fill Riverside Park as the celebration centers on community spirit — the helping of one another, Anderson said.
A cookout, which will include hamburgers and hot-dogs donated by Sonic, will be served prior to the Back to School Carnival.
“Our youth have worked hard to put the carnival together,” said Lori Cooper, Wesley youth minister.
The carnival will include a dunk tank where youths can try out their pitching arm as Cooper and Matt Stuckey, who is also a youth minister at the church, sit penitently over a tank of water.
There will be face painting, cotton candy, snow cones and popcorn. Prizes awarded to games winners will be school supplies.
“One way we thought we could give back to the community would be by giving school supplies as prizes. We know money is tight and school supplies can add up in a family with several children,” Cooper said.
All services, meals and activities are free. Residents may attend one or all three services.
“I don’t want people to think they have to attend all three services in fear of missing the meaning of the  messages,” Anderson said. “All three messages are independent of each other. We just want people to come together and enjoy the services, festivities and fellowship.”

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