Tag: Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association
Ken Locke speaks as 107.3 WRSW Operations Manager Kris Lake facilitates the special broadcast on March 22. InkFreeNews photo by Kory Betts. WARSAW — Ken Locke, director of the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association led a time of prayer on local radio Sunday, March 22 in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Locke who also serves as …read more.
WARSAW – A Day of Prayer for the coronavirus pandemic is being organized in Kosciusko County. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting business and activities in Kosciusko County and around the World, the Kosciusko County Commissioners are encouraging everyone to pray Sunday, March 22, in a Countywide Day of Prayer. The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association will …read more.
WARSAW – A Day of Prayer for the coronavirus pandemic is being organized in Kosciusko County. With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting business and activities in Kosciusko County and around the World, the Kosciusko County Commissioners are encouraging everyone to pray this Sunday, March 22, in a Countywide Day of Prayer. The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association …read more.
WARSAW — Heartline Pregnancy Center and the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association are partnering to hold a Good Friday Service at 7 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Lakeview Middle School auditorium. This free event is open to the community. The evening will include the Belfast Community Gospel Choir. BCGC are considered ambassadors for the city …read more.
WINONA LAKE — Decorated U.S. Army veteran and pro-life advocate Lt.Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin spoke to a small gathering at Grace College’s Westminster Hall on Monday, Sept. 17, at a leadership luncheon co-sponsored by the college and Right to Life of North Central Indiana. Boykin was introduced by local veteran and director of the Greater …read more.
WINONA LAKE — Local pastors and ministry professionals gathered with faculty members from Grace College for a prayer walk Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center in Winona Lake. A prayer walk represents the active commitment of a person or group to pray for a neighborhood, community or specific place. According to Drew …read more.
WARSAW —The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association will discuss the epidemic of drug and substance abuse in Kosciusko County and also take a time of prayer for those affected, their families and those who serve them to find healing. Alexandra Myers from Bowen Center will present how Bowen Center is addressing this issue and how the …read more.
WARSAW — Around 35 people attended a prayer, hosted by the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association, this evening, Sept. 10, at the 9/11 memorial in Center Lake Park, Warsaw. GWMA has been hosting prayers for America since Sept. 11, 2012. Pastor Ken Locke, GWMA director, stated before the prayer that he began receiving requests for a prayer …read more.
WARSAW — Pastors and people in the community came together today, July 14, to pray about the distressing events occurring around the country. Individuals in the community reached out to the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association indicating they thought a prayer service was needed. The GWMA typically holds a prayer gathering in various locations on the …read more.
WARSAW — The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association has called for a time of prayer from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, at the 9/11 Memorial in Center Lake Park (near Center Lake Pavilion) in Warsaw. The time of prayer is called in response to the recent incidents of violence and killing of citizens …read more.
WARSAW —The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association (GWMA) raised support for the flags to be displayed in downtown Warsaw from Memorial Day to Veteran’s Day. This year’s flag will alternate the U.S. and Indiana flags to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of Statehood of the Hoosier State. The City of Warsaw provides the labor and hardware for …read more.
WARSAW — Revive Indiana information meetings will be hosted by the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association at 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 4 or at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, March 5.
WARSAW — The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is kicking off a “Year of Prayer” for 2016 with an event before Christmas on First Friday, Dec. 4. Areas of prayer will be featured at Tourmaline, 208 S. Buffalo St. from 5-8 p.m. fashioned after some of the concepts of the recent movie “War Room”. Everyone is …read more.
WARSAW — The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association will host “Sleep Out 2015” from 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, until 6 a.m. Nov. 14, on the Kosciusko County Courthouse lawn, Warsaw. Local community and business leaders will spend the night on the cold ground with only the clothes on their back, a piece of cardboard and a sleeping bag to raise awareness and funds for the Winter Warmth program in the community.
WARSAW — Residents from across Warsaw today gathered around the 9/11 Remembrance Memorial in Central Park to join Ken Locke, Director of the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association, in prayer for our country, and for the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
The annual Warsaw community Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3, at New Life Christian Church and World Outreach, located at 744 S. 325 E., Warsaw. The service is sponsored by the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association with pastor John B. Lowe II sharing a message about the sacrifice of Jesus …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association has kicked off it Annual Membership Campaign for 2015. According to the GWMA’s Ken Locke, “The group meets monthly as well as to plan special events to bring the faith community together to worship and serve in the Warsaw area in the name of Jesus Christ.” GWMA also maintains a …read more.
By KEN LOCKE GWMA Director September is Hunger Action Month and the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association has set Sunday, Sept. 28 as “Hunger Awareness Sunday” as reminder that there are those locally and around the world that are in need of food. According to statistics about 33 percent of the world’s population is facing hunger …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is encouraging everyone to pray for America on Thursday, Sept. 11 during the 13th Anniversary of the attack of radical Islamic terrorists. GWMA has joined Awakening America to pray for our leaders, armed forces and emergency personnel. This is the 12th prayer observance of the GWMA in Kosciusko County. There …read more.
Heartline Pregnancy Center will be getting its ICU mobile unit this Saturday. After the Kosciusko County Fair parade on July 6, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Heartline will be hosting a commissioning event at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds in Warsaw. “It will be a time of prayer and dedication as we prepare to go into the …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is encouraging everyone in Kosciusko County to observe and celebrate National Marriage Week, Feb. 7-14. Sunday, Feb. 9, has been designated at National Marriage Sunday. The GWMA affirms that marriage is a union between one man and one woman and is the first institution established by God. “Traditional marriage is …read more.
Dear Editor, Over 150 years ago near Gettysburg, Pa., the President of the United States rose to give a speech after a 2-hour oration by Edward Everett. Abraham Lincoln spoke for three minutes to the crowd of over 15,000, on Nov. 19, 1863, noting that the words of that day may not be remembered. The …read more.
By Ken Locke Warsaw Ministerial Association Dear Friends in Christ: World Compassion Network has 242,000 Rice fortified meals that are being accepted for distribution in Honduras. It will cost $5,000 to ship the food to an agency and WCN Director Joe Wilkey has $2,500 of the cost covered. We are not having a Thanksgiving Service this …read more.
By KEN LOCKE, Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association On July 13, 1949, a group of men gathered in the Rainbow Room of Westminster Hotel in Winona Lake to pray all night for a moving of God. They gathered around a young William Franklin Graham Jr. who was heading to Los Angeles after a fifth annual Youth …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association and Kosciusko Silent No More have teamed up to bring guest speaker Eric Miller to Warsaw to talk about protecting traditional marriage. Miller, an attorney and the founder and executive director of Advance America, will be speaking to the public at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at the 2517 Banquet …read more.
Satellites and Sirens, a synth and guitar driven Christian rock band from Nashville, Tenn., will be featured in a free concert and time of worship at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at the activity tent. Band members include Geoff Hunker, lead singer and founder of the band, as well as …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is calling everyone to pray for Boston and the United States one week after the heinous bombing of the Boston Marathon my Radical Islamic Terrorists. The GWMA is asking local residents to pray for the families of those who lost loved ones in this attack, remember the victims who are …read more.
Dear Editor, On behalf of the hundreds of people aided by the Gift of Warmth Program, as well as Combined Community Services and its Board of Directors, I would like to personally thank the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association and its participating churches for its recently collected gift of $27,000. Your contributed donations will, and have …read more.
Combined Community Services is gearing up for what is expected to be lots of requests for utility assistance in the next couple of weeks. Last week’s cold snap is likely to result in higher than normal utility bills and a rash of those unable to pay. Since Nov. 1, 2012, to Jan. 24, CCS has …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is currently seeking support and membership to assist in their efforts for the community. According to the GWMA, the association exists to gather regularly to provide fellowship, prayer, and growth for pastors and religious professionals; worship together as the body of Christ and serve others in his name; maintain and …read more.
The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is sponsoring the 28th Annual Kosciusko CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, Sept. 30. The walk will begin with a time of prayer at 1:30 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion, 119 E. Canal St., in Warsaw. Walkers collect pledges to support the efforts of Church World Service around the globe and 25 …read more.
Founded in 1984 by the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association, Combined Community Services was organized by county church leaders to serve as a centralized clearinghouse to serve those in need. In the past several years, however, more and more churches have begun taking on their own programs to serve the less fortunate. That, according to Pastor …read more.
The group Live 4:1 will perform a free concert and time of worship at the activity tent on the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. this Sunday, July 8. The Kosciusko County Fair, 1400 E. Smith St., Warsaw also has free admission on that evening. Live 4:1 is a Christian group from Fort Wayne dedicated …read more.
Dear Editor, The Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association is calling everyone to a time of prayer this Sunday, July 1, for our Nation, especially in light of the growing drought conditions in the Midwest and horrific fires in the West and flooding in Florida. Please take a moment to pray for rain, but more importantly to …read more.
From noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3, the public is invited to Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake to take part in the National Day of Prayer event. The local event is sponsored by the Greater Warsaw Ministerial Association. For those who prefer, there is also a National Day of Prayer live Webcam presentation. Watch …read more.



















