Prayer Rooms
These are glimpses of Souderton and Salford’s innovative prayer rooms. Also included in this album is a prayer labyrinth which was a part of a vigil orchestrated during resurrection weekend.

Installation Service of Miriam Book & James Lapp
Friends and representatives of many congregations celebrated the installation of lead pastor Miriam F. Book and her husband, preaching pastor James M. Lapp on Sunday morning the 30th of March 2008.

Junior High Lock-In
Over 300 Junior High youth, grades 6-8th, participated in a variety of activities from 9PM-7AM on Friday night the 14th of March. Many wonderful Volunteers from congregations throughout the conference were there to supervise and celebrate.

Philadelphia Praise Center 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Speaker: Leonard Dow, pastor at Oxford Circle Mennonite Church in Philadelphia
Guest Artist: Alan Caps

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Youth Leadership Retreat Album
Youth Leadership Retreat at Spruce Lake Retreat Center

Photographer: Jessica Walter

Conference Assembly Highlights Video
November 9-10, 2007

Jay Delp Productions

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Friday Evening
The Conference Assembly was hosted at Franconia Mennonite Church and began with worship worship, then moved into affirming new congregations. The key-note Speaker was Gilberto Flores, of MC USA. Afterwards there was much fellowship at the Ice cream social held in the basement.

Photographer: Timoyer

Saturday
The assembly continued on Saturday Nov 10th from 9:00am-3pm including a delegate session, lunch with a menu that represented all cultures represented and 3 workshop sessions. A great time was had by all!

Photographer: Timoyer

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Prayer Vision Retreat
Conference Executive Minister Noel Santiago was the speaker/teacher. Many representatives were there from Franconia Conference churches. It was a moving time of worship, prayer, teaching and fellowship as we passionately sought to discover who Christ is for us and God’s purpose for the Church.
Prayer Ministry Coordinator: Sandy Landes
Photographer: Timoyer


Installation Service of Firman Gingerich
The installation service of Firman Gingerich occured at Blooming Glen Mennonite Church on Oct. 7th 2007.
Photographer: Kreg Ulery of Blooming Glen Mennonite Church

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Ken Burkholder, pastor at Deep Run East Mennonite Church near Perkasie, Pa, was ordained on September 16, 2007. Photos by Rachelle Trauger.

Nations Worship Center in South Philadelphia is a primarily Indonesian-speaking congregation with connections to Philadelphia Praise Center (website). Nations Worship has requested to join Franconia Conference at this year’s Conference Assembly.

The Philadelphia Praise Center hosted a Ramadan feast for the Indonesian Muslim community who were seeking a large facility in South Philadelphia on October 9, 2007.

Annual Apple Butter Frolic held at the Indian Creek Farm, nearly Harleysville, PA.

These images capture various aspects of historic re-enactments of Pennsylvania Dutch traditions from corn harvesting to weddings. Proceeds from the event went Mennonite Historians of Eastern Pennsylvannia, on October 8, 2007.

In the summer of 2007 Franconia Conference staff member Jessica Walter led a group of high school youth to Guatemala through Eastern Mennonite Seminary’s month long theological and cross-cultural encounter LEAP (Learning, Exploring, and Participating). The overall trip was led by Franconia Conference Assembly 2007 keynote speaker, Gilberto Flores and his wife Rosa. Also assisting in leading the trip was group pastor Lana Miller and Jessica’s co-Orientation Leader Jason Wagner, both of Harrisonburg, VA. Jessica traveled with the group of 9 students through Guatemala City, Antigua, Petén, and Cobán visiting multiple churches including two Mennonite congregations, the Mayan ruins of Tikal, staying at and painting a retreat center outside of Guatemala City, and hiking the Pacaya volcano which sports an active lava flow. During the entire program students reflected on their beliefs, the movement of the church in Guatemala, the movement of their home congregations, and how the cross-cultural experience was challenging and changing them. This photo gallery is a random assortment of the photos Jessica took while in Guatemala.

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