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FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE

The basic and fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonish-ing all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.

FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINE

The basic and fundamental doctrine of this organization shall be the Bible standard of full salvation, which is repentance, baptism in water by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. We shall endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit until we all come into the unity of the faith, at the same time admonish-ing all brethren that they shall not contend for their different views to the disunity of the body.

WDN EDITORCraig LundtPO Box 688

Beloit, WI 53512wdn@wisconsinupci.org

WDN SECTIONAL REPSSection 1: Loretta LundtSection 2: Carole Keller

Section 3: - Open -Section 4: April Peckham

Section 5: Kathy Fry

WDN Proofreader: Dede Sharp

DISTRICT OFFICERSSuperintendent:

Rev. John E. PutnamSecretary-Treasurer: Rev. E.A. Kaske

Honorary Board Member: Rev. John Grant

PRESBYTERSSection 1: Rev. Charles WelchSection 2: Rev. James Booker

Section 3: Rev. Ed HermanSection 4: Rev. Rufus ParkerSection 5: Rev. Paul Bennett

DEPARTMENTSForeign Missions: Rev. M.W. Rogers

Home Missions: Rev. Rick KeilleyDeaf Ministry: Renee Strand

Ladies Ministries: Sis. Barb HilderbrandSunday School: Rev. Dale PaceYouth Ministries: Rev. Tim Vik

Revival Commission: Rev. Michael HookMultimedia Ministry: Rev. Scott Jacobs

Men’s Ministry: Rev. Steve RogersMusic Ministry: Sis. Darlene Boyte

Purpose Institute: Rev. J.D. PutnamPrayer Force: Rev. Don Rogers

Wisconsin District neWs BRO. J. E. PUTNAMWI District Superintendent

GALATIANS 4:22 For it is writ-ten, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a free-woman.

23 But he who was of the bond-woman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.

25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem, which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

During this month of May we all cel-ebrate the wonder and kindness of moth-erhood. All of us have a mother - a wom-an who went to death’s door to bring you and me life as we entered this world.

Having watched all three of our own children being born, it certainly gave me a tremendous respect for my wife, and for that matter, all women who endure the pregnancy, labor and birth of a child. I recognize that all births are not alike; some births are more intense than others, sometimes there are unforeseen complica-tions, and sometimes there is a complete sacrifice made in the death of the mother, giving life to her child.

Being a good mother is a tough job! It is not for the fainthearted, but it is for those who recognize responsibility and are committed to the service of seeing their children grow and prosper in life. Moth-ers are responsible to teach by example, and to give willingly and unselfishly for the cause of instructing a life to be pro-ductive and generous to others, as they grow and become an adult themselves.

These same characteristics should also be made manifest in the “church” of Je-sus Christ. Paul, writing to the Galatians, spoke of the Jerusalem that is geographi-cally defined in Israel. Paul made a dis-tinction between that Jerusalem, walled by stone and mortar, and the Jerusalem that is above. He equates these with the

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WDN: Tell us about your background.BRO. BENNETT: I was born in a Christian (Pentecostal) home in 1957 in St. Paul, MN. My family attended Mid-way Tabernacle on the corner of Victo-ria and Hague in St. Paul. S.G. Norris was my pastor. When I was in grade school, my family moved to Knoxville, a small community in southern Iowa. It was a wonderful time to grow up with my siblings and friends and I was blessed to have several great pastors and leaders who had a positive influence on my life: James Lumpkin, Don Deck, C.E. Gustafson, Dan Smith, Ronald L. Brown. I received the gift of the Holy Ghost on July 26, 1974 in Bloomington, IL, where Sam Latta was pastoring at that time.

I attended Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, MN, 1975-1977. The sum-mer of 1976 was an exciting summer for me. I spent that summer with my grandparents in Chico, CA. My grand-father was a church planter and pastor in Chico. He was a spiritual mentor, and exampled to me Christian disciplines. It was there that God began to deal with my heart regarding ministry.

PAUL BENNETT - Section 5After our marriage, my wife and

I spent two years in my home church as youth leaders. In 1981, we came to Eau Claire and worked under Bro. John Tandberg, where we served as youth pastor and assistant pastor for 16 years. I have been blessed to be in full-time ministry since 1981. In 1997, we were elected pastor of Lighthouse Pente-costal Church in Wausau, WI. While in Wausau, we experienced a continu-al powerful move of God’s Spirit, saw many souls saved, and lives transformed during eight years of revival! In July 2005, I was elected as Pastor of Pente-costal Assembly Church in Eau Claire. We are blessed to serve God with the great people of PAC!

We have ministered in several churches over the years throughout the country, in various preaching and semi-nar venues. I have been privileged to have served the Wisconsin District over the years as: District Youth Secretary, Director of Revival Commission, Coor-dinator of Purpose Institute, Presbyter in Section 4, and currently serving as Presbyter of Section 5.

WDN: Tell us about your family.BRO. BENNETT: In 1976, I met my beautiful wife, Julie. We were married on May 20, 1978, and are celebrating 35 years of marriage this year! We have three daughters:

Rachelle – married to Levi Kruit, and they have two sons: Judah Austin, age eight, and Reagan Maxwell, age six. To them, we are “Buppa and Nanna.” My wife would argue that they are the best boys ever. She’s pretty close to right on that. Our son-in-law, Levi, ministers in our church in the pulpit, is our head usher, and teaches home Bible studies. Rachelle works with the bus ministry

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two sons of Abraham. One was born af-ter the flesh…that being Ishmael, and the other born as the fulfillment of a prom-ise…Isaac.

Paul points out that these two broth-ers represent the two covenants of God with His people. Ishmael represented the law, and Isaac, the result of a prom-ise made by God. These two brothers had the same father, but they did not have the same mother. Ishmael’s mother was a bondwoman, and Isaac’s mother a free woman, able to make a choice either to believe God’s sovereign promise to her, or doubt that she even knew what He was talking about.

Paul typified the bondwoman to rep-resent the law of Moses…and he typi-fied the free woman to represent THE CHURCH, that came out of the very side of Jesus Christ himself. The law will take man no further than to Jerusalem that now is. But the promise of God, fulfilled in the lives of His children, will take God’s children to heaven itself, as she manifests the same characteristics and qualities that every good mother would do for her off-spring.

The Church of promise…through the power of the Holy Ghost, is the “Mother of Us All”!

How fitting, during this special month of recognition, that we all who are born again of water and Spirit take time out and show appreciation to God for the Church, our spiritual Mother.

Thank you, Moms, for all that you do and have done on our behalf, but we should all lift up our voices and hands and thank the Lord for the privilege of having a “mother” that constantly is interested in our eternal welfare and productivity dur-ing our time on earth.

Happy Mother’s Day!

4 May 2013

BY SIMON CHAPPELL

Pastor John David Put-nam and the congregation of the Pentecostals of She-boygan County (POSC) in Sheboygan Falls, WI were the gracious hosts of the first chaplain training course held in the Wisconsin Dis-trict. The sponsor of the event was Purpose Institute. The training took place on the evening of Friday, April 12th, and the day of Sat-urday, the 13th. Dr. Sidney Poe, a chaplain and trainer with the UPCI Division of Education, led the sessions.

The class was “Essen-tial Ministry and Mission of Community Chaplaincy.”

This is the first level of train-ing required to achieve chap-lain certification within our organization. In the class, we were introduced to the role of a chaplain and the differ-ent types of chaplaincy that can be pursued. These variet-ies include hospital, law and fire, prison, vocational and military. We were blessed to have several guest speakers describe their chaplain role - one a chaplain in the Min-nesota State Government, one a prison chaplain, and one a chaplain for a sheriffs department. We also got to see a sheriff ’s vehicle, but for some reason, no one took the officer up on the offer to sit in the back of it!

A chaplain is one who looks out for the spiritual needs of those within their responsibility. To this end, a hospital chaplain would not only visit and minister to the patients of the hospital, but also the staff. A chaplain must be prepared to minister in a pluralistic setting. Many of the people you come into contact with will not be of your exact same beliefs, but they need your help and compassion anyway. Anoth-er large part of a chaplain’s life is dealing with death, dying, and grief. The death notification is a huge part of this. Disaster and crisis intervention round out the basic chaplain skill set.

Approximately 60 stu-dents attended the class. The attendees were a good mix of ministers and involved saints, with about ten pastors present. The class went well, aided by generous supplies of coffee and sugar-filled snacks, and a delicious lunch cooked right at the church by POSC volunteers.

Plans are already be-ing worked on to offer this class again in the future, as a number of interested parties were unable to make it this time. The follow-up class, or part 2, is also planned for next year. Watch the WDN for announcements and de-tails as the time approaches.

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6 May 2013

BY APRIL PECKHAM

Spring has sprung in central Wisconsin and lives are being refreshed, renewed, and restored in Christ! On April 26th and 27th, Riv-erside Apostolic UPCI in Marshfield hosted a Section 4 Rally and Men’s/Ladies’ Bible Study Session.

Evangelist Tim Greene spoke a powerful word at the Friday night rally, “Now Faith.” 2013 is the year for revival if “…my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face,

and turn from their wicked ways…” (2 Chronicles 7:14). There are things we’ve al-lowed to come into our lives and God will not heal our land, will not bring revival to our land, until those things are removed. We need to de-stroy the thing that brought idolatry into our home. God wants us to yield 100% to His prophetic promise in our lives, but how much we yield is determined by our re-sponse to His prophecy. We let life and circumstances get in the way and reduce our ability to yield. We need to respond to the Word we’ve

heard and believed on in our hearts.

On Saturday morning, Bro. Rufus and Sis. Pamela Parker taught the Men’s and Ladies’ split session. Sis. Parker taught on how to be-come the perfect woman…by implementing James 3:2 in our lives. Often women try to be refined in their ap-pearance, but need to spend more time refining their speech. The first impression may be our appearance, but the lasting impression is what comes out of our mouths. Things may lose value in our lives, but the words we speak never lose their value. Wise women do not use their words to tear down or demolish. They know there is power in the words they speak to their children and husbands. It may be years before we reap the fruit of the words we spoke to our children. The world tells us that we speak positive or negative words, but the Bi-ble teaches us that we speak good or evil words…so why would we want to speak evil into the lives of people we love? We are accountable for every idle word spoken; our words can affect where we spend eternity. Jesus taught us that our words can move mountains, but our words can also build mountains! We need to stop, listen, and think before we speak, so our words do not create moun-tains out of molehills.

Bro Parker taught on be-ing a real man…everything a man is flows from these two things: knowing who God is, and knowing who you are in God. If a man pitches his tent toward the world, he will become part of the world, just as Lot did. Abraham had to save Lot from the world twice! God wants a man who knows how to love and how to be loved. A man has to be able to get himself delivered from situations through praise and putting God first in ev-erything. True men have joy. True men are longsuffering. True men understand that God wants every soul to come to repentance. A true man must be patient and not go into debt just to obtain things. A true man needs to be meek, gentle, polite, and display ethics. A true man’s faith is revealed by where he goes or doesn’t go, by what he does or doesn’t do. A true man knows that meek-ness is not a weakness, but a sign of strength. Jesus is the epitome of what every wom-an desires in a man: honest, protector, provider, leader, trustworthy, God-fearing. Every man should aspire to be a real man!

If anyone is interested in hearing the Rejuvenate ses-sions, please visit Riverside Apostolic’s website: http://www.riversideupci .com/streamingmedia.htm

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8 May 2013

BY LORETTA LUNDT

Youth Week, Ignite Rally, special guest speaker, fun décor, and props all add up to an exciting week at The Pentecos-tals of the Fox Cities in Menasha! Bro. Maurice Rodriguez from Florida joined us for three evenings and Sunday morn-ing, the last week of April. The theme for the week was “REDEFINED.” Are you defined by the world or by Jesus and His Word?

Wednesday and Thursday, Bro. Ro-driguez spoke to the English and Span-ish Righteous Alternative youth groups respectively. He taught on the rich young ruler and habits. Friday, he was the main speaker for the Ignite Rally, which was followed by a great time of roller-skating.

“You’re Not That Cool” was his mes-sage Friday evening. Trends come and go…and come back. You may think that if you look cool, you’ve got it going on, but no matter what, you’re not so cool you can change what is already written. I Kings 1 tells the story of Adonijah, one of King David’s sons. He was handsome

and he had a following of people, but he could not change the plan of God. He was not meant to be king like he thought. Solomon was. Don’t carry an Adonijah mentality: I’m going to live the way I want to live. The Word of God is estab-lished and never-changing. The Word of God doesn’t care how cool you are. It is the standard! This is where you start. It is not about your feelings or what you think. It is about what He has done and already settled in His Word.

Concluding our weekend, Sunday morning, Bro. Rodriguez taught “Rede-fined/Consecrated.” God is always chas-ing you. You need to allow Him to catch you. We are saturated by our world, but God wants to saturate us with His pres-ence. Don’t let all that is going on around you, engulf you. Instead, let the fire of the Holy Ghost that is in us affect, “scorch,” those who “mess” with you. He took his text from Leviticus 20 where God gave the Israelites the rules – ahead of time. We are sanctified, special, only after we make a decision to consecrate ourselves to God. The special feeling you get from God is dependent on your decision to serve Him. Choose wisely.

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10 May 2013

BY LORETTA LUNDT

If you didn’t go, you missed it! That is stating the obvious, I realize, but the importance of the music ministry to your local assembly should not be overlooked. The musical training and talent squeezed into one day of seminars blessed all who attended. Apostolic Truth Church hosted the annual music conference on Saturday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each presenter did a professional and excellent job sharing about his/her respective area

of expertise, giving practical guidelines to assist with a specific area of music minis-try. Best of all, God joined us and moved in a powerful way during our time of wor-ship.

The breakout sessions consisted of Worship Leading/Stage Presence, Acous-tic/Electric Guitar Technique, Piano/Keyboarding, Sound Board Technique, Percussion Technique, Vocal Develop-ment, Conducting Vocal Practice, and Conducting Band Practice. Presenters in-cluded WI District Music Director, Dar-

lene Boyte, and Sectional Reps, Liberty Solberg and Bethany Hilderbrand. Other presenters included Corey, Danielle, and Seth Boyte, Dustin Hoffman, and the ATC Sound Booth Team. For the low cost of $15, we received excellent training, breakfast, lunch, and music sampler discs with audio clips and PDFs of 26 different songs to take home with us.

If you are involved in the music min-istry at your church and were not able to attend this year, make plans to set aside this day next year and learn more about how to have an effective music ministry for your church.

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Author SP TLIGHT

MARK SHOWALTER

Mark grew up right here in the state of Wisconsin and has been a li-censed minister since 1999. He has been on the pastoral staff in five differ-ent churches; two of which he started from the ground up. Mark has taught classes at Purpose Institute in Chicago, IL. He is currently a full-time evange-list, speaking in churches all over the country. You can also see more of his writings on his blog at mshowalter.wordpress.com

The Journey of a Thousand Miles is a compilation of blog posts written on a variety of different subjects. They were written to draw the reader to a deeper relationship with God through a simple understanding of who He is.

Single copy $12.50Two or more copies $10 ea.(+$1.50 S&H)

The book can be purchased on my website at www.messageof-hopeministries.com or by emailing me a quantity request and ship-ping address at themessageofhope@gmail.com.

Check or money order, if paid by mail, can be made out to Mark Showalter.

Some of the topics covered in this book are:

• Why must I suffer as a Christian?• Four Common Tricks of the Devil.• Failing While at Your Spiritual Best.

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“Happy Birthday, Esther Haskins!”

A bouquet of beautiful flowers presented to Sis. Haskins by WI Dist. Supt. John Putnam, his wife, Joanne Putnam, WI Dist. Sec. Emmett Kaske, and his wife, Mary Kaske.

This certificate, honoring Sis. Haskins for 90 years of serving the Lord, is signed by UPCI Gen. Supt. David K. Bernard & WI Dist. Supt. John Putnam.

WI Dist. Supt. John Putnam and his wife, Joanne, congratulate Sis. Haskins.

(All photos were taken by Sandra Runkle in Fond du Lac, WI on Jan 19, 2013)

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and photo team.Camilla – married to

Adam Stine. Our son-in-law, Adam, ministers in preaching and teaching at PAC. Camilla organizes our church decorating and inte-rior design.

Alisha – works full-time and attends UWEC. She is on our praise team.

WDN: Do you have any in-terests/hobbies?BRO. BENNETT: We like to take walks together. I ride bicycle, play tennis, enjoy

recreational target shooting, and motorcycling. Occasion-ally they invite me to join in with the praise team, sing a solo, or play saxophone.

WDN: Have you ever wit-nessed a miracle? Please tell us about it.BRO. BENNETT: When I was a boy, I witnessed my first miracle. A boy in our church was born unable to walk. During a prayer meet-ing, saints began to gather around him in his wheel-chair (he was about seven years old); while praying, several lifted him to his feet and began walking him

around the sanctuary. Soon he was walking on his own, and even running!

Another time, during a revival at our church, my youngest sister, who was born deaf, began praying during the altar service. She was miraculously filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues! I have witnessed several miracles of healing over the years, but none so great as the miracle of transformed lives as individuals repent, are baptized, and filled with the precious Holy Ghost.

WDN: What do you enjoy about being presbyter?BRO. BENNETT: It is a genuine honor to serve on the District Board of the great Wisconsin District. The men on our board are men of wisdom and vision. We have many great leaders in our District, and the min-isters of Section 5 are a won-derful group of faithful men. It is a tremendous blessing to be part of such a great fel-lowship of men and women for the past 30 years.

WDN: What is your vision for Wisconsin?BRO. BENNETT: I see Wisconsin continuing to grow in strength, both spiri-tually and numerically. We all must catch the vision of souls and reaching our un-churched communities with the Gospel.

WDN: Please share with our readers a nugget of wisdom.BRO. BENNETT: Not ev-eryone is the same. People do not grow in every area at the same rate. Churches and ministries are autonomous.

They are unique in their own geographical location, and personalities. We should never judge people (even in the family of God) who dif-fer from us in their under-standing or perspective. This includes pastors and church leaders. I have learned over the years that “growth” is not only about numbers. In the local church; we should strive for unity and being a “healthy church,” fearing God as we go. The letters to the churches in Revelation 2 and 3 show this very clearly. “Church health” is far greater than “how many we had in church on Sunday.”

When people begin to personally grow, understand-ing that they accomplish far more together than individu-ally, the natural and spiritual result will be church growth. Years ago, our former Dis-trict Superintendent, Bro. John Grant, taught at a dis-trict meeting: It is not so im-portant where you are, rather the direction you are going. He stated, “I would rather be one foot from hell, headed toward heaven, than one foot from heaven, headed toward hell. Our direction is the most important. We all have heaven to gain.”

At one point, Jesus spoke to Peter, and said, “When you are converted, strengthen the brethren.” (Luke 22:32) We care for people, no matter where they are in their spiri-tual journey, but loving them, encouraging them, and then “expounding to them the Word of God more perfect-ly.” (Acts 18:26).

Interview conducted by April Peckham,

WDN Representative Section 4

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