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My message for the bulletin is somewhat different from my usual format. I want to direct my comments today toward the ICHA Preacher/Lay Convention, its beginning, and original thrust.
In 1988, the very first ICHA Preacher/ Lay Convention was held at Indianapolis Southeastern Holiness Church. It was unique in that it was the first meeting of its type. In the years prior, the meeting was a Preacher’s Meeting, and there was no thrust for the Laymen. It was the desire that
the new group would have a new course set for its future.
Chairman Buddy Perry was the founder of the Preacher/Lay Convention. We knew of no other group that had a meeting of its type. I’m not sure there is now even. We would have preaching in the morning, sessions in the afternoons, and a type of Indoor Camp meeting in the night service, preceded by an early service of music. The first music was provided by a boys quartet from Victory Holiness Church/Victory Academy at Connersville.
Later we would host Union Bible College, which continues to this day. The 1988 Convention, as I said before was held at Southeastern. The thought was that since ICHA was a fledgling group, we should hold our first convention in one of our smaller buildings, so our crowd would look good. This sounds comical now, but it’s true. Southeastern Church had by itself reached its limits on the building, as they were still in the old church then. They soon built the building they have today. The first theme was “ICHA Climbing Mountains”.
We indeed did so.
The first Convention was blessed by God. The crowds taxed the building. The spirit of the meeting was wonderful, and excitement ran high. The Holy Ghost fell upon the crowd, and everyone was blessed. We were a new group, and headed, we felt with great success and blessing. In this we were not disappointed.
ICHA celebrates its 40th year this year. While many of the old saints which were in that first meeting are now in heaven, a few of us still remember and were at the first Preacher/Lay Convention.
Please plan to be in as many sessions/services as you can.
Rollin Mitchell
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