Welcome to The Grand Forks, B.C. 3739 Battalion Headquarters! here you will find info on upcoming events, learn more about guys who are in The Nation, and most importantly learn more about God! The Headquarters is ran by none other than our Captain Lance Martens! Enjoy!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
LAST NIGHT PICS
Btln update tomorrow!
THE CAPTAIN
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Thanks for another great year Lance! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into battalion. You are an amazing person! Thanks to Julie too for her support and giving up her husband to run the program! God is truly using you in this community. You have made such a difference in so many peoples lives - my boys, Charlie, Owen, Jason, Dalton, Jordan etc. It's because of you that these boys have become such wonderful, godly men! Katie
So I looked up CSB on Wikipedia and found this under the history section thought you would be interested
"Brigade was founded in 1937 by Joe Coughlin (1919-2005), then a sophomore at Wheaton College, Illinois. It began as a boys' group, under the name of the "Christian Service Squad," at the Methodist church in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where Coughlin served as a Sunday School teacher. By 1940, when Christian Service Brigade was formally organized with a governing board, there were Brigade units at 18 churches in the Chicago area. From there, Brigade spread to churches across the United States and Canada. Today, units are most highly concentrated in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio. The largest unit in Canada is located in Grand Forks Southern BC, The legendary unit 3739 with over 50 members since 2004. "
also thanks to lance! so many good times! looking forward to creation fest so badly! haha! wish i could have been there last night, but i was learning about God so that has to be a good excuse right?
i was learning about God to, lol but yah thanks for all the amazing times and the impact that growing up in brigade, in the GC, in GF where we have Godly men serving the Lord, Praise be to God.
7 comments:
Thanks for another great year Lance! Thanks for all the time and effort you put into battalion. You are an amazing person! Thanks to Julie too for her support and giving up her husband to run the program! God is truly using you in this community. You have made such a difference in so many peoples lives - my boys, Charlie, Owen, Jason, Dalton, Jordan etc. It's because of you that these boys have become such wonderful, godly men!
Katie
So I looked up CSB on Wikipedia and found this under the history section thought you would be interested
"Brigade was founded in 1937 by Joe Coughlin (1919-2005), then a sophomore at Wheaton College, Illinois. It began as a boys' group, under the name of the "Christian Service Squad," at the Methodist church in the Chicago suburb of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, where Coughlin served as a Sunday School teacher. By 1940, when Christian Service Brigade was formally organized with a governing board, there were Brigade units at 18 churches in the Chicago area. From there, Brigade spread to churches across the United States and Canada. Today, units are most highly concentrated in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio. The largest unit in Canada is located in Grand Forks Southern BC, The legendary unit 3739 with over 50 members since 2004. "
Wow Joe - that's awesome!!!
Katie
Thanks Katie, all though I don't deserve the credit. Makes me think of a verse from an old hymn. "To God be the glory great things he has done!"
who added the info on wiki?
-bent ;)
also thanks to lance! so many good times! looking forward to creation fest so badly! haha! wish i could have been there last night, but i was learning about God so that has to be a good excuse right?
i was learning about God to, lol but yah thanks for all the amazing times and the impact that growing up in brigade, in the GC, in GF where we have Godly men serving the Lord, Praise be to God.
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