Missouri Union Presbytery

Members of Missouri Union Presbytery:

Please accept this note of gratitude for your support during 2009.  Read more »

(May 25, 2010) Calvin continues to wear his neck brace but reported at Presbytery that he continues to improve. Thanks be to God! (June 30, 2009) Calvin Hesse, Treasurer and long-time member of Kahoka PC, continues to recover from a broken neck from vehicle accident March 2009. Read more »

Rev. Francis M. Derick, retired pastor of Antioch, Concord and Providence Churches, who now lives in Aurora, CO with his daughter Darlene Ward, turned 98 years young in Sept 2008.  Read more »

Please pray for Laura Turpin, who fell while getting into a car on Thursday, June 4. She was airlifted to St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, but doctors are uncertain what actually caused her fall. Heart problems are indicated and Laura is anemic at this time.  She may stay with her granddaughter in the St. Louis area as doctors decide on the best treatment. Please pray for her recovery and that medical personnel can effectively diagnosis and treat her. Laura is a member of Antioch Presbyterian in Bowling Green and the widow of the late R.B. Turpin, a past Moderator of Missouri Union Presbytery.  Bess Gamm

MUP Hungarian Church Mission Team met Sat, May 2, 2009 and approved an additional $7,190 toward a matching grant for mission schools of Hungarian Churches in Ukraine. So far in 2009, the HRC Mission Team has sent $13,016.59 to Hungarian Church Partners (of this, over $8,700 was doubled by the matching grant). Please pray for Mission Partners in the Reformed Church in Hungary and Ukraine. Read more »

Please pray for God’s presence and comfort for Alice Locke, the widow of Rev. Ken Locke.  Mrs. Locke, with her husband, served many congregations in Missouri Union before, during and after the years Rev. Locke was our Executive Presbyter.  After Ken’s death in 2008, Alice has continued to live in Hastings NE, near their son. Alice’s health is has declined and she has been moved into nursing care. Her new address is: The Villa, 931 East F Street, Hastings, NE 68901. Cards of encouragement are much appreciated.  

Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 8:44:47 AM
Subject: Pray for us

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ the Lord,
This email is a prayer request for Iraq, the people in general and especially the city of Mosul (known also as Nineveh ) and the Christians there.  During the last 4-5 days around 25 Christians (some say 40) were killed in the streets in different parts of the city for religious and political causes, in the past people used to be kidnapped, threatened pay a ransom to be freed…well now they’re being killed without prior notice Read more »

David Rose, son of MUP Treasurer Marilyn (Rose)Thudium, was stricken Saturday evening, May 31, while visiting Marilyn in Brookfield. He was rushed to Boone Hospital late that night and admitted to ICU with internal bleeding.

Marilyn expressed gratitude to God that doctors have an initial diagnosis and that David is responding well to medication. He has returned home to O'Fallon. Tuesday, June 10, he has an appointment with a specialist in St Louis and will continue treatment there. It's been a blessing that his wife is out of school for the summer and able to help at this time.

Please pray that effective treatments will be possible and that their family will give evidence of God's power and mercy.