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Cancellation of Fall Men's Walk

It is with great sadness that we must inform the community that the Men's fall walk has been cancelled.

On Thursday, 14 days to the start of the walk, there was less than 13 registered pilgrims. Our by-laws state that there must be a minimum of 20 pilgrims registered at 2 weeks out for preparation for a walk to continue. Please be in prayer for the team that had been in preparation and the pilgrims that were registered. Also please be with us as we pray for renewal and for future pilgrims for future walks as we move forward.

DeColores!!

Noahs of Ark Emmaus Community,

As most of you probably know, the Noahs of Ark Emmaus Community is in a covenant relation with The Upper Room in Nashville for using their materials and guidance in organizing and implementing Walks to Emmaus, Chrysalis Flights, and Face to Face Encounters. Periodically the Upper Room updates their manuals to reflect the most current information regarding how to run these events and our organization. This guidance is based on their work with hundreds of Emmaus communities throughout the world who offer thousands of events annually.

The most recent revision of the Emmaus Ministries Community Manual was published in 2017. The Noahs of Ark Community is in the process of studying these materials and making changes that will improve the effectiveness of our community. With this goal in mind, the NOAC board has voted on revisions to our bylaws to implement a new governing structure.

The following information comes from the Emmaus Ministries Community Manual under the heading Community Board of Directors. "Once a Community hosts or assists with multiple ministries (Walk to Emmaus, Chrysalis, Face to Face, Journey to the Table3), the Emmaus Ministries Office recommends that the board take on a Governing Board structure. Managing several ministries and multiple lines of responsibility can become cumbersome. This structure will ensure that each ministry area has the appropriate focus to handle the day-to-day workings, as well as have the needed representation and voice on the board."

You will find the details of this Governing Board structure within the proposed bylaws revisions. The proposed bylaws can be found under Who We Are > Board By Laws

Please take the time to read them, compare the new structure to the one currently in use, and decide if you think the change will be advantageous to the NOAC. If you have questions, please email them to us at noahsofark@gmail.com or contact a NOAC Board Member.

The 2018 NOAC Board

Existing By-Laws can be found under Who We Are > Board By Laws

Alicia Finch-McCastlin – Little Rock

Becky Vaughn-Holsted – North Little Rock

Bill Fish – Hot Springs Village

Brenda Purifoy - Malvern

Chris Walthall – Hot Springs

Drew Boyles - Bigelow

Jo Bowie - Cabot

Marilyn Hockaday – Nashville

Martha Stewart - Conway

Patsy Hale – Camden

Rose Gagnon - Hope

Sherry Shearer – Heber Springs

Shari Coston – Hot Springs

Wade Townsend - Hope

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