Announcements

REMEMBERING PASTOR LEONARD Memorial Service – July 24, at 11 AM – Ventura Missionary Church Pastor Leonard W DeWitt went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27. Lesley, Pam, Pastor Jim, and Caleb are deeply grateful for your faithful prayers and expressions of love. Please continue to uphold them in prayer as they walk through this time of grief, asking the Lord to surround them with His comfort, peace, and strength. The funeral date is July 24, 2026, at 11 AM. The service will be held at Ventura Missionary Church, 500 High Point Drive in Ventura. REMINDER … CHURCH SERVICE TIME CHANGE … The NEW ONE-SERVICE TIME IS 10:30 AM … Bible Alive classes starting at 9:00 AM. We have extra handicap parking in the back lot. SUMMER SUPPER CLUB … The 2nd get-together for Summer Supper Club is Friday, July 10. We hope your first dinner was a great experience and that you’re getting to know people in our church family beyond simply recognizing their names. We’re keeping it simple for a special time of food, hospitality and conversation. Remember BYOD, Bring Your Own Dinner… Your hosts will provide beverages and dessert. It is particularly important to arrive on time, at 6:00 PM. ANNUAL MEETING – September 20, 2026 The VJF Nominating Committee has provided you with the “2026 Elected Position: Candidate Recommendations” form on the Information Table in the foyer. If you believe a member is equipped to serve in a leadership position and you have discussed with them their willingness to do so, please submit their name on the form. Forms are to be submitted no later than Sunday, July 12, 2026. The election will be held at the church membership annual meeting. LOOKING AHEAD! IMPACT 2026 & MISSIONS CONFERENCE – “Knowing God Fuels Missions” Our Guest Speakers from June through October!

• July 12 – Ryan Taylor, Great Europe Mission
• July 26 – Olu Adefope, Child Evangelism Fellowship
• Aug. 9 – Paul Lenderman, Mark Ministries
• Sept. 6 – Joe Johns & Shahid, World Partners
• Oct. 4 – Ryder Kumar, Shepherd the Nations

VJF Missions is working diligently to prepare an amazing week of activities! Clear your calendar because you won’t want to miss a single conference week event, August 23 through August 28, 2026

• Make plans to join us to LOOK WHAT GOD IS DOING all around the world.

Our next VJF Grief Support Group will be meeting on Tuesday, July 14, at 3:15 PM. Under the leadership of Certified Grief Counselor Paul Lenderman, this ministry provides compassionate support and guidance to those experiencing loss. Each of us experiences loss differently and for a variety of reasons … the loss of a loved one, a home, a pet, etc. We encourage you to join us anytime. “Mark Ministries, Where Compassion Makes a Difference.” Did you know that VJF shares prayer requests two times each week? Our prayer chain has over 150 recipients. You can complete a “gold” prayer request card or contact the office to submit your prayer request. We provide our prayer warriors with prayer requests as well as answered prayers. If you want to join the prayer warriors, just complete a white Information Card and check off that you would like to receive the “Prayer Email”. Also, we have an “all-church” prayer time every Thursday at 11:00 AM. Our prayer partners pray for those on the prayer request sheet as well as for our church body and government officials.