Are you seeking a time to learn, grown, relax and fellowship?   The Minnesota Christian Ashram is set for August 5th-8th, 2010 at  St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN.  There will be a wide variety of teaching times, prayer groups, fellowship, singing and free time activities available!

Some of the activities include:

• Singing
• Bible Teaching
• Fellowship
• Prayer Groups
• Evangelist Teaching
• Free Time Activities

Speakers Are Confirmed

The speakers for the Ashram have been confirmed, and we’re excited and blessed to have such a wonderful evangelist and bible teacher!  We know that we’ll all receive some great inspired teaching this year!    The speakers are:

• Evangelist – John McFarland: John McFarland is the pastor of Fountain Valley United Methodist Church in California.  He also finds time to be an active police and fire chaplain in Fountain Valley.  He and his wife, Kathleen, have five children, Ted, Mikaela, Kendall, Forest and Chad.  John is known for his enthusiastic style of preaching, combining humor and depth in the Biblical call to discipleship in Jesus Christ.  He inspires and educates youth as well as adults and believes the hope for renewal will come in regaining confidence in the Bible as the Word of God.
• Bible Teacher – Mike Foell:  Mike Foell is the pastor of Congregational Care at Mission Hills Community Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.  Mike has served in many different capacities in the Christian Ashram movement and has special interests in Biblical counseling, missions, Christian education and camping.  He is married to Cindee and is a proud father and grandfather of three. Mike’s passion is to teach the Word of God with clarity, conciseness, and Christ-centeredness so that people of God can be released into fruitful and fulfilling ministry.
• Music Director – Martha Leander: Martha Leander comes from Apple Valley, Minnesota.  Martha is presently serving as organist and pianist for Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church.  She has attended the Minnesota Christian Ashram for 18 years and shared musically in the celebration each weekend. Martha is excited to share her talent and testimony as we gather to worship this year.  Her children who have come to the Ashram each year are Sara, Leah, Kayla, Briah and Kyle.
• Youth Ministry – Dee Vercruysee, Eric & Alissa Canfield, Michelle Collins: Dee Vercruysee has a passion for working with young people having spent 28 years in Christian youth work.  She worked in the police force for five years and has been a human resource manager for the last several years.  Dee loves being a part of the Minnesota Christian Ashram and has been involved with the youth for approximately sixteen years.    Eric and Alissa Canfield have been youth leaders at the Ashram for 19 years.  They have been married for 20 years and have three children, Lacy, Jackson, and Lily. Eric has been in real estate for 20 years and owns and operates his own company.  Alissa works with him as Director of Design. They have a deep commitment to encourage youth to grow in the knowledge of Jesus through the Word of God and prayer to walk in his way.  Michelle Collins was born and raised in Kenya, attended college in Indiana and now lives in Minneapolis.   She teaches pre-school and works with the Confirmation youth in her church.  She has a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Luther Seminary in St. Paul and she wants to help children and youth grow in faith and their relationship with God.  At some point in the future Michelle wants to live and work in a developing country.
• Children’s Ministry – Karen Martin: Karen has been with us for 18 years.  Her Children’s Ministry is an exciting feature in the Minnesota Christian Ashram.  She has had 30 years of experience working with all ages of children in the area of music, drama and creative projects. Karen and her husband, Ben, have three children, Rachel, Elizabeth and David.

Registration Information

To register head on over to our registration page or call Delores Lockrem at (651) 457-4147.  You can also mail your registration information to our registrar Delores.  Please be sure to send in all of the same information asked for on the registration page.

Registration fees and room and board fees can be found on the registration page as well.

The North America Chrisitian Ashram has a date and location set, and if you’d like to attend, don’t forget to register for it soon! Here are the details:

Kingdom Living In The 21t Century

Are you seeking a time to learn, grown, relax and fellowship?   The North America Christian Ashram is set for Lake Junaluska, North Carolina on July 13th-16th, 2010.  There will be a wide variety of teaching times, prayer groups, fellowship, singing and free time activities available!

Activities include:

• Singing
• Bible Teaching
• Fellowship
• Prayer Groups
• Evangelist Teaching
• Free Time Activities

To register email Bea Fosmire at bfosmire@christianashram.org, Call Rev. Jimmie D. Pyles at 318-232-0004 or visit the Ashram website at ChristianAshram.org.

For Room & Board informatoin & reservations, call Lake Junaluska Camp and Conference Center at 1-800-222-4930.

Speakers & Bible Teachers for the North America Christian Ashram

Speakers and bible teachers for the ashram include:

• Dr. Maxie Dunnam
• Bishop James Swanson
• Bish0p William Hutchinson
• Dr. Evelyn Laycock
• Rev. Dr. Diane Walker
• Bishop Richard Looney

Sign up now!

The Minnesota Christian Ashram has been going strong for over 25 years. We meet annually at St. John’s University at Collegeville, MN. The retreat meets August 5th-8th, 2010 for 4 days of worship, prayer, praise, great teaching and fellowship with other believers.

We have just launched this site for the Minnesota Christian Ashram and we hope that it will be a place where you can connect with other Ashram attendees, register for the coming year’s Ashram, view pictures from previous years, and do a variety of other things. Please bear with us as the site grows, and becomes more functional over the coming weeks.

Have questions or comments? Please feel free to contact us through our “contact us” page.

St. John's University Bell Tower

Stella Maris Chapel, St. John's University