Church Election Time

General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Holiness Church
Conference Chairman
The Rev Dr Joel Cumberbatch 

I anticipate elections

And yet still I don’t

Some are qualified to lead

And yet they won’t.

Somewhat like me

I guess some would say

“Available yet not available

But that is his way.”

That there is a dearth

There is really no doubt

Especially among the men

We must look without.

We have tried a bit

But men are hard to crack

No pun intended

But a lot are on that.

At the church I attend

The women are the most

Not a lot of men

Of which we can boast.

And these are of ages

Not young any more

Some try to appear so

But are aching and sore.

My pastor: he really tries

There’s no doubt about that

He has tried different things

And that is a fact.

I could sense his passion

I could feel his heart

He came with vitality

Right from the start.

Not quite as young

As when he came to us

He has aged a little

Given all of the fuss.

And now as he comes

To this election time

Quite a lot of stuff

Must be on his mind.

Needed: an SS Superintendent

To replace the last

After two years in office

How swift the time passed.

The numbers are dwindling

As the children get older

Their heart for Sunday school

Appears colder and colder.

The boys seem to believe

They are too big for such

And the girls follow suit

As they think as much.

And so we have a church

Of the very young and old

Not a lot in between

Though a few are bold.

The youth though a few

Are coming of age

In three years how they’ve grown

To have reached this stage!

But they are mostly girls

Not many boys among

How we pray and hope

More boys would come along.

Another area to be filled:

That of the Church Secretary

She too spent two years

As she carried that duty.

But she needs a break

A deserved one too

And so we look for someone else

To choose from the few.

Lodge Road has been around

Nigh a hundred years

A beacon in the community

The glorious Gospel it shares.

This is the church’s purpose

Sharing the word of God

The message of salvation

For this we’ve been called.

And so as we embark

On another Church Conference

We pray for a change

Regarding our stance.

A church that will grow

And as it grows will glow

So that throughout our community

Jesus all would know.

Let declensions be few

If any at all

Yet, Lord, let us answer up

If we know you have called.

For in the final analysis

This is a “called out work”

And You will be sure to equip

Such to work in Your Church.

Thank you Lord

For answering our prayer

Take over our Church conference

And the ensuing year.

May all be done

To your honour and glory

And may all of us fulfil

Our calling and our duty.

A Change

To live is to change
With that I must agree
The scheduled Chairman
Had another duty

On the other hand
An appreciative "Thank You"
To Pastor Reginald Wooding
For coming to our rescue

 He availed himself
When he was called upon
And all were satisfied
With how our conference was run.

Thanks to you Pastor Wooding
For availing yourself
I wish you all God's blessings
And the best of health.

I search for your photo
To insert it in here 
But I found none of you only
Online anywhere

 I trust that will change
By the next time you come
I know you will come again
If you are called upon.

Stewart Russell © November 2017