What's Happening at Canby Nazarene?

Church Board Members ~ 2009 - '10 Calendar of Events Birthdays & Anniversaries Prayers to Share Welcome Pastor Chuck and Sue Dye Pastor Chuck's Sermons & Chorus' What's Happening at Canby Nazarene? Brothers In Christ

Photo Gallery of Upcoming Events

I will be putting in photos and short write ups on things that are happening at our church. I hope you will enjoy seeing what pictures I'm adding. Remember, if you want to copy any picture, do so. The only "copywrite" I go by is, just copy it right.

Pastor Chuck led the Church services, at the Stanfield's hangar, afterwards he Prayed over the meal and activities that ensued. We all had a great time! Thanks Galen and Kathy!!

The Morning services and Church picnic was a great success. Everyone had a great time and the food was great and the games were played by many. I just took pictures to share. Cheryl listens as Linda P plays her flute in time with Pastor Chuck during the singing. Galen and Kathy sit close by and enjoy the whole thing. A few airplanes took off and landed while we were there. It was great!! Thanks again, to Galen and Kathy for sharing the home and hangar with us.

Mix'n and Mingl'n at the Church Picnic

Everyone lined up for the meal that was prepared by all. Terry was the cook in charge of the burgers and hot dogs. Tasted mighty fine. I was surprised we had hot dogs though since, we all know how much Terry loves a good hot dog. Thanks for sharing. lol Many other dishes were brought by everyone else to go with the BBQ. If you left here hungry it was your own fault.

The line for the good food at the Church picnic was long.

We had so much food to choose from, it took a while for us to decide what to take to the tables. People do so much and share so much for these events. I know it is much appreciated by all who get to enjoy the bounty.

Good food! Good fellowship!

Enjoying the food and fellowship was great! The weather was warm but, the open doors to the hangar kept it cool, of course, the fans going kept it steady.

Overview of Fort Benning, GA

Fort Benning, GA ~ Paratroopers

Basic Airborne School:
Location: Ft. Benning,

Georgia

Length: 3 weeks

The Basic Airborne Course is a three-week training program conducted by the Airborne Department, USAIC, Fort Benning, GA that trains students the use of the parachute as a means of combat deployment. Successful completion qualifies cadets to wear the Parachutist Badge.

You begin your first week on the ground, learning the basics of parachute landings, and start a vigorous training program. During the second week, called tower week, proper exiting of the plane will be mastered. As a cadet, you will be then given the opportunity to parachute from a 250 foot high tower. The third and final week is the jump week. Cadets make five jumps from either a C-130 or C-141, including one night jump and two combat jumps with full combat gear.

Good Bye! We will miss you all! God be with you, always!

There was a nice "Good Bye" cake for Charlene, Ke' Shawn and Izaiah this past Sunday evening. They've decided to move to Virginia and will be leaving soon. They have been coming here since before Ke' Shawn was born and it is a huge loss for us all not to get to see them grow into men. They'll always have a place in all our hearts.

Charlene holding Izaiah standing by Ke' Shawn Ayers

In the midst of picture taking, Ke' Shawn gets busy with the cake. Oh and the cake was pretty tasty.

Four Generation Photo

Sue got a great photo of the family! It's four generations standing here.

We have G-Gramma Neita, Gramma Cheryl, daughter Charlene and sons Izaiah & Ke' Shawn.

Let's all Pray the move is good for them and they find what they need in Virginia. Pray Jesus lead them in all their decisions and keep them safe. Pray also for the ones that are left behind and will miss them. Pray God keep them strong.

Egg Tossing. A few got scrambled but, still was fun.

If you look close, you'll see eggs airbourne with the catcher holding their breath hoping it lands in their hands, unbroken. Lots of laughing and shouts of encouragement could be heard.

Trevor's team led in the Egg Race.

The Egg Race was in full swing; with Trevor and Terry leading the way. Everyone running back and forth with shouts of laughter following the runners kept the race lively. In the end "Team Trevor," won!

Football Toss

After all the races, Anthony and Kristen decided to toss the old "pigskin," around. That girl has got one seriously strong arm for throwing that ball, don't she?

US Infantry Flag

Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama. It is part of the Columbus, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Fort Benning is a self-sustaining military community, which supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees, and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning is the home of the United States Army Infantry Center and School, the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, elements of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), the 14th Combat Support Hospital and many other additional tenant units.

Fort Benning is named for Brigadier General Henry L. Benning, a Confederate army general and a native of Columbus. It was established in October 1918 as Camp Benning, and was assigned permanent status in 1918. The base covers 182,000 acres (737 km²). During World War II, Fort Benning included 197,159 acres (797.87 km²) and had billeting space for 3,970 officers and 94,873 enlisted persons. The Chattahoochee River runs through Fort Benning, which straddles the Georgia/Alabama state line; 93 percent of Fort Benning is located in Georgia and 7 percent in Alabama.

Fort Benning's first mission was to provide basic training for units participating in World War I. With the end of that war, Benning was closed until the Army could find another use. The first tenant unit was the Infantry School, which General George Marshall commanded beginning in 1934.[1]:41 The Infantry School is still located at Fort Benning, the wooden permanent buildings completed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

In 1940, the 2nd Armored Division was formed at Fort Benning; it first saw action in North Africa (Operation Torch) and the Pacific Theater of Operations.

During World War II Fort Benning became home to the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, known as the Triple Nickel. Their training began in December 1943 and was an important milestone for black Americans, as was explored in the first narrative history of the installation, Home of the Infantry.[2][3] The battalion, later expanded to become the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, was trained at Fort Benning but did not deploy overseas. During this period, the specialized duties of the Triple Nickel were primarily in a firefighting role, with over one thousand parachute jumps as smoke jumpers. The 555th was secretly deployed to the Pacific Northwest of the United States[citation needed] in response to the concern that forest fires were being set by the Japanese military using long-range incendiary balloons.

The Airborne School on Main Post has three 249-foot (76 m) drop towers called "Free Towers." They are used to train paratroopers. The towers were modeled after the parachute towers at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Only three towers stand today; the fourth tower was toppled by a tornado on March 14, 1954.

The 4th Infantry Division, first of four divisions committed by the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, reorganized and completed its basic training at Fort Benning (Sand Hill and Harmony Church areas) from October 1950 to May 1951, when it deployed to Germany for five years.

Fort Benning was the site of the Scout dog school of the United States during the Vietnam War, where the dogs trained to detect ambushes in enemy terrain got their initial training, before being transferred to Vietnam for further advanced courses.

Mission
The post is home to the United States Army Infantry School as well as the Army's airborne (parachuting) school. Fort Benning is the primary training installation for all U.S. Army infantry enlistees (11X). Enlisted infantry soldiers undergo their Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training in a combined fourteen-week course called One Station Unit Training.

The 198th Infantry Brigade has the mission of transforming civilians into disciplined infantrymen (11B) and indirect-fire infantrymen (11C). The 192nd Infantry Brigade also conducts Army Basic Combat Training for non-combat arms enlisted soldiers, who go on to their occupational schools following graduation from basic training.