Stallion Springs Community Church Announces a New Pastor

John Barnes has been named the new Pastor at Stallion Springs Community Church. Barnes will begin his full time duties on August 14. He is from Texas, but has been a missionary in Haiti for the past few years. He is married to Christi and they have a teenage daughter Tehah, and two adopted Haitian children, Ava and Jordan.

Pastor Barnes and his family are excited about moving to the area and looking forward to working with the Community.

The search process began in February of 2016 and the Pastor Search Committee (PSC) had no idea what to expect. The PSC consisted of four church members. All are volunteers who serve in the church, and have very busy family lives and jobs. They all came with a different level of professional experience that balanced each other.

A job description was created along with an application and an advertisement put on several pastor search websites. They ended up with close to 100 applications, many from other countries, but most from the United States. This was way more than anyone expected. Countless hours were spent reviewing applications, watching video sermons, and researching the applicants. A list of the top ten candidates was selected to move forward in the process. These ten candidates were then interviewed in a video conference call. The PSC selected the top four candidates

and the top two were invited to Stallion Springs to spend a weekend with the church staff. Each had an in-person interview with the staff and the Board of Directors and delivered a sermon on Sunday for the congregation.

After the visits, the congregation voted, and the Board of Directors agreed with the 96% vote in favor of Pastor John Barnes. The Board of Directors offered the Senior Pastor position at Stallion Spring Community Church to Pastor John Barnes and he accepted.

Stop by and say hello and watch for special events at the church. You do not need to be a member to join in the events.

CSD Board

The Board of Directors approved an increase in water service and sewer connection capacity fees for new construction at the July 19 Board meeting. The fees had not been reviewed in several years and the increase represents a review and analysis of costs associated with providing future water and sewer service. These fee increases do not affect current customer's only new builds.

Police Report

The Stallion Springs Police Department for the month of June reported four arrests, seven citations, 15 want and warrant checks, and conducted four field interviews, There were 62 reports filed, 93 calls for service, six on call callouts, one impound and two medical assists.

The Police Volunteers, CSU, completed 105 vacation house checks, and 10 infrastructure checks.

4-H

It's that time of the year again for 4H enrollment. Stallion Springs 4-H club meets every second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Stallion Springs Library. The club offers a variety of projects to include: rabbits, poultry, swine, cavy, outdoor adventure, homesteading, gardening, dairy goats, dog, sheep, with more to come. The club also takes part in lots of community service and does lots of fun events around town. If you are interested or have questions you can contact Lorie Rogers at the CSD, 822-3268, or any club member. If you would be interested in leading a project we would love to talk to you. Membership dues are $38 yearly for youth and $14 for leaders.

Stallion Springs Board of Directors.

Meet on the third Tuesday of every month. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 16, at 6 p.m. at the CSD Board Room.

Property Owners Association

The POA meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Everyone is welcome. The next meeting is scheduled for August 23, in the CSD Board Room

Houchin Blood Drive

At the CSD, August 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.