Our Hearts, Our Minds, Our Doors are Always Open
Our Hearts, Our Minds, Our Doors are Always Open
To help carry out mission and ministry at Centenary, the Church has formed its membership into twelve family segments--the twelve months of the year. To connect our tradition to Biblical history, we have designated those twelve segments according to the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. Our twelve segments or tribes and their symbols are outlined below:
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January - Reuben |
July - Simeon |
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February - Naphtali |
August - Judah |
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March - Levi |
September - Gad |
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April - Joseph |
October - Benjamin |
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May - Issachar |
November - Asher |
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June - Zebulun |
December - Dan |
 | Joseph Joseph was the 11th son of Jacob and the first son of
Jacob's favorite wife, Rachel, and he was the biblical hero in the drama of
Genesis 37-50. |
| Judah Jacob's fourth son, of Leah |
| Issachar Jacob's fifth son, of Leah |
| Benjamin Jacob's twelfth son, of Rachel, Benjamin was the
youngest son of Jacob and the name of the smallest of Israel's twelve tribes |
| Reubenites Reuben, Jacob's first born son, of Leah, firstborn
of the Twelve |
| Levites Levi, Jacob's third son, of Leah. |
| Naphtali Jacob's sixth son, of Bilhah |
| Gadites Gad, Jacob's seventh son, of Zilpah |
| Asher Jacob's eighth son, of Zilpah |
| Simeon Jacob's second son, of Leah |
| Dan Jacob's ninth son, of Bilhah |
| Zebulon or Zebulun Jacob's tenth son, of Leah |