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THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 5
MAY 2004
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Patrons consider artwork at an auction
sponsored by the Providence Road church.
'Hie teens use the money to travel to
The City of Children, Ensenada, Mexico;
The City of Angels, Cozumel, Mexico
and to major youth events, said Kathy
Bannister, senior administrative assistant.
was followed by a meal,
singing, reminiscing after
the church’s history and
a video with history of the
congregation.
The church met for the
first time in the home of
AJ. Unville, I^iwson said.
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buildings during the past
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Carvings, drawings, sculpture all part of Oregon festival
The Metro church, Gresham, Ore., church in suburban Portland hosted its sixth annual
Christian Arts Festival April 4 which enabled "artists to display their work for Christ in
the church," said Ron Clark, minister.The festival was the idea of Clark's wife, Lori.
About 200 people from Metro and other area congregation attended, said Cathy
Gilmore, church secretary. Entries included needlework, photography, carvings, draw-
ings, sculpture, poetry, stories, knitting/crocheting, music and painting.
Above, Metro member Dave Carley, right, gets a closer look at the detail in the carv-
ings by Jack Smith of the Eastside congregation, Portland.
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▼FLORIDA
NAPLES
Two Naples churches — the Naples
church and the Parkway church — have
merged and will retain the name of the
Naples church, said Paul E. Jarrett, for-
mer Naples minister.
The new congregation will meet at the
Parkway church on Golden Gate Parkway
at Santa Barbara Boulevard. A new build-
ing will be built with monies from the sale
of both church’s properties.
The church is expected to have an
attendance of 250-300 in the summer and
about 400 in the winter, Jarrett said.
David Nance, former Parkway minister,
will be pulpit minister of the new church.
Jarrett said he will serve as education and
involvement minister. One of the elders,
Steve Kissell, will be in full-time pastoral
ministry with the church.
“Unlike many mergers which occur
because of a decline in the merging
churches, this merger was entered into
to make better use of the financial and
human resources of the two churches in
evangelizing the community,” Jarrett said.
▼COLORADO
DENVER
The Iglesio de Cristo in Denver meets
ip three locations, said Steve Curo, one of
the members of a team which established
a Hispanic work there in 2000.
Churches meet at the Westminster
church building, the Littleton church and
the University church.
In recent months, the congregations
have baptized eight people. Team mem-
bers are conducting a wide range of Bible
studies, Curo said. Total attendance at the
three locations is 50 people.
▼HAWAII
WAI LU KO, MAUI
The Maui congregation concluded
Wednesday night evangelistic training
using the “Fishers of Men” curriculum
in March, said Ed Bass, minister. The
series has been used previously in several
Hawaiian churches, Bass said, including
Kailua, Oahu and Kona, Hawaii.
“Fishers of Men” is a 13-week course
requiring students to complete daily
homework and have a Bible study in
progress to order to receive a diploma,
Bass said.
▼NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE
A “Night of Wonder” Art Auction helped
raise $10,000 for summer youth mission
trips by the Providence Road church, said
Brad Childers, youth minister
The auction, attended by 200 people,
was organized by Kerrie Neuman,
Providence Road member.
The pieces auctioned included original
oils and reproductions, Childers said.
▼ NEW YORK
ROCHESTER
The Central church is partnering with
the American Heart Association and 13
other religious bodies in Rochester to
inform African-Americans about heart
disease, reported the Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle.
The churches, including Central, are
providing blood pressure and cholesterol
screenings and health education informa-
tion, reporter I^auren Stanforth said.
▼TEXAS
ABILENE
The Southern Hills church is complet-
ing a “Fit to be Tied” seminar for engaged
couples in late April conducted by Robert
Ogelsby Jr., family minister.
Ogelsby began the seminars 10 years
ago and 300 couples have
participated with only a 1
percent divorce rate thus
far, said Richard Ellis,
Southern Hills member
and local psychologist.
After taking the class
some students decided not
to marry. “Fit to be Tied”
uses the Prepare/Enrich
tool to gauge couples’
compatability, Ellis said.
PLANO
The Church of Christ on McDermott
Road dedicated a new facility and con-
ducted an Open House Feb. 29. The new
20,000 square-foot building includes a
worship center seating 700, classrooms
for children and adults and a multi-use
fellowship area, said Tim Pyles, preaching
minister. McDermott Road, a church plant
of the Waterview church, Richardson, has
grown from 200 people in attendance to
550 since moving into a temporary build-
▼WASHINGTON
WENATCHEE
The King’s Orchard church celebrated
its l(X)th anniversary March 28, said
Robert Lawson, spokesman.
Jerry Rushford of Pepperdine
University spoke for the worship which
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ESCANABA
The “Ijet the Bible Speak” television
ministry is planning a one-hour special
May 16 that will pre-empt a local program
for one week, said Dave Grant, spokes-
man. The program will include filming of
a worship service.
‘We want our viewers to have a gjimpse
of how we worship and take some of the
mystery out of who we are. The churches
of Christ are relatively unknown in the
Upper Peninsula. The television program,
‘Let the Bible Speak’ is well-known and
we want to make a connection.”
MAY
Memphis, Tenn. Church of Christ
at White Station. 50th Anniversary
Celebration. Call (901) 761-2007 or see
www.cocws.org.
FLORENCE, ALA.
When Iva and Chester McClure of
the Magnolia church had a chance
to sell a 300-
acre tract of
almost pristine
forest to a local
developer at
a handsome
price they
turned the
offer down.
Instead, they
sold the land to the Alabama Wild
Land Trust at a far lower price.
The area will be named the
Billingsley-McClure Shoat Creek
Preserve to honor the family, who
has owned the land since 1810.
The tract is described as “spec-
tacular” by Billy Ray Warren of the
congregation. It has wildlife, rare
flowers, ancient trees and waterfalls.
Walking trails, picnic areas and
a parking lot are being completed
to prepare the the preserve for use
today and to ensure its protection
for use by future generations.
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JULY
16-18 Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Reunion
of the Kaiserslautern American/Military
Church of Christ. Call (915) 598-4668 or e-
mail leslie.potter@earthlink.net.
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