The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1995 Page: 3 of 31
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ptae. Now in a comfortably spacious
CHATHAM — September marked the
20th anniversary of this church's work with
the John Chan family in outreach to the
Chinese community. The 28-year-old con-
WOODRIDGE — Steve Hamman, New
York Chy businessman, will assume the
leadership of Camp Shiloh. He will replace
Mitchell and Lois Otter, former mission-
aries to Sweden and Zambia, who have
served as leaden of the camp for seven
yean.
NOLULU — Three memben of the
in Hawaii may have set a precedent
reenlistment ceremony of Senior
tatty Officer Steven Sager aboard the
rizona memorial, Pearl Harbor.
loby Higinbotham, pilot at Barbers
(aval Air Station, a member of the
hi church, administered the oath of
rnent before about 60 military per-
dren’s Center has dedicated a new $800,000
Campus Center to the children of Kansas
and to a longtime friend and supporter of
MCCC by naming the facility the Mar-
querite Rountree Nicolay Campus Center.
The new facility was dedicated by Bill Culp,
president and chief executive officer of
MCCC.
CKSON — Viva Crawford, 94, at-
the Jackson church regularly and has
I a way to serve her congregation. Five
each week, she picks up aluminum
ikmg nearby roads. Even though she is
tow living alone, she gives all the “can
r* to the church. Last year her con-
bns from this enterprise totaled more
13,000 for the Jackson church.
VIENNA — Nearly 700 people gathered
and formed a Life Chain along Murdoch
Avenue in Parkersburg.
The 104 Christians from the Grand Cen-
tral. Sixth Street, Camden Avenue and Lu-
beck churches of Christ united with 600 cit-
izens of Wood County to voice their convic-
tion against abortion. The citizens held signs
and kept a quiet vigil.
IT POINT —The East Pbint church
aed its 83rd anniversary and home-
I with guest speaker, Willard Collins,
ille, Term. Collins also conducted a
meeting.
meeting began Sunday evening at
taint, continued at the Forest Park
on Monday, the Riverdale church on
ty, and the North Avenue church,
ille, on Wednesday.
Flood relief
Extreme floodina in Liberty Texet last month (above) and in other areas north of Houston has
prompted humanitarian rotef by churches in toe area, relief agendas and churches across
the United States. See rotated story page one.
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By borrowing $190,000 from a visiting
ALABAMA
FLORENCE — International Bible Coi-
n’s recent 23rd annual workshop on
Vcrship: Styles of the ’90s" drew more
hto 3,000 guests from 23 states and five
Mgn countries. All theme sessions, in-
4png open forums, were taped. College
Wndent Dennis Jones commented that the
Makers addressed the issues with thought-
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WALLS — The Church Road church re-
cently broke ground for a new meeting
place. The building will provide an auditor-
ium along with seven classrooms. The wor-
ship area will seat up to 250 persons; the
classrooms will serve as an educational wing meal was attended by approximately 800.
snd a day-care center. The “Del City Singers" performed for a re-
dedication of Del City’s newly renovated
faculties.
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AIDS. A panel fielded questions.
DALLAS — Based on the program's suc-
cess in prison ministry, the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice has adopted the cur-
riculum of the New Life Behavior (NLB)
program, developed by the Skillman Avenue
church, as one of its six programs for system-
wide utilization.
LITTLEFIELD — A group calling itself
“senior saints" works each Monday, giving
two hours of work related to World Bible
School.
Prom April to June they graded and re-
turned lessons from Bulgaria, Cameroons,
Columbia, Croatia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya,
Malawi, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and
Zimbabwe —for a total of 998 new students.
LUBBOCK — The Smithlawn Maternity
Home and Adoption Agency recognized sup-
porter* and community workers Nov. 14.
Tom Skinner, assistant administrator of
Smithlawn, presented five Christian Service
Awards, four honoring the past services of
D J*. and Mary Roberts, houseparents; Connie
Grimes, assistant administrator to the director
of adoption; Don and Opal Pruitt, house-
parents; and Isla Wharton, retiring director of
adoption services, and her husband, Bill. The
fifth award honored David Peebles, member
of the Smithlawn Board of Directors, and an
adopting parent through the agency.
MEDINA — A program at Medina Chil-
dren's home is designed to help mothers and
children stay together while adjusting to the
absence of the husband/father.
Mothers in this Mother-Child-Care pro-
gram live in a special area adjacent to the
home's main campus. Food, horsing and life
essentials are provided in the program which
4s designed to lead the mothers toward emo-
tional and financial stability.
SPRING — The 800-member Oak Ridge
North church recently changed its name to
Spring Woodlands Church of Christ. The
change reflects the broad base of com-
munities served by the congregation.
Maxey, pulpit minister for the
tooku congregation, opened the cer-
i with prayer. Sager said he had never
led prayer at a reenlistment csr-
[ Sager, whose specialty to cryptol-
b attached to the Intelligence Di-
bs at the UJ. Pacific Command in
[arbor where he serves as the Branch
if the Special Intelligence Commu-
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quiet resigna- and elnthing to the poor and serving the
tion within its people? You may have comnamity in other ways.
... u--? Members and non-members traveling
Gsssway through Ruidoso have beneftaed from this
new outreach, especially from the soup
FORT WORTH — The Broad Street
ities highlighted the day. On the last Sunday church, Mansfield, recently conducted a
of the event, former minister Doug Parsons, Teen Sexuality Seminar. The seminar, for
spoke to the 1,077 in attendance. A catered parents and teens, dealt with abstinence snd
w efforts revitalize Ruidoso church
structure, the church receives recognition '
““ i nearing a from Ae enmnnmity which
new' area, of time standing still? humanitarian work of
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CHATTANOOGA — Christian Coun-
_ seling Service, an area-wide cooperative
gregation celebrated this relationship and congregational effort of the Brainerd church,
outreach in October. “ now °Pen 10 P”0*^ Christian-based
counseling for individuals, families and
friends.
MEMPHIS — The Memphis Area Co-
operative Services (MACS), a coalition of
30 churches of Christ, offers inner-city per-
sons willing to find employmem a chance to
change. A recent MACS summary reports
that within leas than four years, 84 adults
chose, found and kept good jobs and more
than 10,000 families received basic house-
hold items.
MEMPHIS — Among churches in the
Memphis area growing and requiring ex-
panded facilities, the Ross Road church re-
DEL CITY —* The Del City church had a centiy added classrooms, a larger fellowship
"Coming Home Celebration *94" in mid- area and a new office area.
November. The purpose of the events was to
invite inactive members still living in the TEXAS
community to come home, as well as for for-
mer memben to return. A number of activ-
evmicalled ftai
In years pmt th* 300
were, during the winter. Good summer at- kitchen.
mi there.
is past three yean, however,
church has come dbe—ho
Ruidoso memben did moot of the work
themselves; however, some other dwnh
memben weal interested enough in the
project that they drove from Weet Texas
and eansra New Mexico in order to help.
Having now folly repaid incurred renova-
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Norton, Howard W. & Shipp, Glover. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 52, No. 1, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 1, 1995, newspaper, January 1, 1995; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1320921/m1/3/: accessed May 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.