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THE CHRISTIAN CHRONICLE 5
APRIL 2019
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MONROE — The Forsythe Church of
Christ is using the Alpha Course as
an outreach to unbelievers, people
with little faith and those who
struggle with faith.
“It is a re-examination of the
basics of the Christian faith using
a series of films addressing Jesus,
prayer, the Bible and other basic
issues,” minister John Dobbs said,
noting that the course is offered
in a non-threatening environment
focused on developing relationships
and giving people time to come to
faith as they learn together.
A team of about 10 church volun-
teers helps with a meal offered as
part of the gathering, Dobbs said.
“So we have excellent cooks, helpers,
greeters, discussion leaders and
those who are present to offer friend-
ship and conversation to anyone who
attends,” he said.
15 years ago, we found a powerful
way to truly be part of our commu-
nity in a positive way.”
MASSACHUSETTS
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The West
Springfield Church of Christ has
added a worship assembly for
Spanish speakers.
Minister Gareth Flanary said a
small group of Guatemalan immi-
grants outgrew a home where they
had been meeting.
“The West Springfield church
is excited to partner with them,”
Flanary said. “We look forward
to expanding the outreach to the
Hispanic community.”
THOMAS KEITH ROBERTS
Volunteers help fill grocery bags at the
Calhoun Church of Christ in Louisiana.
TEXAS
FARMERS BRANCH — The English- and
Spanish-speaking congregations of
the Webb Chapel Church of Christ
have merged to become one body.
Six elders and a transition team of
12 members — split evenly between
the two groups — helped orches-
trate the change, elder Robert A
Nienstadt said.
About 250 Anglo and 60 Latino
members make up the Webb Chapel
church, Nienstadt said.
“We started discussing this
merger two years ago and decided
it was the right time,” he said,
noting that a typical model in
Churches of Christ is to sepa-
rate the groups. “Al has been
progressing smoothly, which is an
indication of God’s blessing.”
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LOUISIANA
CALHOUN — The Calhoun Church of
Christ’s food bank spreads the love
of Jesus by feeding the hungry.
About 10 to 15 church volunteers
pack food bags on the third Friday
of each month then distribute them
that Saturday. The ministry serves 70
to 80 families each month, elder and
preaching minister Thomas Keith
Roberts said.
“Like so many small churches, we
have sometimes been puzzled about
how to do benevolent work in our
community,” Roberts said. “We’ve
often had requests from people
passing through town needing gas
money or someone calling on the
phone wanting the church to pay
their bills, which we couldn’t do.
“When our food bank began about
GEORGIA
LAGRANGE — The Broad Street
Church of Christ has Loads of
Love for its community. Through a
ministry by that name, the church
uses laundromats as places to strike
up conversations about Jesus.
“Our congregation makes a bulk
amount of homemade laundry
detergent, divides it into 8-ounce
containers and then delivers the
detergent to the local laundromats,”
preaching minister Evan Kirby said.
“This offers us a chance to meet
people in the community, serve
them, pray with them and continue
contact with them in the future.”
An advantage of laundromats is
that they offer a “captive audience,”
he said. “You’re not keeping them
from doing anything on their busy
day. They are just waiting on their
laundry to get done.”
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BOBGLICKSMITH
Growing Atlanta congregation celebrates opening of new building
Minister Orpheus Heyward cuts the ribbon at the new building of the Renaissance Church of Christ in the South Fulton County
area of Atlanta, just minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Originally known as the West End Church of
Christ, the church has baptized more than 500 people since 2007 and grown to Sunday attendance of more than 1,200.
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