Church Administration announced that George and Rika Pendry, who pastor the Wausau and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, churches, will transfer to pastor the Fort Myers and Sarasota, Florida, churches.
Karl and Carla Reinagel will replace Mr. and Mrs. Pendry in Wausau and Eau Claire.
Scott Weiner resigned as pastor of the Glendora, California, church to make a career change. He will continue to serve as a local church elder in Glendora. Neil Earle will service as interim pastor of the Glendora church.
A media team videotaped in Jerusalem, June 8-16 for a video, Victory at Jerusalem, due for release in spring 1997.
The crew consisted of Ronald Kelly, presenter; Larry Omasta, director; Tony Murphy, cameraman; and Keith Stump, scriptwriter.
The one-hour video chronicles the pivotal event of all history--the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
It was taped on the sites where the events described in the Gospels occurred nearly 2,000 years ago, based on the latest archaeological research. All told, the crew taped at nearly 20 locations in and around Jerusalem.
Victory in Jerusalem is one of several videos currently in production. The video efforts are designed to provide sound Christian resources that will inspire, instruct and edify.
Another video, Babylon--Past, Present and Future, is scheduled to be offered to subscribers this fall.
The PTM crew traveled as guests of the Israel Ministry of Tourism, which provided hotel accommodations, meals and ground transportation. The Israeli airline El Al furnished round-trip air transportation.
Israeli Tourism underwrites selected video projects to increase the public's awareness of Israel, with the hope that some viewers will be inspired to visit the Holy Land themselves.
Tourism is a major source of income for Israel. The assistance of Israeli tourism personnel--including public relations officers Ed Lubin and Lisa Grimes-Shor in Los Angeles and guide Michael HaYardeny in Jerusalem--was instrumental in the planning and success of the trip. Keith Stump.
MUNICH, Germany--Wilhelm Mandel, pastor of the Nuremberg and Munich, Germany, and Salzburg and Vienna, Austria, churches, spoke to a Seventh-day Adventist church in Slavonski-Brod, Croatia, during Unleavened bread. Mr. Mandel was accompanied by his wife, Ingrid, and Ivo and Manda Ivin.
Mr. Mandel was invited to speak by Pastor Duvhjak, who is acquainted with the church's doctrines through our magazine and his visits to the Salzburg church.
After services, two reporters interview the Mandels and Ivins as well as an evangelical group that had brought 20 tons of seed potatoes from Munich to Slavonski-Brod.
Since the Mandels and Ivins had a car filled with relief goods, they drove out into the country to visit refugees the next day.
OLEAN, New York--Following the biblical admonition for the strong to bear the infirmities of the weak, the Olean congregation conducted a worship service June 1 at the remote home of Tim and Darcy Reinagel in Friendship, New York.
For six years Darcy has struggled with severe chemical sensitivities because of Environmental Illness (EI). She has not been able to attend services since 1993.
One third of the congregation attended the outdoor service taking care to avoid personal care products, and to wear cotton. Some even avoided fragrances (including those found in laundry soap and shampoo). The one hour service included a testimonial from Darcy and a sermon by Karl Reinagel, a local church elder.
Darcy said: "I'm very touched. It meant a lot that people would do this for me."
Finger foods were served before brethren left to dress for the regular church service in Olean. Carla Reinagel.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania--The Pittsburgh church will conduct a retreat for children ages 13 to 18 Sept. 6 to 8. Parents are welcome to attend.
The retreat will be at the woodland setting of Heritage Reservation on Route 40, one and a half hours southeast of Pittsburgh.
Activities will include youth seminars, canoeing and an evening of games and dancing.
Costs are: tents--$37 including campsite, shower facilities, five meals and all facilities. Campers must have their own tents and bedding.
Cabins are $48 including two nights in enclosed cabin with beds provided, five meals and all facilities. Campers must provide their own bedding.
For additional information and to request a registration form, please contact Mark S. Kasmerski, Retreat Coordinator, 1343 State Ave., Third Floor, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, 15108, telephone 1-412- 299-1168, e-mail, mkasmerski@dttus.com
Paul Sniffen, who most-recently worked as a biomedical technician for the Veterans Medical Center in West Los Angeles, retired April 30 after 23 years of service to the federal government.
Mr. Sniffen received proclamations from President Clinton, California senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan.
Mr. Sniffen, a deacon in the Pasadena church, worked for the church's mailing department from 1970 to 1976. He is head of Charis (grace) Ministry for the Pasadena church. The Charis ministry offers physical assistance to those who need extra help during difficult times.
He and his wife, Leigh, manager of Human Resources for the church, have three daughters, seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The Russellville, Arkansas, church participated in the Paint Your Heart Out '96 community service project June 2 and 9.
The church was assigned the home of a 91-year-old widower, which hadn't been painted since his wife died in 1965.
The project began with 31 volunteers scraping paint, replacing boards and performing other tasks. June 9, 33 members completed the job of painting. Nelson Haas.
ATLANTA, Georgia--Twenty-two teens and adults from Atlanta and 35 from Memphis, Tennessee, met at the 10th annual Atlanta Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia June 19 to 22.
Atlanta Fest is four days filled with Christian music, teaching, ministry and fellowship.
Seminars were conducted by leaders in youth ministry including Duffy Robbins, Josh McDowell and Ken Davis.
The Gospel Music Association was host to daily seminars for those interested in careers in the Christian music industry.
Concertgoers heard some of the leading contemporary and alternative Christian bands including Out of Eden, Michael W. Smith, Susan Ashton, Gary Chapman, Rebecca St. James, East to West, DC Talk, Audio Adrenaline, Newsboys, Jars of Clay and more.
Cheryl Schock, who came down from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said, "It was inspiring to gather with Christians from different denominations and to feel the unity in the body of Christ." Lynn Wagoner
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri--Forty members from Jefferson City and Columbia, Missouri, joined other area churches for the Global March for Jesus June 1.
The March for Jesus is a public celebration of Jesus Christ in song, dance and prayer. Participants marched for a mile and ended up on the state capitol steps and listened to pastors pray and give reports from the marches around the world. Ian Battison.
ANCHORAGE--"The last roadblocks preventing people from going home were lifted today, June 12, said Leonard Holladay, pastor of the Alaska churches.
A wild fire that broke out June 3 about 30 miles north of Anchorage and about 15 miles west of the church's leased property at Kings Lake Camp destroyed 344 structures, the majority being homes. No one was seriously hurt or killed.
The church opened the camp to displaced families to reside temporarily.
Marie Brown, a Worldwide Church of God member, and her three children were evacuated from the smoke-filled path of the fire. Besides being temporarily displaced they were otherwise unharmed.
Mary Duhamel (a community volunteer), volunteer coordinator; Naomi Childers (a church member here), the evacuee office coordinator; and Mr. Holladay were interviewed for television news.
Site managers Mark and Peg Mercer organized the relief effort and kept things rolling.
One of the volunteers attended worship services June 10. She said she was looking for a church and hadn't attended one in about two years.
"We had more than 350 volunteers help us during the two weeks we were open, plus the 240 evacuees," Mr. Holladay said. "Since about 60 were members already, it gave us exposure to more than 500 people we'd not met before."
SHELTON, Washington--Gabriel Newman, a member here, was one of 10 winners to collect a prize package worth $20,000 in the Corel WordPerfect 1,000,000 World Contest.
The contest, sponsored by Corel, was to reward loyalty to the WordPerfect product line and to encourage creativity in providing solutions with their product.
Gabriel entered in the Paradox category his database to track work orders for a school district.
Each grand prize package included a trip for two to Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in the Perfect Evening awards gala and $1,000 spending money.
Gabriel, a 1991 Ambassador University graduate, his wife, Maudi Zorn Newman, and son attend the Olympia, Washington, congregation.
KENT, Washington--Charles Dorothy, 62, who served in the Worldwide Church of God ministry from 1958 to the 1970s and Spanish director from 1965 to 1973, died of large-cell lymphoma June 16.
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