GLENDORA, California--On Pentecost, June 15, 252 worshipers gathered at the Glendora Masonic Hall to celebrate 25 years of the WCG in Glendora.
The Glendora church was formed as an outreach of the church's headquarters congregations in June 1972.
Guest speakers and dignitaries included Dennis Wheatcroft, former Glendora pastor, and his wife, Sidni; Patricia Massie, chair of the Inland Empire National Day of Prayer committee; Roger Lippross, associate publisher of Youth 97; and Luther Brown of the Glendora Masons.
The church has met in the Masonic Hall for 25 years.
Deacon Al Neumann presented a friendship plaque to Mr. Brown in honor of 25 years of cooperation.
Mrs. Massey saluted the Glendora church's contribution to the National Day of Prayer, especially its media advertising efforts.
Pastor Neil Earle said: "Members were responsible for inviting almost 100 people-- friends, family and outsiders to church.
"This shows that personal evangelism can work, but people need special events to come to. This is the second time we've done this in six months, and the results are encouraging."
TYLER, Texas--The Tyler church celebrated its 20th anniversary June 28.
The event began with a brunch provided by the staff of the Women's Building, where the church has been meeting for 20 years.
The worship service began with prayer, hymn singing and special music.
Don Mears, Big Sandy pastor, began the service, and David Bilowus directed music selections.
Connie Magranahan, who spends many hours giving to members, received a special presentation.
Retired pastor Kenneth Swisher gave the sermon. Jane Oswald, a past president of the Tyler Woman's Forum, gave a speech of appreciation.
FRESNO, California--Ten WCG men from Fresno and Visalia where among the 45,000 men who attended the Promise Keepers stadium event here June 27 and 28.
"What a wonderful and awe-inspiring event this was," said Pieter Tenty, a local church elder. "We were there to listen, learn and share in the worship of our Savior. It was a call to arms for all of us to commit to making a difference in our families and communities."
Lillehammer, Norway, the Feast site for Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Estonia is still open for transfer.
Lillehammer, the most-recent site for the Winter Olympics, is in the mountains of Norway, near the Swedish border.
If you are a former resident, descended from, or just interested in this part of the world, come home in '97.
Services in Lillehammer are conducted in English. Because of approaching reservation deadlines, we ask that those interested in spending the Feast with the Scandinavian brethren contact Travel Gallery for the latest information package.
Travel Gallery can be reached at 1-800-858-6999 or at festivalfellowshiptour @tvl-glry.ccmail.compuserve.com
The Kenya Feast Tour has been canceled because of political unrest in Kenya.
Opposition demonstrations are set for October in towns and villages throughout the country, including some places on the tour itinerary.
Please pray for the return of safety and calm in Kenya.
For more information about Festival sites in Fiji and Australia as well the Festival Fellowship sites of Norway and Portugal, call Travel Gallery at the number mentioned above.
Portugal
The Portuguese Festival site is still open for transfers. Join Portuguese members as they celebrate church growth in Angola and look to an expansion of the gospel in Brazil, Mozambique and other Portuguese-speaking countries.
For details, call Travel Gallery at 1-800-858-6999.
Bahamas
The new area code for the Bahamas is 242. For housing information please contact Robert McKinney, Festival coordinator, at 1-242-393-1113.
Arcen, Netherlands
The Dutch Feast will be at a holiday park called Klein Vink (Little Finch) in Arcen, close to the German border.
Translations will be provided for English and German visitors.
For more information write to Ambassador Publishing, P.O. Box 20, 4170 AA Herwijnen, The Netherlands, or telephone 011-31 418-584055.
BIG SANDY--Stan Bass, who served for many years as Caribbean regional director, and most recently as a faculty member at Ambassador University, received his bachelor's degree from Ambassador May 19.
His name was read during the May 19 commencement exercise, but his name was inadvertently left off the list that appeared in the June 24 WN.
Mr. Bass was at home in Big Sandy recovering from surgery during commencement.
July 22, 1997, WN, page 16
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