Edward Faulk conducts National Day of Prayer service
SHERWOOD, Arkansas--The Sherwood congregation began a daily evangelistic radio broadcast June 15.
"It seemed like doors opened to us, and the Holy Spirit kept pushing us, so we obediently went ahead." said pastor Gene Griffin.
The program, called Reaching for the Prize, airs Monday through Friday from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. on KAAY, 1090 AM. KAAY is the most powerful Christian radio station in Arkansas, with 50,000 watts, and covers all of Arkansas and parts of six surrounding states.
Mr. Griffin records the five sessions at home with a musical introduction and ending. Then Larry Ashford, a newly baptized member who got the radio broadcast started, takes the tapes to the radio station.
"Please pray for the messages we will be giving over the air, and that God will use this to add to his harvest," Mr. Griffin said.
The congregation advertises its Sunday worship service after each broadcast.
OSLO, Norway--Livets Kilde, which means fountain or source of life, is the new title of the Norwegian magazine. This edition has been published since 1984 under the title of Den Enkle Sannhet, which literally translated means The Simple Truth.
During the last few years, however, we have come to understand that the truth is not always simple and that the title implies that we have the answers to all questions.
We feel the new title expresses the truth the magazine is endeavoring to express--that God is the life-giver and source of every blessing. God wants us to be happy, to have peace and love; he wants to give us eternal life.
He also teaches us how we should live. Life, truth, abundance, salvation, love and peace--these are some of the major concepts expressed through the new title.
Being a Worldwide Church of God publication, the magazine will continue to represent the views of the church.
The 20-page Norwegian magazine has a color cover and middle pages, while the rest is in black and white, to keep down production costs.
The magazine is a labor of love. The writing and translating, proof-reading and graphic design are done on a voluntary basis. Only one person is employed part-time to produce the layout and coordinate the translation and production of the magazine.
Readers cover 20 percent of production costs, while the church in Scandinavia covers the rest.
Our goal is to produce a magazine that is so helpful that readers will be willing to cover 80 percent of printing and postage costs, while the church covers 20 percent for those who cannot afford to donate.
The Norwegian edition has a print run of about 3,000 and is published six times a year with copies going to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Greenland.
If anyone in the United States or elsewhere would like to subscribe, or would like more details, please contact the Scandinavian Department, Worldwide Church of God, Box 111, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, WD6 1LU. e-mail: livets_kilde@wcg.org Carl Fredrik Aas.
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee--Sixteen Murfreesboro members completed a small group training seminar in May developed by Carl George.
The goal is to equip members to both nurture one another and facilitate evangelism through small group ministry. Participants completed two segments each week, which enabled them to complete the nine-week program in five weeks.
SPRINGDALE, Arkansas--On May 22 the Fayetteville, Arkansas, church, teamed up with Immanuel Church and Vineyard Christian Fellowship in presenting Bring Back The Glory--a concert featuring the Life Action Singers.
The program consisted of a multi-media presentation with a fervent plea for spiritual revival among God's people.
Immanuel Church, pastored by Michael Halliday, was the sponsor and host of this event.
Prayer support was organized by Vineyard Christian Fellowship pastored by Duke Lancaster.
The Fayetteville WCG congregation produced promotional support, which included press releases, direct mail and radio and television announcements.
These three churches, in the spirit of revival, have engaged in a united effort to reach the community with the gospel of Jesus Christ. All three churches meet in the Immanuel Church building, which they hope will eventually be renamed The Christian Celebration Center. The names of the separate churches will be featured on a lighted marquee.
Bring Back the Glory is a lively musical and dramatic presentation that vividly portrays the biblical basis of spiritual revival. It extends a dramatic call to each viewer to become a catalyst for revival in their homes, churches and communities. The program ended with each person praying for a renewal in their hearts, churches and community.
Pastor Terry Warren said: "My wife, Madeline, and I hosted two of the singers overnight. This gave us the chance to share the story of the WCG's doctrinal reformation. Other members had similar opportunities.
"I'm always moved by the positive impact our story has on other people," Mr. Warren continued. "The lessons our church has learned are of value to people everywhere--Christians and the unsaved.
"We met one woman at the revival who left the WCG more than 20 years ago. She has since been unattached to any organized church body. The next day, Saturday, she attended our WCG service and remarked what a wonderful and uplifting contrast it was to what she remembered in the past. I believe God is initiating a spiritual healing in her life as a result of this experience."
Of the audience, about 150 people were nonattendees of the three host churches. Among the attendees were Orin Paris, director of the area Youth With a Mission (YWAM) outreach and father of Twila Paris, the contemporary gospel singer.
PASADENA--A new Sunday worship service started in Pasadena July 5. The congregation is pastored by Eric and Pat Shaw.
This brings to six the number of congregations meeting in Pasadena. Traditional, contemporary, Spanish and teen churches meet on Saturday. In addition to the new Sunday congregation, New Life Fellowship, made up mostly of Filipinos, meets twice a month on Sundays.
Edward Faulk conducts National Day of Prayer serviceOBERLIN, Ohio--Edward D. Faulk, pastor of the Lorain, Ohio, congregation, conducted a National Day of Prayer service May 7 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Oberlin.
Six other ministers participated. Charles Mayle, Christian Missionary Alliance, gave the opening prayer.
He was followed by Santo Davila, Crossroads Christian Center (prayer for the nation); Al Sprague, First United Methodist Church (prayer for the state); Kevin Coleman, Rust United Methodist Church (prayer for the community); and Mary Hammond, First Baptist Church (prayer for the church).
The closing prayer was given by Brian K. Wilbert, Christ Episcopal Church. Kitty Denny-Smith.
GREEN VALLEY, North Carolina--Herbert Brown, 79, came out of retirement four years ago to launch The Lumber Number, according to The Mountain Times.
Mr. Brown, a 40-year WCG member, told The Times that "retirement was monotonous" and "driving him crazy." Mr. Brown attends the Boone, North Carolina, church.
FLORENCE, Alabama--James Gillentine, now a sixth grader and Boy Scout, was awarded the Cub Scout Family Religious Knot and Pin in February and March.
The religious pin was awarded during services March 7 by pastor Roland Stanley. The knot was awarded Feb. 28.
To earn the award, James completed, in cooperation with his family and counselor, three projects related to God and family.
James and his parents, Larry and Frances, attend the Florence church.
CHESNEE, South Carolina--Zachary Tedder ran for student body president of Chesnee Middle School in May.
During the race, Zach found that politics can be a dirty business, even in a middle school in a relatively small town.
His campaign opponents, some of whom he counted as friends, ripped down or defaced campaign posters that he and his friends put up around the school. When urged to fight back with similar tactics, Zach kept saying, "That's not me."
Zach worked hard to find out what his peers wanted from a student body president. He set out suggestion boxes around the school. His friends conducted polls of students several times a week.
In the end he won over a large field of candidates. Ray Tedder.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas--"This year's space mission Bible camp program by Group was packed with activities designed to launch kids on a mission of God's love," according to pastor Frank Parsons.
Nearly 80 children and adults participated in the July 6 to 10 program, supervised by Consuelo Orduno.
Each day had a Bible point, Bible story and Bible verse. Many of the children and teen helpers were not from our congregation, but heard of our program and wanted to participate.
"As we learned from last year, the vacation Bible school serves as an excellent evangelism tool," Mr. Parsons said.
The Bible school participants assisted World Vision, a Christian agency, by collecting school supplies for children who live in wartorn countries.
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