Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 7, 1990 TAG: 9006080501
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
\ AN ABANDONED HOUSE in the Forest area of Bedford County will be renovated by an ecumenical group led by members of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The project will become part of Habitat for Humanity of the Lynchburg area. The Episcopal church is lending $5,000 to the program to move the house with Habitat beginning assistance next month.
A FORMER MISS SOUTH CAROLINA, Christian singer Dawn Jordan, will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ridgewood Baptist Church, 703 Hemlock Road N.W. Jordan, a runner-up in the 1986 Miss America contest, has sung with the Billy Graham evangelistic team and has issued two records. An offering will be taken.
\ ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH vacation Bible school will be held for six Wednesday mornings 9 to noon starting June 20 and ending July 25, excluding July 4. It is for children 4 through 11. To register for the downtown Salem church program, call 389-0018 or 389-9307.
\ ETHEL BORN, United Methodist world mission leader and resident of Salem, has published a new book, "By My Spirit: the Story of Methodist Protestant Women in Mission 1879-1939."
Born's history of a branch of the church now in United Methodism is available from the denominational bookstore in Richmond and from the national office of the church.
\ INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL MINISTRIES, an ecumenical agency that trains volunteer chaplains for service in the workplace, is seeking donated space for its national headquarters in the Roanoke Valley.
Lack of money requires its board to give up a rented office on Peters Creek Road, the Rev. Glen Langston, executive director, said. The required 500-square foot office is needed by July 1.
Langston may be called at 265-1837 by possible donors.
\ VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will be in Hampton this year June 17 through 20. Moving day for pastors whose reassignments are announced there will be June 27.
The Rev. Eugene Carter, Roanoke District superintendent, noted that six pastors are scheduled to retire this year in the annual rotation of clergy.
\ Also retiring will be Connie Schell, secretary in the district office for the past 22 years. She has worked with five district superintendents.
\ FINCASTLE HOUSE RESOURCE CENTER for Christian educators of several denominations will be moved July 1 from the former Fincastle Presbytery headquarters in Salem to Second Presbyterian Church in Old Southwest Roanoke.
The goal of Presbytery of the Peaks planners is to employ a part-time coordinator.
\ THE REV. CLAY TURNER, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church for the past 15 years, has begun a three-month sabbatical leave. Turner said he hopes to complete work on a doctor of ministry degree he is taking from Princeton Theological Seminary.
The Rev. Elsa Hale, associate rector, will administer the work of the downtown Roanoke church until he returns.
\ PRAISINGERS, a new choral group for single adults without musical training, has been organized at First Baptist Church in downtown Roanoke. Call the Rev. Doyal Spence, minister of music, at 344-6242 for more information.
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