ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, June 14, 1990                   TAG: 9006150615
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

THE REV. RICHARD GOTTSHALL, who retired last year to the Roanoke Valley, has become interim pastor of Blue Ridge Church of the Brethren. Gottshall served a Roanoke County church more than 20 years ago.

\ TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH has approved the purchase of a $20,000 electronic organ.

\ MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, 4011 Melrose Ave. N.W., has scheduled a Kids Krusade evening program for children, ages 4 through 12. The program will be Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and on Sunday at 6. Call 563-5332 or 362-8696 to register.

\ VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL for children through sixth grade is scheduled Monday through Friday at Bonsack Baptist Church, on U.S. 220/Virginia 604. The hours are 9 a.m. until noon. Call 977-5702 to register.

\ FRIENDSHIP OF GOD'S CHILDREN will be the theme of vacation Bible school June 25-30 at High Street Baptist Church, 2302 Florida Ave. N.W. Sessions will be evenings from 6 to 8:30. For information or transportation, call 563-0123 or 563-1444.

\ REVIVAL SERVICES, led by Elder Lloyd Benson of Baton Rouge, La., are scheduled Sunday through Friday at Garden of Prayer Church 6, 501 19th St. N.W.

\ THE VIRGINIANS QUARTET will perform June 24 at 7 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 4404 Williamson Road N.W. An offering will be taken.

\ THE REV. PAUL "CHIP" GUNSTEN will be installed as pastor of St. Philip Lutheran Church in the Hollins area Sunday at 4 p.m. Participants will include the Rev. Robert Maier, dean of Lutheran congregations in the Roanoke area, and the Rev. Jean Bozeman, Virginia Synod educator and service worker. Gunsten was formerly associate pastor at Grace Lutheran Church of Winchester.

\ DEACONS AND DEACONESSES of Macedonia Baptist Church, 2910 Cove Road N.W., will observe their ninth anniversary on June 24 at 3:30 p.m. Worship leaders will be the Rev. J.R. Hughes and the choir of Bent Mountain Baptist Church.

\ A WEDDING TO REMEMBER program is scheduled Saturday at 6:30 p.m. at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, 1810 Grayson Ave. N.W. Tickets for the Paradise Gospel Chorus benefit are $2.

\ FIRST CHURCH OF GOD of Roanoke is among congregations where a drive is in progress to raise $150,000 to install a sprinkler system at Shenandoah Homes. The high-rise apartment house for the elderly has been the site of several deaths from fires. The home is affiliated with the denomination, which is based in Anderson, Ind.

\ A BALTIMORE MINISTER, the Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter of New Shiloh Baptist Church, is preaching for revival services through Friday at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1238 Rugby Blvd. N.W. Worship is nightly at 7:30. For transportation, call 342-5058 or 342-8878.

\ A 90TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT of the Senior Choir is scheduled June 24 at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1014 Norfolk Ave. S.W. Guest worship leaders will be the Rev. J.D. Holland and singers from Rocky Mount.

Deadline for religion briefs for Neighbors is Thursday. Material must be delivered to Neighbors Religion Briefs, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010, by noon in order to run in the following Thursday edition. 


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