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

DATE: THURSDAY, March 7, 1991                   TAG: 9103080488
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

RELIGION BRIEFS

THE CONCERT CHOIR OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY will present a program March 15 at 8 p.m. at Vinton Baptist Church, Poplar and Washington steets. The 85-member choir sings sacred and secular works. An offering will be taken.

\ THE REV. PAUL LOCKHART, a former pastor of East Gate and Boones Mill churches of the Nazarene, has joined the staff of East Gate as assistant pastor on retirement status.

\ THE REV. METZ T. COKER will observe his 39th anniversary as pastor of Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. The Rev. W.W. Thompson and the choir of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Chester, S.C., will lead the service.

\ THE KINGERYS, a gospel music trio of mother and daughters, will perform Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Grandview Heights Church of the Nazarene, Riverdale and Highland Roads Southeast. An offering will be taken.

\ AWAKENING, an annual Lenten series of services sponsored jointly by Roanoke Valley Churches of the Brethren, will be led this year by the Rev. Paul Fike. The services will be at Central Church, 416 Church Ave. S.W. March 17-20 nightly at 7:15. Fike, pastor of the Cloverdale church about 30 years ago, now is chaplain at a Bridgewater retirement home. Call 342-0337 for schedule of activities.

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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