Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 22, 1994 TAG: 9401210160
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: RICK LINDQUIST
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The weeklong, ecumenical observance has been sponsored annually by the Radford-Fairlawn Ministerial Association.
The program, "Our Common Ministries of Love," has focused on the association's shared community ministries. Among these are Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread, the Radford Clothing Bank and the Radford Food Pantry.
The Rev. Gina Rhea has additional details at 639-3696.
\ CHRISTIANSBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 107 W. Main St., also will recognize the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at its 10:55 a.m. service Sunday.
The church will hold its annual congregational meeting Sunday, Jan. 30 at its 10:55 a.m. service.
\ ST. JUDE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH will complete its move from temporary quarters at the former Holdren's appliance store in Fairlawn today, if the weather cooperates. Services now are being held at the church's new, but still incomplete, building off Tyler Road (Virginia 177), just outside the Radford city limits.
The schedule of services remains the same: Saturday Mass is at 5:15 p.m.; Sunday Mass is at 11 a.m.
Services are being held in the fellowship hall at the new building.
For more information, call 639-5341.
The church's new address is 1740 Tyler Road, Christiansburg, Va. 24073. the gospel music circuit:
\ BOB and SANDY MULLINS of Second Chance Ministries will begin their 1994 round of appearances Jan. 29, 7 p.m., at Lords Full Gospel Mission in Pilot.
Jan. 30, they'll sing at services of the Calvary Assembly of God, which meets in the Marriott Inn, Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg.
That evening at 7, the duo will be at New River Community Holiness Church, which Bob used to attend as a youngster.
Call 639-6271 evenings for details.
The SOUTHERN STATESMEN will be in concert Feb. 6., 6 p.m., at St. John's Fellowship, 710 Church St., Christiansburg. The church is right behind the Cambria Post Office.
Call Pastor Charles Smith for more information at 381-2887.
The music committee at COPPER HILL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN will sponsor a Fifth Sunday Night singing program Sunday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
Groups and solo performers are welcome.
\ PILOT PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH, 4491 Old Pike Road (Virginia 615) opens its free clothes closet to the public Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon.
Find out more by calling 382-4443 or 745-2214.
\ CHRISTIAN SINGLES FELLOWSHIP, an interdenominational group, meets every Thursday, 7-9 p.m., at 501 Progress St., Blacksburg (at Faculty and Progress streets).
Church names in the news:
The REV. STEVEN R. EMORY will become pastor of First Baptist Church in Pulaski this month. He'll take over for the Rev. John W. Tresch Jr., who has been interim pastor for 11 months.
Emory, 33, is now minister of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Norton.
In his new post, he succeeds the Rev. James Sorrell, who died in 1992.
The REV. RAY ALLEN of Blacksburg Baptist Church and TOM PROVOST, director of the Department of Partnership Missions for Virginia Southern Baptists, are spending January in three foreign mission projects.
They were scheduled to go to Cyprus this week for a Baptist World Alliance meeting on Third World mission work to join with Baptist leaders from throughout the world.
Before returning to Blacksburg, Allen and Provost also will meet with Croatian and Hungarian Baptists in Switzerland to map plans for work in those countries.
In Religion is a regular Saturday feature of the New River Current. Please send news of your church or religious organization in care of Rick Lindquist, New River Current, Roanoke Times & World-News, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome. Items must be received by noon Wednesday for use in that week's column.
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