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

DATE: THURSDAY, April 21, 1994                   TAG: 9404210114
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

AT FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, 929 Murray Ave. S.E., revival services will be in progress Sunday through Wednesday. Guest preacher is the Rev. Edgar Thomas of Gainesville, Ga., who will lead worship Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and weeknights at 7. Special singing is planned nightly.

\ DR. DANE McBRIDE, a Roanoke immunologist since 1985, has assumed office as president of the Roanoke Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is taking over the volunteer administrative position from Albert F. Turner, who served for nine years.

Like all Mormons, McBride is a layman. He will preside over the work of the 12 congregations in the Roanoke Region and will continue his medical practice.

McBride received his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, and has been a seminary teacher, a bishop, counselor to a bishop and member of the Stake High Council. He also has been active in the National Conference of Christians and Jews and the Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference.

He has chosen as his counselors Roger L. Bohon and Michael S. Blais, who also have been active in Mormon work for many years.

\ ROANOKE AREA MINISTRIES, an interfaith agency to help the needy in the Roanoke Valley, is seeking the gift of a piano, a refrigerator and a beeper for use in RAM House, its day shelter for the homeless.

The agency also needs volunteers who are skilled in giving financial counsel and volunteers to pick up its recyclable cans. Call 345-9786 to donate or volunteer.

\ CHURCH WOMEN UNITED, an ecumenical and interracial group affiliated with a national organization, has scheduled its annual May Fellowship Day program on May 6 at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 2922 Corbieshaw Road S.W.

"Go and Act in Community" is its theme, with emphasis on human service projects CWU supports in the Roanoke Valley. A luncheon follows the 10:30 meeting. Call 774-8126 to reserve the $3.50 meal.

\ EARTH DAY will be observed Sunday at Roanoke Unitarian Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Road S.W. At the 9:30 a.m. education time, two adult classes will be offered under leadership of Bob Egbert and Jim Baldwin. Children will join the adults for a tree planting ceremony at 11 a.m. Following a vegetarian lunch, members will visit Explore Park for the afternoon and conclude the day with worship there at 4:30.

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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