Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, July 2, 1994 TAG: 9407040089
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Rick Lindquist
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Founded in 1980, the congregation has met in borrowed quarters over the years, most recently sharing a sanctuary with Alleghany Baptist Church. The Rev. Gordon Wollard became the church's fifth pastor last summer.
The new building will be approximately 10,000 square feet and will accommodate 200 worshippers. There also will be rooms for Sunday school and fellowship.
For more information, call Woolard at 953-1018.
Steve Hill of Blacksburg wants to start a SECOND-SHIFT FELLOWSHIP on Wednesdays, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m., for people in the Blacksburg and Christiansburg area like himself who typically work 4-12 p.m. "If I feel a need, there's bound to be other people in the community who feel the same," said Hill, who works at Electro -Tec.
Call him at 552-5127 before 2 p.m.
VACATION BIBLE/CHURCH SCHOOL:
St. Mary's Catholic Church, 703 Harding Ave., Blacksburg: July 10, with dinner at 6 p.m.; July 11-14, 9 a.m.-noon, for children ages 3-10. Call Jan Hencke, 552-6738, or Susan Semanic-Lauth, 951-1475, for more information.
Floyd United Methodist Charge: July 11-15, 7-8:30 p.m. at Havens Chapel with classes for nursery through grade six and for older youth. A kick-off supper will be held July 10 at 6 p.m. Call Reba Goff, 651-6480, or Diann Conner, 651-8215, for details.
Radford First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Second and Ingles streets: July 11-15 for children and youth 3-19. Register at the church July 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., or call 639-6287 or 639-0379.
Indian Valley Presbyterian Church, Virginia 754 in Floyd County: July 11-15, 7-9 p.m. Call 789-4396 evenings for details.
Northside Presbyterian and Luther Memorial Lutheran churches, Blacksburg: July 18-22, 9-11:45 a.m. for youngsters age three through rising seventh graders. Call 951-1000 by July 11 to register.
The 16th annual ROBERT SHEFFEY MEMORIAL CAMPMEETING gets under way Friday evening and continues through July 15 at the Sheffey campground in Trigg, Va., in Giles County. The Rev. David Hughes, an evangelist from Pennsylvania, will be this year's speaker.
There's a special emphasis this year on activities for children and youth, and Thursday, July 14, will be youth night.
Here's a schedule of gospel performers at this year's camp meeting. Music starts at 7 each evening:
July 8, The Lupers
July 9, The Fisher Sisters
July 10, Kimberly Denise Gray
July 11, River's Edge
July 12, Cornerstone Warriors
July 13, Goldrush
July 14, The Whitts
July 15, The Scotts
The gathering gets under way Friday at 6 p.m. with a potluck dinner. The campground is beyond Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Take Virginia 730 off Virginia 100 just east of Staffordsville. Call Carolyn Johnston, 953-3417, or Edna O'Brien, 921-2908.
Recording artist Donnie McClurkin - founder of The New York Restoration Choir - will be featured during the second annual MUSIC WORKSHOP AND CONCERT Friday and Saturday at the Radford Church of God in Christ, 206 Russell Ave. Registration: $20 per person; $5 per children's choir member (age 12 and under).
Register Friday, 5-7 p.m. or Saturday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. The concert will be Saturday, July 9, at 7 p.m. Concert tickets are $5.
For more information, call Marc Watson, 639-5802 or 639-5948, or Cathy Carter, 633-0125.
The senior BIBLE BOWL team from Community Christian Church in Newbern will compete nationally in the North American Christian Convention Tuesday through Friday in Orlando, Fla. More than 220 Bible Bowl teams will be on hand for the occasion.
The Newbern team, made up of members in grades 7-12, includes Melissa Blevins, Mandy Byrd, Danny Farris, Kristin Smith and Rob Webb. The team compiled a 37-3 record to gain the first-place trophy. At the tournament May 14 at New Castle, Bible Bowlers had an hour to complete a 400-question test over six New Testament books. Byrd placed first and Blevins sixth.
Junior Bible Bowler Jeff Webb from Newbern competed with the Edgewood junior team of Salem, which also finished in first place for the year. Webb came in third in the junior division tournament at New Castle.
HAPPENINGS:
An old-fashioned camp meeting with evangelist J. B. Shelton continues through July 30 at 7:30 each evening with preaching and gospel music at the Old Gospel Tent in the Pulaski County community of Hiwassee.
Admission is free. Call 381-2123 or 980-8262.
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church, 107 W. Main St., will have a homemade ice cream social Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the church.
Riverview Baptist Church's 1994 Memorial Day service will be broadcast over Triax Cablevision channel 2 Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. Call 726-2801.
Revival services with the Rev. Ralph E. Clark will be held July 9-24, 7 each evening, at the Giles Street Tabernacle, Pearisburg. Clark hopes to conduct other revival services throughout the New River Valley, where he hopes to establish Christian Missionary Alliance Churches in Pulaski, Pearisburg, Radford, Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Floyd and Ironto. Call 980-1629.
The Full Gospel Grace Tabernacle holds a yard and concession sale Saturday, July 9, 8 a.m.-noon, at the home of Pastor Dallas Vines on Belspring Road. Call 639-0555
A flea market will be held at Fairlawn Baptist Church, Oxford Avenue, Saturday, July 9, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Proceeds will send youngsters to Christian camp this summer. Rain date: July 16.
The Christiansburg Roman Catholic Community celebrates Mass Saturdays at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on College Street (near Radford Road). Refreshments follow the service.
For more information, call Ned Letto, 382-8046 or Elaine Reese, 381-1944.
The congregation of The House of Prayer meets Sundays, 10 a.m. and Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Montgomery County Primitive Baptist Church building, Triangle Street, Blacksburg (off U.S. 460 between the Dairy Queen and Ridgeview Apartments. The Rev. Kevin English, 951-8323, is the pastor.
NAMES:
ROB SKAER is the new Director of University Ministry at Presbyterian Church of Radford. Skaer - who comes from Illinois - succeeds Ken Locke, who is continuing his education at Princeton. Call him at 639-2585.
CAROL DUNSMORE has retired from her position as director of the Wesley Foundation at Radford University. A successor has not been named.
The REV. MARK E. CHRISTIAN is the new pastor for the Christiansburg United Methodist Charge. He delivers his first sermon Sunday at 9 at Calvary United Methodist Church, at 10 in Garber Chapel and 11 at Park United Methodist Church. Call him at 382-4062 or 382-5474.
The REV. DR. NORMAN WITTHUHN, 48, will become pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Pulaski on Sept. 1. For the past five years, he's been pastor at Calvary Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Covington.
He will succeed the Rev. C. Maynard Powell who left the congregation in November and is now pastor of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Petersburg.
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. Fax: 381-1656. 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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