Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, August 4, 1994 TAG: 9408180071
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Raye also will preach at the Sunday morning services at 9 and 11 on "Hearts in Action."
The leader, who holds a master's degree in counseling, also is president of High Performance Training, a motivational program for adults. She has studied Native American ritual and is a flute player and recording artist. Call 562-2200 for more information and to register.
COLONIAL BIBLE INSTITUTE, a ministry of Colonial Baptist Church at Blue Ridge, will begin its ninth year of operation Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. Open now for registration are a three-year program of General Bible Studies and Bible classes for auditing. Classes meet on Monday nights from 7 to 9:40. Call 977-5683 to register.
THE CATHOLIC PRO-LIFE FOUNDATION of the Blue Ridge has awarded several prizes to Roanoke Catholic School students in its annual essay and poster contest. In the essay division, Audrey Dickson of Salem took third place and won a $50 scholarship. Anthony Dickson of Salem and Brendan McCarthy of Roanoke won honorable mention.
In the poster contest, Ryan Stroud of Roanoke took first place and won a $75 scholarship while Regina Garza, also a Roanoker, placed second and won a $50 scholarship.
Students winning honorable mentions in the poster competition included Christine Pendarvis, Courtney Campbell, Fielding Fitzpatrick, Erika Metz and Christina Coleman, all of Roanoke.
The contest encourages youth to express their convictions against abortion.
THE REV. DR. DONALD H. ROBERTS has begun his ministry at South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Roberts, 46, has come from a four-year pastorate at Walker Chapel United Methodist Church in Arlington. Reared in the Hampton area, he is married to the former Polly Sheffield and has two daughters, Amanda of Richmond and Susannah, a ninth-grader. The pastor, who has an interest in medical chaplaincy, has served churches in Halifax, Lottsburg, and Grafton as well as Arlington. Educated at Lynchburg College, Duke Divinity School and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Roberts was ordained an elder in 1975.
WINDSOR HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH has received the Rev. Bryan D. Oldham, 27, as its associate pastor. Married to the former Ruth Wells of Falls Church, he is a recent graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Oldham, whose duties at Windsor Hills will include supervision of education and youth activities, took his undergraduate study at James Madison University. He is from Fairfax.
"FAITH AND HEALING," a series of five classes for adults, will begin Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, 1837 Grandin Road S.W. "The Difference That Faith Makes" will be the topic of the first and features Dr. William Fintel, oncologist, and the Rev. James A. Allison Jr., a former pastor of Raleigh Court. Call 343-5541 for schedule details.
CAVE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH has 20 youth participating this week in an Appalachian Service Project in Mingo County, W.Va. The youth have raised funds for the trip in which they are working in homes of needy residents.
GRANDIN COURT BAPTIST PRESCHOOL is accepting registrations for its fall session starting Sept. 9. Practical life skills with music, arts and crafts and field trips are offered for children 3 through 5. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon weekdays. Call Lena Beason, director, at 265-0270 or the church office at 774-1684 for more information. The school is at 2660 Brambleton Ave. S.W.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is scheduled Monday through Friday mornings from 9 to noon at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren , 2138 McVitty Road S.W. Children 5 through eighth grade will be registered. A project of the school will be providing toys for the children of women at the Salvation Army Turning Point shelter for the abused.
Michelle Brown, 19, a sophomore at Bridgewater College and a member of Oak Grove Church, has returned from a 10-day mission service trip to Aqua Zarca, Honduras. She was part of a team of 15 that helps build masonry homes for villagers.
THE ORIGINAL BIBLEWAY BROTHERS will perform tonight 4 at 7 at Prayer Temple Church, 803 Campbell Ave. S.W.
VIRGINIA HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH, 2014 Memorial Ave. S.W., will sponsor vacation Bible school Aug. 14 through 18 from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Snack supper will be provided. Call 344-7748 to register.
GERALD MCDERMOTT, a professor of religion at Roanoke College, is the author of "What Jonathan Edwards Can Teach Us About Politics," an article in the July 18 issue of the evangelical Christian magazine, "Christianity Today." McDermott is the author of a book on Edwards as well as "Living With Cancer" in cooperation with Dr. William Fintel.
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