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

DATE: THURSDAY, August 11, 1994                   TAG: 9408190104
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

A MARCH FOR JESUS follow-up rally is scheduled Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Evangel Foursquare Church, 612 Bullitt Ave. S.E. It is open to all who participated in the June 25 march that climaxed with a gathering in Elmwood Park. The Roanoke Valley march and service of prayer for the community and the nation was part of a national effort by evangelical Christians.

Richard "Skip" Whitcomb, coordinator, said the second march also will include music and prayer and a video presentation of other march events. Plans also will be made for a 1995 event.

NOT FOR PARENTS ONLY, a nine-week course for parents and any other adults concerned about preserving self-esteem in human relationships, will begin Sept. 27 at Unity of Roanoke Valley, 3300 Green Ridge Road. The course will utilize the principles of Parent Effectiveness Training and will be taught by Lori Engel, a psychologist with the Roanoke County Schools. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.. A donation is requested to cover costs. Call 562-2200 to register.

ROCKINGHAM COURT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 4615 Bryan Road S. E., will observe homecoming Sunday with a former pastor, the Rev. William "Gus" Wright , as guest preacher at 11 a.m. A potluck lunch will follow the service. At 1:30 p.m., the Pinnacles gospel group will perform.

THE REV. JOHN E. WALLACE has concluded 41 years of active ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and has retired to his home in Franklin County. A native of Florida, Wallace has been pastor of Belmont Christian Church for the past five years.

He spent much of his career as a chaplain in the U.S. Air Force with assignments in England, Vietnam, Turkey, and seven states. He also has served congregations in Florida and Indiana as well as Virginia. He and his wife have four daughters and four grandchildren.

by CNB