ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, March 2, 1996 TAG: 9603040006
SECTION: RELIGION PAGE: A-5 EDITION: METRO
Faith on the job
A workshop, "Bridging Our Faith with Our Work," for church leaders is scheduled March 16 beginning at 9 a.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 214 Mountain Ave. S.W. in Roanoke. Though sponsored by Presbytery of the Peaks, it is open to church leaders of other faiths. Topics for discussion led by several business specialists in human relations are "Downsizing," "Why We Work," "The Church's Role in Job-Related Issues" and "Management and Employee Issues." Keynoter will be Tom Waltz, a Union Theological Seminary student who is entering professional ministry after 40 years in the business world. The program is intended to help church leaders understand issues of workers today. Call 774-2706. To register, send check for $10 by March 11 to Presbytery of the Peaks, P.O. Box 2416, Lynchburg, Va. 24051.
Dedication at Emmaus
The dedication of the new education center and fellowship hall will be performed Sunday at 11 a.m. at Emmaus United Methodist Church on Virginia 749 near Moneta. Guest speaker will be Ida Powell, lay leader of the Lynchburg District of the Virginia Conference. A potluck meal will follow.
Lynchburg songfest
A program of Methodist singing is scheduled Sunday at 4 p.m. at Heritage United Methodist Church, 528 Leesville Road in Lynchburg. The free program of performance and singing is in its seventh year and annually attracts several hundred persons. Call (804) 239-4291 for more information.
Baptist assembly
Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church in Lynchburg will be the site of the third annual general assembly of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Virginia. Sessions will begin Friday at 7 p.m. and at 9:30 a.m. the following day. "Until the Close of the Age" will be the theme, with major speakers being Dr. Russell Dilday, professor of preaching at George Truett Theological Seminary in Texas; Dr. Andrew Manis, professor of religion at Averett College in Danville; and Dr. Keith Parks, global missions coordinator for the fellowship. Child care will be provided for all sessions. The CBF is made up of Virginia Baptists who oppose the fundamentalist doctrinal and moral positions of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Methodist missions
About 40 people from United Methodist congregations in the Roanoke and New River Valleys will be involved in three overseas mission trips later this year. A medical team led by Jean Broyles will operate a clinic in Haiti May 3-11, eye specialists led by Dr. David Armstrong will be in Jamaica May 11-19 and a construction group led by Ray Reed will spend a work week later in the summer in Alaska. The travelers pay their own expenses, sometimes with financial aid from their church, and give their services to help meet needs in low-income areas.
Stringfellow symposium
Registration is open for a Lexington conference, "The Legacy of William Stringfellow," scheduled for April 19 and 20 at Washington and Lee University. It is sponsored by the Frances Lewis Law Center, the Department of Religion and Sojourners and The Witness Christian publications. Stringfellow was a lawyer who promoted "radical Christianity" in the 1960s and published 14 books before his death at 56. Cost of the program is $40. For registration materials call 463-8509 before April 1.
Camp Bethel signups
Camp Bethel, a conference center operated by the Church of the Brethren in Botetourt County, is open for registration for children's and youth weeks that begin after Memorial Day. Andrew Wells, 992-2940, is the new program director. A recent graduate of Virginia Tech, Wells has a degree in forestry and wildlife resources and five years of experience at another Virginia church camp
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