ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, April 13, 1996 TAG: 9604150096
SECTION: RELIGION PAGE: B-9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
New district leader
The Rev. Grady C. Winegar, pastor of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Cleveland, Tenn., will become superintendent of the Wytheville District of United Methodists in June. He will succeed the retiring Rev. Fred Austin. Winegar, a graduate of Emory & Henry College and Duke University divinity school, has served churches in Knoxville, Bristol and Kingsport, Tenn., and Floyd. The Wytheville District includes congregations in Pulaski and Giles Counties and some in Montgomery and Floyd.
For teachers, writers
A conference for Virginia Christian educators in day-care centers and Sunday programs is April 27 beginning at 9 a.m. It will be at First Church of the Nazarene, 728 Highland Ave. S.E. Registration fee is $9.95, with lunch for another $5. Call 342-7511 for a schedule.
The Virginia Christian Writers Conference is planned at the church April 20, led by published authors Melodie Davis and Mary Tatem. Consultations also will be available. Cost of this 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. program is $24.95 in advance. Call 342-7511.
Full communion possible
After 2000, Moravians and most Lutherans in America may share full communion if both denominations approve reports that will be submitted to their national meetings in the next two years. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America news service reports that five years of dialogue by representatives of the two churches has removed most obstacles. "Full communion" does not mean a merger but mutual recognition of sacraments and ministries, the sharing of clergy and a commitment to common evangelism. ELCA Lutherans, with many parishes in Western Virginia, have 11,000 U.S. congregations. Moravians, most in North Carolina, have 150 churches with many missionaries abroad.
Upcoming concerts
Three Christian music groups, 4HIM, Greg Long and Jaci Velasquez, will perform April 20 at 7 p.m. at Salem Civic Center with tickets available there at $8 per person. On May 6, contemporary Christian artist Carman will sing at a 7:30 program at the Roanoke Civic Center. Admission will be $4, with an additional offering taken.
Larnelle Harris concert
First Baptist Church in downtown Roanoke will bring award-winning Christian singer Larnelle Harris to its auditorium April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for $6 are available from the church and at Christian bookstores.
VIPCare moves
The Virginia Institute for Pastoral Care, which provides continuing education in personal counseling for ministers, has moved its headquarters to Richmond Medical Park, 2000 Bremo Road, Suite 105, Richmond, Va. 23226. The site is near St. Mary's Hospital. Telephone is (804) 282-8332.
VIPCare recently established a scholarship in memory of the Rev. William B. Oglesby Jr., a founder, who often spoke in Western Virginia.
Bus to Promise Keepers
A chartered bus will be available June 21-22 to take participants to Promise Keepers men's conference in Charlotte, N.C. Trip registration, which includes overnight accommodations and meals, may be made by calling the sponsor, Spirit FM radio, at 774-9798.
Camp Alta Mons
Registration is open for summer camping at Alta Mons, a United Methodist camp near Shawsville. Children in first through third grade are eligible for Mini-Camp June 30-July 5, with boys and girls in fourth through 12th grades attending for one or more weeks from June 23 to Aug. 9. Call 268-2409 for details. United Methodist church members provide scholarships for many children and youths.
R. Woods Kent reception
A reception today, 2 -4 p.m., at Euclid Avenue Christian Church in Lynchburg will conclude the service of the Rev. R. Woods Kent who is retiring after four years as Virginia Region Disciples of Christ executive minister. Kent and his wife will move to Georgia.
Rocky Mount revival
First Baptist Church of Rocky Mount has scheduled revival services Monday through Friday nightly at 7.
The preacher will be the Rev. H. Walden Wilson II, pastor of Israel Baptist Church in Baltimore. A graduate of Virginia Seminary and College in Lynchburg, Wilson is executive director of the National Baptist Convention's Congress of Christian Workers.
The Sanctuary Choir of High Street Baptist Church in Roanoke will sing Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Rocky Mount church at 117 Patterson Ave.
Child ID project
Six Bedford County Baptist churches are uniting in sponsoring a child identification project to help keep children from being lost or abducted children. In cooperation with the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, North Bedford Baptist at Forest, Suck Spring Baptist near Bedford and Trinity Baptist on Lyle Street in Bedford will register, photograph and fingerprint children today, 1-5 p.m. On April 20 the service will be offered at Bedford Baptist on Oakwood Street, Moneta Baptist and Shady Grove Baptist at Thaxton. Call 586-8345 or 586-3709.
Growth and healing
Two conferences for spiritual growth and healing are scheduled at Shrinemont Conference Center in Shenandoah County. The first will be in session April 22 at 4 p.m. through lunch on April 24 and will be led by William and Kay Reed of Tampa. Cost is $25 plus room and board. On May 20-23, the Rev. Ruth D. Urban of Nashville, Tenn., will lead six workshops sponsored by the Order of St. Luke the Physician. Registration is $30 plus room and board. Call 774-5183.
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