ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, June 27, 1996 TAG: 9606280001
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: E-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
PEOPLE
The Revs. Bob and Dusty K. Fiedler will become the co-pastors of Covenant Presbyterian Church on Aug. 1. The couple, both ordained and graduates of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, are coming from Clemmons Presbyterian Church near Winston-Salem, N.C. It is a return to the Roanoke Valley for the Fiedlers, who were on the staff of Second Presbyterian Church before going to North Carolina nine years ago. Bob Fiedler earned a doctor of ministry degree. Dusty Fiedler also took additional graduate study at Harvard in education. The family includes Kate, 15, and Jonathan, 11.
The Rev. Norbert Bennetts will become associate minister of First Church of God on Aug. 1. Bennetts, 29, is coming from a similar position at a Norfolk Church of God. He will direct programs of music and education and plan youth activities. Originally from Midland, Mich., he is married to Wendy Bennetts and is the father of an infant daughter. He was educated at Warner Southern College.
The Rev. Julianne L. Hollingsworth, a Presbyterian minister, has been awarded a doctor of ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago. Hollingsworth currently is chaplain to Our Lady of the Valley retirement home and director of the Roanoke Valley Pastoral Counseling Center.
Nell Thompson, a Botetourt County church historian, has been elected president of the Virginia Baptist Historical Society. She is the author of a book about the 150 years of the Roanoke Valley Association of Southern Baptists.
Andrew Shepherd of Salem is one of 24 Church of the Brethren junior high youth who are on a work camp ministry in Dayton, Ohio, through Sunday. Among the advisers for the teens from throughout the nation is the Rev. Linda Kusse-Wolfe, a former Roanoke Valley resident, and her son, Joshua Wolfe. |MUSICAL EVENTS| Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1415 Eighth St. N.W., has scheduled a concert Sunday at 6 p.m. featuring the Rev. Dwight O. Steele and the Mass Choir of the church. The program benefits the Melrose-Rugby Neighborhood Forum.
First Wesleyan Church, 3706 Peters Creek Road N.W., will present a patriotic musical, "America, God Shed His Grace on Thee," Sunday at 10 a.m. A picnic will follow on the lawn.
The Chancel Choir of Riverdale Baptist Church, 1624 Edgerton Ave. S.E., will present a patriotic musical, "One Nation Under God," on Sunday at 11 a.m.
New Grace, a Southern gospel group, will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the City Rescue Mission.
Phil Driscoll, contemporary Christian singer, will present a program July 12 at 7 p.m. at Valley Word Ministries, 1928 Loch Haven Drive. An offering will be taken. Call 562-1500 for more information.
Common Bond, triplet Christian musicians, will be the guests at 8 p.m. Friday at Praise Cafe in the Sheraton Inn of Roanoke. The cafe, which has a $3 cover charge, offers a smoke-free, alcohol-free Christian atmosphere for youth and families. Call 774-9798 or 362-4500 for more information.
First Church of God, 2021 Hardy Road in Vinton, will sponsor a patriotic program on July 7 at 11 a.m. Featured will be Richard Kiser, guitarist, and Tony Kiser, soloist. |OUTREACH| West End United Methodist Church, 1221 Campbell Ave. S.W., has closed its free clothing closet for the summer. The church is seeking volunteers from other inner-city parishes to help when the closet reopens in late August. Call 344-0206 for more information. |SPECIAL EVENTS| Summer Theologica, courses in Roman Catholic theology especially for people 18-35, will be offered starting July 11 when Sister Eveline Murray offers "Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius" at St. Andrew's Church. On July 16, Burr Datz will discuss "Spirituality in Generation X," also at St. Andrew's, 631 N. Jefferson St. On July 17, Pat Novak will speak on "Disagreeing with the Church but Still Being Catholic" at Our Lady of Nazareth Church, 2505 Electric Road S.W. On July 25, Raina Lewis will speak on "The Role of Mary," also at Our Lady of Nazareth. All programs are 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Sexual Attitudes and Conduct is the theme of a series of discussions in progress through Aug. 26 at the Roanoke Unitarian Universalist Church, 2015 Grandin Road S.W. Open to those 18 and older, the classes are Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Among the topics are male and female sexuality, gender roles, erotica and pornography, alternate lifestyles and sexual harassment and abuse. Call 345-8115 for more information. The next session will be July8.
River of Life Bible College, a ministry of Maranatha Fellowship Church at 2715 Green Ridge Road, had 17 graduates in its first commencement ceremony this month. The classes in evangelical Christian beliefs are an extension of Jacksonville Theological Seminary in Florida.
The Alma Hunt Cottage, a permanent home for mentally retarded women on the grounds of the Baptist Children's Home and Family Services in Salem, will be dedicated Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. The cottage has been built by many volunteers from Southern Baptist congregations in the Roanoke Valley. It is named for a retired missionary executive who lives in Roanoke.
``Scars That Heal,'' a film about the Christian conversion of a Vietnam casualty, will be shown Sunday at 6 p.m. at Salem Wesleyan Church, 424 Chamberlain Lane. The film was made by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Call 389-2720 for more information.
Send information to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491 by noon Thursday. Please include a daytime telephone number.
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