ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, September 21, 1996 TAG: 9609230112
SECTION: RELIGION PAGE: B9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Pace to retire
The Rev. Lawrence J. Pace Jr. will conclude 31 years as pastor of Abingdon Baptist Church on Sept. 29. A farewell reception for the pastor and his family is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. During his pastorate the church building and the membership have grown and the congregation has carried on several programs of mission outreach to the community and through the denomination.
Pace came to the church Sept. 1, 1965, after graduation from George Washington University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Air Force service during the Korean conflict. His first pastorates were in Bethesda, Md., and McLean. He and his wife, Mary, will make their retirement home in Hickory, N.C.
Hinn in Richmond
Benny Hinn, an internationally traveled evangelist for the past six years, will preach at a Miracle Crusade at the Richmond Coliseum on Oct. 3 and 4 . Evening services will begin at 7 with an anointing service at 10 a.m. on the second day.
Hinn, a native of Israel who was reared in the Greek Orthodox faith, now follows the style of the Assemblies of God Church, though his services are nondenominational. His home is in Orlando, Fla.
Call (407) 292-4200 for more information.
Goodman is guest preacher
The Rev. George C. Goodman of Lynchburg will be the guest preacher for the Curtis G. Dobbins Series of worship services Sundayat Salem Presbyterian Church in downtown Salem. Goodman is associate executive of Presbytery of the Peaks. He will speak in Gresham Hall at 9:45 a.m. and in the church at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. A nursery will be open for all services.
Goodman, a North Carolina native, was educated at Johnson C. Smith University and the Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and served a Charlotte, N.C., parish for 13 years before joining the presbytery staff six years ago. The annual preaching mission honors the late Curtis G. Dobbins. This year's theme is " Church Membership as Ministry."
Office for Catholic Hispanics
To serve Virginia's growing Hispanic population, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond has established a new office for Spanish-speaking Catholics. It opened Sept. 1 with a native of El Salvador, Elisa Montalvo, as director.
Mass is celebrated in Spanish in six Virginia communities; the Western Virginia service is on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Gerard's Church on Orange Avenue Northwest. During the summer Mass is made available to Latin American migrant workers in Clarksville, Danville, South Hill and on the Eastern Shore.
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