ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, October 3, 1996 TAG: 9610030090
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
PEOPLE
Three new staff members have begun their ministries at First Wesleyan Church. They are the Rev. Charles King, minister of pastoral care; the Rev. Bo Keever, youth pastor, and Ginger Keever, children's worker. King, a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University, most recently served the Raven Rock Wesleyan Church at Ararat. He is married to Norma King. The Keevers, also Southern Wesleyan University graduates from North Carolina, have one daughter. The new staffers will work with the senior pastor, the Rev. Dale Holloway.
A pastoral couple, the Revs. Dusty K. and Robert A. Fiedler, will be the focus of an installation service Sunday at 4 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1831 Deyerle Road S.W. The Fiedlers have come from the Winston-Salem, N.C., area, but 10 years ago were on the staff of Second Presbyterian Church of Roanoke.
The Rev. Dr. John Sylvester-Johnson, a professional interim pastor, is filling this role at Buena Vista Baptist Church. He also is on the staff of the Roanoke Rescue Mission.
Amy Oehlschlaeger, a recent seminary graduate and member of Christ Lutheran Church of Roanoke, will become pastor of Walker Mountain Lutheran Parish on Sunday. She will serve three small congregations in Wythe County.
Two young men who are members of the Roanoke Third Ward congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are beginning two-year terms of volunteer mission service. Benjamin Jacob Hambrick, a 1995 graduate of Northside High School, leaves Wednesday for the Dominican Republic. His parents are Clifton and Teresa Hambrick. Jarom J. Richardson, also a 1995 Northside graduate and son of Bobby and Debbie Richardson, has begun his assignment in Portland, Ore. Jarom Richardson's brother, Kevin, is serving in California.
Rae Stanley, a former resident of Vancouver, Canada, has joined the staff of Madonna House, a Roman Catholic retreat center in Roanoke. A member of the lay order of Catholic women who carry on community outreach, she joins Linda Owen, Viva LeBlanc and Beth Holmes, who live at the West End residence.
MUSIC EVENTS
Newgrace, a Southern gospel group, will perform Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Harvest Baptist Church, 1001 Stewart Ave. S.E. On Oct. 20 at 6 p.m., the singers will be at First Church of God, 5008 Hildebrand Road N.W. Offerings are taken.
The Men's Chorus of Jerusalem Baptist Church will celebrate its 18th anniversary on Sunday at 4 p.m. Bishop Milton Hardy, pastor of Prayer Temple Church, will give an anniversary sermon.
OUTREACH
Calvary Baptist Church, which serves the Old Southwest and West End communities, has approved a congregational nurse plan in which Carilion Health System will provide a part-time nurse to help both members and those who live in the central-city neighborhood. A church committee is planning for the best use of the medical worker, who also will be available to a nearby Baptist mission center for preventive care. Eventually, the church will assume full financial support.
A Southwest Food Pantry, housed at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Old Southwest Roanoke, is supported jointly with the suburban St. Philip Lutheran Church in the Hollins area of Roanoke County. Both parishes donate food monthly to the shelves at St. Mark's on Franklin Road at Highland Avenue. In turn, St. Mark's members help supply blood donor drives the suburban church promotes.
The Salem Food Pantry has moved from its former location on South Market Street to a site between St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Salem Public Library. This pantry provides free staple food daily between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to those approved by social service agencies. It is staffed by volunteers from many Salem and West Roanoke County churches.
SPIRITUALITY EDUCATION
God in the Workplace is the theme of a discussion held each Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. in the board room of the Crestar Building in downtown Roanoke. Based on the book, "Wrestling With Angels," it is led by the Rev. Carlotta B. Cochran of the St. John's Episcopal Church staff. Especially for workers on lunch break, it is free. Beginning Oct. 29, the Rev. Thomas O'Dell will focus on "Servant Leadership."
A Creation Workshop with sessions for children and adults is planned Nov. 5 through 9 at Parkway Wesleyan Church, 3230 King St. N.E. It will be led by Fred Wilson, field director for the Good Science Workshops from the Institute for Creation Research. Registration is requested by Oct. 22. Call 977-1722 or 890-3774.
An Eckankar lecture on the theme of "Humor" is scheduled Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Vinton Branch of the Roanoke County Public Library. Call 389-8043 for more information.
The Hermitage Retreat House, a nonprofit ministry of the Rev. Dr. W. Melvin Maxey, is now open at 830 Moran Ave. in Salem. Maxey, a retired religion professor at Ferrum College and an ordained Episcopalian, provides Bible study and sermon planning dialogues on Tuesday mornings at 10:30. His home is also open by appointment for private retreats and is accessible to those in wheelchairs. Call 387-1047 for more information.
The recently bereaved are the target of a nine-week discussion group to begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Virginia Heights Baptist Church, 2014 Memorial Ave. S.W. "Recovering from the Losses of Life" will be its theme, with the Rev. Dr. Dan Scott, pastor, the leader. He said the group is for the community, and open to any who have recently experienced important losses in their lives.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
Grace Baptist Temple, 1527 Gilford Road N.W., has scheduled special mission services through Sunday with the Rev. Wendell Calder of Newport, Maine, the evangelist. His theme will be "Local Church Evangelism." Calder will speak nightly through Saturday at 7, with his Sunday programs at 9:30, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.
At First Evangelical Methodist Church, 1920 Lucas St. in Salem, evangelists Bud and Sandi Roth will lead special services Wednesday through Oct. 13. Converted from Judaism 20 years ago, Bud Roth will preach each weeknight at 7 and at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Revival services led by the Rev. Phil Jones of Lorida Church of the Brethren in Florida will be in progress Oct. 27-30 at Ninth Street Church of the Brethren, 1103 Ninth St. S.E. Morning worship on Sunday will start at 10:45. Each night service will begin with hymn singing at 7:15. A nursery will be provided.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Celebration of Sukkot, the Jewish feast of tabernacles, is in progress through Saturday at Beth Israel Synagogue. The weeklong period recalls God's providential care during the journey through the desert of the ancient Israelites. It ends with a sabbath for honoring the Torah, the body of teaching Jews mark as inspired by the one God. A characteristic of this festival is the construction of a shelter {tabernacle} in which individual families or a congregation gather for eating and prayer.
The Roanoke Valley Life Chain to register disapproval of abortion, child abuse and euthanasia, will rally in the shape of a cross Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Orange Avenue and Williamson Road. The area will be marked by signs. This will be the seventh year the rally has been held.
Hollins College evening services, held in duPont Chapel at 7:30 Sundays and open to the community, will feature several guest preachers beginning Sunday. Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey of Covenant House in Charleston, W.Va., will speak then on "No Turning Back." On Oct. 20 the guest will be the Rev. Dr. Glenn Hinson; he teaches Christian spirituality at the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond. The Oct. 27 speaker will be the Rev. Scott Davis, chaplain at Virginia Wesleyan University in Norfolk. The Nov. 3 speaker will be Rabbi Kathy Cohen, new spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel Reform congregation. On Nov. 10 the Rev. Cynthia Woods, associate Protestant chaplain at Georgetown University in Washington, will be guest preacher.
Elder Malverse Simpson will be honored Friday through Sunday at Garden of Prayer 6 Church of God in Christ, to which he came as pastor six years ago. A youth musical at 7:30 p.m. Friday will be followed by a dinner at 6 p.m. at Lowell's Restaurant on Saturday and worship on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Send material to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors Religion, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491 by noon Thursday. Please include a daytime phone number.
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