ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, October 17, 1996 TAG: 9610170091
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
PEOPLE
Second Presbyterian Church has chosen the Rev. Eade Anderson of Montreat, N.C., as its second interim minister since the retirement of the Rev. William R. Klein at Easter. Anderson and his wife, Jane, will arrive in Roanoke Nov. 4. The current interim, the Rev. Richard Hutcheson, will return to his home in Northern Virginia. On Sunday at noon, Klein will be honored as pastor emeritus. The new interim minister is retired from full-time ministry; he was educated at Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary and in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Rev. Charles Watkins, who has served several Southern Baptist congregations in the Roanoke area on a full-time and interim basis, has been chosen pastor of Lithia Baptist Church in Botetourt County.
Lynda McConnell, lay staff worker at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, has been named president of Lutheran Cooperative Ministries, a coalition of a dozen Roanoke Valley parishes that engage in service to people. Other new officers are Ginnie Karkenny, secretary, and the Rev. Jeff Marble, vice president.
OUTREACH
Habitat for Humanity, which is marking its 10th year in Roanoke, has occupied a warehouse at 1701 Cleveland Ave. S.W. The new space, donated by New River Electrical Corp., will enable the agency to store materials for houses to be built.
Presbyterians for Habitat, which includes eight congregations near Roanoke, has begun work on the fifth house jointly built in the past decade. A large structure, it will house a family of six. The new Presbyterian project is in Southeast Roanoke at Albemarle Avenue and Eighth Street.
Southeast Roanoke Christian Partnership has scheduled the commissioning of its new congregational nurse for Sunday at 4 p.m. at Belmont Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 1101 Jamison Ave. S.E. Betsy Herman, a part-time employee of Carilion Health System, will offer preventive and emergency health care for residents of the neighborhood and members of the seven Christian churches and agencies working together for the needy.
Baptist Community Center, a Southern Baptist service and educational center on Wise Avenue Southeast, has recently added a computer lab with machines donated by General Electric employees. The facility will permit training in entry-level skills for neighborhood residents seeking better jobs. Volunteers who can help with this and other projects at the center are needed; call 342-8452.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
Nineveh Church of the Brethren, Virginia 634 near Hardy, plans revival services Sunday through Wednesday nightly at 7:30. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Jack Miller, pastor of Eli Baptist Church in Leland, N.C.
Maple Street Baptist Church, 902 Fairfax Ave. N.W., has scheduled revival services Oct. 28-Nov. 1 beginning at 7 p.m. Guest preacher will be the Rev. David Keaton, pastor of Gilfield Baptist Church in Charles City.
Several Roanoke Valley pastors, the Revs. Tommy London, Charles Calloway, Johnny Stone, Vater Colbert and Noel C. Taylor, will participate in a revival meeting Monday through Oct. 25 at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1014 Norfolk Ave. S.W. Choirs of the their churches will augment the meeting, at which the Rev. R.E. Rodgers of the Pulaski Baptist Church in Chesapeake will preach. Worship will begin at 7:30 p.m.
MUSICAL EVENTS
At Pilgrim Baptist Church, 1415 Eighth St. N.W., the Bethel Chorus and the L.B. Florence Gospel Ensemble of Reidsville, N.C., will perform Sunday at 6 p.m.
Contemporary Christian Musicians led by Bill and Gloria Gaither will present a New Year's celebration on Dec. 31 at the Charlotte Coliseum. Buses will be chartered from Roanoke and Lynchburg, with stops at several Western Virginia communities. Call 774-9798 to reserve a seat and overnight accommodations.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Deliverance Church Ministries, a multiracial congregation worshiping at 2002 Mercer Ave. N.W., will begin celebration of its 25th anniversary Friday with Bishop Jim Dutton, pastor of New Covenant Christian Center in Augusta, Ga., preaching at 7:30 p.m. He will preach again at 11 a.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the speaker will be Bishop Thomas P. Robinson, pastor of Evangelical Gospel Tabernacle in Bayonne, N.J. The celebration will end Oct. 27 with a service at 10 a.m. led by the Rev. Daniel Williams of Present Truth Ministries in Kinston, N.C.
First Baptist Church, 312 N. Jefferson St., will be host to the Baptist Bible School Convention of Southwest Virginia Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Teaching on aspects of contemporary church life will be the Revs. Joseph Keaton, Charles Calloway, Ronald Brown and William Whitaker and Dora Woods. Preaching for the worship service will be the Rev. Dr. J. Eugene Young.
The 250th anniversary of the birth of Bishop Francis Asbury will be marked Sunday at 11 a.m. at Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 2922 Corbieshaw Road S.W. The Rev. Ronald Mateer, church dramatist and pastor of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Danville, will present an impersonation of the first Methodist bishop in the United States. Mateer formerly served Fincastle United Methodist Church.
Christian missions, especially those in Singapore, Africa and the Roanoke Valley, will be emphasized Saturday and Sunday at Lynn Haven Baptist Church, 1501 Washington Ave. in Vinton. World Mission Expo will feature Mike Stroop, a worker in Singapore who will be at the 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday services. He will be joined by Jimmie Hooten, a career missionary to Africa. The Sunday night speaker at 7 will be the Rev. Kirkland Lashley, who will discuss mission to Roanoke area residents.
Day Break, a new contemporary-style Sunday morning service, has begun at Oakland Baptist Church, 3623 Round Hill Ave. N.W. It features drama, praise songs and prayer from 8:45 to 9:30 as an alternative to later, more traditional worship.
Roanoke Valley Cathedral of Praise, 8100 Angel Lane, Hollins, plans an alternative Halloween celebration Oct. 31 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in the nearby Church of God Campground Tabernacle. Those attending Bash of '96 are requested to avoid costumes suggesting Satan.
Two parent education seminars, open for registration by Friday, will begin next week at Central United Methodist Church, 428 College Ave. in Salem. "Understanding Your Teen-ager" will be in session each Sunday through Nov. 10 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at a cost of $5 per registrant. "Unplug the Christmas Machine," which is free, will be in session Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. through Nov. 13. Call 389-2933.
The Catholic Museum, a collection of Western Virginia church artifacts and liturgical articles for sale, will be open Oct. 26-27. The facility, which normally is open on Tuesdays, will be staffed at 624 N. Jefferson St. from 2 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and the following day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Abundant Grace Assembly, 1230 Rugby Blvd. N.W., will sponsor a women's conference tonight through Saturday. It will feature E. Gail Brown of Miami. She holds a doctorate and a nursing degree and will discuss several women's health, family and economic issues. Evening services beginning at 7 will be led by Delmar L. Jackson II and Vannie Harrell, pastors of Roanoke churches. The Voices of Women Plus 3 will present a concert at the Saturday closing at 6 p.m. Call 343-7832 to register for the seminar.
Sarah Dowdy, who directed an evangelical Christian coffeehouse, Damascus Ministries, in the Roanoke Valley 20 years ago, will visit Parkway Wesleyan Church, 3280 King St. N.E., Friday and Saturday. A potluck meal will begin at 6:30. Dowdy, who now lives in the Nashville, Tenn., area, will lead an informal gathering beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Send material to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491, by noon Thursday. Please include a daytime telephone number.
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