ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, November 14, 1996 TAG: 9611150011
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-10 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
PEOPLE
Carilion Health System will sponsor three nurses to work with congregational outreach ministries to provide preventive medical care in Roanoke communities. They are: Tracy Harrison, who will work with Calvary Baptist and the nearby Friendship House central city mission center; Vicki M. Raybon, who will serve Ridgewood Baptist Church and its neighborhood; and Betsy Herman, whose territory will be Southeast Roanoke. The nurses will be available on a part-time basis. The hospital will pay for the nurses for two years, after which the sponsoring congregations will assume the cost of the ministry.
The Rev. Dr. Ray Allen, who retired in 1995 after more than 20 years as pastor of Blacksburg Baptist Church, has been chosen interim minister of Lynn Haven Baptist Church in Vinton. Allen and his wife, Ann, now live at Moneta.
The Rev. Dr. Douglas F.C. Keffer will observe his 25th anniversary of ordination to Christian ministry Nov. 28. The former minister of Edgewood Christian Church, who is now a professional counselor in Roanoke, was ordained in Vanderbilt Church of Christ in Pennsylvania. |OUTREACH| West End United Methodist Church, which has operated a free clothing program for the needy for 17 years, has closed the Saturday morning ministry. A lack of volunteers was cited. A church spokesman said the quarters are still available to any congregation that will assume direction of the ministry. Last year, an estimated 1,000 people were given clothing at the center at 13th Street and Campbell Avenue Southwest.
Sweet Union Baptist Church, at 521 Madison Ave. N.W., has opened a clothing closet staffed by volunteers. For more information, call 345-3520.
Interfaith Hospitality Network, a national program in which churches are used for temporary sleeping quarters for homeless people, is being considered by the governing bodies of 15 local parishes. Christ Episcopal Church in Old Southwest has voted to become a pilot congregation and start a program next summer. According to member Dan Dowdy, interested congregations represent United Methodist, Episcopal, Disciples of Christ, Baptist, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian denominations. If the program is successful, Dowdy said, buildings will be open from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. for one week every few months. Participating churches would rotate the duty. Members would provide dinner, breakfast and fellowship to a maximum of 14 people. Commitments from eight churches are needed for a permanent program, he said. |MUSICAL EVENTS| The Angelic Choir of Sweet Union Baptist Church will perform Sunday at 4 p.m. at 521 Madison Ave. N.W. The children will be joined by the Dover Angels group of Hill Street Baptist Church.
Elizabeth Bachelder, pianist and founding member of the Kandinsky Trio of Roanoke College, will present special music Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Windsor Hills United Methodist Church, 3591 Windsor Road S.W. The musician's program is one in a series the church is presenting for its morning worship. |SPECIAL EVENTS| Memorial services, open especially to those who have lost loved ones during the past year, are scheduled at four sites in the Roanoke Valley during coming weeks. Sponsored by Oakey's Funeral Service, the gatherings will include special music, a message and fellowship time. All services begin at 3 p.m. The dates and sites: Saturday at 318 Church Ave. S.W.; Nov. 23 at 4257 Brambleton Ave. S.W.; Dec. 7 at 6732 Peters Creek Road; and Dec. 14 at 627 Hardy Road, Vinton. All sites are Oakey funeral chapels.
The Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference, an interfaith group of religion professionals, will hear Shannon Daly-Harris of Washington, D.C., at its Dec. 2 meeting. She is director of religious affairs for the Children's Defense Fund, the national promoter of Children's Sabbath services. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Second Presbyterian Church, 214 Mountain Ave. S.W.
Metropolitan Baptist Church, 2532 Shenandoah Ave. N.W., has scheduled revival services Sunday through Nov. 22 nightly at 7. The Rev. Timothy Crawford of Philadelphia will preach. Music will be led by Danielle and Bobby Allison of Union City, Tenn. For transportation call 344-0528.
``The Religion of Islam and The Nation of Islam: What is the difference?,'' a lecture rescheduled after a cancellation, will be presented Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Forest Park School, 2130 Melrose Ave. N.W. The program is free.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 4040 Williamson Road N.W., is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary July 11 through 13. Former members and friends of the church may call 977-3705 for more information.
West Salem Baptist Church, 300 Turner Road, plans a Community Appreciation Day on Sunday with free receptions in the Old Sanctuary at 10:45 a.m. and at noon. The guest speaker at the 9:45 and 11 a.m. services will be David Oleshine, a church renewal specialist from Columbia International University in Columbia, S.C. He will lead a youth outreach workshop on Saturday and a parent training class the following afternoon. Call 389-2129 for details.
Our Savior Lutheran Church in Roanoke and the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod will install Pastor Mark Buske as mission explorer to the Roanoke area in a special service Sunday at 6 p.m. at 3515 Knollwood Drive, Troutville. The WELS is a confessional Lutheran church body that holds to the inerrancy of the Bible. Buske and his family moved to the Roanoke area from New Ulm, Minn., where he had served as minister of youth and outreach at St. Paul Lutheran Church (WELS) since 1990. For more information, call Buske at 977-4036 or Dwight Luedtke at 977-0946.
Send information to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors Religion, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491 by noon Thursday. Please include a daytime telephone number.
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