For the week of September 12, 2002
Potpourri
DRY CREEK – Dry Creek camp: Senior adult retreat; Sept.
23, 9 a.m. – Sept. 24; $45/full time lodgers, $25/two day commuter, $15/one
day commuter; Lindsey Burns and Bill Thorn, guest speakers; to pre-register,
call (337) 328-7531; Curt Iles, camp manager.
LONGVILLE – First church: Chosen in concert; Sept. 22,
6 p.m.; Stuart Graves, pastor.
FERRIDAY – First church: Team Ministry 2002 simulcast
featuring John C. Maxwell, Bill Hybels and Max Lucado; Sept 21, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.;
$49 per ticket; for information, call (318) 757-4524; Wayne Gray, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – First church: “The On Mission Life
Workshop,” sponsored by Carey Association; Sept. 23, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.;
Frank Perdichizzi, guest speaker; registration deadline Sept. 15; to register,
call (337) 474-1865; J. P. Miles, director of missions; John Paul White, pastor.
HAMMOND – North Shore association office: Leadership
Roundtable seminar; Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; seminar title “If
You Want to Know the Health of a Church, Put a Thermometer in the Mouth of the
Leader,” Reggie Ogea and Steve Echols, seminar leaders; to register, call
(225) 567-5086 by Sept. 16; Reggie Ogea, director of missions.
SHREVEPORT – Emmanuel church: The Passion Play; Sept.
20-22, 8 p.m.; Paul DeRousse, director of music; Bill Stowell, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Sale Street church: The Darins in concert;
Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m.; Eddie Simmons, pastor.
Youth
BOGALUSA – First church: Washington Association Youth
Mission Rally; Sept. 14, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., lunch provided; Janie Wise, Sherry
Blackwell and Don Thurman, guest speakers; Bob Adams, pastor.
Revivals
SLAUGHTER – First church: Sept. 18-20, 6:30 p.m.; Sept.
21, 5:30 p.m.; Sept. 22, 9:45 and 11 a.m. with dinner on the grounds to follow
and 6 p.m.; Keith Zachary, Kevin Sartin, Toby Granger, Jimmy Granger, Rhett
Major, Troy Mercer, Jerry Potts, Marvin Rieger and Raymond Taylor, guest speakers;
Basil Wicker, pastor.
SHREVEPORT – Pinecroft church: Sept. 27-28, 7 p.m.;
Sept 29, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Billy Pierce, evangelist; Gary Melanson, music;
Marty J. Wright, pastor.
SULPHUR – First church: Senior adult revival; Sept.
21, 6 p.m.; Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Bill Thorne, evangelist; Agin
Cajuns, senior adult choir, music; David Holder, pastor.
CASTOR – New Ramah church: Sept. 15, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Sept. 16-20, 7 p.m.; Scott McDowell, evangelist; Wayne Clark, music; Richard
Shreve, pastor.
Anniversaries
BASKIN – Baskin church: Jimmy Shepherd, 54 years in
the ministry; Sept. 15, 11 a.m.; Max Lee, guest speaker; reception 2-4 p.m.;
Marion Spence, pastor.
Ordinations
MINDEN – First church: John Agan, Bill Ichter and Brian
Jackson to deacon ministry; Sept. 15, 6 p.m.; Wayne DuBose, pastor.
HOMER – First church: James Camp, Tony Gantt and Jamie
White to deacon ministry; Jimmy Simeon, pastor.
Staff Changes
Pastors
LAKE CHARLES – John Paul White to First church, coming
from Central church, Marshall, Texas.
Ministers Needed
WEST MONROE – New Chapel Hill church: Full-time childrens
minister; fax resumes to (318) 396-1004 or email to nchbc@aol.com; Clyde Sanchez,
pastor.
COTTONPORT – First church: Full-time pastor; send resumes
to: First Baptist Church, 1205 Sidney St., Cottonport, LA 71327.
LAKE CHARLES – Westside church: Part-time minister of music; if interested,
call (337) 855-9422; Luke Liechty, pastor.