For the week of July 31, 2003
Potpourri
HAYNESVILLE – First church: David O. Dykes, guest speaker; Aug. 3, 6 p.m.;
Shelby Cowling, pastor.
LAFAYETTE – First church: ‘Just Beyond” musical; Aug. 10, 6:30 p.m.;
Luther Burney, minister of music; Perry Sanders, pastor. WISNER – First church:
Brothers in Christ (the singing cops) in concert; Aug. 11, 7 p.m.; Thomas Peoples,
pastor.
NEW ORLEANS – Oak Park church: Ben and Rebecca Caston in concert; Aug. 10,
6 p.m.; “A night of Gospel Jazz” featuring Gary Hallquist; Aug. 17,
6 p.m.; Paul Brady, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Sale Street church: Sandi Lewis in concert; Aug. 17, 6:30 p.m.,
with fellowship; Eddie Simmons, pastor.
DERIDDER – Beauregard Friendship church: “How Soon” Bible Prophecy
Conference; Aug. 9, 9 a.m.; Dave Reagan, Dennis Pollock and Al Gist, speakers;
for details, call (337) 463-4012; Joe Pool, pastor.
BASTROP – New Friendship church: “Transforming Thursdays” each Thursday
in August at 7 p.m.; speakers/musical guests are as follows: Aug. 7 – Steve
Speer/Signs of Grace and Donna Edwards; Aug. 14 – Carlos Trapp/Tim Post; Aug.
21 – Jim Ingram/Mercy Embraced; Aug. 28 – Alan Miller/Jimmy and Mendy White;
Marie Crain, guest pianist for all services; Don Bryan, pastor.
DRY CREEK – Dry Creek camp: Men’s Fish Fry; Aug. 16, 2 p.m.; free; call (337)
328-7531 for reservations; Jason Townley, speaker; Curt Iles, camp manager.
Youth
ZACHARY – First church: “One Life to Live” drama performance; Aug.
10, 6 p.m.; Michelle Masters, director; Eddie Davis, pastor.
SLIDELL – Grace Memorial church: Youth presents “Too Many Cooks”
dinner theatre; Aug. 15-16, 6:30 p.m.; (985) 643-6017 for reservations; Christy
Fambrough, director; Bob Heustess, pastor.
Revivals
FARMERVILLE – Enterprise church: Aug. 4-6, 7 p.m.; Waymond Warren, evangelist;
Darris Waren, music; Lee Gardner, pastor.
DEVILLE – Holloway church: Aug. 2, 7 p.m.; Aug. 3, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Aug.
4-8, 7 p.m.; Dennis Hackler, evangelist; Brian Lalena, music; Jack West, pastor.
RAYVILLE – Eastside church: Aug. 3, 10:50 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Aug. 4-6, 7 p.m.;
Bill Reddick, evangelist; Mark Lanier, music; Kyle Coates, pastor.
SIMMESPORT – First church: Aug. 15-16, 7 p.m.; Kenneth Austin, evangelist.
BRANCH – Elizabeth Memorial church: Aug. 10, 6 p.m.; Aug. 11-13, 7 p.m.; Jim
Walsh, evangelist; Larry Evans, music; Delman Rogers, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Sale Street church: Senior Adult One-Day Mini Revival; Aug.
12, 10:30 a.m. with lunch to follow and afternoon service from 1-2 p.m.; Eddie
Simmons, pastor.
FARMERVILLE – Antioch church: Aug. 10, 6 p.m.; Aug. 11-13, 7 p.m.; Wiley Magee,
evangelist; Tim Post, music; Paul Carter, pastor.
OAKDALE – Mt. Hope church: Aug. 3, 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Aug. 4-9, 6:30
p.m.; Philip Robertson, evangelist; Mackey Willis family, music; Bobby Bonds,
pastor.
Anniversaries
MONROE – New Light church: Celebrated 93rd anniversary July 27; Cecil Gregory
was guest speaker; mini concert by the Sharplin Family; Alvis Arnold, music
director; Tom Tynes, pastor.
MANSFIELD – Emmanuel church: Jim Reynolds, five years as pastor.
Dedications
RUSTON – First church: Ribbon cutting ceremony for
newly renovated sanctuary; Aug. 10, 10:30 a.m. with
worship service to follow; open house and
refreshments from 2-4 p.m.; Chris Craig, pastor.
Ordinations
CALHOUN – Liberty church: Ron Smith, Jr., to the gospel ministry; Aug. 1,
7 p.m.; Tony Smith, pastor.
Homecomings
LONG LEAF – Long Leaf church: Aug. 10, 10 a.m. with lunch to follow; Larry
Faris, guest speaker; for information, call Edwin Barton (318) 748-6367.
FARMERVILLE – Enterprise church: Aug. 3, 11 a.m. with lunch to follow; David
Barkley, guest speaker; Gospel Sounds, musical guest; Lee Gardner, pastor.
SIMMESPORT – First church: 130th; Aug. 17, 10:30 a.m. with lunch to follow;
Kenneth Austin, guest speaker; Freedom Heirs and Merlin Mills, musical guests.
SUMMERFIELD – Hebron church: Aug. 3; lunch following service; William Mitchell,
guest speaker; Kenneth Nutt, pastor.
MINDEN – First church: Aug. 2, reception and open house from 2-5 p.m.; Aug.
3, 10:30 a.m. with luncheon program at noon; Ronald Price, guest speaker; Danny
Whipple and the Teentone Choir, musical guests; Kevin Davis, guest organist;
Wayne DuBose, pastor.
Staff Changes Pastors
SLAGLE – Millard Monk resigns Slagle church.
TURKEY CREEK – Eddie Douglas, Jr. to Trinity church, coming from First church
of Pollock.
Ministers Needed
COVINGTON – New Zion church: Part-time student/recreation minister; send resumes
to Lynn Sharp, Personnel Chariman, 17455 Sam’s Branch Lane, Covington, LA 70435;
Kris Chenier, pastor.
ARCADIA – First church: Experienced minister of education/administration;
send resumes to First Baptist Church, Attn: Sam Newell, 2249 Hazel St., Arcadia,
LA 71001 or fax to (318) 263-8690; Jeff Hoffman, pastor.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Grace church: Full-time minister to students for suburban
church near Washington D.C.; seminary degree required; send resumes to: Grace
Baptist Church, Youth Search Committee, 14242 Spriggs Rd., Woodbridge, VA 22193
or email onethoughts@lwol.com.
SBC Deaths
ORLAND, Fla. – William R. “Bill” Bright, 81, died July 19. Bright
was the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, the world’s largest Christian
ministry. He was the author of “The Four Spritual Laws,” the most
widely-distributed religious booklet in history. In 1979, Bright commissioned
the “JESUS” film, a feature-length documentary on the life of Christ
that has been shown throughout the world. He is survived by his wife, Vonette,
and two sons.