For the week of 27 September 2001
Potpourri
DEQUINCY – New Hope church: “We Serve a Mighty
God” Bible conference; Oct. 8, 1:45 p.m.; Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m.; Oct. 10, 9:30
a.m.; Bob Pitman, Herb Reavis, Jerry Spencer and Don Wilton, speakers; Charles
Billingsley, Michael Combs and the Reggie Saddler Family, music; Bill Britt,
Carl Carrigan, Harold Danley, Wayne DuBose, Gary Hanberry, Reggie Hanberry,
Lyndon Longoria, Jim McNiel and Wayne Squyers also speaking; Glenn Price, worship
leader; no charge; for information and registration, call (337) 786-7520; Jerry
W. Chaddick, pastor.
MORGAN CITY – Bayou Vista church: Gulf Coast Association
annual meeting; Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m.; Charles Gilder, pastor.
NEW ORLEANS – Oak Park church: New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary Assistant Professor Leo Day presents worship service through song:
Sept. 30,
6 p.m. Paul Brady, pastor.
Anniversaries
OAKDALE – Trinity church: 50th anniversary/homecoming;
former pastors and music leaders, Oct. 6, 6 p.m.; Oct. 7; Sunday School, 9:30
a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Lamar Skinner, speaker; Ted Bertrand, music;
dinner to follow; Tony Robinson, pastor.
GRACEVILLE, Fla. – J. W. Lee, former La. pastor, recently
celebrated 50 years in the gospel ministry.
Homecomings
CONVERSE – San Patricio church: Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m.;
Lee Dickson, speaker; dinner to follow; Bob Hannigan, pastor.
FERRIDAY – Lake St. John Community church: Oct. 7, 10:30
a.m.; Corky Evans, speaker; dinner to follow; Fulton McGraw in concert, 1:30
p.m.; Karl Wilson, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Bethany church in LeBleu Settlement:
Oct. 7, 10 a.m.; Claude Fontenot, speaker; Lewis Eiselstein, pastor.
LEESVILLE – Calvary church: Sept. 30, 11 a.m.; Gail
Welch, speaker; dinner to follow; Second Watch in concert, 1:30 p.m.; T. J.
Crosby, pastor.
WATERPROOF – First church: Sept. 30; Sunday School,
10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; dinner to follow; Curtis Smith, pastor, to
speak.
RUSTON – Pleasant Hill church: 98th Homecoming, Oct.
7, 11 a.m. Marvin Reiger, guest speaker; Diane Stucky, guest pianist; Richard
Abel, pastor.
Revivals
GLOSTER – Gloster church: Sept. 30, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30
p.m.; Oct. 1-3, 6:30 p.m.; Billy J. Crosby, evangelist; Ron McLellan, pastor.
JONESVILLE – First church: Oct. 7, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Oct. 8-10, 7 p.m.; Lloyd Whitman, evangelist; James M. Carson, pastor.
KEITHVILLE – First church: Oct. 7, 10:45 a.m. and 6:30
p.m.; Joe Aulds, evangelist; Price Harris, music; Mike Stowell, pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Bethany church in LeBleu Settlement:
Oct. 3-6, 7 p.m.; Oct. 7, 10 a.m.; Claude Fontenot, evangelist; Finers Cryer,
music; Lewis Eiselstein, pastor.
MINDEN – Beech Springs church: Oct. 7-10, 7 p.m.; J.
C. Clement, evangelist; Freddy Franks, music; Ronnie Whitlock, pastor.
PIONEER – New Prospect church: Oct. 8-12, 7 p.m.; James
Kitchens, evangelist; Frank Self, music; Walter Cloud, pastor.
RIDGECREST – Ridgecrest church: Oct. 7, 10:45 a.m. and
6:30 p.m.; Oct. 8-9, 7 p.m.; Sonny Holland, evangelist; Bobby Cruse, pastor.
Ordinations
ST. FRANCISVILLE – First church: Bruce Raby to deacon
ministry; Oct. 7, 6 p.m.; Joe Ratcliff, pastor.
WILDSVILLE – Evangeline church: Mark Windham to gospel
ministry; Gary Wagoner, pastor.
Licenses
BATON ROUGE – Sherwood church licensed Christopher Lee
to gospel ministry; David Womack, pastor.
Staff Changes
Pastors
ST. MARTINVILLE – Weldon Moak to Jenkins Memorial church.
Others
BATON ROUGE – Darren Lane to Sherwood church as director of student
ministries; David Womack, pastor.
Pianist celebrates anniversary
Margie Hearn recently marked her 30th year as pianist at Temple Baptist Church
in Ruston. Church members honored her with a September 23 reception.