For the week of January 18, 2001
Potpourri
DRY CREEK – Dry Creek camp: mens retreat; Jan.
26-27; Lindsey Burns, speaker; to register or for information, call the camp
at (337) 328-7531; Curt Iles, camp manager.
GRAYSON – Grayson church: annual Tri-Associational Men
and Boys Fish Fry and Evangelism Rally (Caldwell, Deer Creek and Richland Associations);
Jan. 27, 5:30 p.m.; Oda “Tuck” Roberts, speaker; Tim Post, music;
for information, call the missions office at (318) 435-6304.
HORNBECK – First church: The Chordsmen in concert; Jan.
27, 6:30 p.m.; Jerry D. Key, pastor.
LEESVILLE – East Leesville church: Doug Fields
“Purpose Driven Youth Ministry” seminar live via satellite; March
3, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; for costs and registration information, or to pre-register,
go to: http://www.purposedriven.com or contact Corey Olivier, minister of students,
at (337) 239-3733; Gil Arthur, pastor.
MONROE – Lighthouse church: Prophecy Conference; Jan.
21, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Jan. 22-24, 6:30 p.m. Bob White, speaker; Danny Pitts,
pastor.
PINEVILLE – Louisiana Colleges annual “Fill
the Fieldhouse” event is scheduled for Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. The Lady Wildcats
and Wildcats will face UT-Dallas. Admission is free with a ticket. For information,
contact Sheila Johnson, LCs athletic director, at (318) 487-7559.
WINNFIELD – Laurel Heights church: Down East in concert;
Jan. 19, 7 p.m.; Wayne Dunn, pastor.
WOODWORTH – Tall Timbers Conference Center: “Kaleidoscope”;
Feb. 3, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; cost is $20; Page Hughes, speaker; Dottie Williamson,
missionary; Betty Young, music leader; for information, call the Womens
Missions and Ministry Division, LBC, at (318) 448-3402 or 1-800-622-6549.
Anniversaries
MINDEN – First church: George and Ruth Turner; 60 married
years.
RIVER RIDGE – Riverside church: 47th; Jan. 28, 10:30
a.m.; John Wright, speaker; Russ Williamson, music; dinner to follow; Joey Miller,
pastor.
Revivals
OAKDALE – Trinity church: Jan. 21,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Keith Dickens, evangelist; Mackie Willis, music; Jan. 22-24,
7 p.m.; Keith Dickens, evangelist; Art Cross, music.
Ordinations
MONROE – Parkview church: Rick Busher, James Hall, Paul
Havard and Fred Parker to deacon ministry; Jan. 21, 10:30 a.m.; Lee McGlone,
pastor.
Available
ALEXANDRIA – Roy Pitchford; available for supply, interim
or bi-vocational pastorate; for information, write to: Roy Pitchford, 476 Twin
Bridges Road, Apt. 1405, Alexandria, LA 71303 or call (318) 487-6373.
ATLANTA – Ray Teal; available for supply, interim, pastorate
or music director; for information, write to: Ray Teal, 596 Hwy. 3136, Atlanta,
LA 71404 or e-mail to: teal1@iamerica.net.
DEVILLE – Donald Lemons; available for supply or interim
pastorate; for information, call (318) 466-9510.
ELMER – Steve Miller; available for supply, interim
or pastorate; for information, write to: Steve Miller, 64R Goldman Road, Elmer,
LA 71424 or call (318) 793-4032.
Ministers Needed
BASTROP – Mt. Zion church: bi-vocational pastor; send
resumes to: Charles McLean, Pastor and Search Committee Chairman, 9379 Bill
Grobe Road, Bastrop, LA 71220-7419 or call (318) 281-1799; fax to: (318) 283-6211
or e-mail to: Ccharlesnmclean@cs.com.
BOGALUSA – Lees Creek church: part-time minister
of music; salary plus use of home; send resumes to: Lees Creek Baptist
Church, Attn: Music Search Committee, 1803 Lees Creek Church Road, Bogalusa,
LA 70427.
JENNINGS – First church: minister of music/youth; send
resumes to: Carolyn Delahoussaye, Chairman, Search Committee, 302 W. Nezpique,
Jennings, LA 70546.
OAKDALE – Trinity church: pastor; send resumes to: Trinity
Baptist Church, Attn: Pastor Search Committee, P. O. Box 748, Oakdale, LA 71463
or fax to: (318) 335-2685.
YOUNGSVILLE – First church: part-time minister of music;
send resumes to: First Baptist Church, Attn: Music Search Committee, P. O. Box
168, Youngsville, LA 70592 or call (337) 856-5806.
ZACHARY – First church: pastor; 5 years pastoral experience
required; send resumes to: First Baptist Church, Attn: Sam Johnson, P. O. Box
593, Zachary, LA 70791.
Staff Changes
Pastors
CHASE – Dennis Fontenot to Chase church coming from
Holum church, Grayson.
CROWVILLE – Joe Senn to Crockett Point church.
DEVILLE – Donald Lemons resigns Big Island church.
Retirements
LEESVILLE – Wallace B. Palmer will retire First church
after 25 years of service there and 45 years total in the gospel ministry. A
recognition service will be held Jan. 21. Wayne Jenkins will speak in the morning
worship service at 10:45 a.m. A community-wide reception will be held in the
churchs Christian Life Center from 2 – 4 p.m. Lynn Clayton will speak
in the evening service as the church hosts an appreciation dinner at 6 p.m.
Birthdays
MONROE – College Place church: Mable McDuffie; 100 years;
Jeffrey Burns, pastor.
Deaths
BAKER – Roy Joseph Norton, Jr., 79, Dec. 24. He was
a retired Baptist pastor. He is survived by his wife, Edith Lois Norton.