First Presbyterian Names New Associate Pastor
The Rev. Jonathan Van Deventer has been named associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Aiken. A Presbyterian College alumnus, he studied at Union Theological Seminary Virginia and was ordained at Westminster Church in Whiteville North Carolina. His background includes building contracting and a wife Jan works in computer operations.
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Jonathan van Deventer
First Presbyterian Church of
Aiken
van Deventer
Presbyterian College
Charleston
Dave Muhlbaier
First Presbyterian Church
Ivery
Muhlbaier
Union Theological Seminary
Virginia
Westminster Church
Whiteville
N.C
Jan
Rev Van Deventer to Lead Spring Branch Church in November
Spring Branch Baptist Church honors a donation by Nola Davidson to fund a new altar choir loft and baptismal pool in memory of her husband Lee Davidson. A dedication service featured remarks by Elmer Bennett on Windsor community history. Sixteen parishioners were baptized in the new pool. Rev Ernest Webb plans an October revival from the 11th to 14th with times to be announced. call 649-4317 for details.
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van Deventer
Spring Branch
Nola Davidson
Elmer Bennett
Windsor
Ernest Webb
M V Nazarene celebrates 60 years with five day homecoming
Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene holds a five day Home coming and 60th Anniversary Celebration at 3526 Jefferson Davis Hwy Clearwater. A catered banquet Saturday at 6 p.m. costs 10 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for children with RSVP requested. A homecoming concert follows at 7 p.m. featuring former pastors and staff. Sunday features a combined 10 a.m. anniversary service and revival at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. guest speaker Rev. Dwight Gunter. For more information call 593sua.
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Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene
Jefferson Davis Hwy
Clearwater
Dwight Gunter
Call
Paxson debuts Pax TV as family friendly nationwide
New network founder Bud Paxson launches Pax TV on August 31 as America’s seventh network with 78 stations. He markets it as family friendly, avoids overt religion, favors reruns like Touch by Angel, and aims for entertaining parable style rather than evangelistic preaching. Paxson criticizes crusading Christian TV and vows no lapel evangelists on Pax TV.
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New York
Lowell
Bud” Paxson
Paxson
Pax ‘Tv
America
Pax
Family Channel
Evangelist Pat Robertson
Rupert Murdoch
Post- Robertson
Fox Family Channel
Murdoch
Robertson
Fox Family
Jesus
Church announcements from Aiken area churches
Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church will ordain Brother R H Dunbar as deacon Sunday at 4 pm with Rev John Williams as guest speaker. Redds Branch Baptist Church hosts 50 Uppers Sunshine Club Monday at 6 pm with David Johnson performing. Magnolia Baptist Church holds Trial Sermon by Brother John Rowe Oct 11 at 4 pm. South Carolina Conference US United Methodist seeks Holy Land trip applicants for Jan 25 1999 with $200 deposit. call 649 9454.
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Vention Association
Zion Fair Missionary Baptist Church
Dry Branch Ave
New Ellenton
R. H. Dunbar
John Williams
Redd’s Branch Baptist Church
Redd’s Branch Road
Aiken
Sunshine Club
David Johnson
Magnolia Baptist Church
Wire Road
John Rowe
South Carolina
United Methodist Church
Holy Land
Graham sponsors world evangelism conference in Amsterdam 2000
More than 10,000 religious leaders from at least 185 countries and 25 languages are slated to attend the Amsterdam 2000 conference July 29 to August 6. Dr. John Corts of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will direct the preaching evangelists program as theologians strategists and church leaders join daily worship prayer plenary sessions seminars and workshops to launch world evangelism into the 21st century. Previous Amsterdam affirmations in 1983 and 1986 contributed to a Biblical Standard for Evangelists still used today.
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Minneapolis
Amsterdam
John Corts
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Conference For Preaching Evangelists
Netherlands
Tacoma pastor to head Pittsburgh Presbytery
The Rev. James Mead a 51 year old Tacoma Washington pastor was named executive presbyter of the Pittsburgh Presbytery after a three year search. Mead a conservative evangelical helped abolish the National Network of Presbyterian College Women at the General Assembly last June and serves as vice moderator of the denomination.
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Tacoma
Pittsburgh
James Mead
Wash
Jim
Presbyterian Church
Clifton Kirkpatrick
Presbyterian Church (USA
Mead
Presbyterian College
General Assembly
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Full Gospel Praise & Deliverance Center
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Viola P. Holmes
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Hatcher Funeral
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