Jesus People founder born again preacher turns home into meetings
Gerry Street, coordinator of nightly Jesus-spirited meetings at his 53rd Street Anderson home, once struggled with alcohol and drugs. He says he turned to faith, preached across the U S, and, penniless, regained a place to live with a $100 downpayment. Street notes he never invited others but kids began to come.
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Street preacher attracts youth to nightly non religious meetings
Street offers counsel to youth and adults and invites all to nightly gatherings he calls non religious. He notes churches accept others but not him, hosting independent preachers like a Muncie guest. He insists the Jesus Movement is real because believers show true faith.
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Forget Religion And Find God Continues From Page One
The passage recounts Gerry's explanation that believers are Jesus' people, not of the world, refuting the label "Jesus freaks." After a lengthy talk, the narrator concludes Gerry is a true worshipper of God and that weekly churchgoers are not fundamentally different from those labeled as freaks.
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Jesus Movement Youth Centers Spotlighted in Anderson
Editor notes part of the Jesus Movement on display in Anderson as youth seek God beyond churches. The Teen Hill Christian Association or Joel's Place will be featured Sunday with ministers’ opinions on the movement. Local youth Curt Caudill testi fies to finding peace in Jesus Christ after trying drugs and cosmic concepts.
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