Bronco breaking evangelist spreads gospel to cowboys
Morris Lynch, a soft spoken rodeo veteran from Fairview Oklahoma, travels to Marion to speak at Bethel Baptist Church about personal ministry to cowboys and rodeo youths. Born 1933 in Yates Center Kansas his life blends cowboy roots with a Christian revival story.
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Fairview
Oklahoma
Marion
Bethel Baptist Church
Yates Center
Kan
Fort Bragg
N.C
Okeene
Oklo
Central Washington Bible College
Lord Jesus Christ
Morris Lynch
Okla
No man of faith builds ark in Frostburg Maryland
Rev. Richard Greene leads a 1 million project to erect a 150 yard long cement ark on a hillside in Frostburg to symbolize Christ's return. The Frostburg Church of the Brethren plans an auditorium school Bible college and medical clinic within the nonfloating ark as part of a broader mission.
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Frostburg
Haiti
Don Brail
Toddville Free Methodist Church
Brail
Rise of cults signals spiritual hunger in anxious times
A panel of about 25 scholars concluded that new religious cults arise in periods of social anxiety and affluence, pointing to a deep hunger for meaning. They cautioned against broad generalizations, noted differences among groups, and urged clearer alternatives from traditional churches.
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New York
Marvin Bressler
Princeton University
Anti-Defamation League of
B'nai B'rith
Peoples Temple
Guyana
Charles Y. Glock
University of California At Berkeley
Harvey Cox
Harvard University Divinity School
Glock
Community church events and talks fill weekend schedule
Local religious groups announce Sunday talks and services at St Andrew Lutheran Resurrection Lutheran St Marks Ascension Olivet and other churches. Topics include Discovery Village project healing testimony and gospel music programs with speakers Ken VanDe Griend Kazem Fathie Nadim Saikaly and Erma Lam.
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Dotty Cummins
Linn Association For Retarded Citizens
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Center Point Road
Discovery Village
Spiritborne
Lutheran Youth Encounter
Resurrection Lutheran Church
18Th St
Marion
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Meadowbrook Drive
31St St
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Monticello
African priests and students attend Jerusalem seminar
Seventeen young black priests and theological students from Africa including from Zaire Mozambique Rwanda Burundi Upper Volta and Senegal attended a two month seminar in Israel on Biblical tradition and community development. The event, third of its kind since 1976, aims to teach Israeli methods for rural and disadvantaged African churches and to introduce participants to contemporary Judaism and Israel’s statehood.
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Jerusalem
Africa
Israel
New York City
Zaire
Mozambique
Rwanda
Burundi
Upper Volta
Senegal
Baltimore Lights First Gas Street Lamps in America
On this date in 1817 Baltimore became the first American city to install gas burning street lights, marking a milestone in urban illumination and municipal infrastructure.
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Baltimore
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