Will ties bind Chinese, U.S. Christians
The article notes fragile links between American and Chinese church leaders amid China’s crackdown on democracy. It discusses ongoing contacts, fears of barriers, and the role of church bodies like the Episcopal and Methodist chairs in maintaining support and planning aid while evaluating risks for missionaries and local Christians.
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New York
China
Cynthia McLean
National Council of Churches
U.S
K. H. Ting
Ching Christian Council
Beijing
Ting
Daughters of the American Revolution Honor Sgt Lohr in Emmitsburg Cemetery
Frederick County DAR members gathered at Elias Evangelical Church cemetery in Emmitsburg to honor Sgt. Joseph Lohr of the 3rd Regiment Pennsylvania Line. The grave site was found by Raymond Lohr of Baltimore during genealogical research, with John C. Lohr and Richard W. Lohr also attending as descendants.
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Frederick County
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Elias Evangelical Church
Emmitsburg
Joseph Lohr
Pennsylvania
Sgt. Lohr
Raymond Lohr
Baltimore
John C. Lohr
Richard W. Lohr
Church Dedication and Clergy Changes Highlight Area Faith News
The St James AME Church in Frederick celebrates a major renovation with a 3 30 p.m. dedication on June 25 led by Pastor Diana L Parker and Rev H Hartford Brookins presiding. A Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church service on June 18 marks Pastor Dawson’s final sermon before retirement. New pastor Rev John Olan Price will take over July 1, succeeding Dawson. Five Scouts receive God and Country Awards at Hyattstown Christian Church, with photos and leaders present.
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ST. James A.M.E
Bartonsville Rd
Frederick
Diana L. Parker
H. Hartford Brookins
Second Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Peggy Bowie
David C. Dawson
Centennial Memorial United Methodist Church
Pat
At & W
Second St
Dawson
Urbana
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Centennial Memorial
Kiwanis
Masonic Lodge
Dawsons
Wolfsville
David
Jonathan
John Olan Price
Joseph Yeakel
Baltimore
Price
David Dawson
Taylorsville
Brandenburg
Houghton College
Houghton, N.Y
Wesley Theological Seminary
Washington, D.C
Ruby
Hyattstown Christian Church
Cory Benson
Dan Benson
Steve Flock
Eddie Flock
Robert
Charles Howard
Hugh Howard
Ijamsville
Kevin Smith
Robert Smith
W.F. Terry Reister
Hyattstown Christian
Allen Downs
Dennis Reen
Kathy Bengon
Debbie Flock
Gail Howard
Robert Howard
Sharron Smith
Pastor Reister
Khomeini legacy grows as Tehran builds shrine and power shifts
Tehran waits as Ayatollah Khomeini’s grave becomes a pilgrimage site with dust rites at Behesht-e-Zahta. Officials pick a successor amid factional rivalries, while Iran faces economic strife, Western needs, and a looming power struggle that tests the revolution’s unity.
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Tehran
Khomseini
Toullahs
Ali Akbar Rafsanjani
Ali Khamenei
Ayatollah
Ahmad
Khamenei
Salman Rushdie
Supreme Court lets stand ruling on pregame prayers
Washington reports the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling banning pregame invocations at public high school football games in Douglas County Georgia. The appeals court warned Protestant influence, while the district court upheld a plan led by students staffers and parents. Other religion items note Billy Graham calling for East West unity and Baptist board tensions over dialogue. Gallup poll shows Protestant 56 percent Catholic 29 percent Jewish 2 percent Mormon 2 percent. Baptist World Alliance funds Bible drive for Soviet Europe. retirement fund appeal for elderly priests and nuns sets record at 25.47 million.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas County
High
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
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Board of Global Ministries
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Baptist Press
Britt Towery
Hong Kong
Cooperative Services International
Southern Baptists
National Council
McLean
Phot
Mark Crammett
Area Religion News
Nan
Valley Fellowship Church of the Nazarene
New Market Middle School
Fannie Masbrook
Marjorie Whipp
Deanna Brown
Lisa Brown
Chase Brown
Shyam Bhatia
London Observer Service
Khameini
Rafsanjani
Britain
Iran
North Korea
Warsaw Pact
Baghdad
Mujahiddin Khaiq
Masud Rajavi
Wig
Iraq
Ayatollah Montazeri
Khomeini
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Isfahan
Tabriz
Ali Akbar Mohtashami
Rushdie
Mohtashami
Hezbollah
Beirut
Damascus
Sociated Press
London
Billy Graham
Europe
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Home Mission Board
Jerry Lewis
National Workshop On
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Memphis
Tepn
George Sheridan
Princeton
Gallup
United States
The
Baptist World Alliance
American Bible Society
Soviet Union
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