Area religion events span May missions and revivals
The Winfield Bible Chapel hosts a May 8 to 11 missions conference with John Warnken and Barbara of New Tribes Mission Senegal as main speakers. Other ministries, youth activities, and a hymn sing complement the program, with details from 829-1476.
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Winfield Bible Chapel
Woodbine Road
John Warnken
Barbara
New Tribes Mission
Senegal
Woodbine Good News Bible Church
First Fruits Gospel Band
Good News Singers
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I-70
Mother's Love Poem by Tom Kalb
A nostalgic poem reflects on a mother's boundless care and sacrifice. It praises her healing presence by a sick child, constant support in blue moods, and selfless acts for neighbors, framing motherhood as a divine, loving vocation.
Renewed interest in values boosts born again book sales
Debra Hale reports a surge in religious fiction as Christian themes move into mainstream publishing. Tyndale and Zondervan cite sizable increases in fiction revenue and overall religious book sales, driven by readers seeking faith, values, and hopeful narratives.
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Debra Hale
Associated Press
Chicago
Francine Rivers
Rivers
Tyndale House
Tyndale
Doug Knox
Carol Stream
Mark Kemink
Zondervan Publishing House
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bruce Ryskamp
Ryskamp
Bill Anderson
Christian Booksellers Association
Colorado Springs
Colo
Spring Arbor Distributors
Belleville
Kathy Jacobs
Crossway Books
Wheaton
Ill
Crossway
Frank E
C.S. Lewis
Debra Winger
Lewis
St. Paul's Book and Media Center
Margaret Charles
Daughters of St. Paul
Anderson
Excerpts From Religious Fiction Narratives
Vivid scenes from three novels show faith under pressure. A tormented woman battles demonic visions in This Present Darkness, a veteran recalls D Day and a Bible passage in Always in September, and Brannon confronts religion and his Civil War views in a Western dialogue about belief.
Religion listings for Frederick area churches invited
The Frederick News-Post invites submissions for the Religion section to publish church directories and weekly listings. Include church name, address, worship times, pastor, and a contact phone, plus sermon title, choir times, and Sunday school details. Submissions due by Thursdays noon. area religion news due by Wednesdays noon.
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The
Frederick
Area Religion News
Bishops Establish Ad Hoc Health Ministry Committee
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops forms an ad hoc committee on Catholic Health Care Ministry chaired by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl to address hospital consolidations and interhospital ethics while excluding legislative health reform. In Columbia area, interfaith leaders plan joint revival activities to bridge racial divides, including shared classes and history study. The Idaho-Oregon United Methodist Conference aims to recruit Hispanics, predicting population growth to 350,000 by 2010 and proposing missionary pastors in Canyon County. In Jeffersonville, First Presbyterian prepares a $260,000 grand organ after flood destruction, with dedication set for May 15.
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New York
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Donald W. Wuerl
Pittsburgh
United States Catholic Conference
Columbia
D.C
Jesse Washington
Greater Columbia
Community Relations Council
Philip Silverstein
Beth Shalom Synagogue
Race Relations Council
Washington
Boise, Idaho
Idaho-Oregon
United Methodist Church
Debbie Pitney
Idaho
Oregon
United Methodist
Canyon County
Jeffersonville, Ind
First Presbyterian Church
Frank Peel
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Louis P. Sheldon
Anaheim
Calif
Traditional Values Coalition
Frederick County
Indian Springs Road
Call
T. J. Motley
Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
Jefferson Pike
Knoxville
Richard C. Dyson
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Ridge Road
Damascus
Nicaragua
Fey Esperanza
Redeemer
Fe Y Esperanza
North
Central America
Redeemer Church
Ray Scheck
Kelly Hahn
Theodore Haas
Grace United Church of Christ
Sharon Forbes
Joan G. Prinder
Tom Hamilton
Haas
Forbes
God
Tom Kalb
Margaret Michael
Barbara Parimm
St. Paul's Book and
Juleen Langstrat
Earth
Hell
Frank E. Peretti
Katrina York
Omaha Beach
Normandy
Doris Elaine Fell
Fletcher
Brannon
Everett Davis
Stuart Brannon
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