Church Vacation Bible Schools and Events in Odessa Area
Odessa area churches announce Vacation Bible School dates and times including Mackey Chapel United Methodist New Dawn Fellowship Kingston Avenue Baptist and more with activities for kindergarten through fifth grade. Also listed are Jehovah’s Witnesses conventions at Lubbock and churchsponsored events plus book club and summer activities across multiple congregations.
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Odessa
Mackey Chapel
United Methodist Church
W. Clements St
Marilyn Smith
New Dawn Fellowship
Plaza Blvd
Kingston Avenue Baptist Church
Kingston Ave
Jw.org
Jehovahs
Tom Green Ave
Daryl McAdoo
Lifeingraceodessa
Highland United Methodist Church
Dixie Blvd
Midland RockHounds
Corpus Christi Hooks
Security Bank Ballpark
Champions Drive
Midland
Highlandodessa
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Wabash Ave
Darrel D. Fincher
Logos Fellowship Church
Rowlett
Paisano Baptist
Paisano Pass
Alpine
Marfa
Deaf Christian Academy planned in Waco by Summer and team
Baylor University deaf education lecturer Lewis Summer leads a six member effort to open Texas state’s first fully functioning tuition free Christian Academy for the Deaf in Waco this fall. They aim to raise 160000 for the first year and chose Waco for its central location. Summer recounts his own deaf family and limited prior access to Christian ministry.
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WACO
Baylor University
Lewis Summer
Waco Tribune- Herald
Texas
Christian Academy For the Deaf
Summer
Air Force sergeant turned pastor shares faith journey
The Rev. Michael Courtney, a 1985 Permian High School graduate and former master sergeant who helped capture Manuel Noriega and served in the Persian Gulf and Iraq conflicts, leads Life Change Baptist Church in Texas. He describes conversion by fellow Air Force Security Forces peers, his shift from soldier to pastor, and his aim to emphasize God’s love and forgiveness while remodeling church facilities and growing the congregation.
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Michael Courtney
Life Change Baptist Church
Texas Ave
Michael
Mike
Courtney
Air Force
Jesus
Stephanie
Manuel Noriega
Iraqe
820Th
Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Liberty University
Lynchburg
Life Change Baptist
Young Marrieds
Courtneys
Oaca
Life Change Baptist People Church
Tinyuri
Marcos Zuniga
New Life Chapel
Court
Mike Ter
Zuniga
Ney
Dawnings the Rev Dr Dawn Darwin Wears Weaks in Odessa
The piece reflects on religious freedom as guaranteed by the First Amendment, cautions against government meddling in faith, and questions implications of the Johnson Amendment and public funding for private religious schools. It contrasts protections for all faiths with a fear of theocracy and mandates freedom for diverse beliefs.
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U.S
Congress
Europe
James Dunn
Texas Senate
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Christian School For Deaf
Lori Wrzesinki
Baptist Church
Mark Sterkeldess
Air Force Commando
Johnny Thomason
Eastland
Heaven
Hell
Dawn Darwin
Weaks
First Christian Church
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