Church News Roundup Odessa area schedule highlights several churches
Odessa churches list upcoming services events and classes across Faith Center First Baptist Mount Olive and others. Activities include series sessions breakfast groundbreaking services anniversaries summer series and kid programs with contact numbers and web links where available. Events cover worship times May through June with special speakers and themed celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Andrews Highway
First Baptist Church
N. Lee
Family Life
Life In Grace Lutheran Church
Lith
Tom Green
Robert Benne
Center For Spiritual Living
Elizabeth Ave
Midland
Jerry Fetterly
Csi
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Murphy St
Ronald van Dyke
CrossRoads Fellowship
E. Highway 191
Living Illusions
Kevin Ridgeway
Kristen Johnson
Lady Houdini
Denver & the Mile High Orchestra
Carlos Oscar
St. James Baptist Church
S. Hancock Ave
Roy Gentry
Woodson Park
E. Murphy St
Don Caywood
New Life Chapel
Texas Ave
Classroom Serenade Preserves Aramaic Teaching in Israel Village
In northern Israel's Jish, a volunteer teacher's assistant Atif Zarka, 64, plays violin for fourth graders studying Aramaic. The two northern Holy Land villages keep Aramaic alive for local children, preserving the language Jesus spoke.
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Atif Zarka
Dish
Israel
Jish
Holy Land
Jesus
Middle East
Sweden
Beit Jala
Aramaic revival taught to children in Jish and Beit Jala
In Jish Israel and Beit Jala near Bethlehem a small Christian Aramaic revival unfolds. Elementary students study Syriac Aramaic two hours weekly with public funding expanding to eighth grade. Some fear identity loss while others praise reclaiming Jesus language.
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Jish
Beit Jala
Jesus
Steven Fassberg
Hebrew University
Jerusalem
Fassberg
Israel
Reem Khatieb-Zuabi
Khatieb-Zuabi
Khatieb- Zuabi
Education Ministry
Mar Afram
Bethlehem
Manger Square
Tur Abdin
Summer vacation Bible schools across area churches
Churches network offer diverse programs from Amazing Wonders Aviation at Tanglewood Baptist to Sky sessions at multiple locations. Programs run June through August for children from preschool to sixth grade, with dates, times, ages, and contact numbers for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
Amazing Wonders Aviation
Tanglewood Baptist Church
Tanglewood Lane
First United Methodist Church
N. Lee Ave
Sharinglife Odessa.com
Wonders Aviation
Northside Baptist Church
W. 50Th St
Chapel Hill Baptist Church
E. 52Nd St
New Life Church
Club Drive
Family Swim
Newlife Odessa.org
Sky
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic
Sunset Heights Baptist Church
W. 16Th
First Baptist Church
N. Lee
Mission Dorado Baptist Church
Faudree Road
Missiondorado.com
Odessa College Sports Center
W. University
Sharinglifeodessa.com
Kingston Avenue Baptist Church
Kingston Ave
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Maple Ave
Life Grace Lutheran Church
Tom Green
Belmont Baptist Church
Eighth St
Belmont Baptist.org
Asbury United Methodist Church
E. University Blvd
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
E. 42Nd St
History repeats itself in oilfields says pastor
GUEST COLUMN JIMMY BRASWELL notes the oil industry mirrors the 1840s gold rush with cycles of boom and bust. He compares fracking to new processes yielding wealth after prior losses, warns against overoptimism, and urges careful planning balanced with faith and perseverance.
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Comstock Lode
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Stlukesodessa
Calvary Baptist Church
Diaa Hadidap
Galilean
Carla Hadad
Mona Issa
Mega Sports
N. Grandview Ave
SonRise National Park
St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church
N. Grandview Blvd
Elylyy
Jimmy Braswell
Braswell
St. Andrew Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
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