The Big Tent: Faith and Fire Under Five Points Lights
Text and photos by Charlie Peek depict a summer religious revival in a yellow glow tent at Five Points New Bern. Evangelist Varner, 29, organizes nightly meetings with volunteers from local churches, reaching unchurched youths and project residents. The crowd pumps fists to Power in the Blood as preaching mixes zeal with humor and Bible quizzes.
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New Bern
Rev. C.C. Warner
Varner
Charleston
S.C
Savannah
Warner
Hispanics trace roots through historic records in Orange County
Elizabeth Chey profiles members of the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research as they hunt old death, marriage, and birth records to uncover family ties. Eddie Grijalva links to Juan Pablo Grijalva, tracing lineage from Sonora to early Orange County adobe sites and presenting evidence at a Bowers Museum event.
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Santa Ana
Calif
The
Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
CIA
Eddie Grijalva
Spurgeon
John Senteno
St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach
Elma Valdez
Cesar Chavez
Norwalk
Mimi Lozano Holtzman
Huntington Beach
Grijalva
Orange
Orange County
Juan Pablo Grijalva
Santiago of Santa Ana
Hoyt Hill
Sonora
Mexico
San Francisco
San Juan Capistrano
Hewes Street
Orange County Historical Commission
Commission
Nancy Thatcher
Bancroft Library
Berkeley
Bowers Museum
Ana
Miguel Pulido
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Charlie Peek
Sun Journal
C.C. Varner
Lois Singleton
Marjorie Foye
Mike Richardson
Elijah Brown Sr
Lawrence Suggs
Elijah Brown Jr
Bo Bryant
By Elizabeth Chey
Orange County Register
Venice
Cherry Point
Dave Barry
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