A few weeks ago we wrote an article about Apostolic social networking websites. One of the sites that we mentioned was EveryonesApostolic. Since that time the site has grown from a few hundrend members, to over 13,000 members. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to join the website, we did a five minute audio review and walkthrough of the website.
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You can also click HERE to request an invitation to join the website.
“Through it all, though, God has been with us,” says Bro. Daniel Stroebel, the 32-year-old pastor of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Violet, Louisiana, speaking of the challenges the congregation has faced during their post-Katrina renovations.
The new facility is a 12,000-square-foot structure with a sanctuary that seats 200. The church held its grand opening on 11 July.
Since Katrina, Bro. Stroebel has worked to rebuild not only his church, but he also lost his home in the hurricane. Stroebel, who grew up at Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, has led the congregation since October 2005.
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Census data released on Monday show that cohabitating couples now total 6.4 million – almost 10 percent of all couples, married and unmarried. Also released on Monday, a USA Today/Gallup Poll which finds that 49% of Americans believe that “living together makes divorce less likely” compared to 31% who said living together “makes divorce more likely.”
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Following the tragic shooting at a Tennessee, Unitarian Universalist church, many churches are now asking what they can do to protect themselves from such attacks.
Jeff Hawkins is a former Chicago police officer who now serves as security chief for Answers In Genesis and the Creation Museum. He says many churches and ministries have adopted the detrimental “it can’t happen here” approach to security.
“They really have to look at it very holistically and look at the overall scope of what can possibly happen inside their churches and then come up with plans, formulate plans and practice the things that they’ve put in place to deal with things when they happen,” he explains.
Hawkins thinks the people most likely to recognize problems before they happen are ushers and other church volunteers. “And they know what looks obvious and what just doesn’t fit,” he continues, “and I think they really need to be trained to recognize the potential of something suspicious, or somebody’s behavior that’s just not acting right and contacting the police immediately, before something happens.”
Words of Testimony is a online blog that features testimonies of what God has done in the lives of Apostolics. The sites features a Podcast, RSS feed, and email updates. Some of the testimonies will even be posted in audio format.
The purpose of Words of Testimony is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ through the testimonies of his people. And to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God’s plan of salvation to restore mankind to Himself. Each testimony is the true story of an individual who desires to share with you and the whole world what God has done in their life.
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Food pantry thrives on faith
Vidor church food pantry began after Rita
By Jennifer Johnson, Staff Writer
Hurricane Rita, now a horror story long past, changed the face of the region – for better and worse. On the worse side of the coin, many are still struggling to rebuild, find suitable housing and restore normality to uprooted and upset lives. On the other hand, however, several individuals and organizations were forced to make drastic changes that, to this day, enhance quality of life and are a welcome change. Such is the case with Vidor’s First Pentecostal Church’s Food Pantry.
In the days immediately following Rita’s landfall, church members and Senior Pastor Bruce Lockett opened the doors of the sanctuary to feed the hundreds of residents stranded in the community without food and used its Sunday School rooms to serve as an emergency MASH hospital. Agencies such as Feed the Children and Operation Blessing hauled in eight truckloads of supplies, valued at $56,000, to assist in the emergency effort and within just two weeks’ time more than 27,000 hot meals were served to those who may have otherwise gone without nourishment for themselves or their children. Countless others received medical treatment.
Susan Richards, now in charge of the church’s food pantry program, first came to the church during the dogged days following the storm in search of food and a friendly face.
Dr. Richard D. “Rick” Warren (born January 28, 1954) is the founder and senior pastor of the 22,000 member Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, one of the most famous and influential churches in the world. He is also the best-selling author of many Christian books, including The Purpose Driven Life, and an influential evangelical leader.
Christian broadcaster and author Tom McMahon says evangelical pastor Rick Warren’s belief that the church must take the lead in solving the world’s problems of poverty, disease, and war cannot be reconciled with the scriptures.
Pastor Warren will be hosting an interfaith meeting next month with 30 Christian, Jewish, and Muslim leaders “to discuss cooperation for the common good of all Americans.” Warren’s P.E.A.C.E. plan mobilizes churches to address global problems. But McMahon, president of The Berean Call ministry, says the popular Christian author is introducing evangelical Christianity to the social gospel that he learned from his mentor, social scientist Peter Drucker.
“As a Christian, as a biblical Christian, I have real concerns about this because I don’t find this in the scriptures,” McMahon explains. “You see, it’s true the world has all kinds of problems, but he’s working on the symptoms and avoiding the root cause, which is the sin nature of humanity. So how can you work with all kinds of people [who are] called ‘people of faith,’ but it’s not biblical faith?”
“Personhood Amendment” set to appear on 2008 Colorado ballot
DENVER, Colorado, July 28, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Colorado for Equal Rights has announced the support of over 70 physicians and pharmacists, including neonatologists, family physicians, ob-gyns, pediatricians, and other physicians nationwide. These physicians have stated that they concur with the statement, “A ‘person’ includes any human from the time of fertilization.” A list of these physicians is available at http://www.personhood2008.com.
“We are honored to have received these endorsements from such respected physicians,” stated Kristi Burton, the sponsor of the “Personhood Amendment” which is set to appear on the 2008 Colorado ballot. “Science clearly proves that life begins at the time of fertilization. We are secure in the fact that we have science and reason on our side, and we are pleased to have the medical community supporting our efforts.”
Sponsored by Burton, a 20-year-old law student, the Personhood Amendment states: “Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado…the terms ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include any human being from the moment of fertilization.”
“As support for Amendment 48 accumulates, we are very encouraged as we get closer to November’s election,” continued Burton. “Every human life should be protected, and the endorsements we continue to receive prove that our easy to understand amendment is one that all Coloradans can support.”
‘Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure’
A blanket of prayer for America is being proposed for Sept. 11, 2008, the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, because it no longer is the Christian nation it once was, according to a coalition of organizations.
“America used to send out missionaries,” Matti Stevenson, a spokeswoman for the effort, told WND. “Now it’s the third-largest mission field itself. People from Africa are coming to help us. What does that say?
“It just takes my breath away,” she said.
The project is called “Cry Out America” and intends to have a prayer vigil in every county – all 3,141 of them – on that day. It’s being assembled by the Awakening America Alliance, a non-partisan, broad coalition of Christian leaders, denominations, churches, ministries and others.
Focus on Freedom is a new Apostolic blog designed exclusively for sinners. This website was created by Greg Wirths who has been an Apostolic pastor for 25 years. The site is completely free and allows partnership with Apostolic churches. The site has already referred one family to an Apostolic church. You can also sign up to receive a weekly newsletter.
This is an Apostolic presence on the web that is written just for sinners that every church can be a part of. You can even place yard signs with the web site on it and hand out business cards with the web site on it. There will be new lessons added on an ongoing basis. The site is designed to grow to meet the needs of as many as possible. Any pastor interested in knowing more about free partnership can e-mail Greg Wirths at pastorwirths@sbcglobal.net
On Sunday, July 20th Johnson City was flooded with Louisianans. The First Pentecostal Church from Denham Springs, Louisiana, youth choir came to town to share their love for God, and their passion for worshipping – with the H.O.M.E. Church on Sunday morning.
Their youth choir comprised of approximately 80 voices ranging in ages from 13 all the way to 20 something’s. This particular trip was their first musical tour in about three years, even though they have actually been on numerous tours all over the country in the past 10-15 years.
The bus full of young people left Denham Springs last Friday, and sang at a church in Victoria, TX. They then spent Saturday at Six Flags in San Antonio, before making their final stop in Johnson City on Sunday morning.
The youth choir sang a number of contemporary worship songs, and then they began to disseminate into the congregation and pray with individuals who were worshipping.
But these young people aren’t just all business. Raelyn Jeffers explained what bus life was like on the tour. “We really have a great time on the bus. Our youth group runs around 200-300 young people, so you don’t always know everyone as well as you might like to. Traveling on a bus – you get to know everyone better than you might want to!” she said. Caleb Thorpe, 16, added “the bus is a lot of fun…we play Catch Phrase, 20 Questions, and Mafia… it’s great,” he said.
The choir’s latest album is called “Addicted to Worship 2008.” It features a number of their worship songs and is sold for $15. “I love listening to their CD,” local Johnson City resident Rebekah Sellers, 12, said. “It just makes me happy.”
You can view the Denham Springs Church website at www.fpcds.org.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A gunman opened fire during a Sunday morning church service in Knoxville, Tenn., killing one church member and injuring several others. (see related video)The gunman entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and opened fire as congregants watched a youth performance Sunday, sending several people to the hospital. One of the wounded has since died.
None of the children were injured, said a church member who arrived moments after the shooting. The gunmen was tackled after firing three times with a shotgun, church member Steve Drevick said.
Knoxville Deputy Chief Gus Paidousis said the suspect was taken into police custody. He didn’t immediately release any other details.
Netta Stanford, 73, of Milford, DE formerly of Forney, TX passed away peacefully on Friday, July 25, 2008 at Delaware Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Stanford was born in Flat Ridge, VA the daughter of the late Walter and Jincy (Vaught) ton. Mrs. Stanford received her BA in Theology from TwinCities University, West Monroe, LA. She was a homemaker. She married Rev. Denver Lee Stanford in 1956 and became an important part of his ministry.
To many, she was known as the Soul Winner, leaving quite a legacy behind. Her dedication to her family and her faith in God will be her legacy – a true legacy of love. She will be remembered as a warm and generous lady. She was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Center, Milford and of United Pentecostal International.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Rev. Denver L. Stanford, Jr. in 2007 and two brothers Edsel and Carson ton.
She is survived by her husband of 52 years Rev. Denver Lee Stanford, Sr.; a son and daughter-in-law Nathan Avery and Stacey Stanford, of Harrington; a daughter-in-law Nanette Stanford, of Garland, TX; 5 grandchildren Dana Stanford, Janae Stanford, Nathan Avery Stanford II, Douglas Anthony Stanford and Christopher Warren Stanford and 2 brothers Walter ton, Jr. and his wife Betty, of Cherry Hill, MD and Wilmer ton and his wife Phyllis, of Calvert, MD.
Friends may call on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 from 6 – 8 pm at the Lighthouse Christian Center, 662 Milford – Harrington Highway, Milford. Friends may also call at the church on Wednesday afternoon July 30 from 12 – 1 p.m. with funeral services being held at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be in Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica, DE.
Rev. Beverly Jean Moore died in Friday, July 18, at her home in Flint, Michigan. She was a staff pastor at Bethlehem Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith, a position she assumed in 1977.
Rev. Moore was ordained by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World and was a gifted singer, evangelist, and Bible teacher. She also served as a member of the International Missionary and Christian Women’s Association.
Rev. Moore was reared in the Apostolic Faith under the ministry of her grandfather, Bishop George Lucas, at the Spiritual Israel Church of the Apostolic Faith in Flint, Michigan.
She is survived by her 3 sons, 6 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and 6 sisters.
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