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Show Mountain West Minority Reporter & Sentinel, Augusi 24, 1990 5 ~ Church News | Ebenezer Church of God in Christ honors pastor in services Special services of appreciation will be held August 29 through September 2, 1990 for Elder and Mrs. Bobby L. fin and was the pastor of the church in Idaho Falls. He graduated from the C.H. Mason system of colleges in Utah and studied automotive ‘technology at Weber State College. Pastor Allen is the recipient of many Allen, pastor and wife of the Ebenezer Church of God in Christ of 820 South 300 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. This six-year anniversary service will be hosted by Elder Earnest Saxby and co-chair Mrs. Shirley Saxby, assistant to the pastor. The week-long service will bring together many churches in Salt Lake citations and awards for service in the community. Rev. speakers France A. include Davis, Emmanuel COGIC honors pastor ‘*The flame of evangelism shall never go out’’ is the rallying cry of the National Evangelists of the Church of God in Christ worldwide and will be in evidence in Ogden, Utah September 4-7 1990 as delegates meet during the annual western region national evangelist conference and pastor, Elder and Mrs. John Miller, pastor of the Emmanuel Church of God in Christ of Ogden, will be honored in special anniversary services Friday, August 24, and a mass meeting Sunday, August 26, at 3:30 p.m. Churches along the Wasatch Front are invited and will participate in the services. The theme is ‘“‘A Faithful and Wise Servant,’’ Matthew 24:45-46 in the Bible. Don’t drink and drive Whitehead, pastor, Community Church of God in Christ of Idaho Falls, Idaho will also speak. Elder R.E. Hurrington, pastor of Finley Temple Church of God in Christ of Ogden, will gie the special anniversary message on _ crusade. Sunday, A special feature that has never been held before will be a “‘Saturday night t-shirt night.’’ The membership will wear t-shirts on this night, including the honorees, and t-shirts are The crusade is being hosted by the Utah Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ and Bishop Nathaniel Jones, presiding bishop, at the Griffin Memorial COGIC, located at 2424 ‘FR’ Avenue in Ogden. The conference meets annually in one of its member states and participates in a crusade of evangelism designed to win souls to Christ in available to the public for $5. Em- special services, bossed on the t-shirts will be the words ‘‘Ebenezer COGIC 6th Anniversary.”’ | : Elder Allen came to Utah 30 years ago and was a faithful member of the Griffin Temple of Church of God in street evangelism and knocking on September 2, at 3:30 p.m. | A special service will be held on Wednesday night and will involve the Sunshine Band, a youth group under the direction of Ms. Allen, holds a and Mrs. Allen are the parents of seven children and have 11 grandchildren. Everyone is cordially invited to the services that will include preaching, choirs, and special music from churches and groups along the Wasatch Front and in the state of Idaho. School District. She is also an avid church worker serving the Church of God in Christ as its district missionary _of the Salt Lake district and other of- fices in the jurisdiction of Utah. Elder region COGIC Western the Calvary Baptist Church of Salt Lake City. Elder Wm. Martha National Evangelist Conference City, Ogden, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. Scheduled His wife, bachelors degree in education and is an elementary teacher in the Ogden Bertha Clark. - doors in California. Dr. Noah Shumate is the Hernden of Los Angeles, Elect Lady. regional president and Mrs. Para Lee Other western states wlil attend the Richardson of Sacramento, California ‘meeting. Leading the Utah delegation is elect-lady and has general supervi- in the meetings will be Bishop sion of the Women’s Activities in the “Nathaniel Jones, Mrs. Daisy Griffin region who are licensed missionaries (supervisor of the Women’s Departand evangelists of the church. ment), Bishop L.B. Williams, state The western region is one of eight evangelist, and Mrs. Leona Thomas other. regions of the United States of Salt Lake City, elect lady. working under the authority of the Special music, choirs from local National Department of Evangelism of churches, and guest speakers and the Church of God in Christ, Memsingers with musicians from Califorphis, Tennessee, the Reverend Dr. _nia will highlight the services of worE.L. Battles, president, and Dr. Retha ship each evening. All are welcome. Bai Wig and in one-on-one house-to-house contacts. Seminars daily will focus on its theme, “The Urgency and Emergency of Evangelism.’’ The theme’s emphasis is found in the Bible, Eph. 4:11-12: The western region conference is headquartered in Los Angeles, Christ in Ogden. He studied under the leadership of the late Elder D.F. Grif- meeting in Ogden RERE W wee GP Rie 1901So. 300W. e public h t 0 7 E L A S E ILS- FUELS: ANTIFREEZE KEROSENE & MUCH MUCH MORE Ph. 801-467-3866 “BR akker-an: easy target” when casting first stone HOME MORTGAGE LOANS by Mark Saal “And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst. “They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. ‘“‘Now Moses in the law commanded us that such should be stoned; but what savest thou? “This, they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. ; “So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, ‘He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at here — John 8:3-7 The three men sat in the pews to one side of the all-but-empty chapel, heads bowed, taking turns praying. As one prayed, the other two would ac- company on backup, offering soft ‘‘Amens’’ and ‘‘Yes, Jesuses.”’ It was a special prayer service, held in Ogden last Sunday at the Finley Temple Church of God in Christ. the subject of the men’s fervent prayers read like a Who’s Who in Pond Scum: Jim Bakker, Marion Barry, Pete Rose, Neil Bush, Jimmy Swaggart, John Poindexter. : Granted, there isn’t a whole lot of sympathy floating around for these men. Seems most folks would just as soon spit on them as pray for them. Nevertheless, here were three men, asking the Lord’s blessings upon the despised and downtrodden. The turnout for the prayer service, despite having been announced in the newspaper, was less than colossal — perhaps an indication of the unpopularity of Bakker and the boys. In fact, the three men —the Rev. Robert L. Harris of Ogden; the Rev. David Bloomquist, pastor of North Park Foursquare Church in Roy; and Ray Sarter, an elder in the aforemen- tioned Roy church — were the only ones in attendance. ‘“We were expecting more,’’ Harris admitted, *“but the important thing is the Lord came.”’ Earning particular mention in the prayer service was Jim Bakker, whom Harris and the others believe was treated unfairly. Harris showed particular contempt for the judge who gave Bakker his harsh sentence. ‘Pm willing to call that judge uncircumcised or double-demon possessed or ungodly or unjust,’’ Harris said. ‘‘Jim Bakker got 45 years in prison. People who have committed murder haven’t gotten that much time.” And so Harris prays for the former PTL head and his family. But Harris also believes faith without works is dead. That’s why he plans on sending a telegram to President Bush, informing him of the recent prayer service and asking him to intercede on Bakker’s behalf. And if the telegram doesn’t get a satisfactory response from the president, Harris plans on taking it a step further. Hell make a trip to Washington, D.C. in September in October, where the reverend will show the kind of stand-up guy he is by lying down For 70 years, we've been arranging mortgage loans for families in our community , and we're proud to be involved with its growth. So, if you're in the market to buy, build, or refinance a home, we would like to help you with your financing. We [J have 3 2 Conventional [J Fixed or Adjustable Rates | r First Federal GX ® | | The Human Touch’ Ban ms, Plaza Fashion Place 505 East 200 South 6141 South State Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 . Murray, Utah 84107 (801) 366-2265 (801) 366-2254 FDIC Insured a point. Continucd on pag. FHA or VA CJ officers today. in the White House reverend may Utah Housing (1) For further information call or visit with one of our experienced loan driveway and getting himself arrested for Jim Bakker. 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