For the week of December 4, 2003
Potpourri
PINEVILLE – Alpine church: Mike Bullock and Men of Music
in concert; Dec. 4, 7 p.m.; Sammy Morrow, pastor.
Revivals
LOGANSPORT – Mt. Olivet church: Dec. 7-10, 7 p.m.; Steve
James, evangelist; Price Harris, music; Dennis LaFleur, pastor.
Christmas Programs
DENHAM SPRINGS – Live Oak church: “Its Christmas”
musical/drama; Dec. 14, 5 p.m. with fellowship to follow; Dec. 15, 7 p.m.; Mark
Rodgers, music minister; Howard Turner, pastor.
PINEVILLE – Trinity church: ” Fear Not” musical;
Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Davy Funderburk, minister of music; Darryl Hoychick, pastor.
SHREVEPORT – Morningside church: “Ill Be Home
For Christmas” musical; Dec. 14, 2 p.m.; Larry Wheeler, worship leader;
Donnie Lodatto, pastor.
SHREVEPORT – Pinecroft church: Childrens choir presents
“A Sheppards Story,”Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; Kim Ward and Julie Wright,
directors; youth choir presents “The Perfect Gift,” Dec. 14, 6 p.m.;
Mark and Dina Stone, directors; Marty J. Wright, pastor.
BOGALUSA – Superior Avenue church: “Glory to God”
musical; Dec. 7-8, 6 p.m.; John Herring, minister of music; J. T. Wright, Jr.,
pastor.
COVINGTON – New Zion church: Childrens Christmas musical;
Dec. 7, 6:30 p.m.; Paula Dufrene and Lynn Overmier, directors; “Bethlehem
Morning” musical; Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.; Toby Hughes, minister of music;
Kris Chenier, pastor.
COLFAX – Bethel church: “The Promise” drama; Dec.
12-14, 7 p.m.; free; nursery provided; for reserved seating of ten or more,
call (317) 627-3131; Ron Nation, pastor.
DRY CREEK – Dry Creek church:
“His Kingdom Shall Never End” musical; Dec. 6, 7 p.m.; Dec. 7, 10:30
a.m.; Joe Aguillard, music minister; Don Hunt, pastor.
JONESBORO – Ebenezer church: “All I Want for Christmas”
childrens musical; Dec. 7, 7 p.m.; “A Thrill of Hope” musical;
Dec. 14, 7 p.m.; Tom Williams, minister of music; Randy Lee, pastor.
SWARTZ – First church: “Christmas is Jesus” musical;
Dec. 7, 10:45 a.m.; Gary Griffith, minister of music; Collin Wimberly, pastor.
DEQUINCY – First church: “A Celebration of Christmas”
concert; Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.; Jared Prewitt, minister of music; Byron Comish,
pastor.
JENA – East Jena church: Christmas musical; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.;
Craig Franklin, music minister; Craig James, pastor.
PINEVILLE – Alpine church: “Jesuss Birthday Party”
childrens musical; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Amy Morrow and Michelle Shamblin,
directors; Becky Thornhill, preschool director; Sammy Morrow, pastor.
SULPHUR – Houston River church: The Christmas S.O.C.C.E.R.
Team” musical; Dec. 13-14, 6 p.m.; Jim Reynolds, minister of music; Lonnie
Gothrup, pastor.
FRANKLIN – First church: “A Thrill of Hope” musical;
Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Adam Frederick, music director; Mark Gaudin, interim pastor.
SAREPTA – New Sarepta church: “A Star Is Born”
childrens musical; Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; “His Very Own Star” musical;
Dec. 14, 10:45 a.m.; Mike Holley, music director; James D. “Danny”
Dodds, pastor.
WALKER – Judson church: “The Christmas S.O.C.C.E.R.
Team” musical; Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.; youth drama/musical presentation at
6:30 p.m.; Reggie Bergeron, minister of music; Merelin McCon, pastor.
LONGVILLE – First church: “The Christmas Checklist”
childrens musical; Dec. 12, 7 p.m.; Stuart Graves, pastor.
FERRIDAY – First church: “Ill Be Home for Christmas”
musical; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Butch Hosea, minister of music; Wayne Gray, pastor.
JENA – First church: Christmas Cantata; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.;
Todd Rogers, minister of music; Dominick C. DeCarlo, Jr., pastor.
MONROE – College Place church: “Festival of Lights”
musical; Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.; Russ Givens, minister of music; Doug Allen, pastor.
BATON ROUGE – Woodlawn church: “A Midnight Clear
musical; Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; Michael Wright, minister of music; Tommy G. Middleton,
pastor.
ST. FRANCISVILLE – First church: Childrens musical;
Dec. 14, 10:30 a.m.; Kevin Cheatham, music/youth minister; Joe Ratcliff, pastor.
ALEXANDRIA – Emmanuel church: “Ceremony of Carols”
musical; Dec. 14, 5 p.m.; Jerry Cauley, minister of music; Larry Taylor, pastor.
Anniversaries
WEST MONROE – First church: Sue Griffin, 15 years as minister
of operations; David Uth, pastor.
WEST MONROE – Ouachita church: John McKay, ten years as youth
minister.
Staff Changes
Others
STERLINGTON – Charles Amos to First church as music minister;
Mike Loveday, pastor.