For the week of February 26, 2004
Potpourri
WALKER – Walker church: “Stressed Spelled Backwards is Desserts”
Womens Conference; March 12, 5:30-9 p.m.; March 13, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.;
Cindy Townsend, guest speaker; $10/includes Friday supper and Saturday pastries/luncheon;
child care provided; to register or for information, call (225) 665-8368; Richard
Blue, pastor.
BELLE CHASSE – First church: Carillon Handbell Choir from the University
of Southern Mississippi in concert; Feb. 29, 3:30 p.m.; Freddie Williford, pastor.
WOODWORTH – Tall Timbers conference center: “Dare to be a Danielle”
Fellowship of Louisiana Baptist Secretaries Retreat; March 11, 9 a.m. registration
– March 12, noon; Joe McKeever, keynote speaker; Rocky Maddox, music/entertainment;
Glenda Suggs, Jared Peoples, Cindy Townsend, Barbara Bailey and Charlotte White,
speakers; 2 per room/$75, 3-4 per room/$70, 1 per room/$95 and commuter/$35;
costs include conference and meals; for information, call Patti Yeatts at (318)
865-5613 or nlba@bellsouth.net; to register,
call Ruth Hernandez at (318) 448-3402 or (800) 622-6549 ext. 282; Sam White,
camp manager.
EUNICE – Acadian center: Couples Retreat; March 12, 6 p.m. registration
– March 13, noon; Marvin and Karen Douglas, guest speakers; $64 per couple;
to register, call (337) 457-9047; James Newsom, camp manager.
COVINGTON – First church: Senior Adult Spring Celebration; March 15,
9 a.m.-March 16, after lunch; Joe McKeever, Jeanine Bozeman, Debbie Morris,
Abby Shields and Argile Smith; guest speakers; Jan Halford, Irene Martin and
The Agin Cajuns, music/entertainment; $15 per person; send payment to:
First Baptist Church, 16333 Hwy. 1085; Covington, LA 70433 by March 10; for
information, call (985) 892-2149; David Rockett, senior adult minister; Waylon
Bailey, pastor.
DRY CREEK – Dry Creek camp: Mens two-event weekend; March 11-12,
Mens Seminar; $35 per person/includes meals, snacks, lodging and ropes
course; starts Thursday at 5:30 p.m.-Friday at noon; March 12-13, “The
Journey” led by Alex Hedgepeth; $60 per person/includes lodging, meals
and book/field manual; starts Friday at 5:30 p.m.-Saturday after noon; to register
or for information, call (337) 328-7531; Curt Iles, camp manager.
BLANCHARD – First church: Karen Peck and New River in concert; March
13, 7 p.m.; James Hill, pastor.
DERIDDER – First church: Ridgecrest in the Pines Sunday School Leadership
Conference; Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; lunch included; Randy Millwood, keynote
speaker; Whit Holmes, pastor.
PINEVILLE – Pineville Park church: Chosen in concert; Feb. 29, 6 p.m.;
Gregory R. Carroll, pastor.
NEW IBERIA – Highland church: “The Giant from Thunder Mountain”
dinner and movie presentation; Feb. 29, 6-7:30 p.m.; refreshments served; Steve
Horn, pastor.
PELICAN – Wallace church: Miracle Monday Nights in March, 6:30 p.m.;
guest speakers: March 1-Collin Wimberly, March 8-Jerry Penfield, March 15-Scott
Thompson, March 22-Steven McAbee, March 29-Cliff Estes; all services include
special music; Steve Jensen, pastor.
Revivals
ROSEPINE – Providence church: Feb. 27-28, 7 p.m.; Feb. 29, 10:45 a.m.
and 7 p.m.; Joe Aulds, evangelist; The Joe Aulds Family, music; Charles Best,
pastor.
BIENVILLE – Bryceland church: March 5-6, 7 p.m.; March 7, 11 a.m. and
6 p.m.; Joe Aulds, evangelist; The Joe Aulds Family, music; Mark Bevill, pastor.
WINNFIELD – First church: Childrens revival; Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m.;
Feb. 28, 5 p.m. family fun, 6:30 p.m. revival services; Frank Peacock, special
guest; Lindsey Burns, pastor.
OAK GROVE – First church: March 7, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; March 8-10,
7 p.m.; Dwayne Monk, Lee Piercy, Chad Ballard, Gayle Riles and Kenny Duschesne,
guest speakers; Jeff Jinks, pastor.
OAKDALE – Trinity church: March 1-5, 7 p.m. nightly; Lynn Martin, evangelist;
Bill Earl, music; Tony Robinson, pastor.
ENTERPRISE – New Ouachita church: Feb. 29, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; March
1-3, 7 p.m.; The Lisemby Family, evangelists/musical guests; Alton Thompson,
pastor.
Staff Changes
Others
HAUGHTON – Shelly Morris to Koran church as minister to children/activities;
George Rogers, pastor.
RIDGECREST – Denny Braswell to Ridgecrest church as youth director;
Preston Holder, pastor.
Available
BATON ROUGE – Wendell C. Douglas available for supply and special speaking
engagements; write to: Wendell C. Douglas, P. O. Box 82306, Baton Rouge, LA
70884; call (225) 637-6432 or email wcdouglas1@aol.com.