Week of April 24, 2006
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Potpourri
WEST MONROE – Fair Park church: Young Harmony in concert; May 6, 7 p.m.; Waymond Warren, pastor.
LEESVILLE – East Leesville church: “Walking Worthy”
ladies conference; May 6, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Gwen “Ms.
Chocolate” Williams, guest speaker; lunch provided; to register, call
(337) 239-3733 or DeLain Prewitt at (337) 238-1043; Gil Arthur, pastor.
LONGVILLE – First church: Tom Lester, played “Ed” on
the TV show Green Acres, guest speaker; May 7, 10:45 a.m.; Stuart
Graves, pastor.
EUNICE – Acadian Center: “Wearing of the Plaid”
senior adult luncheon; May 9, 10 a.m.; Steve Horn, guest speaker; Mark
Tullos, music; RSVP by May 2, wear Scottish attire; call (318)
457-9047; James Newsom, camp manager.
PINEVILLE – Kingsville
church: Extravagant Grace in concert; May 6, 7 p.m.; $10 per
person; sponsored by the BCM at LSU-A; Wayne Jenkins, interim pastor.
LIBUSE – Philadelphia church: Spring banquet
featuring Dennis “The Swan” Swanburg; May 5, 6:30 p.m.; $8 per person,
$3 for children up to 6th grade; to register, call (318) 442-0754;
Philip Robertson, pastor.
START – Start church: “Youth Explosion” revival; May
7, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; May 8-10, 6 p.m.; Casey Johnson, evangelist;
Jeffrey Thomas, youth minister; Jeff Smart, pastor.
NEW IBERIA – Highland church: “Hermie &
Friends” preschool choir musical; April 30, 10:30 a.m. and May 14,
10:30 a.m.; Liz Tremblay, director; “Esther Ordinary Faith” 4th, 5th
and 6th grade choir musical; May 7, 6:30 p.m.; Betty Young, director;
Zach Young, minister of music; David Denton, pastor.
EUNICE – Acadian Center: Children’s Spring retreat;
for grades 1-6; May 5, 5 p.m. registration – May 6, 2 p.m.; 2Talk42
Ministries, special guests; $35 per person; to register, call (337)
457-7421; James Newsom, camp manager.
MANSFIELD – First church: “King of the Jungle”
children’s choir; May 7, 6 p.m.; Marisa Sparks, director; Gary Greg,
minister of music; Roy “Thumper” Miller, pastor.
CROWVILLE – Crockett Point church: Area-wide
revival; April 30-May 5, 7 p.m.; Harold Danley, evangelist; Phillip
Willis, music; Joe Senn, pastor.
WEST MONROE – Highland church: April 30, 10:30 a.m.;
May 1-5, 6:30 p.m.; Mike Holloway, evangelist; Ray Mears, Blessed
Assurance and various gospel quartets, musical guests; Skip Dean,
pastor.
OAKDALE – Oak Hill church: May 3-6, 7 p.m.;
May 7, 11 a.m.; Tim Lee, evangelist; Charles Robinson, pastor.
PATTERSON – First church: April 30, 10:30 a.m. and 6
p.m.; May 1-3, 6:30 p.m.; Dan Glenn, evangelist; Raymond Johnson and
Paul Young, music; John Elliott, pastor.
LEESVILLE – Old Anacoco church: April 30,
10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; May 1-3, 7 p.m.; Mark Sutton, evangelist; Homer
Fondren, pastor.
ROSEPINE – Providence church: April 28, 5
p.m.; April 29, 10 a.m. pastor’s chili cook-off followed by Wild Horse
Ministries with Paul Daily at 1 p.m. and Tony Elenburg in concert at 3
p.m.; April 30, 10:45 a.m.; Steve Luke, evangelist; Tony Elenburg,
music; Lonnie Cleveland, pastor.
OAKDALE – Beaver Creek church: April 23, 10:30
a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; April 24-28, 7 p.m.; Peyton Bass, evangelist;
Vernon Powell, pastor.
BUNKIE – Eola church: “Marvelous Monday Nights in
May” revival; 6:30 p.m. each Monday night in May; evangelists/musical
guests are as follows: May 1-Kenneth Crumbley/Janice McCoy, May
8-Arnold Norsworthy/Ronnie and Ellen Dunlap, May 15-Kevin West/Ted
Bertrand, May 22-Bobby Bonds/Faithful Heart and May 29-Wayne Lyons/3
Cats Screaming; Roger Whittington, interim pastor.
LAKE CHARLES – Gillis First church: April 30,
11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; May 1-3, 5 p.m. fellowship meal followed by 6:30
p.m. services; Tony Bourque, evangelist; Testify, music; Glenn R.
George, pastor.
WEST MONROE – Highland church: 50th; May 7, 10:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. with barbecue supper to follow; Mickey Hawkins, guest
speaker; Skip Dean, pastor.
BIENVILLE – Friendship church: David Nolte,
Kyle Leach and Klint Robinson to the deacon’s ministry; April 30, 2:30
p.m.; Robert Leach, pastor.
PLAQUEMINE – Bayou Plaquemine church: Seeking former
pastors/members for 60th anniversary celebration in July; contact Ester
“Boots” Berthelot by writing to: 65260 Quality Rd., Plaquemine,
LA 70764 or calling (225) 659-2342; Kenneth Austin, pastor.
HAUGHTON – First church: 17 students and 16 adults
were members of three teams (mud-out, skilled labor and service) who
recently helped rebuild homes during the day and provided block parties
from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Pearl River-Slidell area; 150 people came to
the block parties and six were saved; the team was lead by Scott
Sullivan, youth/college minister; Gevan Spinney, pastor.
ROBELINE – Joe Bailey available for supply, interim
and bi-vocational pastorate; can write to Joe Bailey, 2053 Hwy. 478,
Robeline, LA 71469 or call (318) 357-8079.
ALEXANDRIA – Donald Gauthier available for pulpit
supply, interim pastor, revivals, mentoring, stewardship training and
prayer conferences; call (318) 487-2812 or (318) 794-0067 or write to:
Donald Gauthier, 549-D Versailles Blvd., Alexandria, LA 71303.
ALEXANDRIA – Parkview church: Full-time
minister of education; send resumes to: Parkview Baptist Church, Attn.:
Minister of Education Search Committee, 2101 MacArthur Drive,
Alexandria, LA 71301; David Shaw, pastor.
HAYNESVILLE – First church: Full-time student
minister; duties to include some children activities; send resumes
to: First Baptist Church, Attn.: Search Committee, 2021
Main Street, Haynesville, LA 71038; Shelby Cowling, pastor.
BASTROP – Bethel church: Full-time pastor; send
resume to: Bethel Baptist Church, c/o Shirley Richards, 5995
Greenview St., Bastrop, LA 71220; call (318) 281-1694; Alfred
Duncan, interim pastor.
HOMER – Pleasure Point church: Part-time youth
minister; send resume to: Pleasure Point Baptist Church,
Attn.: Youth Committee, 495 Peterson Rd., Homer, LA 71040.
DRY PRONG – New Prospect church: Bi-vocational
minister of music; send resumes to: New Prospect Baptist Church,
Attn.: Bill Smith, 111 Prospect Church Road, Dry Prong, LA
71423.
RUSK, Texas – Jack G. Mills, Jr., 59, died April 3.
Mills, served in the gospel ministry for over 33 years and pastored
churches in Texas and throughout Louisiana. He is survived by his wife,
Donna LaFleur, one son and five daughters.