In the News ... "'Women's history: Elders at Abilene's Highland Church of Christ no longer just male"

ARN Photo by Greg Jaklewicz

• Equipped to serve and equipped to lead

By Greg Jaklewicz, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - A moment.

Momentous.

The start of momentum, preaching minister Shane Hughes said.

On the eve of Women's History Month, history was made Feb. 19 at Highland Church of Christ when new elders were ordained - six of them women.

This is a first for what is regarded as a progressive Church of Christ in Abilene. Highland 10 years ago announced it was adding an instrumental service to Sundays. Today, there's an early traditional a cappella service followed by one that has acoustic guitars, keyboards and an even a cellist.

The instrumental service Feb. 19 began with the ordination, with the new elders called to the platform to stand with those already tasked as church leaders. That group had been all male, according to the church's website ...

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In the News ... "Area church news: ACU's 116th Summit starts new format this fall"

• This year's Summit, scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14, will be "Abide With Me"

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Abilene Christian University is accepting registration for the fall portion of its 116th year of Summit, part of a new twice-a-year format for the gathering of ministers, church leaders and others in the faith community.

Under the new format, a pair of two-day gatherings will be held each year, one coinciding with homecoming in the fall, and other with Sing Sing in the spring.

The fall portion of this year's Summit, scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14, will be "Abide With Me," and will focus on children’s ministry, Hispanic ministry, preaching, recovery ministry, small church leaders and youth ministry, ACU said in a news release.

Author and practical theologian Dr. Andrew Root will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 13 plenary session, "Churches and the Crisis of Decline."

Attendance is limited to 400 participants, and registration is required. To register, or for information, go to acu.edu/summit.

FBR Report: "The Eubank Family Summer Schedule"

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma (Myanmar) and the Middle East. Groups send teams to be trained, supplied and sent into the areas under attack to provide emergency assistance and human rights documentation. Together with other groups, the teams work to serve people in need.

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The Eubank Family Summer Schedule

25 Julyy 2022
United States

Dear friends,

Thank you for all of your prayers and your help that enable us to help others in need. We are in the US now and with Sahale and Suuzanne who were with us on the last Burma missions. They will be going back to Texas A&M University in August.

My email is the best way to reach us while we are in the states. Which is eubank@pobox.com

Here is our summer schedule ...

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Thank you and God bless you,

Dave, family, and team

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“LOVE EACH OTHER.
UNITE AND WORK FOR FREEDOM, JUSTICE, AND PEACE.
FORGIVE AND DON’T HATE EACH OTHER.
PRAY WITH FAITH, ACT WITH COURAGE, NEVER SURRENDER.”

In the News ... "Beltway Park Church opening its doors to help people escape the heat"

• Continuing through Friday

By Sarah Burns, Reporter
• KTXS-TV

ABILENE, TEXAS - Beltway Park Church is opening its doors to those who are trying to combat the high temperatures.

Both campuses will be open and will allow those who need to escape the heat to come rest between 11am and 3pm.

The South Campus Fellowship Hall (west side of building) and the North Campus Coffee Shop. Both locations will be open this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

In the News ... "Area church news: Revival at Pleasant Grove Baptist"

• TODAY through Wednesday

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ANSON, TEXAS - A four-day revival will begin Sunday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, between Hawley and Anson, about four miles south of here on State Highway 277.

Visitors are advised to look for the iconic neon "Jesus Saves" sign.

Services will begin at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, and at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Paul and Vanessa Cherry will be the evangelists.

For information, call 325-370-7412.

In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 5/14-15/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Habitat for Humanity putting on the blitz for Abilene Gives"

ARN Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich

• For upcoming Blitz Build, 6-12 laborers sought for morning, afternoon shifts daily

By Nathaniel Ellsworth, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Leading up to the sixth annual Abilene Gives, which is May 3,Abilene Habitat for Humanity has plans to build on its solid foundation.

Literally, and in less than two weeks ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 4/9-10/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "We gather together: Holy Week Sermon Series returns as in-person event"

ARN Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich

• Series begins Monday with Chris Stewart's "Cross Examination" sermon at First Baptist, 1333 North Third Street

By Greg Jaklewicz, Reporter/Photographer
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - For two years, it wasn't wholly, wholly, wholly.

Yes, thanks to the wonders of technology, the traditional Holy Week Sermon Series lived on. The four participating ministers each day gave their thematic message online.

Those messages celebrated Easter but the in-person gatherings were missed.

This year, it's back to being together ...

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In the News ... "'Pioneer Drive's new education building shows congregation's commitment"

ARN Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich

• It is the first phase of renovations at the church

By Greg Jaklewicz, Reporter/Photographer
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - At a time when many churches are downsizing or closing altogether, Pioneer Drive Baptist Church is building its future ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 4/2-3/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 3/19-20/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene's Global Samaritan Resources teams with Jeremiah's Hope to provide Ukraine aid"

• The effort is expected to be ongoing and volunteers are needed once supplies are collected

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Global Samaritan Resources is teaming with Jeremiah's Hope, a group that provides help to orphans, at-risk youth and vulnerable people in Ukraine, for relief efforts. The groups plan to offer relief for Ukrainian families and orphans seeking refuge in Poland by providing buckets filled with essentials ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 3/12-13/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 2/26-27/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 2/19-20/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 2/5-6/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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In the News ... "Abilene Salvation Army asks for help stocking shelter before freeze hits"

• When temperatures drop, The Salvation Army makes extra beds available

By Laura Gutschke, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - In advance of extreme winter weather expected to arrive in the Big Country Wednesday afternoon, the Salvation Army in Abilene is asking residents to help stock its shelter with hygiene items.

In a Tuesday news release, the organization said its supplies of soap, shampoo, toothpaste and other hygiene items are "dangerously low."

The Salvation Army's local emergency shelter, at 1726 Butternut St., provided shelter to 160 people without homes in January, the release said, and many are expected to seek refuge from the cold weather ...

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Area Church News ... "Learn about Coptic, Muslim history"

Abilene Scene Photo

• February 7-8 at McMurry University

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - The interactions between Coptic Christians and Muslims over several centuries will be the subject of an upcoming lecture series at McMurry University.

Bishop Anba Suriel, Ph.D., Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles, Southern California and Hawaii, will be the speaker for "Lectures on Christian-Muslim Relations in Egypt," presented Feb. 7-8 at Matthews Auditorium in Old Main.

The first lecture, starting at 7 p.m. Feb. 7, will be "Copts and Muslims: From Early Islam to the Ottoman Period."

Two lectures will be presented Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.: "Copts and Muslims in the Early Nationalist Movement (1879-1919)" and "Cooperation or Co-existence? Modern Developments in the 20th and 21st Centuries Between Copts and Muslims."

In the News ... "Abilene Sermons: 1/29-30/22"

• What's happening at churches in the Big Country?

Staff Report
• Abilene Reporter-News

ABILENE, TEXAS - Encourage your pastor to tell us the upcoming week's sermon topic. It's FREE, and it's open to churches throughout the Big Country. Email it to publishme@reporternews.com by 2 p.m. each Tuesday. Please put "sermon" in the subject line. Include the topic, who will deliver it, a synopsis limited to 60 words, when services begin and the name and street address of your place of worship ...

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