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Updated 29 minutes ago Hawthorne Avenue Presbyterian Church predates the existence of Crafton by five years. In 1894 Pittsburgh Presbytery authorized construction of a church and established a Presbyterian congregation in the village of Idlewood on land that was part of the farm owned by F.C. Biggert, who provided the property at a cost of $1,000. |
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Mark Harris, the Charlotte pastor who helped lead the fight to ban same-sex marriage in North Carolina, filed on Friday to run in the June 7 Republican primary to represent the newly drawn 9th Congressional District. Harris is senior pastor at First Baptist Church in uptown Charlotte. |
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Bishop Rickey Moore of Sunrise Baptist Church in Shreveport originally announced he would be sealed in a coffin to commemorate Easter but later said he would instead lie on a cot with a space heater for the next 36 hours. (Sunrise Baptist Church)
Shortly after announcing on social media Friday.... |
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SPRINGVILLE — A dream turned into religious reality for Jack Ray. His small, non-denominational congregation at Faith Christian Fellowship meets at Springville High School but has aspirations of building a church to call its own. ȁ#x201c;I had this dream I was carrying a cross around town and I.... |
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25th March 2016. The Nigerian Air Force said it has commenced investigations into the air accident involving one of its fighter planes in Yola, Adamawa state. A statement from the force said none of the two occupants of the aircraft died or sustained injuries, especially as the aircraft veered off.... |
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• Dogara, clerics, others felicitate with Christians. President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, has urged Nigerians to shun violence and reject division in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by Oritsejafor and made available to newsmen yesterday in Abuja. |
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. Iran Press TV. Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:3AM. A Korean-American man has confessed to trying to steal military secrets from North Korea in order to overthrow the government in Pyongyang. Kim Dong Chul, who has been detained in North Korea since last October, took part in a meeting with media.... |
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. People's Daily Online. (Xinhua) 18:55, March 25, 2016. PYONGYANG, March 25 -- A South Korea-born U.S. citizen held by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) confessed in public to committing anti-DPRK crimes Friday. Kim Dong-chul, born in 1953 in South Korea, told a press conference that.... |
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It’s not in the sanctuary, at least to start with. It involves costumes and ladders and a papier-mâché cave. And, of course, there are the week-old baby goats.
All in all, Trinity Associate Pastor of Youth and Families Dean Smith said, it’s meant to be a great experience for younger parishioners.... |
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. Irish Sun Saturday 26th March, 2016 • Kim Dong Chul was arrested in North Korea last October. • He was paraded before the media in Pyongyang on Friday. • Kim admitted trying to steal military secrets. SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Friday displayed an alleged American spy, confessing in a.... |
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Good Friday was observed by hundreds of Christians in the City on Friday. Thousands of followers of the Our Lady of Lourdes church in Whitefield thronged the church to perform the 14-step of Catholic devotion to mark Christ's last day on Earth as a man, while hundreds offered prayers at the St Mary's Basilica in Shivajinagar. |
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TOP OF THE NEWS. Malaysia said yesterday it was planning to take action against more than 100 Chinese fishing boats spotted within its Exclusive Economic Zone off Sarawak.
Luconia Shoals, where the boats appeared, are near the southern extreme of China's so-called nine-dash line. |
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Christians in Singapore celebrated Good Friday yesterday, with many attending church services, a candlelit procession and even a game show for children. About 1,000 worshippers turned up at the Church of the Risen Christ in Toa Payoh for its afternoon service commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. |
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Dr Ng donating blood, with his wife, Professor Ivy Ng, standing by his side. Dr Ng was among the close to 100 people who participated yesterday in the inaugural Drops of Life blood drive by LoveSingapore at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI. |
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THE Christian Mission Fellowship church began its commemoration of the life of Lord Jesus Christ with a church service at the World Harvest Centre at Kinoya, yesterday. Members of the congregation were treated to performances by the Youth Ablaze Ministry as they re-enacted the life of Jesus Christ right up to his Crucifixion. |
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FIJI'S Grace Road Group is planning to provide relief to Christians persecuted by the terrorist militant group ISIS in the Middle East. As part of a biblical prophecy that the world will suffer a great famine, Grace Road believes this is part of the great famine and it is their duty to provide for the hungry. |
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"SEEK God wholeheartedly and remember the true meaning of Easter and that is Jesus died on the cross for our sins." This was the Easter message from Assemblies of God senior pastor Reverend Robert Prasad to church members yesterday. He said from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Cavalry cross, the Lord Jesus Christ suffered pain, shame, and ridicule. |
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is facing mounting pressure from Hollywood heavyweights to veto a religious liberty bill that critics describe as anti-gay, with some threatening a boycott that could cost the state billions in business and thousands of jobs. In the past week, nearly three-dozen actors,.... |
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foxnews.com: “To your question as to why Evangelicals are rallying behind Trump? I do not have an answer . Pastor Max Lucado Explains Why He Needed To Speak Out Against Donald Trump. I apologize. I have had my own church members come up and criticize me for that blog against Trump and I’ll ask them,.... |
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A man identified by North Korea as an American detainee said Friday he conducted espionage against the Communist nation and appealed for leniency at a state-controlled appearance that marked the first official accounting of his alleged crimes. The highly scripted display of the prisoner — identified.... |
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During a sermon last month, the Rev. Michael A. Walrond Jr. hit his stride, as he often does, about 15 minutes in. Speaking about David, one of his favorite biblical characters, Mr. Walrond’s tenor voice rose, and he began revving up, removing his eyeglasses and punctuating his speech with a wag of his finger or a tug at his earlobe. |
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Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is facing mounting pressure from Hollywood heavyweights to veto a religious liberty bill that critics describe as anti-gay, with some threatening a boycott that could cost the state billions in business and thousands of jobs. In the past week, nearly three-dozen actors,.... |
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This Wednesday, North Carolina passed the most dangerous piece of anti-LGBT legislation in the country, restricting cities from passing nondiscrimination laws and preventing trans people from using bathrooms that represents their gender identity. All of this has been done in the name of so-called "religious freedom. |
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Anne Hathaway, Julianne Moore and some 30 other Hollywood actors and directors added their voice on Thursday to entertainment industry threats to boycott Georgia if the US state's governor signs a new law seen as discriminating against gay people. Movie and TV studios 21st Century Fox, NBC Universal.... |
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The Archdiocese of Detroit has scrapped plans to create a regional Catholic school in western Wayne County. Plans to open Divine Mercy Regional School were dismissed earlier this month because enrollment numbers didn’t reach targeted numbers, according to a letter to parents posted on the school’s Facebook site March 16. |
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