
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, July 8, 1993                   TAG: 9307080325
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

THE REV. ALAN ROWBOTHAM, who with his wife, Kathryn, serves Unity of Roanoke Valley congregation, has been elected national president of the Association of Unity Churches with headquarters in Lees Summitt, Mo. He will serve for a year and preside at the national meeting held in June. The Rowbothams have led the Roanoke Valley congregation for most of the past 22 years.

\ AN OPEN-AIR PAVILION for large gatherings in warm weather is under construction at Camp Alta Mons, the United Methodist retreat center near Shawsville. Volunteers are doing much of the work. The pavilion will be used for a camp meeting program in early fall.

\ THE REV. D.B. MARTIN, pastor of Natural Bridge Baptist Church, will speak Tuesday at a 7:30 p.m. meeting of conservative Baptist pastors and laymen at Pecks Baptist Church in Bedford County. Music will be led by Joani Tabor, a Roanoke gospel singer. Call 343-4204 for more information.

\ FOURTEEN LATTER-DAY SAINTS YOUTH from congregations throughout the Roanoke Valley have completed a four-year gospel study based on the King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the history of their church.

The recent graduates are: Mary Jane Conklin, Daffney Dutton, Colby Warr, Freddie Tucker III, Keith Mann, Bradley Turnmire, Karma Anderson, Lee Nichtman, Laura Christley, Courtney Cooper, Shari Billings, Dawn Carter, David Haswell and Thomas Leech.

\ MOUNT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH, 3521 Orange Ave. N.E., has scheduled open house for its new facilities Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. The church, one of the oldest in use in the Roanoke area, dates to pre-Civil War days; in recent months financial gifts have made possible a new kitchen and restrooms.

\ THE GOSPEL ENSEMBLE of Melrose Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church will perform Saturday at 6 p.m. for the annual concert and robe dedication. The church is at 1601 Melrose Ave. N.W.

\ BETH ISRAEL and TEMPLE EMANUEL, Roanoke's two Jewish congregations, have begun their summer series of joint Friday night services, at 8:15. This week's worship will be at Beth Israel at 920 Franklin Road S.W. For a full schedule, call 343-0289.

Deadline for religion briefs for Neighbors is Thursday. Material must be delivered to Neighbors Religion Briefs, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010, by noon in order to run in the following Thursday edition.

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