{"id":1027,"date":"2009-09-22T20:47:25","date_gmt":"2009-09-22T20:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2010-12-22T12:49:19","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T17:49:19","slug":"7311","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire\/2009\/09\/22\/7311\/","title":{"rendered":"In Brief: Churches Reaching Out to Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (September 22, 2009) \u2013 Members of Hope Covenant Church knew that despite tough economic times, the congregation should host its 2nd Annual HopeFest, a carnival for the community.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The church hosts the event rather than have an annual church picnic, says Pastor Jeff Schirle. Although there initially were concerns about financing the event, donations more than covered expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people attended, dining on traditional carnival food, listening to four live bands, and enjoying various games. The Crystal Lake Fire and Police Departments also brought over a squad car and fire truck for display.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if none of these people ever come a church service, this was the right thing to do,\u201d Schirle says.<\/p>\n<p>Some people have returned, however, with several visitors showing up for the first time. One woman joined a Bible study, and new children signed up for a mid-week Adventure Club.<br \/>\n<strong>Valley Covenant Hosts Authors at Church and Culture Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EUGENE, OR (September 22, 2009) \u2013 Authors Kay Marshall Strom and Linda Clare will be featured at the Church and Culture Weekend sponsored by Valley Covenant Church October 9-11. The event is free.<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/Ht\/6Y\/Ht6YDUaHIPfuyBrvfndMoQ\/Strom.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><em>Kay Marshall Strom<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Strom&#8217;s recent fiction release, <em>The Call of Zulina,<\/em> focuses on the horrors of human trafficking and slavery. Her previous writing includes the non-fiction books, <em>Daughters of Hope: Stories of Witness and Courage in the Face of Persecution and in the Presence of the Poor.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/P9\/n3\/P9n3c3trM89pd0NHotUGLA\/Clare.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><em>Linda Clare<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Clare\u2019s debut-novel, <em>The Fence My Father Built,<\/em> focuses on poverty and Native Americans. It releases in October. She has co-authored several non-fiction books including, <em>Make Peace with a Dangerous God.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Strom will speak at 7 p.m. on opening night, and Clare will speak at 10 a.m. Saturday morning. Both authors will share readings from their books at 1 p.m. Saturday. Strom also will speak at the church\u2019s Sunday morning 10:30 a.m. service.<\/p>\n<p>A book table will be set up with resources available for purchase. Twenty percent of sales from <em>The Call of Zulina<\/em> will be donated to Partners International, a missions ministry organization reaching the least Christian countries of the world. Twenty percent of sales from <em>The Fence My Father Built<\/em> will benefit the Lillian Valley School in Blackfoot, Idaho.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valleycovenant.org\/events\/churchandculture.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bible Study Gets New Visibility at Burger King<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO, IL (September 22, 2009) \u2013 Jocelyn Thornton, pastor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theemmanuelchurch.org\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Emmanuel Covenant Church<\/a>, says the new Bible study of about 20 people she is leading will be able to grow much larger due to its new location \u2013 Burger King.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.covchurch.org\/uploads\/QN\/QM\/QNQMc-MwQ18v3-ApWfywEw\/Thornton-Teaching-at-Burger-King.jpg\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" width=\"319\" height=\"187\" align=\"right\" \/>The Bible study is meeting in a room that once held play equipment for children. The space is separated from the rest of the restaurant by a glass wall and door, thus giving the participants privacy and great visibility at the same time. The study also is easily visible from the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever did I imagine having a Bible study there,\u201d says Thornton.<\/p>\n<p>Church member Francine Knox was eating at the restaurant when she came up with the idea for holding the study there. Management allowed the church a trial run last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody thought it was just phenomenal,\u201d says Thornton. \u201cI\u2019m just so excited about what God is doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/newswire?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=1027&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CRYSTAL LAKE, IL (September 22, 2009) \u2013 Members of Hope Covenant Church knew that despite tough economic times, the congregation should host its 2nd Annual HopeFest, a carnival for the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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