Church Uses Home Within City Landmark to Help Community
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By Nick G. Maheras, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Mar. 11--HIGH POINT -- It's a part of High Point's history, and now it's a voice of hope ringing out in the community.   It's Hope Outreach Center, located in the former YMCA building on S. Main Street.
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MARINE CITY -- Following a lifetime of helping people through his church work, the Rev. Donald Bartone&#39;s $575,000 gift will help renew that dedication nearly two years after his death.
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By WOODY BAIRD MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm.
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An evangelical church in Tysons Corner, Va., is growing beyond its 13,000 worshippers and $93 million campus, following the trend of modern megachurches.
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Many houses of worship are under threat, crumbling from years of neglect, or becoming targets for acquisition by developers in neighborhoods where choice real estate is scarce.
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By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 12--A church near the apartment building gutted by a fire last week is taking donations for the 150 residents that the blaze left without a home.
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When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious &#151; and not-so-religious &#151; displays. They were right.
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For a growing number of churches, the boundary between sacred space and marketplace is coming down.
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Reflecting a change in both, hip-hop music and churches seem to be inching closer together.
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A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went back to New Orleans.
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A growing religious movement sees potential to shift a blue state's hue.
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OREM -- Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is asking local church congregations to contribute to a "Half a House" campaign.  The aim is to raise $25,000 in cash or in-kind gifts from Utah Valley church congregations and church-related organizations.
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By CHLOE WHITE,  whitec@knews.com  A company of Christian theater artists has found a permanent home -- in a former church building, of all befitting places.
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An influx of immigrants and refugees to Clarkston, Ga., sparked a battle within one church that led it to change not just its name but its mission.
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A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows.
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By Giovanna Dell'Orto  ATLANTA - It was a typical Sunday scene and, in its own way, a small act of defiance.   Members of St. John's Lutheran Church last weekend filed by their pastor, hugging him and exchanging jokes. Gleeful children rushed past toward a treats-laden table.
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By TOM KERTSCHER  Work is continuing on the Mequon Nature Preserve. Workers renovating the former Spirit Life Church on the property began removing the roof this month from the church building, which is being transformed into the PieperPower Education Center.