Spiritual Spaces ? Calvary Lutheran Church Federal Way Turns Country Parish into Urban
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By Steve Maynard, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Mar. 3--What the founders of Calvary Lutheran Church thought would be a country parish when Dwight D. Eisenhower was the new president has become a congregation near the heart of Federal Way's downtown core.
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WENZHOU, China -- A new breed of churches in this region of China has demonstrated a boldness and independence unmatched elsewhere in the country, despite strict government guidelines for places of worship.
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By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Jun. 9--The United States' biggest Lutheran church should change its policy on gay pastors, but not anytime soon, agreed Lutherans from across northeastern Pennsylvania while meeting Friday in Bethlehem.
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In Bethlehem, the town where Christians believe Christ was born, an estimated 3,000 Christians have moved abroad.
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Religious segregation is expanding from places of worship to neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
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By Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 12--A church and social service agency that assists recovering addicts, the homeless and other needy people plans to move from Parkland to a residential neighborhood on Tacoma's East Side, triggering an outcry from prospective neighbors.
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COPENHAGEN -- The "Amens!" flew like popcorn in hot oil as 120 Christian worshipers clapped and danced and praised Jesus as if He'd just walked into the room. In a country where about 2 percent of the population attend  church regularly and many churches draw barely enough worshipers to fill a...
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By Alejandro Alfonso  HAYWARD -- As the music of God's gospel reverberated through the pews filled with parishioners, outside in God's lobby recruiters stood ready to lead them onto a higher path.   The path of higher education.
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Real estate agent Dave Eschenbach is an active member of his church, but he feels uncomfortable around a sizable portion of U.S. Christians -- those who believe they could be transported to heaven at any moment.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - When Doug and Donna Lasit took over  as the youth pastors at City Bible Church in Portland, Ore.,  they wanted to use their musical backgrounds to build a bridge  with the teens they served.
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By Alexandra Alter, The Miami Herald  Sep. 11--Fellowship Church, a new evangelical congregation in South Miami, celebrated its grand opening Sunday with a live rock band, free coffee, Cuban pastries and $5 gas cards for newcomers.
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AUSTIN, Texas - Just a few miles from George W. Bush's former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote?    It's a complex topic that can't be boiled down to simple political terms, said religious leaders who attended a Texas Faith Network conference in Austin on Tuesday...
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By Jared Turner jared.turner@roanoke.com 381-1643  The Rev. Gary Schroeder wasn't sure whether a faith discussion group at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church in Blacksburg would draw interest in the summer.
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More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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By Joanna Larez, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jan. 30--A planned megachurch in southwest Weld County continues to inch its way to existence.   The 313-acre LifeBridge Christian Church project has two more technicalities marked off its list.
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By Paul Garber, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  May 31--LEWISVILLE   The Rev. Robert C. Evans' career journey has led him to churches big and small in North Carolina. He has helped start two congregations in this state and Virginia.
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By Howard Yune, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Jun. 16--They are like two peas in a pod, the churches only a few blocks apart on Yuba City's east side.