First-Centenary Begins $6.6 Million Project: Downtown Church Renovations Include New Worship Center, Pedestrian Bridge
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By Clint Cooper, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Mar. 5--First-Centenary United Methodist Church began work last week on a $6.6 million building and renovation project that may be the largest ever for a downtown Chattanooga church.
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The New York Public Library is restoring the facade of its Beaux-Arts main building, in time for the structureâs centennial in 2011.
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The renovated Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building, an Art Deco landmark that has been enlarged by Gluckman Mayner Architects of New York, is the first phase of an ambitious plan to expand and update the Philadelphia Museum.
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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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By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Jun. 17--"There's a new church in town," a release promoting Pine Ridge Church reads.
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By Colette M. Jenkins, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 16--The congregation at First Presbyterian Church of Akron wants to be known as the church with a heart for the city.  "We realize that the mission field is right at our door," the Rev. Mark Ruppert said.
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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 Sheena McFarland, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 14--LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the new site of LDS  Business College on Wednesday afternoon before a crowd of more than 1,000  people.
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Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Boston campus plans to expand and move to a historic building in Dudley Square by early next year, executives said yesterday.
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A half-dozen developers plan to start residential projects in the next six months with a combined total of nearly 6,000 apartments.
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As I was driving all over &#8220;God&#8217;s creation&#8221; today, from meeting to meeting, there were a number of interesting developments and announcements. The first concerned the enhancements to the Google Local Business Center. Barry Schwartz has a terrific, thorough overview of each of the new features:  Add photos to your Google Maps listing Add custom (data) attributes [...]
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(Corrects second paragraph to make clear the &#36;3.5 million is not entirely for the new History Center.)
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A Christian school that shut down after Islamic militants stormed its campus two years ago and killed six people has reopened with the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the dead.
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By Taylor Bright, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--MorningStar Ministries says it will spend $50 million to renovate the old PTL tower in Fort Mill, S.C., to ready it for apartments and shops.
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A LONG-awaited refurbishment to a play area in
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By Linda Hanson, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 6--Pine Valley Covenant Church in Cloquet has undergone a transformation over the past couple of years -- changing its name and location and building a new church.
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Sixty years ago today, I stopped into the original Howard Johnson&#39;s beside the Wollaston railroad station on my way to a religious meeting.