Church Of Christ

BAUST UNITED Church of Christ is pulling out the stops Saturday for a Fall Festival and Dinner.For years, people from Washington, Baltimore and Carroll have flocked to the church hall on Old Taneytown Road for a fried chicken and country ham dinner prepared by the women of the church."

About 200 gift boxes, plus school supplies with backpacks, at least 40 little girl's dresses sewn by the ladies of the congregation, and medical supplies are being shipped from the Church of Christ, 90 Mount Royal Avenue in Aberdeen, to Panama. These gifts and supplies will be added to shipping containers that will have additional gifts from other Churches of Christ to enable the children of Panama to enjoy Christmas. Panama Mission is associated with the Churches of Christ, and overseen by the Childersburg, Ala., congregation.

Alma D. Lemon, the daughter of a country preacher who became pastor of the church her father founded in Baltimore, died of heart failure Wednesday at Union Memorial Hospital. She was 76.Born in rural South Carolina, the former Alma Dingle grew up watching her father, Archbishop Joseph E. Dingle, deliver sermons every Sunday morning. Transfixed by his message, she volunteered to teach Sunday school before she was 10 years old."She used to follow her father to church every day," said Mrs. Lemon's son, David J. Lemon of Baltimore.

Rick Adist shares the pain felt by Baltimoreans still without power days after Hurricane Irene left the area. Tonight, he's throwing a party to help alleviate it, maybe just a little. Adist, minister at the University Parkway Church of Christ , will be hosting a "Tired of the Dark" party at the Baltimore church Wednesday evening. There will be hot dogs and hamburgers, salads and drinks, topped off with cake. And because the church itself has power, the evening will include a free movie screening in the auditorium, probably of the 2010 animated film "Megamind," which features the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt.

ATLANTA - The United Church of Christ became the first mainline Christian denomination to officially support same-sex marriages when its General Synod passed a resolution yesterday affirming "equal marriage rights for couples regardless of gender." The resolution was adopted in the face of efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage. It was both a theological statement and a protest against discrimination, said the Rev. John H. Thomas, the president and general minister of the denomination, which has 6,000 congregations and 1.3 million members.

There wasn't a rope line. They didn't need bouncers, either. On the second Sunday of Advent, about 20 souls came for service at the First and St. Stephen's United Church of Christ in Towson. It was a diverse group of worshipers -- older people, younger people, white people, black people, gay people, straight people, Democrats, Republicans. There might even have been a Redskins fan in the congregation, and that would have been all right with the church, too. This is a denomination, after all, that launched a national advertising campaign with a message apparently so controversial -- we accept all worshipers -- that CBS and NBC refused to broadcast it. The 30-second ad shows two bouncers working a rope line in front of a nameless church.

On May 13, 2005, FREDERICK GEORGE ALBERSA Memorial Service will be held for Mr. Albers on Thursday, May 19, at 11 A.M. at Zion United Church of Christ, 8701 Cottington Road, Baltimore, MD 21236.

On August 30, 2008 McKINLEY Family hour and repass at Heritage United Church of Christ, 3106 Liberty Hghts. Ave. 5:30PM-7:00PM Friday September 5, 2008 Celebration of life to follow.

Bishop Albert Cleage Jr.,89, who promoted political power for Detroit's black majority, died Sunday. He founded the Central Congregational Church of Christ in 1956 and in 1970 turned it into the Shrine of the Black Madonna.

On November 7, 2003, JACK L. JACKSON; son of Barbara Blackwell. Services at the Central Church of Christ, 4301 Woodridge Road, 21229, November 12. Wake 10:30 A.M., with funeral to follow.

On October 2, 2009, LARRY J. FOSTER. Survived by mother, Elizabeth Foster; one sister, Ellen Foster; one nephew, Antoine Lewis; two great nephews, Jordan and Tyler Lewis, and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the William C. Brown Community Funeral Home, P.A., 1206 W. North Avenue, Wednesday 3 to 7 P.M. Family will receive friends Thursday at the St. Martin's Church of Christ, 2118 Madison Avenue, 10:30 A.M. Funeral 11 A.M.

On September 27, 2009, MAURICE P. GRAY, devoted husband of Elaine Gray. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Thursday after 9:00 A.M. The family will receive friends on Friday at the Heritage United Church of Christ, 3106 Liberty Heights Avenue at 11:00 A.M. follow by funeral service at 11:30 A.M.

Richard Hamilton Bair A funeral service will be 1:00 P.M. Sunday, August 16 at Hartzler Funeral Home, 404 South Main Street, Woodsboro, with Rev. Suzanne Morris pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, Woodsboro, officiating. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Woodsboro. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 4 to 7 P.M. Saturday, August 15.

O n July 31, 2009, MATTHEW A. DULA, SR. On Thursday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Road from 5 to 8 P.M. On Friday, services for Mr. Dula will be held at Central Church of Christ, 4301 Woodridge Road, where the family will receive friends 10:30 to 11 A.M with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

On July 25, 2009, JAMES H. SR.; husband of Elizabeth Williams. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME EAST, 1101 E. North Avenue on Thursday after 8:30 A.M. The family will receive friends at Central Church of Christ, 4301 Woodridge Road on Friday at 10 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 A.M.

LAURETTA PAULINE PROCTOR WASHINGTON the daughter of the late Carroll and Lois Proctor departed on July 16, 2009. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 20, 3 to 7 P.M. at the Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Avenue. Funeral Service will be held on July 21 at Morning Star Baptist Church of Christ, 1063 W. Fayette Street, wake 11 A.M. funeral 11:30 A.M. Interment Arbutus Memorial Park Cemetery.

On December 9, 2007, APOSTLE JAMES; beloved husband of Ann C. Jones. He is also survived by daughter Valerie Keys, two grandchildren, Glenn Bryan and Kennedy Keys; son-in-law Jerome Keys; one sister, Ethel Mae Jones and a host of relatives and friends. On Friday December 14, 2007, Apostle James R. Jones will lie in state at Community Church of Christ, 1002 Somerset St. Services will be held Saturday, wake 9 - 9:30 A.M. with funeral service to follow. Arrangements by JAMES A. MORTON & SONS FUNERAL HOMES, INC. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Church of Christ, Sherwood Building Fund.

The Rev. Harvey G. Schlichter, a pastor for 39 years and chronicler of the foibles and eccentricities of northeastern Carroll County towns, died April 5 of cancer at the Longview Nursing Home in Manchester. He was 71.He was simultaneously pastor of St. Mark's United Church of Christ in Snydersburg, Lazarus United Church of Christ in Lineboro and Trinity Church of Christ in Manchester from 1950 until he retired in 1989.He wrote "Two Centuries of Grace and Growth in Manchester," published in 1960.

On July 1, 2009, MAGGIELENE PINACLE. Survived by a host of family and friends. The viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 7 at the family owned and operated Howell Funeral Home, 4600 Liberty Heights Ave. from 2 to 7 P.M. Wake will be held on Wednesday, July 8 10:30 A.M. at the Chariot of Fire Community Church of Christ, 433 Millington Ave. with funeral services to follow at 11 A.M. Interment Mt. Zion Cemetery.

On June 17, 2009 CLARADINE M. ROBERTSON. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Monday after 1 p.m. The family will receive friends on Tuesday 10:30 a.m. at United Glorious Church of Christ Apostolic, 1215 W. Lexington Street. Funeral Services to follow at 11:00 a.m.