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Church cancels services, packs meals for hungry children Print E-mail
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By Aaron Lee   
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Zack, Michael and Kristen Jeuick join other family members to seal bags.
RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) -- On an overcast Sunday morning in Richmond, Va., 500 volunteers gathered at Gayton Baptist Church to make a difference a half a world away by preparing healthy meals to feed 277 malnourished children one meal a day for an entire year.

Through a partnership with Minneapolis-based Feed My Starving Children, Gayton set aside its regular worship service schedule for one day and used the time and space, along with volunteers from throughout the community, to prepare 100,000 meals through FMSC’s MobilePack program.

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Civil War changed Americans' view of Providence, historian says Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By Ken Camp   
Thursday, October 06, 2011
WACO, Texas (ABP) -- Americans in 1860s viewed the Civil War through the lens of God at work in human affairs -- a lens left shattered by that bloody conflict, according to historian George Rable.
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How to conduct a basic church security survey Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By Chester L. Quarles   
Thursday, October 06, 2011
(ABP) -- Walk around your church. Stand at each entryway and look closely in every direction. Then think like a thief or a criminal.
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Churches advised to begin by assessing risks Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By Ken Camp   
Thursday, October 06, 2011
UNIVERSITY, Miss. (ABP) -- Concerned about developing a church security plan? Security expert Chester Quarles suggests starting with a risk assessment.
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Safe and secure from all alarm Print E-mail
Faith & Culture
By Ken Camp   
Thursday, October 06, 2011

OKLAHOMA CITY (ABP) -- By definition, a "sanctuary" should be a place of refuge and protection where people feel welcome and feel safe.

In practice, churches struggle with what it means to open their doors to everyone while providing a sense of security for people inside their walls.

And if that holds true when groups gather for worship, the tension mounts for personnel who work alone on weekdays in a church office.
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Churches composed primarily of first-generation immigrants to the United States often face obstacles -- linguistic, financial and cultural -- in terms of fitting into an Anglo-dominated society. But they may possess a strategic advantage in fulfilling Christ's Great Commission. [Read More]
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