Compiled by Chris Moon and Jim Nieman
A Christian church pastor in Virginia donated a kidney to a member of his church.
James โBeaverโ Terry, pastor ofย Belmont Christian Churchย in Christiansburg, Va., gave his kidney to church memberย Eric Nowlin, whose health was failing after years on dialysis, according to theย Roanoke Times.
Terry first considered donating his kidney to Nowlin while reading Bob Goffโs Everybody Always, which challenges Christians to help those in needโeven if it means giving up one of your kidneys.
The more Terry looked into the idea, the more things fell into place. A key factor was his blood typeโA negativeโmatched Nowlinโs. Only 7 percent of people have that blood type, the Times reports.
โIt has made me more aware of just watching and seeking where God is working in your life, what heโs calling you to do,โ Terry told the newspaper. โNot everybody will necessarily be called to do this or even be qualified to do it. … Itโs just opening yourself up to challenge you … so if youโve got that calling, explore it and see where it leads you to go, and you never know where the journey will take you.โ
Nowlin said he is thankful for the experience.
โI really donโt hate that I had to go through it because I learned to always keep your faith and the awesome power of prayer when we pray for each other,โ he told the Times.
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News Briefs
Local law enforcement swarmed the campus ofย Mid-Atlantic Christian Universityย after a false report of a shooting on campus. The campus in Elizabeth City, N.C., was locked down April 3 while officers searched for a shooter, according toย Reflector.com. A 33-year-old man later was arrested in connection with making the report after he was found in one of the collegeโs dormitories.
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Dave Jane, founder and pastor of Connect Church, Washington, Ill., has been named chaplain of the Washington Police Department, the Times-Courier reported. Connect Church, which started in 2013, is anticipating relocation to a 25,000-square-foot site at 1750 Washington Road in June.
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๏ปฟThe Crossing will launch a new campus in Jacksonville, Ill., this coming Sunday. Clint Weir is serving as the campus pastor. The church will be meeting at 803 S. Diamond St.
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Haydn Shaw, a regular writer for Christian Standard and a leading expert on helping different generations work together, was a guest on the March 27 episode of The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, available for free via iTunes.
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Casey Tygrettโs new book, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life (InterVarsity Press) released yesterday. Tygrett is theologian in residence with Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park, Ill.
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๏ปฟEastside Christian Church opened its new Redlands, Calif., campus on March 31. Matt Feldcamps is serving as campus pastor.
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๏ปฟNew Day Christian Church, Port Charlotte, Fla., will be conducting โone big communityโ Easter service at Charlotte Sports Park, home of the Charlotte Stone Crabs and spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays, at 10 a.m. April 21.
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๏ปฟJourney Christian Church in Greeley, Colo., is sponsoring โRace for the Journeyโ on Sunday. The 1K and 5K run/walk will support Saruni International, an organization in Kenya that rescues and educates girls who have been victims of abuse and early marriages.
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๏ปฟSalina Heights Christian Church in Salina, Kansas, spent four hours Saturday collecting items at a local Walmart to take to people devastated by recent flooding in Nebraska, the Journal reported. The church also collected flood-relief items two weeks ago at a local Chick-fil-A.
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๏ปฟMadison Hills Christian Church in Richmond, Ky., hosted a special Easter gathering for medically frail children on Saturday. MHCC teamed with Hannahโs Care Packages to sponsor the event, the Richmond Register reported.
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A major donor to Nebraska Christian College has passed away. Nebraska businessman Lee Sapp, who founded a major travel center chain and multiple other companies, helped fund NCCโs Sapp Brothers Memorial Ministry Equipping Center, which trains preachers and worship leaders. Sapp was 90, the Omaha World-Herald reports.
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