Articles for tag: Firefighters

October 28, 2019

Christian Standard

California Churches Cope with Surge of Wildfires

As wildfires rage across California, fueled by dry weather and strong winds, Christian churches are doing their best to operate in a difficult environment and step up to help those in need. Sebastopol (Calif.) Christian Church was unable to worship at its building on Sunday due to mandatory evacuations. That community was being threatened by the Kincade Fire near Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco. According to the Los Angeles Times, more than 2 million people had no power because of electrical company blackouts, and more than 180,000 people were evacuated. The fire has consumed more than 66,000 acres, The

September 20, 2017

Christian Standard

Florida Church Responds to Irma

As Hurricane Irma spun through the Caribbean, Floridians boarded up houses and businesses, filled sandbags, and prepared for the worst. Some evacuated. Many prayed. New Day Christian Church in Port Charlotte, which is on the Gulf Coast, prepared to serve their community in the name of Jesus. “We have a relationship with the county,” said Rusty Russell, lead pastor at New Day. “They basically took over our building as a shelter for oxygen-dependent patients.” Charlotte County provided a big generator so that the people who require electricity for their lives and well-being could be cared for. Russell said, “We have

January 30, 2008

Christian Standard

Ministers: The Happiest Workers in America

By Mark A. Taylor According to Time, members of the clergy are the happiest workers in America. The magazine”s November 26 feature, “One Day in America,” included a chart rating the happiest people, by job, in the country; 67 percent of the clergy surveyed said they”re “very happy.” In 12 pages of photos and commentary, Time failed to examine or explain this finding. Firefighters were the second-happiest workers on the chart, and Time published a photo of a fireman lounging in front of a big-screen TV between calls. But there were no pictures of ministers preaching or studying or interacting

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