Articles for tag: Knott Avenue Christian Church

March 28, 2019

Let the Church Be the Church

I recently came upon this “Reflections” column by Floyd Strater from our December 12, 1982, issue. For many decades, as I recall, the editor of Christian Standard would ask a group of 12 or 13 people—a new group annually—to contribute four essays during the year. The topics were not assigned. Sam E. Stone told me he would strive for a variety of writers each year: men, women, preachers, professors, missionaries, and others from a broad geographical area. Floyd Strater was serving as minister with Knott Avenue Christian Church in Anaheim, California, at the time he wrote this. He preached there

September 15, 2014

Christian Standard

Church Life

Obituaries for 2013

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF OBITUARIES Betty Katherine Butterworth, 85, died Jan. 11, 2013, in Santa Clara, CA. She was born March 8, 1927, in East Los Angeles, CA, to Louis and Helen Johnson and spent her early years in Montebello, CA. She married Ralph Butterworth in 1947 and moved to Santa Clara in 1953. Through the years, she kept busy raising her family and working on charitable projects. The master knitter created and donated items for a small church in Kenwood, CA, to support its annual fund-raising efforts. She also knitted afghans, baby blankets, hats, scarves, and other items to help

October 4, 2012

Christian Standard

Colleges & Seminaries Organizations & Events

A Day for Hope

By Mark A. Taylor My visit to Hope filled me with hope! At Hope International University in Fullerton, California, last week, I found students serious about their studies and passionate about finding God”s will for their lives. In the two classes I visited, students were engaged with the Bible study their professors presented. (Me, too! I left each session wishing I could stick with the professor all semester!) In the morning I met one young man who told me about his upbringing by missionary parents and his pursuit of God”s will for his life. Later he sought me out to

July 18, 2010

Christian Standard

Mission & Evangelism

Interview with Al Dimaano

Al Dimaano By Brad Dupray As a young man, Al Dimaano was influenced by American missionaries in his Philippine homeland. Al moved to the United States to teach in the Los Angeles Unified School District and became involved in a local Christian church in Southern California. Seeking camaraderie with other Filipino Christians in the U.S., Al founded the Filipino and American Christian Convention (FACC) in 1982. Since that time the biannual convention has met in locations throughout the United States and Canada. This year, for the first time, the FACC is meeting in conjunction with the North American Christian Convention.

October 9, 2005

Floyd Strater

Church Leadership Pastoral Transitions & Succession

How to Finish a Ministry Well

Floyd Strater offers practical guidance for ministers weighing a move or a stay—why not to decide on Monday, how to evaluate the whole church context, and how to leave with peace and integrity.