Articles for tag: Okolona Christian Church

August 15, 2016

By Jennifer Johnson Okolona Christian Church (Louisville, KY) has been praying for Muslims for years, but last year the church created a new approach designed to connect more of its members””and it”s something your church can do, too. “Previously we had coordinated 30 days of prayer initiatives, but last year we decided to hold a focused night of prayer on The Night of Power,” says Betty Byrd, vice president of prayer, operations, and personnel at Team Expansion (Lexington, KY) and a member at Okolona. The Night of Power, which commemorates the revelation of the Koran to Muhammad, is considered one

May 24, 2013

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Obituaries for 2012

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF OBITUARIES Martha E. (Taylor) Blackmore, 90, of Tulsa, OK (formerly of Hillsboro, OH), died Feb. 18, 2012. Born in Mitchell, IN, on Aug. 30, 1921, to LaVerne and Martha Taylor, she grew up a preacher”s kid as her father ministered in Hillsboro, OH (1918-21), and then for many years in Springfield, IL. She graduated from Cincinnati (OH) Bible Seminary in 1943, and studied vocal music for four years at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She married Roy C. Blackmore in 1943, and served with him in a ministry in Louisville, KY. They were a singing and preaching

March 12, 2008

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Interview with Justin Bilyeu

By Brad Dupray As a senior at Cincinnati Christian University, 22-year-old Justin Bilyeu is honing his leadership skills as captain of both the basketball and baseball teams and as a dormitory resident assistant. In his “spare time” he is a member of the golf team, too. More importantly, Justin is studying for ministry by pursuing a BA in biblical studies. Justin says, “Cincinnati has a preaching degree, but I chose the biblical studies route to go a little more in depth. I”ll use my summer internships to gain preaching experience.” Justin grew up at the Okolona Christian Church in Louisville,