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Residents fight construction of low-income duplexes

Residents in one neighborhood are trying to stop duplexes from being built near their homes.

The Meyerland Community Improvement Association held a meeting Wednesday night, and it was full of outspoken residents.

The Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services plans to build four duplex units on the property of St. John's Presbyterian Church, located at 5020 W. Bellfort.

According to a letter sent out to residents of Meyerland, "The plan is to utilize the undeveloped property belonging to the church for the construction and operation of residences for single parents and their children. This particular program will focus on single parents who have limited education or job skills."

Meyerland is one of Houston's oldest deed-restricted neighborhoods. Even though some residents live right across the street from St. John's Presbyterian Church, the church's property does not sit inside Meyerland's boundary lines. Therefore, the church is not subject to the neighborhoods restrictions.

The Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services, along with St. John's, held the meeting with residents as a courtesy to answer any questions and receive feedback.

"I don't feel like our questions were answered," said Trey Stafford, who has lived in Meyerland with his family for four years. "Many of us have concerns about this project. We worry about security and our property value going down."

"The property will be secure," said John Burnham, who is the pastor of St. John's Presbyterian Church. "When we stand before our maker, are we going to primarily be concerned about our property values or our values for showing support for the poor? I have lived in Meyerland for five years and I know of several residents who are for the housing program because they see the need and desire to show compassion."

Some residents said they are all for helping people, but they don't want that to potentially cause their quality of life to be decreased.

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Members of St. Luke Methodist Church in Newton are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their congregation all year. It was June 3, 1962, when the first worship service was held in the gymnasium of Emerson Hough Elementary School, and the church has made some impressive improvements since that time as well as constructing a building of their own.

There were 28 charter members and 11 preparatory members for the first worship service. The Rev. Duane Churchman was appointed as pastor of the new congregation, and St. Luke Methodist Church was officially incorporated in August 1962.

Church members were eager to move from the schools gym, and in June 1963, church trustees were empowered to borrow $40,000 from the National Board of Missions for a new church. More than $14,000 remained from the Builders Club Call, and the new church was estimated to cost $60,000.

Ground-breaking for the new church was held on Feb. 16, 1964, and construction began the following March. The church was consecrated on Oct. 18, 1964, at 501 E. 19th St. N. Membership at that time was 120, with 180 in the church school.

In November 1966, Pastor Leo Spiker requested a church conference to vote to build an education addition to the church. The following February, Pastor Spiker took seriously ill with an inoperable lymphomasarcoma, and on May 27, 1967, he died at the age of 38. The Rev. Carroll Robinson was appointed to succeed the Rev. Spiker.

In June 1968, nationally the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church joined to become the United Methodist Church, and St. Luke became St. Luke United Methodist.

In March 1969, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the education unit of the church, which included six classrooms, a fellowship hall and kitchen.

The Rev. Arthur Campney was appointed to St. Luke in June 1969. He was succeeded by the Rev. Scott Hall in the fall of 1973, who was then succeeded by the Rev. W. Robert Fowler in June 1980. The Rev. Paul Wilcox was appointed pastor in June 1988. The Rev. Daryl Pals was appointed as pastor in June 1993. The Rev. Kalen Fristad was appointed in June 2001, and the Rev. Linda Butler was then appointed as pastor when the Rev. Fristad announced he was leaving to pursue a traveling ministry for universalism. The Rev. Jon Dinsberg was appointed interim pastor in March 2007, when Pastor Butler left for Ames Collegiate United Methodist Church. The current pastor, Audrey Young, was appointed in June 2007.

Today, St. Luke United Methodist Church is 305 members strong, with six of the charter members still in attendance. Charter member Rose South deserves special credit because she served as pianist for the first service at St. Luke and still plays the piano at the church every month.

John Jennings can be contacted at (641) 792-3121 ext. 425 or via email at jjennings@newtondailynews.com.

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Roughly 225 members of Outreach Christian Church celebrated Sunday as they broke ground, marking the beginning of the churchs new addition.

Senior Minister Fred Lab said because the church is growing at a significant rate, they are running out of space.

We need more room for ministry, said Lab.

He said the new structure will create a worship center that will seat 350 people and that can be expanded to hold 550, a cafe, narthex and church offices. The current building will be made into a youth center.

The congregation has been working for three years to organize the project and planned for two years. Thanks to financial commitments for the next three years from church members, the construction can begin.

Lab said the church is using general contractor Tailored Building Systems out of Grand Rapids, but is also taking advantage of more local builders. The addition is expected to be completed in about five months. Although Lab said he is a bit anxious about the project, he added he expects things to run smoothly due to the great foundation that was put into place before he became senior minister.

I am blessed to have great elders that I serve with, he said, adding the task has already strengthened the faith of the church.

The main goal with the addition, Lab said, is to connect more people to Jesus within the communities in which the church identifies.

Members of the congregation are looking forward to seeing their plans come to light.

Theres a high level of excitement about what were doing, he added. They are incredibly fired up.

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12-06-2012 21:48 Carl Frederick Ferguson September 25, 1950 -- June 13, 2011 Carl Frederick Ferguson, loving father and husband, known for his heart of gold, willingness to help others, compassionate, giving and a fighting spirit, died of complications relating to a liver transplant and exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam, on June 13, 2011. Carl suffered numerous setbacks but never gave up the fight. Doctors at UCSD Medical Center were amazed by his resiliency. Carl was born in North Kingston, Rhode Island on September 25, 1950 to Carl William and Doris Flora Ferguson. The family moved to San Diego during his childhood. Carl was a Vietnam Veteran of the 11th Armored Cav (Army). He served 1969-1970, was wounded in action and received an honorable discharge. He worked as a tile setter in the late 1970's before starting his own tile business in the early 1980's. Carl eventually branched into other areas of construction, ultimately becoming a project manager for large construction projects. Carl's specialty became church construction. He personally oversaw the rebuilding of St John's Episcopal Church after it was destroyed in a 1994 arson fire. Following the fire Carl built a temporary church in 40-days where services were held until the permanent church was completed. Carl built the church to honor the memory of his Father-in-law, the Reverend Gerald Holmes Graves, who served as priest of St. Johns from 1970-1987. Other notable projects include Trabuco Presbyterian Church, The Stingaree ...

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A new era begins Sunday for members of First Christian Church when the congregation breaks ground for a new church building.

Public ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. under a big tent at the site of the future church at 2106 S. Main St. in South Jacksonville.

The groundbreaking ceremony will be preceded by a brief worship service, music by the churchs praise band and remarks by South Jacksonville President Gordon Jumper, Pastor J. Cook, project coordinator Ryan Turner and womens ministry co-leader Nancy Ator.

Initial construction plans are for a 42,500-square-foot, one-level building, which will have a multi-purpose room that serves both as a sanctuary and a recreational area, a large foyer with a coffee room and a Big Toy room similar to ones at McDonalds restaurants.

This is Phase I of our building project, Turner said. Future plans include construction of a dedicated sanctuary on the west side and additional classrooms on the east side of the building.

Construction will begin this summer and church officials hope that the project is completed by next summer.

On June 3, the congregation affirmed by 90 percent to relocate to 2106 S. Main St., Cook said. The new church is designed to accommodate all ages, but our plans for the facility really are geared toward young parents with children. The facility is designed for everyday use. We own 20 acres and there is a strong possibility of the church offering a sports ministry for youths and adults in the future.

The church had planned to construct a new building at 2106 S. Main St., but those plans were pushed forward after fire and smoke heavily damaged the church on West Vandalia Road on Nov. 29, 2010.

We at First Christian Church are at a pivotal moment in our history where we will redefine who we are as a church in this community, Cook said.

Currently, the church holds worship services at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Grace United Methodist Church in Jacksonville.

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