July 24, 2014, 4 a.m.

ONE hundred and fifty years ago, Camperdowns Anglican parishioners were eagerly watching as their new church building began to take shape on the corner of what is now known as Church and Fergusson streets.

Susan Cole, a member of St Pauls Anglican Church in Camperdown, is helping to organise celebrations for the churchs 150th anniversary next month.140722DW10 Picture: DAMIAN WHITE

ONE hundred and fifty years ago, Camperdowns Anglican parishioners were eagerly watching as their new church building began to take shape on the corner of what is now known as Church and Fergusson streets.

Today the church looks a little different compared to when the first service was held in August of 1864. But the original nave, with its exquisite stained glass windows, has stood the test of the time and on August 17 parishioners will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first service held in the imposing bluestone walls of St Pauls church.

Parishioner and historian Susan Cole said construction of the church started in April of 1864, and was completed in August of the same year. She said the nave was completed first, followed by the French Gothic style transepts, crossing and vaulted apsidal sanctuary in 1894.

The tower and spire were added in 1955.

Mrs Cole said the church has stood the test of time due to many generous benefactors.

The Manifold family especially have been huge supporters of the church and the building across the generations, she said.

Many sections of the church were added in memory of members of the Manifold family. The choir area and altar area were added in 1894 in memory of Mr and Mrs John Manifold and the tower and spire are in memory of Edward and Beatrice Manifold.

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Dursley church and youth centre buoyed by donations

2:20pm Wednesday 23rd July 2014 in News

A CHURCH in Dursley has been awarded several thousand pounds to go towards vital repairs and towards supporting the town's new youth centre.

Dursley Tabernacle Church was visited by Jonathan MacKechnie-Jarvis from the Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust and presented minister Rev Simon Helme with a 7,000 cheque, which will go towards urgent repairs to the fabric of their listed building.

Mr Jarvis acknowledged the challenges maintaining an elderly church premises brings and said how pleased the trust was to be able to support it with the demands of maintaining the heritage property.

In addition, he commended the church for committing itself to putting forward funding for the new youth centre being built nearby.

The church on Parsonage Street requires repairs to the roof and other parts of the building, which are necessary for the adjacent youth centre to be protected.

The roof leak could potentially jeopardise the new youth centre with water run off.

The church has been further buoyed by a cheque for 2,000 from Renishaw towards their share of the construction costs for the new youth centre.

Renishaw Charity Committee chairman Jeremy Chamberlain explained how pleased they were to support a project in Dursley which would benefit young people.

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The groundbreaking ceremony for the Meridian Idaho Temple, seen here in a rendering, will be held Aug. 23.

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SALT LAKE CITY The LDS Church has announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for the Meridian Idaho Temple will be held on Aug. 23 at 10 a.m.

The groundbreaking is the first announced since the faith's April general conference, when no new temples were announced but church President Thomas S. Monson said the temple department would concentrate on completing previously announced temples.

President Monson announced plans for the Meridian Temple during the April 2011 general conference.

It will be the 15th temple under construction, leaving an additional 12 that have been announced but for which ground has not yet been broken.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 143 operating temples. That list includes the Ogden Utah Temple, which actually has been under renovation for several years. The renovation is nearing completion, and free tickets for a five-week open house became available online Monday morning.

The Meridian Temple will be the fifth LDS temple in Idaho. One is 12 miles away in Boise. The others are in Twin Falls, Idaho Falls and Rexburg.

The Meridian temple site is located at 7345 North Linder Road. The website ldschurchtemples.com says Meridian is the fastest-growing city in Idaho with a 115 percent increase in population from 2000 to 2010.

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MIRI: The state government has presented a RM100,000 grant for the construction of the Holy Trinity Church in Lambir.

Lambir assemblyman Ripin Lamat presented the grant on behalf of Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Adenan Satem to building committee chairman Pemanca Wilson Siang Lim recently.

We would like to thank the state government through the chief minister for the allocation. Such a contribution is needed for us to finance the new church construction at an estimated cost of RM1.5 million, said Wilson.

In addition, he said the building committee has also received minor rural project (MRP) grants from Assistant Minister in the Chief Ministers Office (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Daud Abdul Rahman, Sibuti member of parliament Ahmad Lai Bujang and Ripin.

We are indeed touched with the support shown by the Muslim YBs which clearly showed that religious tolerance has been well practised by the multiracial people in the state, he said.

Wilson added that the church building fund is still short of RM800,000.

We are going to organise a second fundraising dinner for the church on Nov 28 at Mega Hotel. Here, I would like to thank the generous supporters, he said.

Meanwhile, six mosques and six schools here also received MRP grants totalling RM158,000 from Ripin. They were An Naim Lutong Mosque, Darul Ehsan Mosque in Piasau, At-Taqwa Mosque, Darul Istiqamah Mosque in Kampung Luak, Ar Rayyan Mosque in Permyjaya, Jamek Mosque in Miri, SJK Tukau, Sekolah Agama Rakyat Miri, SM Sains, SK Lambir Village, SK Kelapa Sawit No. 2 and SK Ulu Satap. Ripin also presented MRP grants from the state government to clubs, associations and churches.

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BOTETOURT CO., Va. -

Looking through black and white photos, you can tell how much Wheatland Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botetourt County has changed - if by only looking at the tree in the corner.

But, after 150 years, and a couple of construction projects, the church is still doing the job it set out to...

Explains church member Katie Loope, "We care about each other, so it's an uplifting place/experience. Music, the liturgy, it's what we need at the end of the week or the beginning of a new week. And, it's something I miss personally when I'm not here on Sundays."

Church council member Katie Loope married into the church in the 70s.

Her husband's family has ties that date back to the beginning.

"This is a rendition of our founding minister Reverend Shickel," says Loope pointing to a picture on the wall.

In 1864, the church was originally called Luther Chapel and was located on Little Timber Ridge in Buchanan.

By the late 1880s, it had moved to a new site, with a new name, on Wheatland Road.

The white church gave way to a brick structure in the 1930s.

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Springdale, AR -The City Council unanimously passing a proposal involving a church displaced by construction of the Don Tyson Interchange. Victory Church sat on the same corner for some 20 years on the north side of The Don Tyson Parkway. With the interchange, the congregation knew it would have to relocate, but the land the church had set aside for a future home was also needed by the city. Under imminent domain, Springdale took the church's original piece of property for around $2 million, but Pastor Tim Coffman says that money wasn't enough to cover all the cost associated with relocating.

"We've got 13 and a half acres there, that they are going to take about 3/4 of an acre there for the roundabout. We've come to an agreement that's mutual for both of us," Coffman explained.

Tuesday night the council officially accepted Coffman's proposal meaning the church gets about $150,000 for the additional land on the corner of 56th and Don Tyson Parkway.Coffman says the funds will go towards relocating and finding a permanent home for the church.

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Quake damage spells end for building SVEN HERSELMAN

The St Andrew's Presbyterian Church building in Seddon is to be demolished in just a few weeks because of earthquake damage.

The church, built in 1955, has not been used by its large congregation since the severe earthquakes that rocked area in July and August last year. The Rev Dawn Daunauda said the demolition would be an emotional experience for the congregation and the wider community.

She said the decision to demolish the church building came after months of consultation and was not made lightly.

"The decision was made on April 13. It was unanimous, which was really good."

The building sustained severe damage in both major quakes, making repairs unfeasible.

The church management team had been working with the Marlborough District Council, Simcox Construction and the national Presbyterian Property Trust.

"They have all been so supportive. Council waived the demolition fee, which was very generous, and Simcox have done a special deal for us for the demolition work. Simcox have been great," Daunauda said.

The demolition crew would work with church management during the demolition to save whatever parts of the building they could.

Unfortunately, the stained glass windows cannot be saved as work to remove them would be too expensive because of the structural damage the building had sustained, Daunauda said.

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The Rev. Susan Pate Greenwood, center in red, speaks during the consecration service for Centenary United Methodist Churchs new Columbarium and Memorial Garden.

New Berns Centenary United Methodist Church dedicated its new Columbarium and Memorial Garden Sunday after nearly five years of planning, design and construction.

The Rev. Susan Pate Greenwood, the churchs senior pastor, conducted a ritual of consecration following Sundays worship service in the small garden fronting New Street. About 150 people attended the event, which followed the 11 a.m. church service.

The beautifully landscaped memorial garden has four benches and underground niches for urns covered with granite nameplates line. Above-ground niches are in two locations.

Speaking briefly to a group that filled the new garden and spilled over onto adjacent areas, Greenwood said the columbarium and celebratory event were only possible because of the dogged determination, tenacity and generosity of a few dedicated church members who longed for a sacred place for the ashes of their loved ones.

She praised the committee that worked on getting both church council and New Bern Historical Preservation Committee approval, and she expressed appreciation for the help of neighboring Christian communities who shared information about their columbaria, including Garber United Methodist Church in Trent Woods, and neighboring First Presbyterian Church and Christ Episcopal Church.

Greenwood had special recognition for Mary Cox Bullock, who was a guiding force of the Centenary Columbarium and Memorial Garden.

Her many years of faithful and diligent labor made it possible, the pastor said.

Bullock worked for more than 14 years, through several different committees and church councils, which tabled the proposal, before seeing the Centenary Columbarium and Memorial Garden become a reality.

After the dedication, Bullock brushed off the praise, saying, It was just persistence and my big mouth.

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Right behind Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, construction workers have been busy building the churchs new multipurposebuilding.

We really envision it as a community resource, said the Rev. CraigGoodwin.

The 7,000 square-foot building will contain two classrooms, a large recreational gathering area, a commercial kitchen and two bathrooms. The gathering space will hold about 250people.

The church will use the building for youth and childrens activities and after-schoolprograms.

He estimates the building will be completed sometime in mid-August. The church is planning grand opening celebrations forSeptember.

Now that construction is well underway, Goodwin

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Millwood Community Presbyterian Church, 3223 N. Marguerite, plans to open its new community center inSeptember. (Full-size photo)

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