Norman — Southern Baptists work to help Haiti relief
Oklahoma Southern Baptists will collect Buckets of Hope for Haiti Monday and Tuesday at their headquarters, 3800 N. May Ave. in Oklahoma City.
Sam Porter, Oklahoma Baptist disaster relief director, said he is hoping that Southern Baptists nationwide, will collect more than 150,000 buckets to send to Haiti.
The five-gallon buckets, which are being purchased and filled by individuals and churches, contain about $30 worth of food, including rice, cooking oil, dry black beans, all purpose flour, white sugar, spaghetti noodles, peanut butter and Ziplock plastic storage bags, plus a $10 cash contribution to help with the cost of shipping the buckets to Haiti. The food in the buckets can feed a Haitian family for a week.
The buckets from Oklahoma will be delivered to a warehouse in Hialeah, Fla,. for placement in cargo containers for immediate shipment to Haiti by the end of March. Once the buckets arrive in Haiti, they will be distributed by Haitian Baptist churches.
In addition to medical and water well teams that recently returned from Haiti, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief is sending two more water well teams to install pumps in existing wells that have no water pumps. This will be a continual project that Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief will do for several months to bring pure water to the Haitians in the earthquake zone.
Ministry leader to speak at service
Dr. Jim Kaseman, president of the Association of Faith Churches and Ministers, will be the speaker at a 10:30 a.m. Sunday service at Christian Center Church of Norman, 2249 Classen Blvd.
The Association of Faith Churches and Ministers International was founded by Dr. Kaseman in 1978 to share his vision of taking the “Word of Faith” message to the world. It has brought on the formation of hundreds of churches worldwide.
In 1998, the group also founded its AFCM International Training Center, which has more than 600 Bible schools worldwide.
For more information about the speech, call 360-5504.
Traditional Passover service to be presented
Josh Sofaer of “Jews for Jesus” will re-create the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus’ death and resurrection in a presentation “Christ in the Passover” 10:45 a.m. March 14 at Goldsby Baptist Church, 153 W. Center Road.
Sofaer will set a table with items traditionally used at the Passover meal and detail their spiritual significance. He also will explain the connection between the events of the first Passover in Egypt and the redemption that Jesus accomplished, as well as the deep bond between the ancient Passover feast and the Christian communion celebration today.
“Jews for Jesus” has presented “Christ in the Passover” at more than 38,000 churches. Moishe Rosen, who founded “Jews for Jesus” in 1973, also has co-written the book, Christ in the Passover, with his wife, Ceil. The book will be available after the presentation, as will a DVD of the Christ in the Passover presentation with David Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus, officiating.
There is no admission charge. For more information, call 288-2514.
Sunday School teacher meeting set
Northeast Baptist Church will be the site of a meeting for Sunday school teachers of all ages sponsored by Union Baptist Association called “Real Life Groups” 9 to 11:30 a.m Saturday at the church, 905 E. Rock Creek Road.
Northeast Baptist and Highland Baptist Church of Moore will co-host the event.
Church begins DVD series Sunday
Norman United Church of Christ’s adult religious education program will begin a 12-week study Sunday from the DVD series “Saving Jesus.” The study begins at 9:45 a.m. at the United Ministry Center, 1017 Elm St.
The series features the voices of religious scholars, including Amy-Jill Levine, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan and James Forbes, as it examines the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and his relevance for today.
— Compiled by Christian Potts
