Author to speak on cultural change
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Shane Claiborne, author and Christian activist, will speak at King College on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. Claiborne writes and travels extensively, speaking about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus. He is featured in the DVD series “Another World Is Possible” and is the author of several books including, “The Irresistible Revolution,” “Follow Me to Freedom,” “Jesus for President,” and “Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers.” His most recent book, “Economy of Love” is a five-week study looking at the patterns of God’s kingdom as compared to the patterns of our world.
Russian pastor welcomed at local church
SEVIERVILLE – A reception for the new pastor of the Smoky Mountain Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Daniel Romanov, was held recently in the Fellowship Hall of the Church. Pastor Romanov is from Russia but has been in the United States for 12 years. He attended college at Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, Tenn., and graduated from Andrews University’s Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, Mich.
At the reception, Pastor Romanov was given a whirlwind familiarization tour of Tennessee, during which he received several gifts significant to the region. Among the gifts were University of Tennessee sports items including a Vols football t-shirt, which he put on with enthusiasm. Sandra Pinkoski, a member of the Great Smokies Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), presented Pastor Romanov with a trivet from the DAR Museum in Washington, D.C., and welcomed the pastor to the area on behalf of her DAR sisters. Depicted on the trivet is a painting of DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Pinkoski then sang The Tennessee Waltz, which was made the fourth official song of the state of Tennessee in 1965.
For more information about the Smoky Mountain Seventh-day Adventist Church, visit:
http://smokymountainsdachurch.org/
Summer event to benefit Children’s Hospital
KNOXVILLE – The “official” first day of summer is Monday, June 21. To help get summer off to a good start, Jeff Jarnigan from the B97.5 radio afternoon show will be serving up some refreshments to celebrate the summer season. From 3-6 p.m, B97.5 will be broadcasting live at King Cleaners located at 5929 Kingston Pike next to Food City; Jeff and volunteers from Children’s Hospital also will be serving ice cream from Blue Bell to patrons and in return will take donations for Children’s Hospital.
