CNJ staff Christian Believers is hosting a training and orientation 6 p.m. Thursday for detention center volunteers. The training is for volunteers to work with Curry County Adult Detention Center inmates in both religious and educational fields. The training is at 209 W. 7th Street. Information: 763-1715
Group hosting outreach block parties
July 16, 2010
CNJ staff Christian Believers is hosting two community outreach block parties. The first is July 24 at Gatewood Apartments on W. 15th Street. The second is Aug. 28 in the Clovis Apartments on W. Grand Street. The group is seeking volunteers to help with program setup, games, food, music, supplies and teardown. To volunteer or […]
Letter to the editor: True believers can be church
June 19, 2010
Friday’s CNJ contained an article about Christians who do not attend church. But there is so much more to the story than what was printed. There are many true believers who do not attend a traditional form of church whose story needs to be told. These believers have decided to simply BE the church instead […]
Volunteers
April 17, 2010
Frank Cole, nominated by Sistar Yancy of Christian Believers, is the Hospice of the Sandias volunteer of the month for April. He is an excellent example of not only how volunteers make a difference in the community but the personal benefits of volunteering. Out of work and his self-esteem low, Frank was referred to Chrisitan […]
Editorial: Holidays takes root in trimph over powers
April 11, 2009
Easter and Passover, signal celebrations in Christianity and Judaism, are linked through the calendar and through long tradition. It is perhaps not surprising, then, that they show other kinships, including some that might be surprising to some who are merely passive believers. The most striking similarity is that both holidays represent liberation from and triumph […]
Handling truth casually more dangerous than it seems
July 31, 2008
By Judy Brandon: Religion columnist Do you know anyone who handles the truth casually? Do you know anyone who misrepresents the truth? This past week I was reminded of the story of the New Testament couple, Ananias and Sapphira who casually handled the truth and it was their demise. The account, found in Acts 5, […]
Edmiston, Joyce
September 22, 2003
Joyce Edmiston Services: Have been held. Ms. Joyce Edmiston, 65, of Hobbs, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas. She was born on March 22, 1938, in Hobbs. She married Jack Ray Edmiston on Sept. 14, 1957, in El Paso, Texas. She was a member of Fellowship of Believers. She […]
