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The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas • 14

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4B ODFSSA AMFPICAN Saturday, February 27, 1993 1 1 Church briefs -t i i i 1 i I i I- -J Jn zzr' I i "i 5 I 11 Zr I 4i V. i Prophetic Dennis Davis, pastor of San Antonio Christian Fellowship, will be speaking at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Life Unlimited Church, 4224 E. Loop 338. Davis, who speaks internationally, emphasizes what the Holy Spirit is saying within the church.

For more information, call Libby Taylor at 362-1991. Bible study The Adult Bible Study based on 2 Timothy 1 to Teach," is scheduled from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Bethany Christian Church, 4522 N. Everglade Ave. Nursery will be provided and Sunday School for young people will be available.

Outreach aglow MIDLAND The monthly meeting for Midland Outreach Aglow is scheduled at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Royal Inn, 3601 W. Wall St. The buffet dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. with a cost of $6.50.

Guest speaker for the month is Shirley Arnold, who has been pastor to students at Oral Roberts University for the past four years. Family values Anne Newman of the Texas Council of Family Values is scheduled to speak on the Adolescent and Parenting Pregnancy Advisory Council, which makes recommendations to the Texas Legislature on sex education, at 7 p.m. March 6 at Bonham Junior High School Auditorium. nriTMirtMil 'ifr nmmmMamMMMmmltimmmmmmmammt The Odessa American: Jake Schoellkopf The meeting is sponsored by Professional Women for Life. For more information, call Carol Clements, 561-9534, or Debbie Gibbs, 561-5600.

Fellowship meeting The Odessa Chapter Women's Aglow monthly fellowship meeting is scheduled at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holiday Inn Parkway. Jeanie Coffee will be speaker. Coffee and her husband Bob Coffee are long-time residents of Odessa and own their own business. Lenten luncheon The Rev.

Bill Pulscher, pastor of Lutheran Becky Hill stands in the control room of radio station KKKK where she is the general manager. Behind her is the morning disc jockey, George Collins. ight up praise pW'J'Eili. Church of the Risen Lord, will be speaking at the Lenten Luncheon Wednesday beginning at 1 1 :45 a.m. at Highland United Methodist Church, 1808 N.Dixie Blvd.

The service will be 1 2:50 p.m. Monthly lunch The members of Greater St. Luke Baptist Church feed those who are in need every fourth Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the church fellowship hall, 1509 MacArthur Ave.

For more information, call Lilia Pierce or Pearlie William at 335-8368. History program St. James Eaptist Church, 300 S. Hancock celebrates "Black History," with a program titled 'The African American Family From Sea To Shining Sea" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.

The program includes a candlelight vigil, portraits of great figures in history, exhibits and displays, soul food dinner and gospel singing. Installation services South Ministerial Alliance presents Installation "Services at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, 2121 E. Ninth St. Prayer and share LL I T-T 7 1 1 111 'r grr-TL ill UiVl1 VV r- il.

'V. Attl I The Odessa Amencao: John Faught I Rarnfls founder of ths Freedom Center in Odessa, will be speaker at the "Prayer and Share" lunch meeting at noon Wednesday at the Al and Tommie Cooper, founders of the Prime Time Christian television network, sit on the set at their KMLM studio in Gardendale. By Jeanette Krizak The American Christians across the Permian Basin increasingly are turning to area radio stations and television for programming that meets their spiritual needs. The area's only local religious television affiliate. Prime Time KMLM-42, broadcasts out of Gardendale, an unincorporated community northeast of Odessa.

Al and Tommie Cooper, a couple from Roswell, N.M., founded the non-profit station. Broadcasts from the Gardendale site began in April 1991. An affiliate of the worldwide Trinity Broadcasting Network based in Santa Ana, KMLM prides itself on a wide regional viewership and an emphasis on local programming. Company headquarters for the local network is in Roswell at Prime Time KRPV. Prime Time is on cable channel 1 1 in Odessa and channel 33 in West Odessa.

Ten other stations across the area also broadcast the network. With the slogan "Something Clean in the Air," KMLM promotes itself as an alternative to mainstream television, which has come under fire for sex and violence depicted in its programs. "We have been received well here primarily because people are getting tired of what they're seeing on their television Al Cooper said. The station plans to extend its service to stations in Pecos, Snyder, Lamesa, Brownfield, Levelland and Littlefield this year. The KRPV-KMLM airwaves reach west to Alam-ogordo, N.M., east to Colorado City, north to Friona in the Panhandle and south to Crane.

KMLM's Prime Time Praise, a 90-minute show appearing live at 1 1 a.m. on weekdays, features Christian musicians and informal interviews of area Christians. "It's a way for the Christians in this area to share their witness of Jesus Christ and for musicians to share their talent," Al Cooper said. Another live KMLM show Prime Time Update appears at 7 p.m. most weekdays.

The show addresses community issues and includes public service announcements. The five issues that concern Christians in the viewing area most are crime, unemployment, drugs, education and abortion, Al Cooper said. "We always try to find out what the community is concerned about," Tommie Cooper said. "Right now a lot of people are concerned about the Planned Parenthood (abortion) clinic opening up in Midland." All kinds of people appear on the Prime Time programs to discuss their faith, from pastors to former drug dealers. "We're not here to be in competition with the church.

We're here to be an arm of the church," Tommie Cooper said. "La Luz," a bilingual Christian program also has attracted a loyal' viewership to Prime Time, as has a 24-hour prayer hotline. The hotline attracts all kinds of Christians, from county jail inmates to lonely widows. With 11 full-time staff members and a 24-hour broadcast, KMLM Prime Time has begun to outgrow its foot Gardendale studio. The Coopers hope to have a new headquarters in the Odessa-Midland area within six months.

iu.iii.liiiyiliaanwiii!uiiwiamwH Harvest Day Country Buffet, 3001 J.B. Shep-perd Parkway. Barnes is a former Black Power Movement activist and drug addict. Anniversary Immanuel Baptist Church, 4020 E. University will celebrate the 26th anniversary of its pastor, the Rev.

Bill Cook, Sun James Barnes 1, 1987, and has continued to attract listeners, T. Kent Atkins said from his Fort Worth office. He is owner of the station and president of Southwest Educational Media. Like KMLM, KENT is a non-profit network. Both KMLM and KENT conduct on-the-air fund-raising efforts a few times a year, KENT, which is 92 on the AM dial and 90.5 on FM, airs an inspirational middle-of-the-road format.

The AM station is dominated more by music, while the FM is more program-oriented. "We've been very comfortable with our format," Atkins said. "We play some traditional and light contemporary music." Like "Quad one of KENT'S top-rated programs is a syndicated show called "Focus on the Family," hosted by Dr. James Dobson. The show aims to help strengthen the family unit from a Christian perspective.

KENT, which has an estimated 3 percent share of the area radio market, broadcasts from 511 N. Lincoln Ave. in Odessa. The station employs about three area residents. Most of the syndicated programs feature mainstream evangelical broadcasters, but KENT also airs local public service announcements to keep listeners up-to-date about happenings in the Christian community.

"When we look at a particular ministry we want to be sure it relates to the local needs of the community," Atkins said. Radio has made an equally big splash in the Permian Basin Christian media market. KKKK-FM (99.1), a division of Tower Power Corp. and affiliated with the USA Radio Network, has been serving the area since 1977. General Manager Becky Hill said the station, 12200 West Interstate 20, learned how loyal its viewers were in 1988 after the station's mobile home studio burned near its present location.

Viewers donated building materials and labor to build the current studio. "We like to give God the glory, which' is different from secular stations that want to be popular. We treat others the way we'd want to be treated, and we look for ways to meet emotional and spiritual needs," Hill The station airs a mix of 30 percent adult contemporary Christian music and 70 percent programs. It also broadcasts local programs featuring area Christians and church worship services. A program that ministers to teen-agers airs from 7 to 9 p.m.

Saturdays on "Quad Hill estimates a 2.7 percent share of the viewing audience based upon informal surveys, which translates to about 20,000 listeners. "We were very happy to hear that because a couple of years ago we had only a ,3 share," she said. Thirteen Permian Basin residents work at "Quad also a 24-hour network. The station's signal reaches east to Coahoma and west to Hobbs, N.M. KENT-AMFM signed on in Odessa-Midland on Jan.

day at the church. Cook came to Odessa after pastoring churches in Midland and Mc-Camey. The event also marks his 45th year as a minister. I At 7 p.m. the pastor will show slides and discuss his recent trip to the Holy Land.

Auditions MIDLAND The Permian Players of Midland are hosting open auditions from the rock Bill Cook Gnuncn policy fJ CONCERT opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" Sunday p.m. and Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Permian Church of Religious Science, 2311 Elizabeth Ave. Parts are available for youth and adults in a wide range of ages and voice ranges. Performance dates are April 1-10.

The following concerts are scheduled in the Permian Basin. Levoy and Cleon Dewey, ,10:30 a.m; March 7, Faith Tabernacle Assembly of God, 1420 E. 42nd St Offering only. Nursery for kids under 2. Harvest, 7 p.m.

March 7. Mid-Cities Community Church, 8700 W. Texas 191, Midland. Offering only. Chuck Girard, 7 p.m.

March 12, Life Unlimited Church. 4224 E. Loop 338. Donation at door, $1. Al Denson, 7 p.m.

March 24. Temple Baptist Church, 1000 N. Texas Ave. Tickets at Odessa-Midland Christian bookstores for $7 or $5 for groups of 15 or more or $9 at door. The American The Odessa American invites area churches to submit articles for "Church News" published on Saturdays.

Deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Wednesdays. Articles must be typed or printed in the form of news briefs, clearly stating the date, time and location. Professional quality photos can be submitted with the article. Photos can be picked up The following Monday after the news article is printed.

The American For information or audition materials, call 684-4230. The American.

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