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Saturday, May 4, 2013 Carolina Living FAITH VALUES charlotteobserver.com/faith COMING UP IN YOUR FAVORITE SECTIONS wed Kathleen Purvis explains how to make a book of recipe collection. Carolina Living GOLF QUOTE WEEK about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. the distance my left ear is from my Ben Crenshaw sun Coming home: Artist Tommie latest adventure returns him to Charlotte. Carolina Living Plans for a Spanish TV sta- tion in Charlotte are moving ahead. Norberto Norsan Media which controls WGSP-FM 102.3), Spanish oldies WXNC-AM 1060, 1310), WOLS-FM 106.1) and the weekly newspaper Hola Not- icias has agreed to purchase a low-power tele- vision station on Channel 16.

Licensed to Regal Media of New York and airing religious programming, the station is being sold for $270,000 to Norsan, according to federal regulatory filings. Approval from the Federal Communica- tions Commission is expected within weeks. Sanchez says he is in negoti- ation with Spanish television networks for an affiliation agreement. Low-power TV stations were authorized by the FCC in the 1980s to serve as small- area broadcasters or carry booster signals for distant stations. Typically, they have a reach of about 20 miles, de- pending on power, and can be picked up on regular televi- sions via antenna.

Unlike the case with major broadcast stations, cable and satellite providers are under no obligation to carry low- power stations. But by offering local news and content, San- chez says, he hopes to interest Time Warner Cable and other carriers in the region in carry- ing the signal. Sanchez says his radio, digi- tal and newspaper sales staff in the headquarters on East Independence Bou- levard would be trained to sell television ads, too. Already, he says, some advertisers have indicated an interest in buying ads on the new station. While the company has not settled on a model for news- casts, radio and newspaper staffs would prob- ably be used to generate con- tent.

In addition to the Hola Not- icias, Norsan is in a partner- ship with the Spanish weekly QuePasa Mi Gente. Hispanic pop- ulation percentage has nearly doubled over the last decade to 13 percent. According to census estimates, Hispanics in Charlotte total about 96,000 people, more than the total population of Asheville. Norsan Media is a subsid- iary of Atlanta-based Norsan MARK WASHBURN Broadcaster plans Spanish TV station SEE WASHBURN, 6E Sanchez By Tim Funk raditional worship style? Or con-temporary? Both the answer frommany churches these days, asthey try to stay competitive by offering spiritual consumers a choice. But that usually means holding the tradi- tional Sunday morning service think robed choir in a decades-old sanctuary, then setting up (and later breaking down) stacked chairs and portable screens in a church gym for a contemporary service fea- turing a Christian rock band.

That was the drill at Christ Lu- theran Church until last Sunday, when more than 1,500 worshipers showed up for the de- but of the new $13.4 million wor- ship center. The centerpiece of the new building: An expansive, state-of-the-art sanctuary three times bigger than the old one that will let the church on Providence Road be tradi- tional and contemporary in the same space. Christ Lutheran will still have two distinct services, but both will be in the new sanctuary a high-ceilinged space designed with both traditional and contemporary elements. Traditional: Pews, kneelers, a stately or- gan, and an area (left of the altar) reserved for the choir PHOTOS BY ROBERT LAHSER The Rev. Scott Suskovic, without his tie and robes, preaches at the 10:45 a.m.

contemporary service at Christ Lutheran Church. The new sanctuary is designed to accommodate both traditional and contemporary services. sacredspace The Rev. Scott Suskovic delivers a sermon at the 9:15 a.m. traditional service at Christ Lutheran on Providence Road.

Christ Lutheran Church Christ Lutheran was started in1954 by former members of St. Lutheran in Myers Park. Before the new worship center and sanctuary opened last Sun- day, members had been holding traditional worship in the old sanctu- ary since 1973 and contemporary services in the gym for 22 years. The new build- ing was designed 10 years ago and was built over the last year and a half. To make room for the new worship center, two oak trees thought to be more than 100 years old were cut down.

But the wood from them was used by four members of the congre- gation to make the altar and the pulpit. Besides the sanctuary, the new worship center also includes a large commons area and an area for young people featuring a theater, games and meeting rooms. TIM FUNK SANCTUARY CREATED FOR TWO KINDS OF WORSHIP A new SEE SANCTUARY, 3E By Bob Smietana USA Today NASHVILLE, Tenn. Most songwriters in Nashville want to get their songs on the ra- dio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks.

The couple, originally from Belfast, Ire- land, hope to revive the art of hymn writing, even though most popular new church songs are written for rock bands rather than choirs. had surprising success. One of the first songs that Keith co- wrote, called Christ has been among the top 20 songs sung in newer churches in the United States for the past five years. It is also a favorite in more tradi- tional venues including the recent en- thronement service for Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. The Gettys got their start writing music about a dozen years ago, when they were living in Northern Ireland.

Keith Getty, now 38, was an aspiring songwriter. His wife, now 32, was a student. She sang on his demo recordings in ex- change for fajita dinners at a Mexican res- taurant in Belfast. They married nine years ago and have a 2-year-old daughter, Eliza. Keith Getty wrote the tune for Christ on the back of an electric bill and sent it to his friend, Stuart Townend, an- other modern hymn writer.

Townend wrote the lyrics and began playing it in churches in England, where people would line up to get the sheet music afterward. Today often sung in churches where young people congregate, like the Axis Church in Nashville. The Rev. Jeremy Rose of Axis said most new songs focus on how worshippers feel about God but con- tain much theology. Older hymns often have good theology but lack a personal touch.

But Christ has both. hymn takes theology and attaches it to my day-in and day-out life and prac- he said. has such depth and truth put to Similar to hymns such as or Thou My the song makes people want to sing along. a lost art, said Mark Hosny, artistic director of the National Praise and Wor- ship Institute at Trevecca Nazarene Uni- versity in Nashville. Newer Christian music often makes the band or lead singer sound good but engage the congregation.

missing the point, Hosny said. lot of melodies are not sing- able. why they he said. GETTY MUSIC Keith and Kristyn Getty write hymns, even though most popular new church songs are written for rock bands. Modern hymn writers revive a lost musical art.