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Buffalo Christian: Here at BuffaloChristian.com we get about 20 emails a day! One of them, from Jesse Holka, had this to say and we liked it so much we thought you should read it.
The next time you feel like GOD can't use YOU, just remember...
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> >>> * Noah was a drunk
> >>> * Abraham was too old
> >>> * Isaac was a daydreamer
> >>> * Jacob was a liar
> >>> * Leah was ugly
> >>> * Joseph was abused
> >>> * Moses had a stuttering problem
> >>> * Gideon was afraid
> >>> * Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer
> >>> * Rahab was a prostitute
> >>> * Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
> >>> * David had an affair and was a murderer
> >>> * Elijah was suicidal
> >>> * Isaiah preached naked
> >>> * Jonah ran from God
> >>> * Naomi was a widow
> >>> * Job went bankrupt
> >>> * John the Baptist ate bugs
> >>> * Peter denied Christ
> >>> * The Disciples fell asleep while praying
> >>> * Martha worried about everything
> >>> * The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once
> >>> * Zaccheus was too small
> >>> * Paul was too religious
> >>> * Timothy had an ulcer...AND
> >>> * Lazarus was dead!
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> >>> No more excuses now!
> >>> God can use you to your full potential.
> >>> Besides you aren't the message,
> >>> you are just the messenger. God bless. |
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 CNY Crossroads is presenting Christian recording artist Jeremy Camp and special guest Adie in concert at 7pm on March 25th at the Landmark Theatre, 362 South Salina St., in Syracuse, NY. Order tickets ($15-$35) at itickets.com or ticketmaster.com. There is an additional $2 facility charge that the Landmark charges per ticket, so the price becomes $37, $22, or $17. There's a $2 discount for groups of 10 or more. For more info, contact 315-214-7333. |
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 Buffalo Christian: The Newman Center at the University at Buffalo has opened its new, modern building on Skinnersville Road at the university's "North Campus" in Amherst, New York; what makes this special? Well, there was a sign on the site since 1967 saying that the new building was coming! Now it's 2010 and Catholics at UB have a brand new worship space that seats almost 400 people.
The 14,000-square-foot building cost about $2.7 million to build and did not come from university funds, but, rather, charitable donations. Newman Centers are often found on or near college campuses around the country. Named after John Henry Cardinal Newman, a priest who promoted university education, Newman Centers provide a Catholic presence of many campuses, including the University at Buffalo, which has tens of thousands of Catholic students, faculty and staff among its population.
In the "old days," the Newman Center met at a small white chapel on Frontier Rd. or at the Student Union. In the past, the congregation also set up a large tent to hold Masses outdoors in the nicer weather months. The new building, which got its first real use on Christmas Eve 2009, serves hundreds of college students, as well as about 850 families who make the commute from nearby towns like Getzville and Williamsville.
I visited there and would describe the venue as being "like a smaller version of the Chapel at CrossPoint." It has a plain, auditorium feel to the main room, with a kitchen and side rooms for offices, meetings and kids' activities, along with very "now" color schemes on the walls. It's simple, fresh, and new. And unlike many other Catholic communities, it's filled with people. Because the priest, Monsignor Pat Keleher, is what my dad describes as "the smartest priest in the entire diocese," you have a church filled with very smart people-- professors, doctors, lawyers, and others who are well-known and respected in the community. Monsignor Pat is one of the liveliest priests you'll come across in the Buffalo area.
If you get a chance, visit some Sunday morning to check out the new church building and you'll find a Catholic congregation that's distinct and lively, though the music is not yet contemporary Christian/modern in nature. Smartly, the priest asks what prayer needs there are, and then people in the audience stand up and talk about who/what needs prayer, followed by prayer for those needs. Masses are held at 5pm on Saturdays and 9 (mostly older people), 10:30 and 6pm (mostly students) on Sundays. For more info, call the Center at 716-636-7495. Click here to read The Buffalo News article about The Newman Center at UB. --Mark Weber |
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 Buffalo Christian/Christian Music Daily: Kingdom Bound Ministries of Western New York, in conjunction with The Christian Festival Association (CFA), a coalition of over two dozen Christian music festivals across the country, recently announced plans for its 2010 National Talent Search.
Kingdom Bound Christian music festival takes place August 1-4, 2010, at Darien Lake Theme Park, between Buffalo and Rochester.
Now through May 17, unsigned American and Canadian Christian, Gospel and Holy Hip Hop artists can enter one original song into Kingdom Bound's Talent Search online through sonicbids.com.
New this year is the chance for up to 30 artists selected through online voting to participate in a live competition at Kingdom Bound's Park Stage this August. The overall winner of Kingdom Bound's Talent Search will then advance to the national competition, with the potential to win a development deal with Word Label Group.
"What makes this year's talent search the best yet is you or your band stand a good chance of getting to actually perform at Kingdom Bound, live, during the festival," says Mark Weber, of ChristianMusicDaily.com. "In the past, people would enter online, and, for example, one out of sixty artists would get that chance. Now, up to thirty artists will be able to say, 'I played Kingdom Bound,' and that's great exposure for aspiring artists."
Regional competitions will take place at 19 CFA-affiliated festivals this summer, including Western New York's Kingdom Bound, and a regional winner will be determined at each festival. Those winners will be invited to Nashville in September to participate in the national finals. The overall winner will receive a development deal with the Word Label Group family of labels, which includes Fervent Records, Myrrh Records and Word Records.
For more information concerning the National Talent Search, including registration information and deadlines, please visit http://www.kingdombound.org/talent_competition.php |
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Buffalo Christian: In the Buffalo area, recently, both the Buffalo News and radio station WBEN have been quite active in sharing the news of an infamous letter by a Catholic priest in Lockport, New York, who had some choice words to say about the imminent arrival of The Chapel at Lockport in his city. To sum it up, the priest essentially warned his flock-- in a letter in the church bulletin-- that an evangelical church was starting up nearby with "fancy projectors, slick marketing, and a live praise band." He then went on to say "their message is not the truth." He then says, "What are we going to do? WE ARE GOING TO BE MORE CATHOLIC THAN EVER!" You can read the full letter here.
Now this letter got quite a response, as you can imagine. Sandy Beach, the popular afternoon talk show host on WBEN-930 AM, spent two days in a row taking calls on the subject, and he had a hard time finding a single person who could defend the priest's words. Overall, The Chapel at Lockport got a lot of attention, based on the Lockport priest's kind of childish tirade against it.
The Chapel at Lockport is to be an offshoot of The Chapel at CrossPoint. Now, I, like most Western New Yorkers, was raised Catholic. St. Mary's, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Pius were the three main churches I went to as a kid. I made my Confirmation. And I noticed that almost every single kid I made my Confirmation with immediately stopped going to church after it! I did not. However, in college, I saw a poster on the wall advertising "InterVarsity Christian Fellowship." I had never heard of the term "fellowship" used in a Christian context, before, but I went to that group on the campus of the University at Buffalo, and long story short, joining that group is the reason I own and run BuffaloChristian.com and more often than not attend Protestant services nowadays. I still attend Catholic Mass a few times a year, but for the most part, I go to the areas two huge megachurches, The Chapel at CrossPoint and Eastern Hills Wesleyan.
The Chapel at CrossPoint is in an office park in Getzville. It's a huge building, and it's pretty much brand new. Go there on a Sunday morning and you'll feel like you're in the busiest train station you've ever been in when people are gathered in the atrium before and after the actual service. I don't have kids, but if I did, The Chapel at CrossPoint is like "the promised land" for them-- it's clean, spacious, colorful, and full of kids, with lots of eager and engaging adults ready to teach the little ones Bible stories and more. If you've seen the cramped basement rooms at some churches devoted to "children's ministry," and then came to see The Chapel's, it would be like night and day, and at the Chapel the "WOW" factor is there. They even have a cutting edge theater space where they can put on plays/dramas for the kids, involving the kids! If I was say 10-years-old, I'd be begging my parents to go to this church!
Now for adults, The Chapel is special, I think, primarily because of Pastor Jerry Gillis. Here is a young, hip guy who speaks "our" language. When he "preaches," he combines Biblical stories and themes and scriptures with practical application that's relevant to our everyday, busy lives. He dresses well, he speaks well, and he has an awfully engaging sense of humor-- he's the kind of guy my friends, male and female, are always talking about! "Pastor Jerry said..." is usually what I hear at social gatherings. Now having gone to many Catholic Masses in my time, after leaving the four walls of the Catholic church, I never heard friends quote the priest or even talk about the "homily" afterward. So, there's something about Pastor Jerry and what/how he preaches Sunday mornings that is totally resonating with people, of all ages and backgrounds.
Interestingly, through modern technology, the plan is to "beam" Pastor Jerry's "message" (what Catholics would call the homily) onto the screen at The Chapel at Lockport, so the hundreds gathered inside the Palace Theatre in downtown Lockport on Sunday mornings can hear the exact same message the other couple thousand are hearing at The Chapel at CrossPoint in Getzville, a few miles away.
I suppose the Catholic priest, and indeed most people, would think that's kind of a weird way to "do church." After all, it's not something most Western New Yorkers have ever experienced. But, in other cities, it's common! Buffalo and Western New York have been "behind the times" church-wise for decades!
When I went to Regent University in Virginia Beach, and visited many churches while there, two in particular stood out-- one met in a Regal Cinema and the other in a public high school. To me this was such a novel concept, yet my classmates from around the country didn't seem phased because in other places it's common for churches to meet in unconventional spaces like that.
Buffalo, if it were a person, would be an old lady set in her ways. Meanwhile, Atlanta and Dallas would be young girls with a zest for life and trying new things.
My thought is that the Catholic priest in Lockport, while he may have infuriated a lot of people with his comments, was actually voicing an opinion, emotionally-based, that a lot of people secretly hold around here. It's no surprise that the area is still pretty Catholic, and kind of proud of it, and when the kind of proud Catholics who are older and set in their ways see young upstarts like The Chapel at Lockport "wooing" the young away, like a bear with a cub, he/she gets defensive.
Area Catholics don't want to die out. Who does? Yet, if we're being honest here, the future of the Catholic church in Western New York is not looking that good, judging by how many people under 35 I know who gave up on it. You go to The Chapel at CrossPoint some Sunday morning and see for yourself how many people under 35 are there, and then you go to your own Catholic church and compare the numbers. If you're someone who wants to follow Christ in this cell phone, Facebook age, and you're under 35, chances are you know about, have been to, and/or attend The Chapel at CrossPoint. They're doing something right there, and if they replicate that in Lockport, perhaps many young people will flock to it-- time will tell. --Mark Weber
If you want to read what others are saying about this whole "controversy" of "the priest versus the megachurch," click here for the Buffalo News article and here for the WBEN article. |
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Toronto Christian: Please visit www.helpforhaiti.ca for more info! |
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 Christian Music Daily: The 24th annual Kingdom Bound Christian music festival will again take place at Darien Lake Theme Park between Buffalo and Rochester, New York, August 1-4, 2010, welcoming 50,000+ from all over the US and Canada. Headliners include Newsboys (Sunday); MercyMe (Monday); Skillet (Tuesday); and TobyMac (Wednesday). The festival brings together all sorts of people from Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New England, New York, and other states, as well as Ontario and Quebec. Though it's a huge event, chances are you'll know someone there, as it's like a summer reunion for many, some of whom have been coming back year after year for the past two decades. Because the festival has been around so long, there are people who were kids back in the 1980s who are now bringing their own kids to the festival in 2010. Indeed, many families make Kingdom Bound “the big event” of their summer. |
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Buffalo Christian: It's REVIVAL TIME with the Prophetess Dr. Anita Williams! Don't miss this great move of GOD: March 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at the End Time Worship Center "soon to be named True Bethel Niagara Falls," 3209 Hyde Park Blvd., Niagara Falls USA. Service starts at 7pm, with Senior Servant Pastor Duane Thomas Jr., musical Guest Reba Baldwin-Bush and Devine Favor, Guest Exhorter Elder Natrina Lee "Lady Rev." There is truly a special word for these "SPECIAL" times! For more info, call Anita Williams at 716-891-4760. |
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Buffalo Christian: The second annual Mosaic Chapel Singles Intermediate Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament Fundraiser will take place Saturday, May 15, 2010! Organized by Bill Goodine, of Goodine Carpet Cleaning, the event brings together about 10 teams--more than 65 people-- competing all day in 12 minute games on two courts at Christian Central Academy in Williamsville, New York. Teams are co-ed, with 6 players on the court and a minimum of 2 women required on each team. The skill level is intermediate-- you're expected to bump, set and pass (not picnic volleyball); qualified refs will officiate the games. Registration is $150 for a team of six players, $25 for each add'l player, and there's a non-refundable deposit of $25 to register your team. Pre-registration IS required to hold your spot, and checks need to be made payable to: "The Chapel at CrossPoint." To register, email
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 Buffalo Christian: Nathan Salter's Youth Music Camp will take place this June 28th - July 2nd on the sprawling, rural campus of Christ The King Seminary in East Aurora, New York (outside of Buffalo)...and this long-running camp is a time when many young people experience “freedom in worship” for the first time. With about forty campers ranging in age from 7 to 25, this will be the eighth year of Salter's legendary Spirit-filled camp.
During the year, Salter runs a thriving Christian music school on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, and each summer he likes to gather together talented singers and musicians in a camp setting for a time of intense practice, instruction, encouragement, and performance. |
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 BuffaloChristian.com presents
9 questions with...
Kyle Patterson
1) Why did you start THRiVE magazine in Buffalo? To serve the community of Buffalo with a positive source of media. I felt that Buffalo had gotten a bad reputation and we wanted to focus on what was positive and build on that momentum.
2) What has been your biggest challenge with doing a magazine? Deadlines are tough to hit while juggling ad sales, articles, artwork and photography and the editing process makes it a little hectic as we are getting ready to go to print.
3) What has been your biggest accomplishment with THRiVE so far? I would say expanding our distribution to retail sales at Wegmans and Barnes & Noble has helped because we are targeting a more mainstream market with our publication and this is a great step toward that end. |
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 Christian Music Daily: James Kibby had the look of a total rock star at his band’s CD release. Long hair, partly covering his eyes? Check. Black shirt? Uh-huh. Guitar? Yep. Everything was in place for a rock show.
While they do rock, James and his band, Immanuel, are quite specific, lyrically, about Jesus’ love and other Biblical ideas that help communicate what their band’s name means: God with us. Immanuel is essentially a church worship band from a formerly Episcopalian/now Anglican church which meets in a former Jewish temple in suburban Buffalo, New York. The group is overseen by Deacon John Reitz, and is more in it for ministry than money or fame. If you’ve heard Casting Crowns, and chances are you have, then think of Crowns as major league (millions in sales, headlining major festivals) and Immanuel as their younger, scrappier farm team.
Diversity is the name of the game when it comes to where Immanuel is coming from, both spiritually and musically. In concert, they’re open to the idea of covering a Radiohead or U2 song and adjusting the lyrics to their liking in order to connect with listeners the idea that Jesus loves them and wants to have a relationship with them. If you’re familiar with Chris Rice and Newsboys, Immanuel is kind of like those Christian mainstays, but also for fans of 1990s rock legends Nirvana and Pearl Jam. |
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 Primo PR 716: BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber has written a song called "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry." A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the song, available via download at meetmarkweber.com, will go toward rebuilding the "H.I.S. Home For Children" orphanage in Port-au-Prince, after the devastating earthquake left much of the island nation in rubble recently. For more info about the orphanage, visit hishomeforchildren.com.
"I have friends in Kingston, Jamaica," says Weber. "I saw both the tropical beauty and utter poverty there when I visited this past April, so I have some sort of idea what Haiti looks and feels like having visited its neighbor. When I saw the 'Hope for Haiti' TV special, I was inspired by fellow recording artists Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, and Beyonce to write and record my own song to touch the hearts of people affected by this tragedy. I'm so glad Radio Balade FM is playing my song in Haiti so the people can hear it and know they're not forgotten. And the lyric proclaims, 'Haiti must be strong.' I expect the song will rally the people to be strong and press on during this tough time."
Weber, who has been the publicist for Kingdom Bound Christian music festival for several years, recently decided to record three albums with producer Joe Secchiaroli (This Day & Age, More Than Me, The Reign of Kindo). "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry" was written on January 24th, and recorded on January 25th in Secchiaroli's Buffalo-area studio. It features Weber on piano and Secchiaroli on guitar, with a unique tropical/Indian drum beat.
"I heard there are almost 400,000 orphans in Haiti," says Weber. "And I can't even imagine what it would be like if one day all the buildings collapsed around me, killing my friends and family. 'Haiti, We Hear Your Cry' is a song that came to me quickly, and is meant to let the Haitian people and their relatives abroad know that the rest of the world cares about them and our prayers are with them now, as well as in the months and years to come."
To see the "Haiti, We Hear Your Cry" YouTube video, which had several hundred views within its first 24 hours on the web, and/or download the song, please visit www.meetmarkweber.com. |
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 Rochester Christian: As the publicist for Kingdom Bound Ministries, I was asked if I'd like to check out Casting Crowns, with special guests Kutless and Caleb, when they came to Western New York for a big concert on February 19th, 2010. I made the one hour drive to Roberts Wesleyan College in suburban Rochester, and had a nice time there. It seems like a lot of people drove from near and far for this concert as it was standing room only, with about 3,000 people in the school's large, modern gym, their "Voller Athletic Center." |
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 Did you get your tickets yet?
Christian Music Daily: The Christian Musician Summit, a two day international conference offering over 120 workshops for Christian musicians, audio-visual technicians, and church staffers, will return to the Buffalo area on May 14th and 15th, 2010, at The Chapel at CrossPoint. Register now to spend time with Phil Keaggy, Paul Baloche, Brenton Brown, Rick Cua, Will McFarlane, Rita Springer, NewWorldSon, and many others. |
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Christian Music Daily: Brandon Gollwitzer plays guitar for Lift, a modern rock band that makes music to worship the Lord. And for Brandon, it's a miracle he's able to play the guitar, because he sawed off his finger while doing a home remodeling project two years ago.
After being rushed to the hospital, it took a team of 12 people in the emergency room to do a three hour surgery to reattach Brandon's index finger. Would it function like it used to, or would he not be able to bend it? Would he be able to play guitar? |
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 Christian Music Daily: Dusty Knapp has just released his first CD, titled "Reflections of Worship." Featuring the piano, his album is a beautifully arranged and performed mix of solo instrumental hymn/praise and worship favorites with a couple originals that will draw you closer to God, soothe your soul, and relax your mind.
"This CD project came from a family emergency," says Dusty. "My mom had asked for a copy of my playing to get to my dad; he had just gone in the hospital for a possible heart attack, and she wanted to give him something from me that would help him to relax." |
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 Toronto Christian: Toronto's Joy Creed, Winner of the 22nd Annual Canadian Reggae Music Award for "Top female Gospel reggae artist, Canada," recently released her album entitled “Destiny.” Joy brings to the stage the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit, with dynamic music featuring various styles of reggae, soca and R&B. There's plenty of toe tappin', hand clappin', head bobbin', and soul stirrin' music on "Destiny" for those who love to praise the Lord. |
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 Buffalo Christian: Nathan Salter, a Gospel recording artist, has expanded his repertoire from music to inspirational speaking with the release of his 14-CD teaching series entitled "Maximizing The Season Of Singleness." With a Christian worldview, Salter, who is single, talks to and with other young single people in the series designed to offer singles a Biblical perspective on singleness. Topics covered include learning to be content as a single person, dating versus courtship, and "cleaning the dirty windows."
"Maximizing The Season Of Singleness" is available for purchase at www.nathansalter.org, where a free audio clip preview is also available. |
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BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber is connected with a lot of people and organizations; here are some of them.
RADIO? www.wdcxfm.com, www.wufoam.com, www.totallygospel.com, www.joy1250.ca, www.wctl.org, www.fln.org, www.gracefm.ca, www.lifeonline.fm
MAGAZINES/PAPERS? www.maranathanews.com, www.thrivebuffalo.org, www.beaconmagazine.ca, www.christianherald.ca
Here are some churches Buffalo Christian recommends:
Love Joy Gospel Church
5423 Genesee St.
Lancaster, NY 14086
comments: Spirit-filled, the kind of place you go for healing, intense prayer, prophetic worship
Elim Christian Fellowship
70 Chalmers Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: multi-cultural, black Gospel, stylish-dressing church
Blessed Sacrament
263 Claremont
Buffalo, NY 14223
comments: on the edge of the city Catholic church with a priest who sings (and records CDs)
CenterPointe Community Church
Elks Lodge
Lancaster, NY 14086
comments: full of creative, artistic young teens and twentysomethings
Randall Baptist Church
Main St.
Williamsville, NY 14221
comments: still appeals to older, traditional folks, but also open to younger, contemporary-focused people and their ways
First Trinity Lutheran
Niagara Falls Blvd.
Tonawanda, NY 14150
comments: working on staying relevant in this day and age, offering unique speakers, artists and singers to encourage visitors
Sword of the Spirit Ministries
300 Kensington Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: the kind of place to go for Spirit-filled prayer and healing in the city of Buffalo
City Church
210 E. Main St.
Batavia, NY 14020
comments: Batavia went from being a wasteland to becoming a nice place to be nowadays, and this church is perhaps one of the reasons why
Wesleyan Church of Hamburg
4999 McKinley Pkwy.
Hamburg, NY 14075
comments: Hey, if it's good enough for Jim Kelly's wife, Jill, this suburban mega-church is good enough for you
Eastern Hills Wesleyan
Greiner Rd.
Clarence, NY 14221
comments: the place to see and be seen in the Northern suburbs of Buffalo, this megachurch is welcoming, friendly, active, and modern yet a bit traditional; all the former Catholics in the area go here now
St. Joseph's R.C. Church
Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14214
comments: lively, artistic, city church with a white choir that does black Gospel music at the Sunday 11:30am Mass
Pendleton United Methodist Church
6864 Campbell Blvd.
N.Tonawanda, NY 14120
comments: like First Trinity, this is one of those old school, mainline Protestant churches making the positive transition to modern society and its needs; has an indoor prayer labyrinth which may or may not be a good thing
Akron Free Methodist Church
6 Scotland Rd.
Akron, NY 14001
comments: for a rural church in the middle of nowhere, this modern church is impressive with all it offers as well as its Biblical heart and welcoming attitude
Elim Gospel Church
1679 Dalton Rd.
Lima, NY 14485
comments: another rural church, yet it draws people from near and far with dynamic preaching and music
End Time Deliverance Miracle Ministry
144 Edinburgh St.
Rochester, NY 14608
comments: black Gospel church with friendly people and leaders
The Meeting House
2700 Bristol Circle
Oakville, ON
comments: this ultra-modern warehouse-turned-church thinks outside the box to welcome people who don't normally like church |
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The Lighthouse Cafe & Coffeehouse will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19th, from 7-10pm, with musical guests Matthew Laun and Hands Across The Tiber. The Lighthouse is located at Lockport Alliance Church, 555 Davison Rd., in Lockport, NY. It is a popular Christian coffeehouse that welcomes Christians and non-Christians of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. |
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WarriorWorks is hosting a benefit concert for Army Wounded Warriors with recording artist Sara Groves on Friday, September 11th, at 7:30 PM at Crosswinds Church in Canandaigua, NY. Special guests include wounded soldiers from the Walter Reed and the 10th Mountain Division.
WarriorWorks is a Canandaigua-based non-profit that works nationally with Wounded Warriors. Founder Bill Patrowicz says, “Soldiers with life-changing injury need help resuming a normal life. We find corporations that give these heroes a chance, develop programs that suit their specialized needs and monitor their progress back into the workforce.”
“This a hometown launch, and 9/11 is such a symbolic day for this event. We are so pleased to have Sara Groves leading us in honoring those who have given so much,” says Mr. Patrowicz.
Hailing from Minneapolis, Sara Groves is recognized as one of the most talented singer/songwriters in Christian music and has earned Album of the Year accolades from Contemporary Christian Music Magazine and Christianity Today. Sara was the honored guest and performer at this year's 83rd Easter Sunrise Service at Walter Reed.
Sara Groves remarked, "Our family was deeply impacted by our visit to Walter Reed. I am excited about the opportunity to join with WarriorWorks for this special evening. Through the years it has been an honor to share my music with soldiers and their families. Their dedication, sacrifice and bravery is admirable beyond words."
Tickets are $25 and can be ordered at www.woundedwarriorbenefit.com. |
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Mark your calendars for our 4th annual Dreams to Memories fundraiser "Autumn Leaves of Song". It will be held on September 18, 2009 at Classic's V on Niagara Falls Blvd. Tickets are just $35 each or $300 for full table, which includes dinner, the singing contest of local area performers (the audience are the judges), music and karaoke. A cash bar will be available. There will raffles: large Basket, Lottery Ticket Tree and a catered Cajun dinner for 12. The dinner is semi-formal. Top prize is a 3 hour recording session at Outer Limits Recording studio.
The dinner is to benefit a terminally ill parent(s) with a family wish that is mostly for the young children Call in advance for information and ticket reservations. Call Gail Hickey 668-1310 for dinner reservations by Sept. 11th.
Come and have a great time and most of all support a great cause. All proceeds go to the families that we support. No paid staff, everything is purely by volunteer.
See: Dreams2memoriesusa.org
God Bless,
James F. Hickey
Dreams to Memories Foundation - President |
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 Register for the seminar, "Developing an Effective Praise and Worship Team," hosted by Tehillah Music Ministries' Dr. Phyllis Anita Moss. The seminar will take place Sept. 26th, from 9am to 12:30pm at Rochester, New York's downtown Hyatt Hotel, 125 E. Main St. The cost is $20, and includes a continental breakfast and materials. Dr. Moss has taught classes, including one on multi-cultural worship, at Northeastern Seminary for years. Register with her for the seminar by calling 585-451-1686 and/or email her for more info:
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LADWEC is the annual Labor Day Weekend Youth Convention of the New York, Pennsylvania & New England States and Eastern & Southern States Councils of the Pentecostal Churches of the Apostolic Faith Assn., Inc. It will take place at the Adam's Mark hotel, 120 Church St., in downtown Buffalo, Sept. 4th - 6th. Friday night thru Sunday night there will be lots of prayer and praising-- the public is free to attend! Host Diocesan Bishop Clarence J. Turner, Rochester, NY; Information: District Elder/Host Pastor- Ronald Mathis (585) 719-9688; Youth Chair- Min Sara Taylor (585) 654-9083 |
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 Christian Music Daily: The band Relevant Worship is a mainstay at Kingdom Bound each summer. Along with the CD release for Stephen Kulu's holy hip hop outfit, known as Christ Records, Relevant recorded their first ever live DVD on Sept. 25, 2009 in downtown Buffalo at the Town Ballroom. Here's BuffaloChristian.com's Mark Weber's interview with Matt Poulsen, one of Relevant's guitar players:
Q) Why did you choose the name Relevant Worship?
A) Relevant was the name of the college ministry group where all the guys in the band used to hang out and also lead worship. We also felt that it fit with the idea of our worship also being art of our life style hence the name “Relevant Worship” as in worship that also is active and Relevant in our everyday lives.
Q) Describe your music in two sentences.
A) I would describe our music as a big indie rock sound with folk and alt country flavor; we are influenced by bands such as Pedro the Lion, Leeland, U2, Ryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Sunny Day Realestate and Counting Crows. |
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 Get your tickets for the most important Christian/Gospel concert in Western New York this year! The date? Friday, September 25th. The place? Town Ballroom, 681 Main St., downtown Buffalo. The music? Relevant Worship, recording their first ever live concert DVD!!! AND the CD release party for hip-hop/Gospel artist "Christ Records," aka Stephen Kulu!!! The mission: to bring blacks and whites together for a night of unforgettable music and ministry. The price? $5 pre-sale!!! How can you not attend? To get your tix: call Matt Poulsen at 716-998-8617 and tell him you'd like "the $5 deal" you saw on BuffaloChristian.com. Get a group together-- this is going to be a night to remember and you do not want to miss this!!! |
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In brief: Gospel Rapper Yomi will be releasing a brand new single “Imagine” Tuesday, August 18, 2009. It is expedient that this single falls into the possession of all the right hands. It is also expedient that this single is received in a method and format which is convenient for you. Please respond expressing your interest in obtaining this single, by what method (whether by mail or email) and what format (disc, wav, mp3 etc.). For media information, photographs, interview, etc. please contact: Adeyemi Adegboruwa at (416) 838-3590 or
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In brief: Starting on Friday August 21st at 7pm there will be an "open to all" public Bible Study at the Allbright Images Photography Studio in Warsaw, NY. We'll be meeting every Friday night from that point on. There will be a time of Worship before the study and fellowship after. In the study, we will be looking at the life and ministry of Jesus in all 4 Gospels. If there's any questions, you can e-mail
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Buffalo Christian: Want to help out with a community-enriching event? "Takin' It To The Streets" community rally on Buffalo's East Side is free and open to the public. The annual event offers free food and clothing giveaways August 14th and 15th, 2010, in Buffalo's Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. |
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 BuffaloChristian.com presents 5 questions with...
Benji Cowart
1. What is it that you do? I am a worship leader and essentially I have the responsibility of figuring out what songs and what song order will take someone who walks through the doors of our church (The Chapel at CrossPoint in Getzville) on a journey that goes from where they are (maybe they just had a fight with their spouse on the way to church or just lost their job and are really angry with God, etc.) to encounter God's presence through worship and being ready to respond in obedience to His word and voice as it is presented through the message.
2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? Having lived all over the country (Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Las Vegas, Georgia, and now New York), I would say that this is by far the most thriving spiritual climate that I have experienced so far. It's amazing to see changed lives over and over again in response to hearing and receiving the good news of man's opportunity for reconciliation to God through Jesus. It is also amazing to see churches of different denominations working together to make sure that every man, woman, and child has repeated opportunities to hear and see the gospel.
3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? I don't know if I can figure out what would be the "best" advice, but I can give you a couple of bits of wisdom that have been passed on to me. One is that we have to be willing to bring everything into the light. the greatest power that sin has over us is in the secret. We were never meant to overcome sin by ourselves; we are called to struggle honestly before other believers...our battle with sin is one that is only won in numbers...another bit of advice, in your "quiet time" make sure that your goal is always to meet with God. Transformation comes from meeting with God whether that comes through His Word, through worship, or through just sitting and knowing that He is there with you. |
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Sword of the Spirit Ministries will present a Women of Destiny regional prayer breakfast on Saturday, August 1, at the Holiday Inn, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd., in Amherst, starting at 8:30am. Apostle Jane Hamon will be the guest speaker. Space is limited, and ladies must register and pre-pay by July 28 via swordofthespiritministries.com using paypal or by sending a $15 check to: Sword of the Spirit Ministries, 300 Kensington Ave., Buffalo, NY 14214.
Apostle Jane Hamon is no stranger to Western New York, having spoken here many times. She is based out of Christian International Family Church in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Hamon, who has co-hosted The 700 Club, travels the world, imparting wisdom and revelation, experiential application of spiritual gifts and Godly power of discernment, individual character development and the courage to win the battle through spiritual warfare resulting in a worldwide impact on the move of God today. She's also the author of several books, including The Deborah Company, The Cyrus Decree, and Dreams & Visions.
For more information, visit swordofthespiritministries.com or call 716-832-6791.
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 BuffaloChristian.com presents
5 questions with...
Renee Brown
1. What is it that you do? I am the overseer for the Spiritual Equipping Ministry of Western New York. I equip Christians in developing their spiritual gifts according to 1 Cor. 12 and train in prophetic evangelism via the teachings of Jon Paul Jackson and Streams Ministries International. I am a certified teacher with Streams Ministries.
2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? It's beginning to catch on to the wave of God's glory in preparation for the last days. The people of God in this region truly need to learn to hear God and try to understand the language of the spirit to be prepared to be released by God for strategic spiritual warfare. These basics can be learned in The Art of Hearing God that Streams offers in Buffalo on occasion-- go to streamsministries.com for info.
3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? Keep the main thing the main thing. |
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“The Theology of Relationships: Building Relationships for Effective Ministry” will be the subject of Turning The World Upside Down Covenant Fellowship's first Convocation and Conference, July 15-17 in Buffalo, New York. The event will be held at Elim Christian Fellowship, 70 Chalmers Avenue, Buffalo, with attendees from approximately twenty churches. Bishop T. Anthony Bronner, the founder of Turning The Word Upside Down Covenant Fellowship, will be a featured speaker at the conference.
Sessions at the conference will include topics like “New Testament Fundamentals,” “Church History,” and “Turning Visitors Into Members.” The conference sessions are meant to train and develop Christian evangelists, ministers, and church workers.
For youth, there will be several sessions like “How To Say I Love You And Mean It” and “Parents Just Don't Understand, Or Do They?” There will also be gender-specific Q&A talks, where young people will have a forum to discuss tough issues they face as a young man or lady in today's world.
Registration for the conference is $60 for the youth conference or $140-$150 for the adult conference. The fee covers several development and training sessions, course materials, and meals.
Evening sessions of the conference are free and open to the public, starting at 5:30pm each weeknight with a time of intercessory prayer, followed by a teaching series from The Kingdom Institute from 6 – 6:50pm, and an evening service at 7pm with Bishop Bronner.
To find out more about this event and/or register, please visit twudministries.org or call 716-832-7698.
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 TorontoChristian.net is pleased to announce 2009 Toronto Gospel Week from August 23 - 30, 2009. Toronto's Karian Christian Supply Store presents the major component of Toronto Gospel Week-- the return of the Worship Him Conference, Wednesday, August 26 - Friday, August 28, at Global Kingdom Ministries, 1250 Markham Rd., in Toronto.
The Worship Him Conference features prayer, worship music, and several teaching sessions by local, national, and international recording artists, performers, and musicians. Keynote speakers will include Tye Tribbett and Juandolyn Stokes. Other guests will include: Lenny LeBlanc, Asaph Ward, Scott Todd, Richard J. Brown, Darren Hamilton, Charmaine Hinds, Cedric Ford, Tim Wright, Elijah Lewis, Robert Chambers, Josh Haselton, Sheldon Neil, Nikki Potts, Peter Moncrieffe, Brad Hanback, Maurice Rogers, and Jasmyn Fyffe.
Registration is $20 to attend conference workshops during the day. Call 905-457-7431 to register, or visit http://www.worshiphimconference.com/ for more information. |
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From Mark Krohn of BurnBuffalo.com:
I don't know where to begin. The warfare and contention over releasing worship and praise in the City of Buffalo for 24 hours was pretty intense. However it was OVERCOME by the passion of the musicians and the fire in their hearts to see Jesus glorified through their worship. It was historic, beautiful, sovereign, intense, glorious, fiery, and awesome. Everybody came with the desire to just pour themselves out, those that ministered in the night watch to the ten or so gathered in worship or sleep in the soft light didn't pull any punches. The unity, power, and passion of worship ushered in wave after glorious wave of God's presence. |
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 Primo PR 716: If you need help choosing, setting up, stocking, moving or cleaning an aquarium in the Buffalo-Niagara region, fish expert Jon Krupski is your man! Krupski, the owner of Aquarium Essentials, serves about 25 clients in Erie and Niagara Counties, at diverse places including hospitals, churches, and offices. |
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The Buffalo area's newest summer festival, LatinFest, made its debut July 11th with over 500 people attending from near (Hamburg, Lakeview, Tonawanda) and far (The Bronx, Toronto, Indiana). The three-hour event (dubbed "Buffalo's shortest festival") took place on the grounds of the sprawling Wesleyan Church of Hamburg campus, located at 4999 McKinley Parkway, in Hamburg.
The highlight of the event was, as expected, the free dinners, which included large tacos, rice, beans and more. There was a long line for those. Also available were churros (a cinnamon dessert). When not eating, kids were enjoying the bounce house, getting their faces painted, or banging the pinata with a stick, while adults were shopping in the giant vendors' tent, having conversations with each other, or listening to live music from the County Parks' stage.
LatinFest featured several recording artists, including Gisele Clements (who performed America's National Anthem), Rosetta Swain (a Gospel singer from Buffalo with a new CD out called "From Me To You"), Soul Bodega (a Latin hip-hop trio rapping en Espanol), Toronto's Tatiana and G3 (a thirteen-year-old girl singing Selena songs with two back-up dancers), and Johnny Juarez, who came up with the idea of LatinFest as a way to show Buffalo there are, indeed, Latinos living in Buffalo's Southtowns.
Several Mexicans from Eden came to the event, as did a broad cross-section of Latinos from all over. A flag parade featured flags and national anthems from many nations, including Colombia, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic. Several attendees won prizes, took a tour of the church's "Hub," a multi-million dollar youth center, and made new friends as it was a very welcoming event with that special Latin-spirit.
The event was made possible by several people and organizations, including Market America, El Buen Amigo, West-Herr, Joshua Revolution, Thrive Magazine, Panorama Hispano newspaper, BuffaloChristian.com, Peace of the City, Carol Allen (Let's Dance Studios), Motives make-up, Judy Fuller, Stan Bukowski, Susan Kourt (Kourt's Creations), Jennifer Shine (Tastefully Simple Foods), and WNY Liquidators.
When LatinFest ended, just as Channel 4, WIVB-TV, was filming highlights of the event, a giant rainbow filled the sky-- a beautiful ending to a wonderful evening.
For more information about this event, please email
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 BuffaloChristian.com presents 5 questions with...
TeQoa Robinson-Cornelius
1. What is it that you do? Promote Christ without compromise.
2. How would you describe the spiritual climate around here? Stale, but ready to be remade by God.
3. What's the best advice you've ever been given, spiritually? Everyone's emergency is not your emergency. |
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 This May 1st and May 7th Buffalo will be one of the bright spots in America as two wonderful prayer events take place-- one at the UB North Student Union Theater, and the other at Niagara Square, outside of City Hall--as part of our area's National Day of Prayer celebrations. This year's theme is: "Prayer: America's Hope." Fun fact-- Former Buffalo Bills player Steve Tasker and his wife Sarah are 2009's Honorary Church Liaisons here in Western NY!
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Led by Pastor Mike and Meg Foster of Ridgewood Bible Church in Lockport, the band Boy Named David is honored to perform the Hope for Tomorrow benefit concert on Saturday, June 6th at 7pm at the Historic Palace Theater. All proceeds from this concert will benefit Hannah’s Hope Orphan Care Home in Ethiopia through All God’s Children International (AGCI), a ministry committed to passionately serving the world’s forgotten children. A love offering will be taken in support of AGCI and pledges are welcome to encourage Mike and Meg's future adoption through AGCI. A basket raffle will also be highlighted.
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 MusicalFare Theatre, Western New York's most awarded and only professional musical theatre company, announces a 6 performance extension of the final production of its 2008-2009 Subscription Season, BADA BING! BADA BOOM! If you like classic pop tunes from Italian-American singers like Dean Martin and Louis Prima, you will love this musical presentation. Due to unprecedented ticket sales, additional performances have been added Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm; Thursday, May 28th at 7:30pm; Friday, May 29th at 8pm; Saturday, May 30th at 4pm & 8pm; and Sunday, May 31st at 2pm. Only single tickets remain for the originally scheduled run. |
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 An Advanced Dream Interpretation Workshop presented by Lisa Matschek will take place in Buffalo May 7-9, 2009, at New Mount Ararat Temple of Prayer, 983 Jefferson Ave., Buffalo. It's an advanced level course and no prerequisites are required--just a desire to understand the language of the spirit in dreams. Tuition, which includes a student notebook, is $150 per person before April 29th or $200 after that date. To register for this workshop or inquire about others offered throughout the year, please call Renee Brown at 716-885-7755 or visit http://www.dcfoc.org/. |
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