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90-year-old reverend continues to preach after seven decades at pulpits of California churches

October 30, 2011, 11:46 am
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The Rev. Earl Chambers celebrated 70 years in the pulpit and is one of the longest-serving ministers in the area. It would be hard to find anyone in the Church of Christ who has preached more.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and wife Shirley sing during services at the Church of Christ. Chambers also had a television ministry for 30 years.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and his wife, Shirley, both 90, stand in front of the Church of Christ on Florin Road in Sacramento last Sunday, where Earl Chambers is serving as interim pastor. Married for 70 years, the couple met when they were both students at San Jose Bible College.

The Rev. Earl Chambers and wife Shirley enter the Church of Christ last Sunday. Looking back on their busy life of preaching, praying and Bible study, he said: "Marriage is not 50/50, you both have to give 100 percent."
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Obituary: The Rev. Marcia Engblom, 57

October 31, 2011, 3:16 pm
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The Rev. Marcia Engblom, rector of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Fair Oaks, died Friday, two days after collapsing and hitting her head at home. She was 57.

The Rev. Marcia Engblom
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Acceptance is creed at St. Mark's

November 8, 2011, 9:30 am
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Lily Andrews doesn't hide her love for her religion or for teaching at St. Mark's United Methodist Church. She doesn't hide her sexuality or her marriage to Jeanine Perry. She is open, as is her church, considered one of the most welcoming to gay congregants in the Sacramento area.

Lily Andrews, holding her camel puppet, leads children in prayer during a St. Mark's service.

After the weekly potluck for gay church members at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, above, Lily Andrews and her partner, Jeanine Perry, right, say goodbye to Steven Edwards, left, and his partner, David Perez.

Andrews and Perry, who are married, attend a concert at the church. Andrews is the Christian education director for St. Mark's.

Lily Andrews' daughter, Emily Perry, 16, sits between Andrews and partner Jeanine Perry during the GLBTI potluck at the church. Children of gay couples make up a third of the kids in Sunday school.
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Churches' identifications vary

November 8, 2011, 9:30 am
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The words can be confusing: One congregation described itself as "reconciling." Another calls itself "inclusive." Another, "welcoming."
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Foothills church holds 'Porn Weekend' to discuss impact of the issue

November 13, 2011, 3:30 pm
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At some churches, worshippers have walked out. Others angrily told organizers that the topic should not be discussed in God's house. But an El Dorado Hills church will devote this entire weekend to the issue that affects believers and nonbelievers alike: pornography.

It's Porn weekend at Rolling Hills Christian Church in El Dorado Hills. Two days of workshops discussing faith and porn - why it has become such a problem for men of and what to do about it.
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Spiritual Life Center loses midtown Sacramento lease, seeks new sanctuary

November 13, 2011, 4:00 pm
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Leaders of the Spiritual Life Center, one of the largest congregations in midtown Sacramento, said Tuesday that they need a miracle – a sanctuary where their 500 worshippers can meet every Sunday.

The Revs. Michael Moran and Christine Bouten of the Spiritual Life Center hope to find a new home for their congregation soon. They're shown at Pioneer Congregational Church, where they've rented for 12 years.

Pioneer Congregational Church, where the Spiritual Life Center has rented for 12 years.
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Sacramento's St. John's Lutheran Church honors outgoing pastor

November 15, 2011, 1:43 pm
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A special service will be held Sunday to mark the departure of a pastor from one of downtown Sacramento's oldest and most socially active churches.
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Bible expert has 2 appearances at Fremont Presbyterian Church

November 16, 2011, 10:24 am
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Renowned Christian author and biblical expert N.T. Wright will speak at 2 and 7 p.m. today at Fremont Presbyterian Church in Sacramento.
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Sacramento Lutheran church to hold farewell event for pastor

November 17, 2011, 12:04 am
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A special service will be held Sunday to mark the departure of a pastor from one of downtown Sacramento's oldest and most socially active churches.
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Obituary: Darryl 'Cappy' Lewis sang with Six Teens, Original Elgins

November 19, 2011, 11:22 pm
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Darryl "Cappy" Lewis, a veteran songwriter and recording artist who launched his career with a hit record as a member of a popular 1950s doo-wop group, the Six Teens, died Nov. 10 of lung cancer, his family said. He was 72.

Darryl "Cappy" Lewis
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Volunteers in Roseville pack 500,000 meals for starving children

November 20, 2011, 12:00 am
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Hundreds of volunteers worked hard in Roseville on Saturday, trying to finish a seemingly impossible task: packing 500,000 meals for starving children around the world.
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Day of marital blitz in Sacramento

November 20, 2011, 1:01 pm
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Kelbe Lampkins entered the room and walked into her future. After two years together, one child and one on the way, she and her fiancé Marcus Davis were finally getting married.

Victoria Guevara and Christopher Renn share the traditional kiss after marrying during Saturday's "Wedding Marathon" at Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Bride Safiya Averette prepares to make her entrance at her wedding Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Sacramento. Averette and her husband were among eight couples who wed Saturday surrounded by all the traditional nuptial trappings after successfully completing a six-week marriage-preparation class.

Alisha Grimes and Edward Purcell exchange their vows in a ceremony performed by the Rev. Pamela Anderson and watched carefully by daughter Deja Purcell, 4. The couple have 11 children between them. "We wanted to do this for us and for our children," Grimes said.

Melody Holmes and Joshua Crowell leave Westminster Presbyterian Church after marrying on Saturday. "I'm so happy," Holmes said, "I can't believe this is happening,"
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CSUS students seek room for meditation, prayer

November 27, 2011, 11:57 am
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A meditation room suitable for prayer and reflection is in the works at California State University, Sacramento.
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New Testament gets a new look by Jews

November 27, 2011, 12:55 pm
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As a little Jewish girl in North Dartmouth, Mass., Amy-Jill Levine loved Christianity.
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Wife of pastor Tommy Gene Daniels testifies he didn't molest girls in Citrus Heights home

November 27, 2011, 2:59 pm
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One of the girls was "superficially charming," "manipulative," a provocateur who "loved to stir the pot." Another girl folded clothes wrong on purpose, just to make the grown-ups mad. Like the rest, she was "cute," but "a crazy liar."

Pastor Tommy Gene Daniels leads a Baptist church in Rio Linda.
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Girl identifies Rio Linda pastor in court as molester

November 27, 2011, 2:59 pm
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Her voice came across small and almost inaudible, but the 12-year-old girl who took the stand Monday as the first witness against a preacher charged with child molestation did not hesitate for a second.

Tommy Gene Daniels, pastor of the Rio Linda Baptist Church, is on trial facing charges of molesting five girls.
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Prosecution rests in pastor's sexual molestation trial

November 27, 2011, 2:59 pm
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An expert prosecution witness testifying Thursday in the child molestation trial of a Rio Linda pastor said that only a scattered few allegations of sexual abuse reported to law enforcement by children turn out to be false.

Tommy Gene Daniels' defense called a witness who said she saw nothing wrong while living in his home.
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Citrus Heights preacher tells jury he's no child molester

November 27, 2011, 2:59 pm
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The pastor needed barely 10 minutes to tell a Sacramento Superior Court jury Tuesday he did not molest any children in his Citrus Heights home.

Tommy Gene Daniels faces 12 counts of molesting five girls in his home.
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Two girls add their testimony of alleged abuse by Rio Linda preacher

November 27, 2011, 2:59 pm
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Two sisters testified Tuesday that a Baptist preacher on trial for 12 counts of child molestation sexually abused and degraded them in his Citrus Heights home eight years ago.

Tommy Daniels, a pastor at First Baptist Church of Rio Linda, listens at a preliminary hearing last week in Sacramento Superior Court. He has been charged with multiple counts of child molestation.
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New Roman Missal debuts this weekend at Catholic churches

November 28, 2011, 12:38 pm
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Soon after Sandi Holland began teaching workshops on the new English Roman Missal, she began hearing from Sacramento-area parishioners that the language was too formal. But the first time the Rev. Innocent Subiza read the new text, he thought it was perfect.

The Rev. Innocent Subiza, left, and Deacon Clark Goecker perform a blessing over the new missals during Mass last weekend at the Newman Catholic Community in Davis. The new texts will be introduced Sunday.
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