Abilene, Texas
Summer Series 2010
S.O.S.
Stories of Superheroes
"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might."-Ephesians 6:10
Each Wednesday Night during the Summer Series
Ages 5th Grade & Under
Bible Lessons, Skits, Crafts, Songs & Fun!
The Sermon on the Mount
Lessons in Daily Christian Living
Each Wednesday Evening from
July 7th through September 29th
at 7:00 p.m.
We are a congregation of God’s people that first and foremost respect God’'s Word. We were added to the Church by our obedience to the Gospel (Acts 2:37-38; 41; 1 Peter 3:21). We are to devote time in study and pay close attention to what God has said about how we are to worship Him, how we are to live our lives and how one is to obtain salvation. The Bible is our only guide for this life and the roadmap to heaven. Christ is the only head of the church (Colossians 1:15-20; Ephesians 5:23-24). We seek to be the congregation of God’s people that is described in the Bible.Who are we? We are not perfect people as the world uses the word "perfect," but we are God’'s people serving a perfect God.If you are confused about what the modern world teaches and says about Christ, His church and religion, then we believe that you will welcome the plea made by the Churches of Christ:We come before God with a humble spirit, seeking to worship as instructed by the Word of God.We come, not for the purpose of entertainment, but to glorify God and to edify one another.We sing praises "A capella" (without instruments).We learn from the Word of God, not from the works of man.We offer prayers to God.We partake of the Lord's Supper on the first day of every week.We believe roles in the church are dictated by the Word, not from commonly accepted social trends.We do not disregard doctrine in favor of acceptance; we stand firm in the Word.We accept all who will come and worship with us in spirit and in truth, that together we may be found acceptable in the presence of the Almighty.
We are a congregation of God’s people that first and foremost respect God’'s Word. We were added to the Church by our obedience to the Gospel (Acts 2:37-38; 41; 1 Peter 3:21). We are to devote time in study and pay close attention to what God has said about how we are to worship Him, how we are to live our lives and how one is to obtain salvation. The Bible is our only guide for this life and the roadmap to heaven. Christ is the only head of the church (Colossians 1:15-20; Ephesians 5:23-24).
We seek to be the congregation of God’s people that is described in the Bible.
Who are we? We are not perfect people as the world uses the word "perfect," but we are God’'s people serving a perfect God.
If you are confused about what the modern world teaches and says about Christ, His church and religion,
then we believe that you will welcome the plea made by the Churches of Christ:
We come before God with a humble spirit, seeking to worship as instructed by the Word of God.
We come, not for the purpose of entertainment, but to glorify God and to edify one another.
We sing praises "A capella" (without instruments).
We learn from the Word of God, not from the works of man.
We offer prayers to God.
We partake of the Lord's Supper on the first day of every week.
We believe roles in the church are dictated by the Word, not from commonly accepted social trends.
We do not disregard doctrine in favor of acceptance; we stand firm in the Word.
We accept all who will come and worship with us in spirit and in truth,
that together we may be found acceptable in the presence of the Almighty.
Our History:
Oldham Lane is an offshoot of Baker Heights Church of Christ (located at 5382 Texas Avenue). The Baker Heights Church of Christ, near Dyess Air Force Base in southwest Abilene, had grown from its modest beginning in 1961 to over-capacity with no room for expansion. The most logical proposal was for willing Baker Heights members to help start a new congregation.
In the spring of 1995 approximately 70 persons opted to leave their roots at Baker Heights and become the nucleus of a new congregation which initially met at the former 16th and Vine Church of Christ building. The Baker Heights congregation had purchased a parcel of land on Oldham Lane in 1993 and the new group saw this as an excellent site for their new church home. With an additional $17,000 from Baker Heights, plans got underway immediately to design the new church building. The group's determination and zeal was expressed in a one-day offering of more than $100,000 toward construction. The building was completed and its formal opening was on August 18, 1996.
The new building was designed to seat 800, but was initially configured to seat 500. Other features included a large family room, kitchen, 20 classrooms, and staff offices. Total cost was approximately 1.2 million, of which $825,000 was financed.
Mr. Jimmy Jividen was Oldham's first pulpit minister under the leadership of Elders Bob Childress, RJ Poe, and Dr. Tim Appleton. Oldham Lane's first deacons were Chris Atkins, Larry Bell, Bob Connel, Eddie Dunn, Ken Dozier, Steve Jividen, Royce Scott.
Time Line of Events
March 26,1995: First meeting in the Baker Heights building.
April 9, 1995: Three elders and seven deacons appointed.
May 7, 1995: First meeting in the 16th and Vine building.
June, 1995: Building planning began.
September 1995: Special collection ($101,000 contribution).
October 15, 1995: Ground breaking on Oldham Lane.
December 10, 1995: Baker Heights special contribution of $7306 collected.
January 18, 1996: 8,000+ brochures mailed to southeast Abilene.
February 16, 1996: First baptisms
February 18, 1996: Record attendance of 248.
March 3, 1996: Additional deacons appointed.
March 4, 1996: Slab poured for new building; construction in full motion.
August 4, 1996: Congregation moved to new building, still under construction (attendance of 360).
August 11, 1996: Attendance of 393.
August 18, 1996: Formal Opening Service held at the new Oldham Lane Church of Christ building, located at 5049 Oldham Lane.
5049 Oldham Lane
Abilene, TX 79602
(325) 695-0055
Worship Times
Sunday Classes: 9:00 AM
Sunday Worship: 10:00 PM
*Oldham Lane Service Broadcast (pre-recorded)
on FM 92.5 - Sundays at 10 AM
Sunday PM Worship: 5:00 PM (Children's Bible Hour)
Royal Estates: 5:20 PM
Week 1 - College Age
Week 2 - Junior High
Week 3 - High School
Week 4 - Young Adults
Wednesday Class: 7:00 PM
Oldham Lane has many other ministries. Check them out on the "Ministries" page.
"show them the proof of your love..."
2 Corinthians 8:24
www.proofoflove.org
Proof of Love Ministries is dedicated to helping small congregations who do not have a preacher or feel they need help with their congregational Bible teaching and/or preaching. Our focus is on small congregations, but we are willing to help any church that desires strong and balanced Biblical teaching and preaching. Proof of Love will tailor the help it provides to the congregations desires and needs. These materials and aids are free to those churches who cannot afford to provide such needs for themselves.
Proof of Love can provide any or all of the following aid to a small congregation:
Quarterly Bible Classes on DVD
Topical Short Bible Class Series on DVD
Weekly Sermons on DVD
VBS Mission
Evangelistic Mission
Future Church Leaders Camp
*For more information please visit: www.proofoflove.org
Youth Groups:
We have three main youth groups :
Elementry
Junior High
High School
At Oldham Lane, our youth groups are designed based upon how Jesus was raised. Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man (Luke 2:52). Our youth groups are only as affective as the invovled families.
LTC:
Leadership Training for Christ (LTC) is a program that the Oldham Lane congergation is activly involved in. It starts in the fall every year and goes through April. It is overseen by one of our deacons, Robert Harper, and his wife, Stephanie.
Our youth are involved in several competitions:
*Audio Broadcast
*Art
*Bible Bowl
*Bulletin Boards
*Scrapbooking
*Service Project
*Sign Language
*Song Leading
*Teaching
*Video
For more info please contact us at: (325)695-0055
Ghana Missions:
Dr. Victor Vadney heads up the Ghana mission field for Oldham Lane Church of Christ. Learn more about the gospel and the mission field at his website http://www.wayhome.org/.
Lowell Maxey and John & Phyllis Hanson returned a few months ago from Ghana's upper west side. Vic Vadney spent the first part of 2009 in Ghana's northern region spreading the gospel and encouraging the churches.
Would you like to go to Ghana? The next team trip is being planned tentatively for July 2010. If interested, email Vic for more information at vjvadney_xanadoo.com.
Supporting Ghana Missionaries:
* Evans Lartey
* Ayillah Francis
* Samuel Oduku
* Charles Mensah
* Samson Mponda
* Samuel Quarshie
* Thomas Donzie
* Mpor Thomas Manaye
* Emmanuel Kuusane
* Samuel Owusu Tidabah
* Francis Mensah
* Andy Ben Kwofie
* Ransford Essien
Attending Bible College:
* Moses Nador (Ghana BibleCollege)
* Richard Ndugnum (Ghana Bible College)
* Evans Bajugma (West Coast School of Preaching)
Jail Ministry:
Taylor County Jail Ministry
Objective:
To spread the gospel in the local prison. To provide help and support after release in local church placement and job opportunities.
Schedule:
Every Tuesday night at 7:30 (for the men only) worship service.
Thursday night worship services rotating with other churches of Christ in Abilene (usually about two times a month).
Individual Bible Studies for men on Saturday.
Prison Ministry:
Ministering to individuals getting out of prison who are Christians and/or are seeking God. Providing Bible Studies and guideance for people during their adjustment period and also ongoing spiritual support.
Oldham Lane provides special classes on Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights for new and non-Christians.
World Bible School:
Oldham Lane has approximately 60 members who regularly work in the WBS program. They have produced over 200,000 mailout lessons to over 20,500 sutdents located in eleven countries. This includes 22 regular graders with the remainder stamping, folding, stuffing, sealing and shipping lessons. Together they ship out over 30,000 lessons annually. We have numerous baptism requests which are handled by "Follow Up" men located within the countries.
Internationally, there are over 2 million students studying each day through the WBS Lesson Series method in over 173 countries.
Oldham Lane School of Biblical Studies:
A school dedicated to a serious non-denominational approach to the study of God's Holy Word.
DVD lessons by instructors from the Sunset International Bible Institute in Lubbock, Texas, will be used.
The classes taken for credit can lead to a Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree. The classes may also be taken as Audit (no tests or memory work or extra outside reading required). This is an excellent opportunity to increase one's Bible knowledge and to become a better student of the Bible. To register or for more information please contact Jim Wilson at 676-1298.
Three levels of study:
Level 1 - Audit Certificate
Level 2 - Intermediate Bible Certificate
Level 3 - Advanced Bible Studies and Bible Ministry
Other Links:
Apologetics Press:
Site with a large archive of articles that provide strong evidence supporting Biblical Christianity.
Christian Courier:
A great site by Wayne Jackson with a large archive of Biblical articles on a wide range of subjects.
Focus Press:
An organization dedicated to providing evidence of Christianity with a special focus on the Creation vs. Evolution debate.
Freed-Hardeman University:
A four year Christian university located in Henderson, TN.
Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver:
A two year preaching school in Denver, CO that provides strong and balanced teaching of Gods Word.
Scriptures Say:
A site filled with questions and answers from a television
program with Mike Scott in Prescott, AZ.
Chris McCurley
Chris McCurley is the Preaching Minister for the Oldham Lane Church of Christ in Abilene, TX. Chris began in ministry at North Heights Church of Christ in Batesville, AR as a Youth Minister. After that, he spent 4 years as the Preaching Minister for the Mill Street Church of Christ in Cassville, MO. Prior to ministry, Chris was a teacher and head basketball and baseball coach in the Cord-Charlotte School system for 4 years.
Chris' wife, Libby, is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at McMurry University in Abilene. They have 3 wonderful children: Keely (13), Zoe (10) and Zane (8). Both Chris and Libby grew up in Paragould, AR where their families still reside.
In his spare time, Chris enjoys coaching his sons sports teams, playing golf and spending time with his family. He is an avid Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals fan as well as a fan of good food and homemade sweet tea.
"I am blessed to be a husband, a father, a preacher and teacher. I love my family and I love the Lord and His church here at Oldham Lane. I look forward to seeing what can be accomplished in the years ahead with this wonderful body of Christians." -Chris
Chris' website: http://www.chrismccurley.com/
Nathan Adams
I consider myself to be one of the most blessed men in the world for several reasons that I would like to share with you:
1.God loves me so much that He sent Jesus to live and die to save me from my own foolish choices (John 3:16).
2.Everyday of my life is one that God has given me and there is always a reason to rejoice in each of those days (Psalm 118:24)
3.I have the greatest job in the world with the greatest Boss. Preaching the Gospel provides one a life of true fulfillment and meaning. I have been teaching and preaching since I was 14 years old (24 years). Everyday since I was 14 there has been something for me to learn that has lead to improving my abilities. Studying Gods Word is the greatest adventure that one can undertake because the deeper you travel into it, the greater the wonders are that you discover. Currently I am pressing forward with using technology to its fullest to spread the Gospel and build up my brethren. In reaching out to lost I have created a website (SeekSalvation.org) that focuses on teaching the lost and general Bible study. To meet the needs of some of our brethren in areas where the church is struggling to survive we have developed The Proof of Love Ministries (ProofofLove.org). I direct this program that provides much needed teaching aids, materials, and manpower to small congregations who need help to grow in the Lord and their communities.
4.I am married to Jeanne who is a wonderful Christian woman that God gave to me because He knew that it was not good for me to be alone (Genesis 2:18). She has been His instrument many times to keep me focused and on the right path. Through her, God has strengthened and blessed me in ways that I will never be able to adequately thank Him or her.
5.I have been blessed with two wonderful children in Jonah and Miranda. They have blessed me with their unconditional love. They constantly remind me of how happy and wonderful life is and what a blessing it is to have them in my life.
6.I have been blessed in immeasurable ways by having Godly Christian parents who taught me about God and respect for His word from the time that I was just a very small child. My mother taught me respect for God and others. My father taught me in his many years as a Gospel preacher how to rightly divide truth and to teach that truth in a loving way that can truly change lives. I am eternally grateful to them.
7.I am also blessed to work with two Godly and dedicated Christian men. Chris McCurley and Stephen Winters are convicted and tireless workers for the Lord. To work with these me on a daily basis is a great blessing that builds me up and strengthens me in ways that enables me to better serve God.
8.Being a part of the Lords church and especially the Oldham Lane family is also a great blessing. I know that I am loved because of all the encouragement and help I have received from so many kind and loving Christians over the years. They are my family in every way and I love them with all my heart. I long to spend an eternity with them in praise to the God who made us one in Him.
Anytime that I am asked to write a bio for something, I always feel that they are too self-serving and that they go against my sense of needed humility. Everything that I am that is good or worth telling about is as a result of someone else. Whether it is God, my wife, my children, my parents, or wonderful Christian people, they are the forces that have helped me be worth anything in this world to anybody. They are the voices in my head that guide me. Whatever I have accomplished in this life pales to insignificance in the face of all the blessings that I have received. Therefore, I do not boast save in the death of Jesus Christ through which I find salvation from my own sinfulness and unworthiness (Galatians 6:14).
Nathans Website: http://www.SeekSalvation.org/
http://www.ProofofLove.org/
Danette Bell
Danette has been the secretary at Oldham Lane since 2002. She is married to Larry and they have two children. Zac (son) is married to Liz and lives in the Dallas area. Ryan (daughter) teaches school in Lubbock. Danette assists the members with the many needs that come from a growing work. While she really enjoys working at Oldham Lane, her family and her home-making are the things she takes the most pleasure in.
Chris has been at Oldham Lane since the doors first opened. He was one of the first deacons installed here. He has been married to Carolyn for 45 years. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Chris is involved in the insurance business, farming, and building houses.
Larry and his wife, Danette, have been at Oldham Lane since the doors first opened. They have two children, Zac and Ryan, who both live in Texas. Larry works for the Abilene Fire Department and is a consultant for Region 14 Education Service Center. Larry's Favorite Scripture: Phil. 2:3-4
Eddie grew up in Amarillo, TX, and was in the air force at Dyess AFB in Abilene. He was baptized while here. He also got married in Abilene to Barbara. They have 2 daughters. They have lived in Waco, Garland where he has served as a deacon. He now feels blessed to serve as an elder at Oldham Lane.
Royce is one of the orginal members of Oldham Lane. He first served as a deacon and became an elder in 2007. He has been married to Janace for 47 years. They have 5 children and 15 grandchildren.
Jim has been a Christian for 52 years and has preached 34 of those years. He is currently coordinator for the Oldham Lane School of Biblical Studies. He and his wife, Judith, have been married for 46 years and have 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.
Jimmy is our deacon over Royal Estates.
Bob is our deacon over Song Service.
John is our deacon over Benevolence.
Robert is our deacon over Bible Bowl.
Steve is our deacon over the Administrative Finance.
Joey is our deacon in charge of Sound and Media.
David is our deacon in charge of University Education.
James is our deacon over Proof of Love.
David is one of our involvement deacons.
Scott is our deacon in charge of Assembly and Worship.
Dave is one of our involvement deacons.
Brad is our deacon over the Junior High and High School.
James is our deacon over New Members.
Jim is our deacon over our Building and Grounds.
Vic is our deacon over Missions.
Raymond is our deacon over Visitation/MNFTM.
Kevin is our deacon over the Adult Education.
Miles is our deacon in charge of the Young Marrieds.
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