Humanitarian Assistance - period ended 5.15.2006

Humanitarian Assistance/Religious Diversity//Screenwriter's `Big Sunday' Idea Is a Hit/Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles/CA/USA/6-May-06//... Participation has steadily grown from the original 300 temple volunteers, almost doubling many years: 600, 1,000, 1,500, 2,500, 5,000 to last year's 8,000 workers.

"The growth has been organic, word-of-mouth. People volunteering one year would want their church or school involved the next year. One man in an Episcopal church quit and joined a Quaker church and brought them in, so now we have both Episcopalians and Quakers involved," Levinson said.. ...

Humanitarian Assistance/Religious Faith/Religious Diversity/National Salvation Army Week starts Monday/Marion Daily Republican/Marion/IL/USA/13-May-06//... The Salvation Army was founded by William Booth when he embarked on his ministerial career in 1852, reaching the lost in England. He walked the streets of London to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the poor, the homeless, the hungry and the destitute.

Booth abandoned the conventional concept of a church and a pulpit, instead taking his message to the people. His fervor led to disagreement with church leaders in London, who preferred traditional methods. As a result, he withdrew from the church and traveled throughout England, conducting evangelistic meetings. His wife, Catherine, could accurately be called a cofounder of the Salvation Army.

In 1865, Booth was invited to hold a series of evangelistic meetings in the East End of London. He set up a tent in a Quaker graveyard, and his services became an instant success. This proved to be the end of his wanderings as an independent traveling evangelist. His renown as a religious leader spread throughout London, and he attracted followers who were dedicated to fight for the souls of men and women. ...

Humanitarian Assistance/Quaker Housing Association//Hot water from the sun/ic SurreyOnline.co.uk/Surrey/England/UK/9-May-06//... When the heating and hot water system was overhauled at the Maycroft premises of the Reigate Quaker Housing Association in Furzefield Road, Reigate, the ...

Humanitarian Assistance/Baker, Briana///The Class of 2006, AJ/Kansas.com/Kansas City/MO/USA/10-May-06//.. Willingly, she has volunteered countless hours through Northridge Friends Church, National Motto of Kansas and short term Missions trips to Mexico. ...