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Creation Springs Church Joins National Back to Church Sunday® Movement

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Christian church in Eldersburg, Maryland calling for a national revival and inviting people to get involved in local Bible-based churches all over the country and around the world.

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updated: Aug 26, 2017

Eldersburg, MD, August 26, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Imagine an annual event centered in churches, involving as many as 3.5 million people at locations all around the world on the same day. The event is National Back to Church Sunday®, a movement that has involved over 31,000 churches from all 50 states, over 120 denominations, 90 countries worldwide, and now Carroll County’s own Creation Springs Church.

The goal of the Back to Church Sunday movement is to invite people to attend church on September 17, 2017 at a welcoming church in their neighborhood, which can be found on the Back to Church website, https://www.backtochurch.com/find-a-church.

“Did you know that, according to The Barna Group, there are about 100 million people in America today who have no church that they call home? That is almost 1 in 3 people who don’t have the support, inspiration, and encouragement that a Christian community provides”

Galadriel Simons, Co-Founder

“Back to Church Sunday is the largest annual community-based church outreach effort in the country focused on empowering people to welcome their neighbors, friends and loved ones back to church,” says Steve Simons, co-founder of Creation Springs Church. “It is time for a spiritual revival in our nation and that starts with getting people back involved in local, Bible-based churches like Creation Springs. This country needs God so deeply and so broadly, and so much of the tragedy we see unfolding around us could be addressed by engaging healthy local church communities that are not focused on themselves, but on making the world a better place through the power of God’s message, work, and presence.”

Steve and his wife Galadriel co-founded Creation Springs Church with the goal of empowering people to make a difference, see a change in themselves and the world around them, and receive all the blessings that God has promised.

“Did you know that, according to The Barna Group, there are about 100 million people in America today who have no church that they call home? That is almost 1 in 3 people who don’t have the support, inspiration, and encouragement that a Christian community provides,” says Galadriel. “No matter your history, your baggage, or where you find yourself today – God loves you and has blessings and a future already prepared for you. Church is a place where you can belong, where you can find home, and where you can discover the purpose and the destiny God designed just for you.”

Creation Springs Church meets every Sunday at 10:30AM at the Freedom Optimist Hall at 6315 Sykesville Road in Eldersburg, Maryland and is a non-denominational, independent, Bible-based community of Christian believers encouraging, supporting, and inspiring the personal, spiritual, professional, and relational success of people by introducing them to Jesus Christ and helping them to discover their full potential as children of God.

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August 26, 2017
Christians Come Out Against Qatar

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updated: Jun 27, 2017

Washington, D.C., June 27, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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In a show of solidarity for the rights of people around the world to practice their faith without fear, the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) will hold a rally and protest to “End the Violence Against Christians” on Wednesday, June 28, at 11:00 a.m., in front of the Embassy of Qatar, 25th and M Streets NW, in Washington D.C.

NBCI executive director, Rev. Anthony Evans said, “Christian minority religious groups find themselves at great risk. Caught in the midst of sectarian conflicts brought on by war, occupation, repression, and severe social and political dislocation, Christian communities have paid a terrible price, most especially in Qatar, and Iraq.”

“Whether forced to flee the violence of the civil wars that have ravaged these countries, or expelled by as part of genocidal ‘cleansing’ campaigns, these once-vibrant Christian communities have been so depleted, that some rightly fear their extinction in their homelands.”

Rev. Anthony Evans

“Whether forced to flee the violence of the civil wars that have ravaged these countries or expelled as part of genocidal ‘cleansing’ campaigns, these once-vibrant Christian communities have been so depleted, that some rightly fear their extinction in their homelands,” said Evans.

The National Black Church Initiative is a coalition of 34,000 African American and Latino churches working to eradicate racial disparities in healthcare, technology, education, housing, and the environment.

Contact: Rev. Anthony Evans
202-744-0184
Proimage.amj@gmail.com

Source: ProImage Communications

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June 27, 2017
Hope and Life Press Announces WHO ARE YOU? WHAT IS YOUR FAITH? AMERICA’S 21st CENTURY ALT-RIGHT AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL DOCTRINE

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Maltese-American HLP founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela challenges American Christians to ask if the Gospel of Trump is compatible to the Gospel of Christ. Using empirical data, she shows how the American people of faith draw the line bounded by devotion to politicians, while violating the fundamental human rights of racial and religious minorities, immigrants, refugees, and women.

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updated: Apr 10, 2017

East Longmeadow, MA, April 10, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Hope and Life Press is proud to announce the release of the book Who Are You? What is Your Faith? America’s 21st Century Alt-Right and Catholic Social Doctrine, written by HLP’s Maltese-American founder and Catholic author Marcelle Bartolo-Abela. Exploring the question of the two Executive Orders titled Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States from the lens of Sacred Scripture and the teachings and praxis of the Catholic Church, Bartolo-Abela elucidates how race is the key sociopolitical ordering factor at play in the history and current state of America, with regard to fundamental human rights and the inviolable dignity of human persons. She explicates the underlying nature and stunning demographics of a newly-defined American alt-right population, and shows how at least two antithetical forms of Christianity and Catholicism are being actively employed in the United States, at the intersection of politics and religion, to further a multidimensional racial agenda. Bartolo-Abela reminds readers that an effective and genuine remedy to America’s conflict does exist in accordance with the Faith and provides recommendations for non-violent change. Who Are You? What is Your Faith? America’s 21st Century Alt-Right and Catholic Social Doctrine is available in paperback and ebook editions from Amazon, the publishers Hope and Life Press, and major booksellers.

About the Author

Impressive documentation of systematic discrimination since the foundation of America.

Richard Paul Hirtreiter, Esq., CEO / General Counsel, DMPO Marketing Inc.

Marcelle Bartolo-Abela is a consultant on the interface of multiculturalism, psychology, spirituality, and the political sphere. A first-generation immigrant to America, she served as a mental health clinician in hospital, community, private practice settings in the Northeast US and Malta. She has lectured on psychology and psychotherapy to psychiatry residents and graduate students in the US, UK, and Malta. She served as consultant to faculty and program managers on the combined provision of multicultural psychology and spirituality services. She also provided advocacy and consultation on free speech rights in relation to criminalization discourses in the legislative agenda First Malta Then the World.

Bartolo-Abela is the author of nine books on the Catholic Faith. She holds a Master of Science in Psychology from Springfield College, the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methodologies in the Social Sciences from Middlesex University, and the Certificate in Catholic Social Doctrine for Professionals from The Catholic University of America. Bartolo-Abela is a mid-level apprentice in Russian-Byzantine iconography. Her icons can be found in churches and private collections in the US, Italy, and Malta.

Source: Hope and Life Press

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April 9, 2017
New Ways to Spark Faith in Kids and Empower Your Family to Explore the Bible

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updated: Mar 15, 2017

Sunnyvale, CA, March 15, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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HelloBible launches a Christian subscription box committed to spark faith in kids. Monthly boxes empower families to explore the Bible in a fun, hands- on way. Each box features a Bible story, engaging crafts, and ideas for discussion and prayer. Subscriptions are already on sale via their website at hellobible.org.

HelloBible is charmingly presented to appeal to parents and children alike. Materials and instructions are packaged like a gift. Kids love to receive packages, and will be delighted to discover the monthly Bible story. A suggested timeline guides families through different activities every week. Reading and creating keepsake craft projects allows families to dig deeper into the Bible. The activities also prompt deeper questions and important conversations about the Christian faith. This puts each Bible story into the hearts of children.

As Christian parents, we are the primary spiritual leaders in the lives of our children. Thus, we need to integrate faith into our busy family routines. We want to help fellow Christian families develop their children’s faith in a convenient and fun way. This fosters faith that grows for the rest of their lives.

Connie Brantner, CEO

HelloBible was founded by two moms who are passionate about inspiring faith in young children. They use their backgrounds in education to design the HelloBible boxes in a clear, organized manner. “As Christian parents, we are the primary spiritual leaders in the lives of our children. Thus, we need to integrate faith into our busy family routines,” said Connie Brantner, founder and CEO of HelloBible. “We want to help fellow Christian families develop their children’s faith in a convenient and fun way. This fosters faith that grows for the rest of their lives.”

HelloBible offers month-to-month, six-month or twelve-month subscriptions. They are available online at hellobible.org and start at $16.90 per month. For every box purchased, HelloBible donates up to $2/month to the The Kilgoris Project. This project supports education for children in rural Kenya. In each box, HelloBible highlights special events in the lives of these children. This allows young Bible explorers to learn about their peers and teaches them the importance of giving.

To learn more or to subscribe to HelloBible, visit the website at hellobible.org.

About HelloBible:

Founded in 2016 by two Christian moms, HelloBible sells monthly boxes to spark faith in kids and empowers families to explore the Bible in a fun way. With monthly deliveries of a Bible story, engaging crafts and related ideas to share and pray, HelloBible brings hands-on faith right to your door. To learn more, visit hellobible.org.

Media Contact:
Connie Brantner
Phone: 650.495.0197
Email: connie@hellobible.org

Source: HelloBible, LLC.

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March 15, 2017