Southeastern Minnesota residents will have an opportunity to "Put Christ Back In Christmas" at special services to be held at the Seventh Day Baptist Church at 203 East Main Street in Dodge Center.

Wednesday, December 01, 1999

Southeastern Minnesota residents will have an opportunity to "Put Christ Back In Christmas" at special services to be held at the Seventh Day Baptist Church at 203 East Main Street in Dodge Center.

The meetings will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 through Dec. 10. Featured speaker is Tom Stamman of Impact Ministries, International.

Each evening will feature a guest praise band, as well as special music and drama. A nursery will be provided for children under age 3.

This is the third annual Putting Christ Back in Christmas. Co-sponsors of this years meetings are Assembly of God, Bible Lutheran Church, Club I.O.U. Christian Youth Center, Praise Fellowship Church and Seventh Day Baptist Church, all of Dodge Center and Faith Tabernacle of Rochester.

Dec. 8 is Youth Night and we would like to invite all youth groups and confirmation classes to attend. The Fellowship of the Unashamed will be providing music. The youth praise band is made up of over 10 youth from several area churches. These youth are members of the youth group that meets Wednesday nights at Club I.O.U.

Tom Stamman has given over 2800 speeches in the last 13 years to over a quarter of a million people from Jamaica to Edmonton, Canada.

He has spoken in over 500 churches of many denominations, schools, colleges and businesses and written two textbooks, called Impacting Your Workplace for Christ and How To Share Your Faith. Stamman lives with his wife, Wendy, and seven children near Ellendale, Minnesota.

For additional information please call Club I.O.U. at (507)374-2727 or the Seventh Day Baptist Church at (507) 374-6755.