Religion

Local Religion / In Brief

Pastor to discuss Bible and science

Senior Pastor Kirk Milhoan will present “Faith for Thinkers: Are Science and the Bible Compatible?” during Calvary Chapel South Maui services at 8 and 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to an announcement.

The church group meets at the Maui Lu Resort at 575 S. Kihei Road.

For more information, call 874-9238 or visit calvarymaui. com.

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Youth service set at Apostolic Faith

The Apostolic Faith Church (Jesus Coming Soon) will hold a youth service at 10 a.m. Sunday, according to an announcement.

The church’s choir and orchestra will perform and special selections will be done by Sunday School children.

Annette Mamo Pagay of Waiehu will preach on “Preparing Our Mansion on High,” and Kaleb Makimoto will be the announcer. He is a 7th-grader at Maui Waena Intermediate School and is the son of Alvin and Cindy Makimoto of Wailuku.

The church is at 1211 Front St., near Mala Wharf.

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Classes offered at Wailuku church

The Transformation School of Ministry will hold a class on Old Testament prophecy and wisdom literature from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Wailuku Door of Faith Church.

Ryan Jackson of The Capitol Church in Raleigh, N.C., will teach the class.

The class costs $150 per quarter for degree students and $50 per quarter for audit students. (The first quarter began this month and continues in February and March.)

A communication principles class, taught by minister Duane White, will be held March 5, 6 and 8. Other classes are scheduled through the year.

For more information, call 244-1286.

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Po ‘okela Church sale Saturday

The Po’okela Church rummage sale is set for 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday. The church is located at 200 Olinda Road, above Makawao town.

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* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.

The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.

To submit material, go to The Maui News Web site at www.mauinews.com. Look for Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.

For information, call 242-6343 or send e-mail to religion@mauinews.com.

Religion

Local Religion / In Brief

Interfaith service in honor of King set

Faith Action for Community Equity Maui will host an interfaith service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 6 p.m. Monday at Christ the King Church in Kahului.

Speakers at this year’s service include the Rev. Adondee Arellano of Christ the King, the Rev. William Albinger of Holy Innocents and the Rev. Walter Brownridge, dean of St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Oahu. Marshallese and Chuukese choirs will perform.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call FACE at 375-9560.

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Feb. 13 concert to benefit Camp Agape

Hope Chapel will host a benefit concert Feb. 13 by the Katinas, with guest artist Tiffany Thurston, to raise money for Camp Agape on Maui, a camping experience for children of incarcerated parents.

The concert begins at 7 p.m. in the Hope Chapel auditorium at 300 E. Welakahao Road in Kihei.

Tickets are available at hopechapelmaui.com/katinas-concert.

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World Religion Day event Sunday

World Religion Day will be celebrated beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the Bahai Center in Makawao.

The event was founded by the Bahais of the United States in 1950. It is an interfaith devotion of the oneness of religion and spiritual unity of all religions, based on one divine source, according to an announcement.

Devotion will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m., with fellowship to follow.

For more information, call 572-1111 or 572-0474.

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Church names new senior pastor

Calvary Chapel South Maui has selected Dr. Kirk Milhoan as its new senior pastor, according to an announcement.

Milhoan is leaving his pediatric cardiology practice in San Antonio, Texas, to become a pastor on Maui, according to the announcement.

Milhoan and his wife, Kim, started the nonprofit For Hearts and Souls in 2001. The organization sends medical teams to Third World countries to screen children for heart defects and perform life-saving surgeries, according to the announcement.

According to the church, Milhoan will begin “Faith For Thinkers,” an open lecture series exploring faith and science.

In addition, Milhoan plans to start a free pediatric cardiology clinic on Maui. And, he and his wife – also a medical doctor – will continue to lead For Hearts and Souls and to travel the world helping children with heart defects.

Calvary Chapel South Maui is a nondenominational Christian church. Founded in 2001, church members meet at the Maui Lu.

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* The Religion page is published every Friday. This page welcomes news releases and announcements from churches and religious organizations in Maui County that wish to publicize guest speakers, special events and programs, and news items.

The deadline for submitting releases is 10 a.m. Tuesday in order to be considered for publication the following Friday.

To submit material, go to The Maui News website at www.mauinews.com. Look for Local News in the left margin, then click on Submit News: Virtual Newsroom. Once there, click on the Religion link.

For information, call 242-6343 or send email to religion@mauinews.com.

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