Topeka EDITION ! includes Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia & Holton FREE BREAK NAeWed AheYlp ! E! The Area’s Most Complete Event Guide KE ON planing a TA your retreat? Find tips and location ideas in the 2016 Retreat Guide DAVID CROWDER | FBC Page 13 STARTS ON PAGE 8 CELEBRATING FAITH, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS facebook/metrovoicenews Celebrating 10 years! September 2016 VISIT US AT or metrovoicenews.com VOLUME 11 • NUMBER 1 TO ADVERTISE, CONTRIBUTE, SUBSCRIBE OR RECEIVE BULK COPIES, CALL 785-235-3340 OR EMAIL [email protected] NEW RESIDENT church guide Topeka Baptist Church INSIDE : WHY THE NATIONAL 9-11 MEMORIAL MATTERS • METRO VOICE SUPPORTERS SHARE THEIR MEMORIES See inside back cover! The ‘Emotional’ experience of Moses’ tabernacle comes to KC Sept. 16 –25 A ‘must-see’ event, The Tabernacle Experience has been seen by over 200,000 people across the U.S. Dwight Widaman | Metro Voice Readers remember the day: Page 24 Jerry Tharp, pastor of Lone Jack Baptist Church in Lone Jack, Mo. hasn’t been for - tunate enough to see The Tabernacle DFavBid CCro wcderl weillb beraFtore 20s y e2ars, 0the years, and a new worship center Experience himself. But after several there in concert desire and vision of church members experienced it in 2014 Fellowship Bible when it set up outside Platte City, Mo. Church has been to reach the city of Topeka and to reach the they asked him about hosting the travel - world, to help people find and follow Jesus. Because of this desire, ing life-size replica of Moses’ shrine. the church has maintained a value of keeping an open seat for “They were so moved,” says Tharp. “I anyone who wants to know more about who Jesus is and what He could tell it had a real impact on their has done. faith. They would do anything to bring it This led Fellowship to expand their back.” facilities and build a new worship cen - And with that passion and devotion ter to make room for more people to to see it done, the little church of 150 peo - hear about Jesus and to have the ple is in the middle of a huge undertaking opportunity to respond to Him. The – bringing one of the most popular trav - new worship center can now hold over eling exhibits in the country to the Kansas 1400 people. City area from Sept. 16 through 25. To commemorate their 20th Developed by Jeanne Whittaker, a anniversary, the church is having a spe - California woman who got the idea while cial celebration that is open to the praying on a trip to Israel some twenty community the evening of Sunday, n Please see MOSES’ TABERNACLE page 4 n Please see FBC page 2 2 • September 2016 ___________________ MetroVoiceNews.com __________________________ Facebook/MetroVoiceNews _________________________ Topeka Metro Voice Area Ministers Sponsor Prayer Gathering Life Lessons From a Little One I chose the latter. Topekans are invited to join in a I want my boy city-wide prayer gathering called LETTING GO to become every - Let's Pray, Topeka! The event will be by Jessica S. Hosman thing God has held Friday, September 9 from 6:00 I vowed to myself when my son was created him to be, to 7:30 pm on the south steps of the born that I would always do everything but that will never by Stephanie Riggs State Capitol. Topics of prayer will in my power to shield him from the occur as long as include family, leaders, law enforce - Jessica Hosman darkness of this world. Now, I look back my overpowering ment, rising above racism, repen - at the first five years of his life and I see a embrace prevents him from ever flying tance, revival, education, homeless, cocoon. I’ve nurtured him, held him on his own. That’s not just true for a par - addicted and community unity. tight and even smothered In July, about a dozen Topeka-area ent and child, it’s true for him at times. Yet, through - ministers got together over lunch to all of our relationships. out the process, God had begin a dialogue about racism in our Most of us have loved society and unity in the local been molding him into a ones we’ve placed in Church. There was a strong consen - one-of-a-kind creation cocoons for some time. sus on a need to be proactive, not Clarence Newton, pastor of Great Commission Baptist Church, has been praying every whose true beauty was yet to We want the very best for just reactive, in addressing this and morning at 6:30 am at the south steps of the State Capitol for a citywide prayer gather - be seen. I want to see the fin - them so, out of love, we other issues locally. A couple of the ing called Let's Pray, Topeka! The event is planned for Friday evening, September 9, from ished product, but I also like try everything in our pastors happened to be planning a 6:00 to 7:30 pm. The prayer rally is sponsored by a coalition of numerous Topeka pastors. the cocoon. It’s safe inside power to help them, shield multi-church prayer gathering and and I’m able to control to a them from harm and pro - invited the others to join in. The sponsoring this gathering and Let's For more information call 785- degree what enters in and vide for their every need; group decided to work toward co- Pray Topeka is the result. 221-2788 or 816-844-2656. out. While I’d love to keep all-the-while oblivious to him inside indefinitely, I the harmful effects that know doing so would have the opposite follow when we indefinitely do so. If a effect. Not only would his wings never caterpillar were to remain in a cocoon TRM Community Playground Build Postponed develop, eventually he would die. for more than God-ordained season, it One of the most exciting events and Although local contractors and sup - A mission representative stated, August 18th – the inevitable first day wouldn’t survive and would never know opportunities to bless our community’s pliers have been phenomenal through - "While canceling this event is a great dis - of kindergarten. Days prior, during ori - the joys of flight. The same is true for homeless children and bring our com - out this effort, the Topeka Rescue appointment to the us and the many vol - entation, his face remained buried in my people. We can love, shield and protect munity together has now become a tem - Mission team has exhausted all known unteers that were looking forward to hip as shyness prevented him from talk - but if we do so without discerning when porary disappointment. resources to secure substitute materials participating, we are still committed to ing to anyone. In response, I held him their wings are ready, we can stifle their On Aug. 31 it was learned that a major from around the country, but have not building the playgrounds at the close and the cocoon remained intact. growth and where God really desires to out-of-state supplier of essential materi - found an acceptable substitute solution Children's Palace at a future date. As Yet, I knew this day would be different. I take them in life. als is now not able to fulfill their com - to hold the community playground soon as we know when we can resume prepared myself for the worst as we I don’t just want Zechariah to be a mitments to provide the playground build that was scheduled for September this project we will announce the new walked into school, convinced the beautiful creation that never leaves the material in time for the build. 6-10. plans to construct the playgrounds.” teacher would have to pry him out of my ground. I want him to soar to the high - they've always loved about David arms while I attempted to leave. I prayed est of heights. That’s something only Crowder through the years - the songs, Sep. 10 is National Day hard, for him and me, asking the Lord to God can fully empower him to do, not FBC give us both great courage and strength. continued from page 1 the worship, musical innovation and of Remembrance for me. While he’ll always be my little boy, more. David Crowder is also part of the We walked into school and the little boy I’m learning to let go and trust God to September 2 5th at 6:30 pm. Then, on Passion Movement, participating in Aborted Children who only days before was attached to my carry him during the times I cannot. September 27th, they're hosting a con - university student gatherings in the US hip, was now smiling and outgoing as he That’s not an easy feat, but one I know is cert with Crowder, as part of the and around the world. Americans throughout the country greeted his new teacher and friends. I necessary. If there is one that stands will be gathering at the gravesites and American Prodigal Tour. David For more information, contact the watched as his beautiful wings began to before you today who you’re holding too memorials of aborted children to honor Crowder fans can expect more of what church at 785-478-0002. emerge. The cocoon had rapidly disinte - tight, I encourage you to open wide your those precious lives on September 1, grated and flight school had begun. I had hands with me and entrust them God. 2016. Heart of America Memorial Wall a choice.