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A church that sits on the corner in Denham Springs has a short time left standing. Eden Baptist Church, on the corner of Florida Boulevard and Eden Church Road, will be demolished by the state to make room for traffic improvements.

Eden Baptist Church is 141 years old, one of the oldest churches in Livingston Parish.

Three years ago, the church closed its doors and Pastor Willis Easley and Christ's Community Church moved into the building. Prior to that, Easley said his members met at Denham Springs Junior High on Sunday's.

Eighteen months after moving, Easley says they started hearing talk about a roundabout that was going to be built on Eden Church Road and Florida Boulevard.

The state's Department of Transportation and Development held a public hearing, Easley went. He says there he saw pictures of a red line through his sanctuary, when he asked what the line was he says he was told it was the state's right-of-way.

DOTD says the intersection where Eden Baptist sits is too congested. According to the state agency, 23,600 cars travel there each day. A roundabout, or traffic circle, is planned for the intersection to help with congestion and safety. Doing so means the church, which the state now owns, will be demolished.

"In just a few years, kids won't know why they call that Eden Church Road," Easley said.

Easely says he was told his church needed to be out of the building by August 1, 2014.

They started construction on a more permanent location for the church April 1, 2014. It's located on Juban Road, south of I-12.

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Members of Abiding Word Church in Sterling, Illinois are doing what they can to give back to a local soldier who was injured in Afghanistan by building him and his family a home in Harmon, Illinois.

Michael Shoemaker was badly injured while serving in Afghanistan two years ago. After plans fell through for Abiding Word Church to build a home in Joplin, Missouri, they reached out to a local veterans organization to find a veteran they could help. Shoemaker paid for the lot and foundation for the home, but the church is covering the cost of everything else.

Monday, August 11, 2014 the framing on the house was up and crews were working on the roof portion of the house.

Ya know, I see soldiers and I think, Wow! This is somebody who is willing to go and make the ultimate sacrifice for us so that we can be free,' said Steve Aurand, owner of S & D Construction in Dixon, Illinois and member of Abiding Word Church, who is offering services for free.

When I found out they were going to build it here in town, then I said, Ill bring my whole crew and Ill help you do the rough framing,' said Aurand.

I volunteered to do the heating and cooling and the plumbing, said Mitchell McNinch, owner of Heat-Co Mechanical in Sterling, Illinois and member of Abiding Word Church.

McNinch estimates that at least 100 people will have helped with the home by the time its all said and done.

He served the country, he helped us out, wed like to return the favor, he said.

Those working on the home hope to have it completed by Christmas 2014.

The church is still looking for help covering the cost of shingles, insulation, drywall and siding. To donate, contact Abiding Word Church in Sterling at 815-626-1827.

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The Church Road Bridge carrying traffic over Interstate 88 in Aurora is scheduled to close the week of Aug. 18 for reconstruction.

Electronic message signs and construction signs will be put in place to alert drivers in advance of the closure and detour.

The Illinois Tollway is removing the existing Church Road Bridge and replacing it with a new bridge featuring a reinforced concrete deck on precast concrete beams. The new bridge will be widened and the height increased to meet current design standards. Bridge reconstruction is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

Beginning the week of Aug. 18, Church Road will be closed to through traffic between Corporate Boulevard and Molitor Road and the bridge will be closed to all traffic. A signed detour will be put in place directing traffic to use Indian Trail Road, Farnsworth Avenue and Butterfield Road.

On I-88, shoulder closures will be in place for bridge reconstruction and intermittent traffic stops during off-peak hours will be scheduled for the removal and placement of bridge beams.

Work also includes improving portions of Church Road on either side of the bridge. Up to 7,300 vehicles use this stretch of roadway daily.

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MANILA - A Catholic church leader said the church cant reveal yet the details of Pope Francis visit in Yolanda-devastated areas.

Palo Archbishop John Du said they cant reveal yet his itinerary and the places he will visit due to security reasons.

Ang instruction sa amin, huwag muna i-public ang mga lugar kasi for security reasons din, he said.

Radio Veritas reported province of Leyte is now undergoing massive reconstruction, specifically in areas where the pope will visit and stay.

Du said they are also focusing on the construction of the Pope Francis Center, which will house children and old people in need of shelter.

He said the leader of the Roman Catholic church is expected to bless the center.

100 percent preparation na kami talaga. They are all preparing. Ang target, matapos by December, Du told Radio Veritas.

He noted workers from the Department of Public Works and Highways are also involved in efforts to finish construction of the project.

The church leaders earlier announced Pope Francis will visit the Philippines on January 15 to 19 next year.

Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said his holiness Pope Francis will make his apostolic visit to Sri Lanka on January 12 to 15 and to the Philippines on January 15 to 19, 2015.

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Mother and sister of Hanover girl who died in March help open a new indoor playground

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Liliana's mother and sister cut the ribbon for indoor playground in Mount Joy Township on Saturday afternoon. (Shane Dunlap - The Evening Sun )

With a snip of a ribbon, Christina and Autumn Lunsford, the mother and sister of a Hanover baby girl who died in March, opened a Mount Joy Township indoor playground on Saturday.

Roughly 30 kids, including Autumn, sprinted through the ribbon and into the new Street Playground at Intersection Church. They laughed, smiled and played under a street sign that read "Liliana's Way" and next to a mural of a little girl sitting on a stump with a butterfly two little tokens that represent Liliana Lunsford's presence at the playground, said pastor Jeremiah Herbert.

Part of the playground honors the memory of 1-year-old Liliana, who police said died after ingesting alcohol at a York home.

The dedication ceremony came a day after a York man was taken into custody in connection with the death.

"The timing of that news mixed with what we're doing here brought everything back," Herbert said. "It opened up a lot of the pain that our church family felt."

The Lunsfords have been members of the church family for years and Liliana was even blessed and dedicated there.

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BY NATALIE TRUSSO CAFARELLO BLADE STAFF WRITER

A little rain and no consumable water did not stop Jacob Long from building a labyrinth in Sylvania.

Its not ideal but its better than being 95 degrees out, he said.

The 17-year-old Sylvania resident, along with friends and family, kept focused on finishing the labyrinth at the Sylvania United Church of Christ grounds on Erie Street.

Coordinating the construction of the labyrinth is part of his Eagle Scout project, which requires planning and carrying out a service project for a charitable organization.

I asked my pastor Luke (Lindon) what could I do and he said how about a labyrinth, Jacob said.

I always thought it interesting how their roots are in ancient Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, a labyrinth was built with confusing passages to capture the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull.

Jacob was careful to point out that they are not mazes and described a labyrinths circular (or square) path as a spaghetti noodle wound around itself.

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Friday, August 8th, 2014 Issue 32, Volume 18.

The future, present and past were intertwined with the young and old of all ages attending an official groundbreaking for a new facility at Rancho Community Church. Since people of all ages were at the event it seemed fitting the newest phase of construction for Rancho Community Church and Rancho Christian Schools would be called "Generations."

On Saturday, August 3 a ground breaking ceremony was held to start the building of a 80,000 square foot expansion campus. This campus will include many vital facilities that will help fuel the mission of the church and school for the next decade as they service the Temecula Valley.

Located off the Temecula Parkway, the campus will be referred to as the "Generations" building, and will provide world-class facilities for every age.

The groundbreaking started under gray skies with rain clouds looming over the ceremony. President and Lead Pastor of Rancho Community Church Scott Treadway was concerned over flooding during the ceremony. He said he didnt pull permits yet for Noahs Ark and was doubtful they could be pulled in time even though city officials were in attendance.

This third phase of expansion will include a new Rancho Christian School Middle School campus, a new Rancho Christian High School campus, a gymnasium, a student union center, a cafeteria, four science labs, a STEM lab, art rooms, and a performing arts center. This facility will be a premier school campus in the valley.

Families and children at the

ceremony were able to write messages on stones that will be used in the new construction and were handed shovels to participate in the groundbreaking as a community action event.

The Generation building will also offer new worship facilities for Rancho Community Church, including a 1,400-seat contemporary worship venue, a 400-seat traditional worship venue, a new nursery, new Sunday school rooms, and a youth activity center that will also be open as a recreation center for community youth. This campus will enable the church to continue its mission to grow as a family of faith, build stronger families, and help those in need.

Temecula Mayor Maryanne Edwards was in attendance at the event. A long standing member of the church, Edwards said she was excited to see the facility blossom into something that would benefit the Rancho Christian students as well as the community at large.

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