The final “House of Grace” Community Coffee House is hosting Christian musical group In+Sight on January 14,2012 at Grace Baptist Church, 400 Burnt Plains Road, Milford, CT. Food & fellowship at 6:00 PM; concert at 7:00 PM. Free admission, donations welcomed.

For more information call 203-874-8928 or visit www.houseofgracecc.com.

Aaron Gillespie, a leading Christian youth musician with a “hard message” is coming to the Community Coffee House in Danbury, CT on January 14th, 2012, at 7:30 PM.

For details, visit www.communitycoffeehouse.org.

This Sunday, December 18th, Frontline City Church presents a Christmas celebration called “Church at Toad’s”. Packed with some of the holidays most loved music, Church at Toad’s this Christmas will remind you to love, challenge you to trust, and encourage you to remember that the coming of Jesus has truly changed everything. Come out for a night of family fun including live music and delicious holiday food. The event will be entirely free. For more information, please visit www.frontlinecitychurch.com or our Facebook event page.

Many people believe something placed a huge mass of petrified wood, embedded with fossilized sea creatures and pitch waterproofing, 5000 feet above the tree line on a mountain in Iran, where it was discovered in 2005 by a team of 15 Americans including Arch Bonnema.

On Monday, November 14 at 7:30PM, Bonnema will come to St. Paul Lutheran Church in Westport to share his remarkable adventure, including why his team chose to look in Iran rather than at the traditional site of Mt. Ararat in Turkey.  His presentation will be augmented with slides and video taken on the trip to Iran, and samples of what they found for examination. Bonnema has been interviewed on radio and television, including on Good Morning, America, and spoken on university campuses across the country.

Then on the following night, Tuesday, November 15, Bonnema will examine the mysterious fate of another famous Biblical ark, the Ark of the Covenant, which was the chest used by Moses to store the tablets containing the 10 Commandments. In his second presentation, Bonnema will lay out the evidence that led him to believe the Ark of the Covenant was removed from Jerusalem for safekeeping by African Jewish priests in 586BC, prior to the first destruction of the Temple by Nebuchadnezzar, and that it was brought eventually to a fortress isle on a lake in Ethiopia for about 800 years. Furthermore, he believes that the Ark of the Covenant still exists today, hidden under the protection of an ancient Christian priesthood in an Ethiopian village that he has visited on numerous occasions, and he’ll bring slides and video about those visits.

Aside from his interest in Biblical archaeology, and his business career as president of Joshua Financial, Arch Bonnema is also, along with his wife, the founder My House ministries, an organization dedicated to creating new orphanages around the world. Working in partnership with corporations, individuals, and other non-profits that share this goal, My House has so far established more than 300 orphanages and conducted mission trips to more than 73 countries.

Both of Mr. Bonnema’s presentations are open to the general public, and any degree or combination of belief and skepticism is welcome. St. Paul is located at 41 Easton Rd., Westport, CT.

Dr. Paul Copan (Photo Credit: paulcopan.com)

The Baptist Fellowship of Columbia presents “Be Ready,” the 2011 Baptist Fellowship Apologetics Conference, on November 5th.

Plenary Speakers include: Paul Copan, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Contributing Author to the Apologetics Study Bible; and Cliffe Knechtle from “Give Me An Answer.” Cliffe is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has engaged in apologetics ministry on college campuses including Harvard, MIT, UCLA and Stanford.

Breakout Session speakers include:

Prof. Glenn Sunshine, CCSU Professor of History and Faculty Member for Centurion Program at the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. Glenn will be offering sessions on how to identify and interact with non-Christian and Post-Christian worldviews.

Drs. Josh and Devon Spencer, Founders of “Creation Pair O Docs Ministries.” The Spencers will be offering sessions on how to defend Creationism in a world that embraces evolution.

Don Perry. Don will be offering sessions on how to witness to Muslims without fear.

Dr. Dennis Reiter, Certified Christian Conciliator and Trainer for Peacemaker Ministries. Dennis will be offering sessions on how a fostering a culture of peace can be a powerful apologetic to a non-Christian world.

Registration cost is $16.50 per person. Register before September 15th and get a free copy of “True for You but Not for Me” By Paul Copan.

Register online or call the church at 860-228-0102

The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on November 13th is a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide. Its primary focus is to encourage intercessory prayer on behalf of persecuted communities of the Christian faith.

Visit www.OneWithThem.com for resources and information, and stand with our persecuted brothers and sisters around the world.

Davids Rising

Christian bands The Wrecking and Davids Rising will appear in a free concert at Faith Church in New Milford on October 14th.

This is a part of the ongoing revival concert series sponsored by Revival Generation Ministries, a ministry dedicted to promoting revival and youth outreach in the Greater Danbury area.

Visit their website for more information about this and other upcoming events.

Citizens for Community Values of Connecticut announces a series of workshops on “Rewriting America’s History,” with author and historian Dr. Catherine Millard. These workshops will be held at the following places and times:

Friday, October 14th 7 – 9pm
Hillside Community Church – 435 Broad Street, Bristol, CT

Saturday, October 15th 9am-12pm
Liberty Baptist Church – 265 Maple Avenue, Bristol, CT

Saturday, October 15th 1:30 – 4:30pm
Central Baptist Church – 1505 West Street, Southington, CT

These workshops are appropriate for students as well as parents, grandparents or anyone generally concerned about the loss of our Christian heritage in our nation.

Go to www.communityvaluesct.org to register or volunteer. You do not have to register to attend any of the workshops.

Elm City Vineyard in New Haven invites you to a conference called Life with a Living God: a Practical Workshop on Hearing from God and Praying for Healing, to be held October 14-15 at the United Church on the Green (corner of Elm & Temple).

Register online here.

Conference Description: What if God is real? What if God is at work in the world? What if God wants to work through us? Whether you’ve been following Jesus for years or are just beginning to explore life with God, this conference will be an opportunity to explore what life could look like in God’s presence.

Speakers: Jamie & Michelle Wilson, Coast Vineyard (San Diego); Robin Morrison, Basileia Community (Hollywood)

Sessions: Friday, 10/14: 7:30pm-9:30pm; Saturday, 10/15: 2pm-5:30pm, dinner (provided), 7:30-9:30

Cost: $20/person; undergraduate discount: $10/person. Please don’t let cost keep you from coming; feel free to pay what you can. Saturday dinner & childcare will be provided

For more information, click here.

The Connecticut House of Prayer is sponsoring a prayer rally in Darien at St. Paul’s Church on October 30. Everyone is welcome to come and pray!