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Jonathan Swift, in his 1711 “Thoughts on Various Subjects,” said: “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.”That’s not the case with Laurelglen Bible Church (LBC) on Ashe Road. Members of the church don’t isolate themselves from others who are different, but rather reach out their arms in welcome.“Over the years, the church has matured, so that now we can go out into not only the local community but the whole world,” said the Rev. Roger Poppen, LBC’s senior pastor, who has been at the church for more than 16 years.Poppen said LBC supports a variety of local missions, such as Children to Love and Youth for Christ, and about 100 church members go on global missions every summer.LBC is also unique in that it is the only church in Bakersfield, according to Poppen, that has a ministry geared toward the deaf and hard of hearing. Special worship services and Bible studies are held for the...
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