Title: Phillips, PGA and Habitat link up' to rebuild Enid church
Date: June 18, 1997
Disciples News Service
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Contact: news@cm.disciples.org
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ENID, Okla. -- Several senior level PGA members will "link up" in August with Phillips University students and members of the city's First Missionary Baptist Church to rebuild the structure, demolished June 1996 in an arson fire.
Church members broke ground for the new facility in January. On Aug. 17 senior members of the Professional Golf Association and Phillips students will join with Habitat for Humanity to work on the church building.
The Habitat-sponsored rebuilding project is one part of weekend activities which include an Aug. 18 golf tournament involving the touring pros. The Phillips University Classic Pro-Am, sponsored by Phillips, Habitat for Humanity and First Missionary Baptist, will be held at Enid's Oakwood Country Club.
Phillips also will host an Aug. 17 reception and silent auction featuring items donated by the visiting Professional Golf Association members. The auction items will include an autographed photo donated by 1997 Masters Champion Tiger Woods.
"It's our honor to be the organizing sponsor for the event," said Phillips President G. Curtis Jones Jr. "We think the Classic Pro-Am is the perfect way for people to have fun and help three great organizations."
"It will be a wonderful sight watching community members, church members, students and PGA professionals and celebrities join together to help First Missionary with the Enid Habitat project," said Charles Coody. The 1996 Canadian Senior Open champion organized the golf tourney.
Phillips University is a higher education institution related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
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