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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1955
Page
10
A dense listing of Easter week services across multiple Athens area churches. Includes times for worship, Sunday school, special programs, baptisms, weddings, and meetings across denominations such as Episcopal, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventist, Salvation Army, Missionary Baptist, Baptist, Methodist, and Pilgrim Holiness, with minister names and event notes.
A sermon praising Christ's resurrection recounts Rev. George Bisonette’s arrival from Russia with the message God is not dead. It contrasts communist censorship with faith, cites biblical scenes, and urges belief in Christ's enduring power. Local church notices list services and pastors across several congregations.
Portland area church notices list Sunrise service at 6:30 am and worship at 9:30 am for Plains Methodist, with Sunday school at 5 am and midweek service at 7:30 pm. White's Chapel Wesleyan held 10:30 am communion and 7 pm services. Local names include J A Thornton and Deeter. Several residents are noted traveling or visiting relatives in Pittsburgh Columbus Huntington and Parkersburg.
Church listings detail Sunday worship at multiple congregations with times 9:30 and 11 am. Easter services, baptisms, receptions, and youth programs noted. Additional activities include choir practices, Sunday school sessions, MYF, WSCS, and evangelistic services led by various pastors and visiting speakers.
The Clark's Chapel Methodist Church announces a 9 30 am Communion service followed by a church school at 10 30 am in Lockwood. HHLA and Pastor HHLA are listed as contact and leadership.
Miss Ryts McFadden daughter of Mr and Mrs Vern McFadden wed Robert Lewis Strous grandson of Mr and Mrs Pearl Strous of Laurelville Ohio The bride wore white procade her sister Miss Beverly McFadden attended Best man Richard Huggins both in service uniforms The couple are part of local families and the ceremony occurred amid community visitors and relatives with several members traveling from nearby towns
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