Presbyterians Plan Vacation Bible School This Week
The First Presbyterian church hosts a Bible school from Monday 9 a.m. to Friday 11:30 a.m. The theme The Bible For All The World guides classes for four year olds through sixth grade. Directors, teachers, and volunteers include E C Williams, L L Newman, Charlies Tosch, Jerry Lu Birdwell, Sally Swann, Reid Spivy Jr, George Tucker, Barbara Tosch, Heather Hendrix, Howard Crider, Jack Smith, Buster Johns, Joyce Carter, Jimmy Collins, Linda Ussery, and Buster Johns as art director teaching crafts and display of student work with daily offerings.
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First Presbyterian Church
E. C Williams
L. L. Newman
Charlies Tosch
Jerry Lu Birdwell
Sally Swann
Reid Spivy, Jr
George Tucker
Barbara Tosch
Heather Hendrix
Howard Crider
Jack Smith
Buster Johns
Joyce Cart
Jimmy Collins
Linda Ussery
Bailey Inglish School
Robert Lockhart
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
Harold Hassee Takes Post as Bonham Music Director
Harold Hassee of St. Petersburg Florida arrives to serve as music education director for Seventh and Main Baptist church in Bonham. He graduated from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth and is pursuing a sacred music master’s degree while splitting his time between Fort Worth and Bonham. He will organize new choirs and develop a full music program.
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Harold Hasse
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hassee
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Bonham
Bible School Picnic and Bible Distribution Planned
An all family picnic will be held Friday night in the manse yard at 6 30. After supper certificates will be given to children who attended Bible school. The money collected will fund Bibles for overseas distribution.
Mrs W J Davis Leads WMU Lesson at Baptist Church
Mrs W J Davis led the Woman's Missionary Union study on Pray Without Ceasing from the study book this week. At the business meeting, Mrs Marshall Alford was elected to replace Mrs T C Martin who moved to Bonham. Present were Mrs James E Carpenter, Mrs Vernon Ludgerth, Mrs Alford, Mrs Anse Babers, Mrs Clarents London, Mrs David Turner, Mrs Robert Dunn and Mrs Lillian McNerne.
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GOBER
Spi
W. J. Davis
Woman's Missionary Union of the Baptist Church
Marshall Alford
T. C. Martin
Bonham
James E. Carpenter
Vernon Ludgerth
Alford
Anse Babers
Clarents London
David Turner
Robert Dunn
Lillian McNer
Church notices list weekly services across local congregations
A dense schedule lists Sunday worship weekly at Seventh and Main Baptist, Trinity, First Christian, Bells Baptist and many others with times for Sunday school, morning and evening worship, training unions, prayer meetings, and youth programs. Also included are midweek meetings, visits, and special services across multiple churches in Fannin County.
Bonham Churches Plan Summer Bible Activities
Bonham area churches list a full schedule with services and events at multiple houses of worship. The roster includes Reyd Baptist, Ravenna Methodist, Clark Memorial Methodist, Bonham Baptist, Church of the Holy Trinity, Mulberry Methodist, Telephone Baptist, St. Elizabeth's Catholic, Edhube Baptist, Ivanhoe Church of Christ, Trinity Lutheran, and First Methodist. Activities span Sunday schools, training unions, youth programs, choir rehearsals, and Vacation Bible School set for June 11-16.
Seventh and Main to Hear Guest Pastor From ETSTC
The Rev. Russell Ware of East Texas State Teachers College will preach at Seventh and Main Baptist Church Sunday morning. Church pastor Rev. E J Kearney and family attended the Baptist convention in Kansas City this week and plan summer travels to Minnesota, Kentucky, and Tennessee before returning in June.
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Russell Ware
BSU
Baptist
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
E. J. Kearney
Kansas City
Minnesota
Kentucky
Tennessee
Baptist Pastor And Wife Earn Seminary Degrees
The Rev Warren Littleford pastor of the Baptist church in Ector and his wife both earned degrees from the Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Littleford received his BD in January and continues studies, while Mrs Littleford earned a Master’s in Religious Education this past week. He is a native of Arkansas and has led the Ector church for three years. she is a native of Illinois.
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ECTOR
Sps
Warren Littleford
The
Baptist Church
Littleford
Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Arkanagas
Illinois
Mrs. B. B. Gregory Hosts Circle Meeting
Mrs. B. B. Gregory hosted the Business Women's circle at her home. The lesson topic was Onward Christian Soldiers, taught by Mrs. T. J. Watts, for Honey Grove Spl.
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Honey Grove
B. B. Gregory
The
Baptist Church
T. J. Watts
Church Service Schedule Highlights and Leaders
South Main Street church services include Bible study at 10:00 a m and preaching at 11:00 a m with the Lord's Supper at 11:45 a m and evening worship at 7:00 p m Connie Hollis serves as minister at White Shed Methodist Church with Sunday school at 8:45 a m led by superintendent Hooper Rosser. Dodd City Baptist Church lists Sunday school at 10:00 a m Everett Grisham superintendent preaching at 11:00 a m training union at 7:00 p m directed by G L Claxton with an 8:00 p m preaching service at 2:30 p m WMU led by Mrs Clinton Spillers and pastor Allen Owens.
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Harlan Ladner
Russell Ware
Orville Dopson
Clayton Hicks
Assembly of Gas
North Center
Christ Ambassadors
Dodd City
Church of God
South Main
W. R. Northcutt
Church of the Nazarene
South Fifth Street
Leon Martin
Calvary Baptist Carren
South Fifth and Saunders Streets
Training Union
WMU
J. E. Fender
Central Baptist Church
East Sun Street
Church of Christ
Main
Tenth Streets
Churches of Christ
West Seventh Street
Congregational Methedist Church
8Th Streets
J. D. Davidson
Reyd
Bonham
W. M
Sunbeams
Brotherhood
Israel
E. James Sitze
Ravenna
Clark Memorial Methodist
4Th Streets
W.S.C.S
First Baptist Church
Center At
Eighth
Fannin County Baptist Hour
Carter Lyles
Antioch Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Hour
V. A. Center Bible
First Street Chapel
Bonham Baptist Church
East 9Th Street
Men's Brotherhood
Darrell C. Finch
Mulberry Methodist Church
Eldon Donaldson
Telephone Baptist Church
Edhube
J. D. Castee
Ivanhoe Church of Christ
Norman Dean
South Main Street
Connie Hollis
White Shed Methodist
Hooper, Rosser
Dodd City Baptist Church
Everett Grisham
G. L. Claxton
Clinton Spillers
Allen Owens
Methodist Pastor Installs WSCS Officers at Meeting
Members of the Woman's Society for Christian Service at the Methodist church in Honey Grove held a luncheon and installation for 1956 57 officers led by Rev Kenneth Thomas. New president Mrs S B Evans presided with a full slate of secretaries and coordinators as pledge cards were signed and the theme Let Your Light So Shine was echoed.
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Honey Grove
Spi
Woman's Society For Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Kenneth Thomas
S. B. Evans
Grover Hall
S. A. Flanagan
J. A. Garner
Henry Dickson
Lon B. Evans
Henry Stroud
Jess Perkins
Golden Ridge
BE. E. Martin
Jessie Floyd
Joe Goss
Harvey Kirkpatrick
C. M. Yeager
Raymond Bates
Evans
Circle Hosts Coffee Urn Gift at Stewardship Lesson
Mrs Neal Whitley led a first chapter review on Stewardship. During the meeting members presented a coffee urn to the church and the hostess served a refreshment plate to 11 members.
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Neal Whitley
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Aubrey L. McAlister
Robert M. Cantrell
Cleburne Hogue
Ralph Allen
United Press
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Favorite Sta. & Ofc. Supply
Center St
Harold Hassee
Seventh and Main Baptist Church
North Main Street
Southern Baptist
Visitation
Trinity Baptist Church
Franklin
Denison Streets
Fannin County Baptist
A. C. McNeil
Harrison Johns
First Christian Church
Mission Sunday
Cc. Y. F
Christian Women's Fellowship
True Adams
W. A. Boyd
Neil Davis
Ben F. Hearn
C. A. Bird
Jack McNabb
Young People’s Ser
W. E. Mitchell
Telephone Methodist Circuit
Telephone
Monkstown
New Hope
Don Davis
Alva Albert
Ector Methodist Church
Lynwood Hogue
Henry Gilbert
A. M. MelLain
Windom Methodist Circuit
Windom
McCraw Chapel
Bonham Churches
Bonham High School
W. M. U. Executive Council
James W. Hatley
Glen Norris
Church of the Holy Trinity
Episcopal
West 7Th
Star Streets
R. L. Ranieri
Inquirer
M. D. Council
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Corner Maple and
10Th
Father Lloyd of
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesse Loving
Old Settlers Park
Sherman
Texas
First Methodist Church
Charles Thompson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesley
Mattie Jaynes
E. 2Nd St
Victor King
Agnew
Vacation Bible School
William Greenhaw
Bonham Optical Clinic
N. Center
Continental Bus Station
ETSTC
Methodist
WSCS
Main St
Elkin
N. Main
Jesus
David
Johm
Caesar
God
Christ
Jein
Sean Beece Ohrist
Gird
KFYN
Monde
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