Evangelical Flocks Reform Wheaton as Sect Murmur Grows
Wheaton Illinois earns a label as a Vatican of Evangelicals with at least 30 organizations based there or in nearby Carol Stream. Major publishers and associations cluster near Wheaton College drawing a shared talent pool and resources. Executives meet monthly for prayer, while business lunches at Hamlet Restaurant underscore the professional network forming the evangelical industry hub.
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Wheaton
Ill
Nashville
Music Row
Manhattan
Madison Avenue
Chicago
Carol Stream
Wheaton College
Illinois
Middle West
Robert Walker
Christian Life Publishers
Jack Frizeen
International Foreign Mission Association
United States
Carol Stream Christian Life
Christianity Today
National Association of Evangelicals
Medical Assistance Program
Tyndale House Publishers
Youth For Christ International
Chapel of the Air
Hope Publishing
The
Evangelical Alliance Mission
Carl Gundersen
Billy Graham
Evangelical Magazine Moves Operations to Suburban Illinois
Walker recalls relocating from Chicago after 15 years in the Loop due to personnel and urban challenges. The firm settled in Wheaton near the Christian college, drawn by available talent and a shift from urban to suburban America, with Christianity Today among key newcomers in 1977.
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Fairfield County
Christian College
Christianity Today
Washington
America
Wheaton Evangelical Hub Shapes Local Identity
The piece portrays Wheaton as an evangelical center, boosted by the Billy Graham Center project and a large Wheaton College network. Residents cite active Bible study groups, school prayer, and strong church life while noting tax concerns and some friction over public school evangelism. Local leaders say divisions are fading as Evangelical influence grows.
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Wheaton
Billy Graham
Methodist bishop fights for black rule in Rhodesia
United Methodist Bishop Abel T. Muzorewa leads the push toward majority rule in Rhodesia and defends an interim settlement he brokered for a peaceful transition. He faces criticism from within his church and from the U.S. government over excluding guerrilla leaders, lifting sanctions, and the planned 28 white seats in a 100 member Parliament amid a looming Dec. 31 election timeline. The Zimbabwe name is tied to an ancient shrine site, and Muzorewa notes rapid reforms and prisoner releases as steps toward a democratic, stable transition.
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New York
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
United Methodist
Abel T. Muzorewa
U.S
Washington
Muzorewa
Ian Smith
Smith
Mr. Smith
Georgetown University
State Department
Kremlin
The
Sur
United African National Council
United Methodism
Executive Council
United Church of Christ
Ndabaningi Sithole
The Miracle Goes On film shown at Federated Church
The public is invited to a 7 30 p m Sunday showing of The Miracle Goes On at the Federated Church in Lisbon. The film tells the true story of John W Peterson a composer of religious music.
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Federated Church
Lisbon
John W. Peterson
Runners Wells Lodwick to testify at Cedar Valley Bible Church
Jeff Wells and John Lodwick who placed second and eighth in the Boston Marathon will share testimonies on God’s work in their lives at a 6 p m Sunday service at Cedar Valley Bible Church located at 3636 Cottage Grove Ave SE The public is welcome.
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Jeff Wells
John Lodwick
Cedar Valley Bible Church
Cottage Grove Ave
Franciscan Sister Joann Gehling elected provincial administrator
Sister Joann Gehling of Hiawatha has been chosen provincial administrator of the Central Province serving Midwestern states. She succeeds Sister Lucille Winnike, who becomes president and moves to La Crosse Wisconsin. Gehling has taught in Wisconsin Idaho and Iowa and has served on the Central Province board while living in Hiawatha.
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Joann Gehling
Sister of Perpetual Adoration, Hiawatha
Midwestern
States
Lucille Winnike
Order
la Crosse
Wis
Joann
Genevieve Gehling
Carroll
Wausau
Blackfoot
Idaho
Iowa
Tulsa
Oklo
Central Province
Hiawatha
Prayer Service Aims to Aid Rome Cardinals in Pope Selection
A public prayer service at St. Jude Catholic Church 50 Edgewood Road NW begins at 7 30 p m Sunday to invoke the Holy Spirit for guidance of the cardinals choosing a new pope. Rev Eugene Canter dean of Ozark Bible Institute Neosho Mo leads services at Central Assembly of God Church 3030 F Ave NW at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Sunday. Canter and his family will perform music during the service.
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Vatican
Carlo Canferonieri
Sacred College
Pope Paul VI
Jean Villot
Benton County
Chicago
Bethany Lutheran Church
Forest Drive
Ronald M. Pfluger
Bethany
St. Sebald Lutheran Church
Strawberry Point
Otto Zwanziger
Marion
A.L. Hock
St. Paul, Minn
Third Ave
Shellsburg
Sanders
Brazil
Rome
St. Jude Catholic Church
Edgewood Road
Eugene Canter
Ozark Bible Institute
Neosho
Central Assembly of God Church
F Ave
Canter
Scientologists and Moonies Face Government Scrutiny
A UPI survey outlines Scientology founded by L Ron Hubbard in the 1950s focusing on auditing and clearing engrams to become an operating thetan. It contrasts Moon’s Unification Church doctrine with the Divine Principle and mass weddings, noting the NCC study questioning Christian status.
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Washington
UPI
L. Ron Hubbard
Sun Myung Moon
Unification Church
Scientology
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard
Church
Moon
Satan
Eve
Jesus
National Council of Churches
Armorer’s art peaks in Middle Ages metal shells
The passage notes the Middle Ages as the pinnacle of armor design with nearly full metal protection. It also explains atomic numbers as the count of protons in an element, using uranium as an example with 92 protons.
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N.Y
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P Gigro
Maga
Cardinals In Charge
Carl F. Henry
Robert Webber
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Rosemary Ziska
Chamber of Commerce
United Methodists
Arthur Moore
New World Outlook
U.S. State Department
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Rebuff
U.S. Senate
Scarritt College
Nashville, Tenn
U-2
Francis Gary Powers
Moscow
Rudolf Abel
Powers
Cleaver Film
Eldridge Cleaver
Cedar Hills Evangelical Free Church
Midway Drive
Iron Curtain
Cleaver
Lisbon Film
Oakland
Mark
Christian Mission
Lloyd D. Sanders
Cedar Christian Church
Lloyd Sanders
Hubbard
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John Cuddeback
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