First Lutheran commissions nurse to Africa
Ruth Ann Ehrhardt, a 23 year old Iowa native and member of First Lutheran, will be commissioned for a year long nursing mission to Curran Lutheran Hospital in Liberia. The ceremonies occur at 8:15 and 11 a.m. at 1000 Third Ave SE, with departure planned Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ann Ehrhardt
Iowa
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave. SE
Curran Lutheran Hospital
Zorzor Hospital
Liberia
Africa
Ruth Ann
the Bush Hospital
Elkader
First Lutheran
St. Luke’s School of Nursing
George Carlson
Jill Jones
Bangladesh
Miss Jones
Carlson
Jericho
Soul Purpose
Vennard College
Oskaloosa
Salvation Army
C Ave. NW
Earl Reiner
Beth Fry
Beacon
Ruth Ann to spend year in Liberia as nurse
Ruth Ann, sponsored by First Lutheran, will join the World Brotherhood Exchange to work in a 115-bed hospital near the Guinea border in Liberia. She plans to gain nursing experience, possibly teach, and adjust to life with limited local groceries and a hot climate while her host agency provides housing and partial support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Ann
First Lutheran
Liberia
Gene la van
Barry Lang
Cedar Rapids
Bangladesh
World Brotherhood Exchange
Lutheran World Federation
Carlson
Bush
Guinea
Unity Center to Move Services to Pythian Hall Sunday
The Unity Center congregation will relocate services to Pythian Hall at 1101 Old Marion Road NE for their 11 a.m. service Sunday. WMT radio broadcast time shifts from 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Center
Town House Motor Inn
Pythian Hall
Old Marion Road
WMT- 600
John Cuddeback
New Place
Marion Road
Shroud of Turin Study Draws Air Force Academy Team
Air Force Academy instructors in Colorado Springs plan travel to Turin Italy this year to collaborate on Shroud of Turin research. They built a 3D model of the image on the cloth using photographs chemical tests and computer methods to assess the relics authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Turin
Italy
Jesus
Academy
1977 No 1 religious story tops year for ecumenical gains
In 1977 the Middle East détente between Egyptian and Israeli leaders was hailed as the top religious story by Christian Century, with broad impact on Christians and other faiths. The year also saw Episcopal schism debates, battles over women priests, and rising attention to evangelism, revival movements, and church finances.
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New York
Middle East
Ecumenical
Christian Century
Sadat
Begin
Episcopal Church
Common Prayer
Anita Bryant
Dade County
Fla
Africa
Ethiopia
Congo
Uganda
Carter
New Dating Elevates Second Enoch In Jesus Era Study
The discovery redates the pseudepigrapha to 167 B C to 135 A D, showing Jewish and Christian ideas intermixing in first century Judaism. Duke scholars led by James H. Charlesworth translate 47 books, linking Enoch, Elijah, Abraham and other figures to early Christian thought and Bible parallels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jesus
James H. Charlesworth
Duke University
International Center For the Study
Pseudepigrapha
Charlesworth
Duke’s
Pseudepigrapha Institute
B.C
A.D
Doubleday & Co
Europe
Asia
Enoch
Abigar
Adam
Elijah
Ezra
Sedrach
Jacob
Abraham
Job
Shem
Solomon
John
Christ
Peter
Dial a Prayer service marks 13th year in Cedar Rapids area
The Gazette notes a long running Dial a Prayer program in Cedar Rapids and highlights Marion’s First United Methodist Church with over 12 years of daily inspirational messages. Ministers Lamb Crossett Steffenson organize and update content with ecumenical participation from area pastors. Funded by Mrs Murdoch, widow of funeral home founders Faye and Kenneth Murdoch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
First United Methodist Church of
Glen Lamb
Unity Center
First Lutheran
First Methodist
Lamb
Gene Crossett Jr
J.M. Steffenson
Faye
Kenneth Murdoch
Home Environment Focused Selling Message
The note emphasizes tailoring your sales pitch to the home environment. It suggests highlighting how the product fits living spaces and daily routines, with practical examples and benefits for comfort, efficiency, and ease of use.
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Lutheran
Mary Burke Gazette
Rid As
Califor
Nia
Office of the World Brotherhood Exchange
Evangelists
Linn County Association of Evangelicals
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ed Bateman
Faith Bible Church
Robins, Will
Mexico City
Operation Mobilization
Central Park Presbyterian Church
JoAnne Albert
Howard Cropp
Arthur Dunnick
Jane Hana
Mildred Nicholas
Ethel Powers
Margaret Smith
Alan Baldwin
Joanne
Donald Davis
Rosa Lee Moore
Weldon Cargin
Eldred Wymore
Steven Johnson
Tamie Oberbreckling
Johnny Cash Film
Johnny Cash
C Avenue NW
Shiokari Pass
First Baptist Church of
14Th Ave
Japan
Shroud of
Ayako Miura
Shiokari
Mideast
George W. Cornell
Northern Ireland
Lefevre
United States
Switzerland
Washington
Unification Church
Sun Myung Moon
Dave Smith
People of
Good News Baptist Church
26Th St. NW
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