Ordination of Jerry D. Stevenson in Sioux City
Jerry D. Stevenson son of James B. Stevenson of Sioux City will be ordained in the United Church of Christ. The 3 p.m. service is at First Congregational Church 361 17th St SE with a reception to follow. He is a 1970 Iowa State graduate who taught horticulture at Kirkwood Community College and has served as student minister at First Congregational Church since 1979. He earned a 1982 degree from the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and will begin pastoring Bethany United Church of Christ Baxter on Sept 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry D. Stevenson
James B. Stevensons
Sioux City
United Church of Christ
First Congregational Church
17Th St
Iowa State University
Stevenson
Kirkwood Community College
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Bethany United Church of Christ
Baxter
God Is Our Answer for Today's World Conference Event
A Christian Women’s Club area conference titled God Is Our Answer for Today’s World will be held at Stouffer’s Five Seasons Hotel from 10 a.m. Friday Sept 23 to 12:30 p.m. Sunday Sept 25. Men and women may attend all sessions with a dessert concert Friday night and a Saturday banquet. Dr James F Reardon of Memphis will speak Saturday. Reservations and brochures available by phone or at local bookstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel
Wellman
John
Judy Hoffman
James F. Reardon
Memphis
Armstrong's and the Cedar
Christian and
Zondervan
Ecumenical Retreat Focuses on Respect for Disabled and Elderly
An Ecumenical Christian retreat titled on the decreasing societal respect for disabled and elderly lives takes place Oct 7-8 at Colfax Interfaith Spiritual Center east of Des Moines. Keynote speaker Wolf Wolfensberger of Syracuse University will address guardians, workers, pastors and families. fee 50 dollars plus lodging. Reservations close Sept 25. contact John Morris in Cedar Rapids 364-3595 or Bob Bowen in Waterloo 232-6671.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax Interfaith Spiritual Center
Des Moines
Wolf Wolfensberger
Syracuse University
Training Institute For Human Service Planning
John Morris
Discovery Village Inc
Cedar Rapids
Bob Bowen
Waterloo
St Pauls Epistles Study Begins at St Matthews Church
A 10 session Seed of Faith course titled St Pauls Epistles Philippians Philemon and Ephesians starts Thursday at 7 30 p m at St Matthew s Catholic Church 2310 First Ave NE in Kearn Hall. Reverend Gerald Condon leads the adult education program. For details call 362 9967 or 363 8269.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
First Ave
Gerald Condon
Kearn Hall
Walk Through the Bible course begins at Valley View Baptist
Valley View Baptist Church at 5555 Mount Vernon Road SE starts a 12 week series titled Walk Through the Bible. Sessions run Sundays at 6 p.m. each one hour long taught by Chuck Lillis with nursery provided for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley View Baptist Church
Mount Vernon Road
Chuck Lillis
Gospel Tabernacle to Host 7 PM Sept 17 Speaker
Bob Jenkins of Church of the Open Bible will speak at a special 7 p.m. service Saturday September 17 at Gospel Tabernacle Church 716 Eighth Ave SW. The Heavenly Youth Choir of Gospel Tabernacle and Bethel A.M.E. Youth Choir will sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jenkins
Church of the Open Bible
Gospel Tabernacle
Eighth Ave
Heavenly Youth Choir
Bethel A.M.E
Third Anniversary Service at Bethel A M E Church
An appreciation service for Rev. Eli Chastine marks three years at Bethel A M E Church in Des Moines with presiding elder Richard D. Smith of East Moline delivering the sermon. Special guests include Rev. Robert A. Johnson and Kyles A M E Zion Church choir. Film series Origins to begin at Toddville Free Methodist and Faith Bible Church with scheduled showings through November covering evolution topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Chastine
Bethel A.M.E
Sixth St
Richard D. Smith
East Moline
Ill
North District
Illinois Conference
Robert A. Johnson
Kyles A.M.E. Zion
Des Moines
Toddville
Victory Bible Institute Courses Start at Victory Center
Beginning Monday at 8 45 a m classes will be broadcast by satellite from Victory Christian Center Marion 801 10th St Teachers include Charles Capps T L Osborn and Marilyn Hickey Evening sessions Thursday at 7 p m A one year certificate or two year diploma offered For details call 377 8071 Capps a Bible teacher from Arkansas will speak Sunday through Wednesday at 7 p m via satellite at the center
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory Bible Institute
Victory Christian Center
10Th St
Marion
Charles Capps
T.L. Osborn
Marilyn Hickey
Arkansas
First Dubuque Archdiocesan Gathering of Singles
The inaugural Dubuque Archdiocesan Gathering of Single Young Adults is set for Oct. 21 22 at Columbus High School in Waterloo Brigid ODonnell coordinator for St Paul Minneapolis Archdiocese will be keynote speaker Registration materials available at local parishes or by writing to Single Young Adult Gathering St Thomas Aquinas Church 2210 Lincoln Way Ames Iowa 50010 Registration deadline is Oct 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Renewal Mission at St Patrick Church Kicks Off Sept 18
A six day Christian Renewal Mission starts September 18 at St Patrick Catholic Church 510 First Ave NW. Capuchin priests Rev Richard Hart and Rev Michael Zuelke will preach at all Sunday masses and lead evening services at 7 30 until the mission closes Friday September 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick Catholic Church
First Ave
Richard Hart
Michael Zuelke
Robert Hirsch
St. Patrick's
Missionaries Harold and Dorothy van den Berg to speak at Calvary Baptist
Harold and Dorothy van den Berg, Ivory Coast missionaries, will share experiences at Calvary Baptist Church. The talks start with a 9:30 a.m. Sunday school hour and continue at the 10:45 a.m. service. The church is located at 5338 Johnson Ave. SW.
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Harold and
Dorothy van den Berg
Ivory Coast
West Africa
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Salt Lake City Elder Cuthbert to Keynote Fireside
Salt Lake City speaker Elder Derek A. Cuthbert of the First Quorum of the Seventy will be the keynote at a fireside Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Trailridge Road SE. Also speaking are his wife Muriel and Gail Van Tassel, president of the Des Moines mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derek A. Cuthbert
Quorum of the Seventy
Salt Lake City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Trailridge Road
Cuthbert
Muriel
Gail van Tassel
Des Moines
Education Day at Hope Lutheran Church Scheduled Sunday
Strength for the Future education day plans new classes and programs for all ages. Event takes place Sunday at 9 30 a m at Hope Lutheran Church 2736 Bowling St SW.
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Hope Lutheran Church
Bowling St. SW
How To Pray Seminar Led by Sister Rita Waters
Sister Rita Waters leads a four part How To Pray seminar series at Mercy Spiritual Center 1125 Prairie Drive NE. The Sunday session September 18 runs 2 to 6 pm with a $7 fee or $25 for all four seminars. Registration due by Wednesday. call 366-3638.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Waters
Mercy Spiritual Center
Prairie Drive
Separated Divorced Society to Meet at St Matthew's
The Separated, Divorced John the XXIII Society will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at St Matthew's Catholic Church 2310 First Ave NE. Counselor Sue Tesdah will discuss Behavior Management for Children of Divorced Parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John the XXIII Society
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
First Ave
Sue Tesdah
Counseling the Job Hunter workshop in Dubuque
A one day continuing education session for clergy and counselors titled Counseling the Job Hunter will be held Monday September 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Alumni Hall University of Dubuque. Co sponsored by the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and the University of Wisconsin Extension tuition is 35 dollars registration contact Gene Straatmeyer at 319 589 3115.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
University of Dubuque
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
University of Wisconsin Extension
Gene Straatmeyer
Elderly Japanese Painter Chooses Christianity After Heaven Ticket Belief
An 84 year old Japanese man Shunzo Nishizawa sought Jesus to buy a ticket to heaven, then accepted baptism with Southern Baptist missionaries Don and Joyce Heiss. He later sent a gift painting and said he would meet them in heaven after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Shunzo Nishizawa
WCC appoints Heinz Held as new policy committee moderator
The World Council of Churches named Rev. Heinz Joachim Held 55 of West Germany as moderator of its policy making central committee. He succeeds Anglican Bishop Edward Scott after the council's assembly, and has led the Evangelical Church in Germany foreign relations office. He has served on the committee since 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
World Council of Churches
Heinz Joachim Held
Edward Scott
Held
The
Evangelical Church In
Germany
Evangelical scholars launch Studies in a Christian World View
A group of evangelical scholars announces a publishing venture to counter perceived neglect of Christianity in American intellectual life. The series, led by Dr. Karl F. H. Henry, will publish 10 books linking Christian thought with psychology economics natural science and more, starting with Contours of a World View by Dr. Arthur F. Holmes.
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Kenneth A. Briggs
New York Times Service
New York
Karl F.H. Henry
Arthur F. Holmes
Holmes
Department of Philosophy
Wheaton (Ill.) College
Institute For Advanced Christian Studies
William B. Eerdsmans Publishing Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Henry
Evangelical
Christianity Today
Calvin Linton
College of Arts and Sciences
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
Linton
Keith E. Yandell
University of Wisconsin
Mary Stewart van Leeuwen
York University
Toronto
V. Elving Anderson
University of Minnesota
Robert Eric Frykenberg
Brian Griffiths
City University
London
John B. Carman
Harvard
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
God
Alvin Plantiga
University of Notre Dame
David L. Jeffrey
University of Ottawa
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Parkers
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John A. Marshall
Burlington
Memphis, Tenn
Philip Belz
Belz
Yeshiva University
Cantorial Training Institute
Philip and
Sarah Belz
WCC
Nautilus & Universal Weights
Ice Room
Sun Deck
New Life
Westdale
Town and Country
Hir
John Shirley
First Avenue
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Dar Rapids
Iowa
Evangelical Scholars
Ane
Tet Hall
Thayer Coggin
Norwalk
Knob Creek
Mastercraft
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Collins Rd
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