Christmas Journey From Jeremiahs To Bethlehem
The article reflects on the distance to Bethlehem from multiple viewpoints A young pilgrim asks how far to Bethlehem Angels reply Not very far depending on perspective The piece contrasts historical chronology geography and modern speed in relation to Christmas themes and prophecy by LAWRENCE W ALTHOUSE.
How Far To Bethlehem And The Messiah Promise
The piece reflects on Jeremiah 33:14 and the coming Messiah, stressing that fulfillment of promises lies in God's timing. It urges trust over time, noting the first Christmas fulfilled promises partially as the infant Jesus grew into a man and prepared for full fulfillment.
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Jeremiah
House of Judah
God
Judah
Christ
Bethlehem
Chanute Church Listings Highlight Local Congregations
Chanute churches Calvary Open Bible Highland Richard Kopp minister schedules include Sunday services at 9:45 am and 7:30 pm plus Wednesday 7:30 pm. Calvary Temple North Malcolm Vontella Fawil pastor hosts Sunday services 9:45 am and 7:30 pm. First Assembly of God Forest/Gordon R Norris pastor offers Sun 9:45 am Sunday School 11 am worship and 6 pm evangelistic service. Faith Tabernacle Mission 1602 Santa Fe Connes pastors holds Bible study and evangelistic service times. Fellowship Tabernacle Lafayette Elmer E Hill Sr pastor lists Sunday worship at 10 am and 11 am and 7:30 pm. Bethel Baptist near Cinco Den man Dean Fianner pastor with Sunday 9:30 am worship and 7:30 pm service. First Baptist Forest Dale Sneeringer pastor schedules Sunday School 9:15 am and worship 10:30 am plus midweek activities.
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Calvary Open Bible
WN. Highland
Richard Kopp
First Assembly OF God
Tra and
Forest
Gordon R. Norris
Christ
Women’s Mission Council
Faith Tabernacle Mission
S. Santa Fe
Eugene R. Connes
Fellowship Tabernacle
Lafayette
Elmer E. Hill Sr
First Baptist
N. Forest
Dale Sneeringer
C.S
Menninger
Grant Avenue Baptist and New Hope Baptist Notices
Grant Avenue Baptist 519 N Grant. Deane Endicott pastor. Sunday Sunday school 9 45 a m Worship 10 45 a m Vespers 4 p m Choir practice 6 30 p m Prayer and Bible study 7 30 p m New Hope Baptist Central and Chestnut H A Simmons minister Sunday US 9 30 a m Worship 11 a m Bible study 6 30 p m Holy Communion first Sunday of month Wed Prayer service and Bible study
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Grant Avenue Baptist
N. Grant
Deane Endicott
NEW Hope Baptist
Central and Chestnut
H. A. Simmons
U.S
Poplar Grove
Robert Baynham
Westview Baptist Church Service Schedule
Westview Baptist lists Sunday activities with Bible classes at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Training Unions at 6 30 p m A service at 7 30 p m is also announced All services led by minister Rod Jakoby and staff Plummer listed as contact point for church information.
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Westview Baptist
Plummer
Rod Jakoby
S.S
Wilson Avenue Baptist Schedule for Worship and Meetings
Harold Knight pastor leads at Wilson Avenue Baptist with services at 9 45 a m 10 45 a m 4 p m and 7 p m on Wednesday prayer service at 7 p m A teachers meeting and coffee are set for Sunday at 9 a m with choir practice at 4 p m.
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Wilson Avenue Baptist
Sid and Wilson
Harold Knight
St Patrick's Catholic Church Mass Schedule
St Patrick's Catholic Church at 414 S Central offers Weekday Mass at 8 a.m. Lord's Day Masses are Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 7:00, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Holy Day Masses at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on the day before and the day itself. Confessions Saturday 4:30-5 p.m. and 6:30-7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s Catholic
S Central
Vincent Hogan
Christmas Eve Services at First Christian Church
Bert Sutton, minister of First Christian at 102 N Grant, announces Sunday services with meditations at 9 15 am worship at 9 30 am and communion at 10 45 am. Christmas Eve vesper service is scheduled for 7 pm.
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First Christian
N. Grant
Bert Sutton
Sunday Services at First Church of Christ Scientist
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 18 N Forest hosts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a Sunday service at 11 a m. Wednesday testimonials meet at 8 p m with the reading room on Elm open to the public from 2 to 9 p m excluding Sundays and holidays.
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First Church OF Christ, Scientist
S.S
Elm
Church Services Including Sunday Worship Schedule
Church of Christ at Ii 1 N Rutter lists Bible classes and services. Sunday hours include 10 a.m. Bible study and 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. worship. Weekday services include Monday ladies Bible class and Wednesday service at 7 p.m.
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Church OF Christ
Rutter
B.S
Area Churches Service Times Listed for Altoona
Area church listings show multiple congregations in Altoona with service times. First Baptist Dallas W. Smith hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m.
Buffalo Nazarene Church announces service schedule
Buffalo Church of the Nazarene lists Leota Shierrey as pastor with worship at 9 45 a.m. Sunday and services at 1 00 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 30 p.m. Missionary prayer on the second Wednesday. Also notes Doug Dorris gospel preacher and Ed Manners at United Methodist Center Ridge and Chanute Community with pastor names Oma Bryant Vernon Sehmid and others.
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Buffalo Church of the Nazarene
Leota Shierrey
Christian
Doug Dorris
B. S
United Ethodiet
Manners
Center Ridge
Chanute
Oma Bryant
Evangelical Baptist and Colfax Baptist Church Notices
Evangelical Baptist at a mile west of Colfax on K 39 lists Sunday worship at 8 8 and 10 a.m with a 7 30 p m service Wednesday evening meetings. Colfax Baptist with Kenneth Pratt pastor holds Sunday school 9 43 a worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 40 p m.
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Evangelical Baptist
Miles W
George Wallace
Servic
Colfax
Kenneth Pratt
S.S
Church of Christ Worship Schedule in Washington
Francis Mock notes Sunday services at 10 30 am and 6 30 pm at 20 WN Washington with midweek service on Wednesday at 6 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ
Washington
Francis Mock
Church of God Schedule in Kansas Pastor McCray
The Church of God in Kansas led by Pastor A. P. McCray holds Sunday services with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Evangelistic service at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting follows Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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Church OF God
Kansas
A. P. McCray
S.S
First Church of God Forest Pastor Robert Hendrix
The notice lists Robert Hendrix as pastor at the First Church of God in Forest. Sunday worship at 4.48 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Youth fellowship at 4:30 p.m. Evening services at 7 p.m. Wednesday prayer service at 7 p.m.
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First Church OF God
Oh and
Forest
Robert Hendrix
U.S
Grace Episcopal Church Sunday and Christmas Schedule
Grace Episcopal Ya and in. James R. Peters rector lists services including Holy Eucharist at 7 30 a m on Sunday a children s Christmas service at 4 p m and Christmas eve Eucharist at 1 p m Christmas Day Eucharist at 1 a m and St John the Evangelist Holy Eucharist at 9 a m on Wednesday
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Grace Episcopal
James R. Peters
Church of God in Christ Service Schedule
The Church of God in Christ at 1212 N Washington with Pastor Floyd Thuston offers Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. YPWW, 7 p.m. evangelistic ripe 8 Ee. Monday sewing circle 7:30 p.m. Bible Band 8 p.m. Wednesday Red Cross Aid Board 8 p.m. meets fourth Friday and sixth Sunday of each month. Thursday Home and Foreign Mission 8 p.m.
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Church OF God IN Christ
Washington
Floyd Thuston
U.S
Home and Foreign Mission
Church Service Notice at Ist and Lafayette
Church of the Nazarene announces services with Pastor Robert Gant at Ist and Lafayette. Sunday schedule includes Sunday School at 9 45 a m and worship follows.
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Church OF the Nazarene
Ist
Lafayette
Robert Gant
S.S
Church and Worship Schedule Listings Across Town
A reading of church services shows a broad schedule: multiple names including George D. Almquist and R. A. Perley as evangelists, with Sunday worships at 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in various towns. Denominations include Methodist, Baptist, Nazarene, Lutheran, and Presbyterian, with Sunday schools and youth groups noted.
Church Schedule Shows Services and Fellowships
The timetable lists a ship? text implies events: Junior and teen fellowship at 10 45 a m adult study 6 48 p m service 7 30 p m web service. The structure resembles a weekly church program with multiple sessions.
Zion Lutheran Worship Times Announced
Zion Lutheran at 1202 West Main lists worship services on Sunday at 8 30 a.m. and 11 a.m. with a family Bible hour at 9 45 a.m. Pastor David T. Mock leads the church.
Pentecostal Holiness Church Service Schedule
Virgil Collins pastor. Sunday features Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Evening service. Tuesday service at 7:45 p.m. Located at 114th and Central.
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Pentecostal Holiness
Virgil Collins
S.S
First United Methodist Church Service Times
Livingston Witten minister at 2nd and Lincoln. Sunday worship at 8:30 and 10:40 am. Communion 8:30 am. Evening services 5:30 pm and 10 pm to midnight. Tuesday prayer time at 9:30 am.
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First United Methodist
2Nd
Lincoln
Livingston Witten
First Presbyterian Mair Steuben Interim Pastor
An interim pastor, Max Deweese, joins First Presbyterian Mair and Steuben. Sunday service at 11 a.m. includes worship and a 10:45 a.m. candlelight vesper. Evening events include a 7:30 p.m. Wednesday chancel choir rehearsal.
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First Presbyterian
Mair and Steuben
Max Deweese
Grant Chapel A.M.E. service schedule
The pastor is Curtis and Patterson at 12 S. Evergreen. Sunday services include Sunday School at 11 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Communion observed on the first Sunday, missionary day on the fifth Sunday.
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Grant Chapel
A.M.E
S. Evergreen
Curtis &. Patterson
S.S
Local Church Schedules and Pastors Listed
GALESBURG Christian Leslie HM Lane minister Sunday Bible training at 9 30 Worship at 10 30 Besacy evening 7 Wednesday Bible study and prayer 7 Methodist Lawrence Willard pastor Sunday C S 10 Worship 11 Youth fellowship 7 Wednesday service and choir practice Otterbein United Brethren in Christ John Schtach pastor Sunday Worship 9 am Bible study Tuesday HIGH PRAIRIE United Methodist Ed Manherz minister Sunday Worship 9 48 am 8 10 45 am MYF 7 pm WSCS 2nd and 4th Wednesdays Humboldt Assembly of God Fred Wilbur pastor Sunday S S 9 46 am
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Norman
Rogers
C.S
Federated
Joye A. Doane
S.S
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Gonnie Yarnell
Church of the Nazarene
George
NYPS
Wed
NWMS
Leslie HM
Lane
Lawrence Willard
Otterbein United Rethren In
John Schtach
High Prairie United Methodist
Ed Manherz
Community Meetings and Services Schedule
The Wednesday prayer service starts at 7 3 p.m. Thursday features stewardess board meetings at 7 p.m. The first Friday lists the Missionary Society at 7 p.m. with an additional note of 29m.
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Missionary Soc
Reorganized Church Service Schedule Listed
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints at 6 and 2 North Wilson presents a Sunday schedule with pastor George M. Carlson. Worship times include C.S. in the morning and a second service at 1 a.m.
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Reorganized
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
N. Wilson
George M. Carlson
C.S
A.m
Otterbein United Methodist Service in Kansas
Paul R. Hett serves as minister at Otterbein United Methodist Church in Kansas. Sunday schedule includes worship at 9 30 a m and Sunday school at 10 20 a m with worship following.
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Otterbein United Method
Ist
Kansas
Paul R. Hett
U.S
Seventh Day Adventist Church Services Schedule
Bobby Joe Potter serves as pastor at the Seventh Day Adventist church at 2nd and Lafayette. Saturday activities include Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 1 a.m. Wednesday evening prayer is at 7:30 p.m.
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Adventist
2Nd
Lafayette
Bobby Joe Potter
United Brethren church schedule at 15th and Highland
Pastor C E Rains leads worship at 9 30 a m in United Brethren at 15th and Highland with services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m on Wednesdays and a Women’s Missionary Society meeting the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p m
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United Brethren IN Christ
15Th and
Highland
C. E. Rains
U.S
WMS
Wesleyan Church Schedule at 12th and Evergreen
Leo Heer pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 48 a m Youth service at 6 45 p m Worship again at 7 30 p m Tuesday Women World Fellowship at 9 30 a m Bible study and prayer meeting Wednesday continues with prayer and study sessions.
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Wesleyan Church
12Th and
Evergreen
Leo Heer
S.S
Wesleyan
Women World Fellowship
Church Schedule and Lutheran Activities List
The fragment lists service times at various Lutheran groups. Ship and web entries show morning and evening services at different locations with pastor D Ber ti Gustafson. Sunday worship at 10 a.m. with Luther League and family nights on specific Sundays, plus regular meetings of ALCW Dorcas Naomi units throughout the month.
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Friend's Home Lutheran
Berti Gustafson
C. S
Luther League
ALCW
Dorcas Society
Naomi Unit
ALCS
Shaw Norman Rogers minister church service schedule
Christian Shaw announces minister Norman Rogers leading church services each Sunday at 10 15 a m with a basket dinner on the second Sunday of every month and an additional service at 1 a m on that day.
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Shaw
Norman Rogers
South Valley Chapel Service Schedule
Glen Dye minister. Sunday morning worship. Youth meeting at 1 a.m. Sunday evening worship 7 p.m. Prayer meeting 8 p.m. Wednesday Bible study and prayer at 8 p.m.
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South Valley Chapel
Glen Dye
C.S
Stark Friends United Methodist Church Services
Glenn R Hawthorne pastor leads Sunday services at C.S. 9:30 am Worship 10:30 am. evening 7:30 pm. Wednesday prayer 7:30 pm. Ladies Missionary 3rd Wednesday 11:30 am. Jove A Doane minister for another service with 9:30 am worship and 10:30 am service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Glenn R Hawthorne
C.S
Ladies Missionary
United Methodist
Jove A. Doane
St Paul Methodist Church Weekly Services Notice
St Paul Methodist Hubert Co Hahn minister Sunday services include Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship and a 7 p.m. Friday prayer meeting with a 2 p.m. session.
Thayer Christian Sunday Service Schedule and Activities
Thayer Christian church lists Sunday worship at 8.5 a m and 9 30 a m with youth at 10 30 a m and gospel at 7 p m plus a 6 p m Wednesday service and Methodist involvement. Also notes Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m and Dorcas Society first and third Wednesday. Hobby Joe Potter is the pastor.
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C.S
Seventh-Day Adventist
Hobby Joe Potter
Dorcas Society
Urbana United Methodist Service Schedule
Pau R. Hett leads worship at UrBana United Methodist Church at 0 30 m on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Sunday School begins at 10 16 am every Sunday.
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Urbana
Bethel Lutheran names supply pastor and classes
Vilas Warren M. Jones named supply pastor at Bethel Lutheran with Bertil Gustafson as vice pastor. Sunday schedule includes Bible classes at 8.8 and worship at 10 a.m. in Ub am.
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