Dover Sunday School Wins Attendance Contest
Dover Sunday School led a contest among nine Baptist churches from October 2 to November 6 1955 by boosting attendance. It posted a 77.7 percent rise to an average of 112 each Sunday over six weeks, winning 350.00 cash. Harrison Baptist placed second. Lake Station and Midland trailed. Dover also ran its own internal event with groups Turtles and Rabbits, crowning Dick Hemstreet and Sally Walters as King and Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Sunday School
Dover
Harrison Baptist Sunday School
Lake Station
Midland
West Grant Town Hall
Dick Hemstreet
Sally Walters
Larry Gillis
Arlene
Hogue
Biblical Citations Fragment
A compact fragment lists Bible chapters and books including First Chronicles Psalms Acts Colossians and related references from the Old and New Testaments. The snippet resembles a card citation list rather than a full article.
Farwell Michigan Gospel Church Service Schedule
The notice lists multiple church services in Farwell and Vernon with pastors and times. Vernon City and Clare are mentioned alongside Rev. Harold Smith and Rev. Gerald Brady as pastors. Sunday School and worship times vary by location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farwell, Michigan
Gospel Church
Friendly Welcome Bible School
Elza Beery
Clare Assembly OF God
Clare City Hall
L. P
Ni Kolenda
McEwan
Farwell Park
W. Teale
Vernon City
Clare
Harold Smith
Beaverton Youth Group Sends Hope to Europe with Heifer Project
Beaverton Church of the Brethren youth group raises corn and funds through a harvest to support Hope the Jersey heifer. The eight month old animal will travel to Europe via Heifer Project Inc to aid refugee families and foster lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaverton
Arthur Whisler
Hope
Heifer Project Inc
Europe
Delaware
Ohio
Manheim
Pennsylvania
New York
Beegin
Atlantic
Airc
Spread of the Good News Lesson for November 27
The text discusses Jesus method in ministry using parables to make teachings plain. It notes Jesus trained disciples by sending them with healing power to preach and emphasizes reliance on the Holy Spirit in labor. It calls believers to labor in the vast field with few workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Capernaum
Sea of Galilee
God
Baptist World Alliance Pastor Prays With Russians in Moscow
The Rev Dr Theodore F Adams of Richmond president of the Baptist World Alliance administered communion to Russian worshippers at a Moscow Baptist church during a Rus sian visit. About 2 500 attended in a 5 000 member church limited to half capacity. Adams arrived with Dr Arnold Ohrn secretary of the alliance and was joined by Dr C Varney Hargroves of Philadelphia and Dr J H Jackson of Chicago. They also visited Kiev Odessa Yalta and the Volga region meeting Baptist groups and preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore F. Adams
Richmond
Virginia
The
Baptist World Alliance
Moscow Baptist Church
Russia
Soviet Union
Dr. Adams
First Baptist Church
Moscow
Arnold
Ohrn
C. Varney Hargroves
Philadelphia
J. H. Jackson
Chicago
Kiev
Odessa
Yalta
Volga River
Thanksgiving observances boost Share Our Surplus drive
Millions of Protestant and Eastern Orthodox worshippers join coast to coast services during Thanksgiving Week to boost the Share Our Surplus program. Church World Service and National Council of Churches coordinate overseas food relief with a three year goal of at least 500 million pounds of surplus food valued over 150 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Man
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
D. C
National Capital Service
Ohio Wesleyan University
Defense Mobilization
Washington Federation’ of Churches
Church World Service
National Council of Churches
America
Councils of Churches
United Church Women
United Church Men
CWS Christian
Heifer Project
World Looks At American Race Relations
Mrs. Leslie E. Swain of Craigville Massachusetts a leader of the American Baptist Church on a world tour notes that about 250000 Negro and white children attend integrated classes in 500 public schools and the color bar is gone in Southern graduate schools. She cites 9,821,000 white and 2,397,000 colored children enrolled in still segregated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Africa
America
Leslie E. Swain
Craigville
Mass
American Baptist Church
South
Special Services At Brown Corners Church
Special services are scheduled at Brown Corners United Brethren Church from November 25 to 27. Rev. C B Carlson executive secretary of the United Brethren Church and former Africa missionary will speak at a Stewardship Conference. Evening services start at 8 p.m with special music. On December 4 at 8 p.m Murray Lemmen formerly of Clare and now of Flint will give a chalk art message. All welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Corners
Speaker at Gilmore Church on World Missions Rally
Harrold McFarland editor of Horizons Magazine will present a World Missions report at Gilmore Church of Christ six miles south of Farwell on Monday November 21 at 7 30. The program includes an illustrated hymn sing Kodachrome missionary pictures and a children object lesson with flags of the nations. He will deliver Forward in World Evangelism as part of the Central Michigan Christian Youth Rally. Gates and Franklyn Graham lead as host minister and youth president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Challenge of Christ's World Mission
Christian Churches
Churches of Christ
Gilmore Church of Christ
Farwell
Harrold McFarland
Horizons Magazine
International Magazine of Missions
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Gary Lloyd
Robert Leposky
Nial Abbott
Mann Sinding
Arthur Cunningham
Percy Durfee
Heaven
Howyrue
the Church For All
ALL For the Church
Ichronicles
Tate
Acts Acts
Celatey
Ryice
Thre
Church of
Lisd. Nevins
Grace Bible Church
Herrick Mennonite Church
Floyd F. Bontrager
Arthur Center Church of God
ST. John's EV. Lutheran
Us-27
North End
Robert Voss
Loomis Missionary Church
Stanley Leonard
Missionary Youth Fellowship
Christian Science Church
Our Savior Lutheran Mission
Harrison
Michigan
Raymond Mueller
Hayes Township Hall
United Brethren In Christ
Charles F. Malson
R. R. Widmer, Pastor
Sabbath School Church’ Service
Eagle Church. OF God
Congregational Church
West Fifth Street
Church OF the Nazarene
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ
Latter Day Saints
Hubert L. Beavers
Gerrit Schut
Church Bible School
Episcopal
Robert Childs
Barnes
Colonville
Church of God
Joe VanderVeen
ELM ‘Grove Church OF God
Gerald Brady
Dover Church
Arthur
Cunningham
Young People’s
ST. Cecilia’s
Fr. J. St. Sruba
Church News
Robert H. Harper
Schaeffer's Dairy
Clare Sentinel
Viel Oabadiial
Brown
Gilmore
CM Nee Uke
ST. Address
Olan Mills
Clare, Mich
Shervich
Mt. Pleasant
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