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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1963
Page
4
Sunday schedule lists Edwin F. Dalstrom pastor at Westside Wayne H. Davis pastor and First Corner Oak church calendars. Worship, communion, church school, sermons, youth groups and midweek prayer services noted with times and locations for each congregation.
Russell Martin, known as En thusiasm, serves as minister of the First Christian Church in Miami Oklahoma and sports director for a local radio station. He broadcasts dozens of high school and college games while leading a growing church with a 17 year membership rise from 450 to 1900 and a notable Kiddie Kollege program.
The bulletin lists church names and pastors across districts including Baptist Fifth Ave Brookhaven Southside Grace Eastside Sixteenth Ave Central Memorial Dr Old Moulton Road and Flin1. It details Sunday School times worship hours Training Union and midweek services for each church as well as Wednesday prayer meetings and choir practices.
Minister Ford McDonald leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 11 00 a m with Holy Communion and an evening service at 7 00 p m titled The Art of Living
Sunday services include 11 a.m. church service and 9 30 a m Sunday school at the First Church of Christ Scientist at 6th Avenue and Johnston Street. Wednesday evening testimony meeting at 7 30 p m.
Local church notices profile several congregations with service times and pastors. Lawrence County includes Hatton Church of Christ led by Eugene Keenum with Bible study at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Others list fellowship Baptist Dancy Chapel and Rayford Heriy with varied Sunday and midweek schedules.
Assembly Of God at 415 8th Ave SW led by Pastor Melton Bruce lists services including Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. morning worship at 10:45 a.m. evening worship at 7 p.m. Christ Ambassador's Class is Monday at 7:15 p.m. and Midweek Service is Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The church on Gordon Drive and Jackson Street announces 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:15 a.m. Family service and classes and 11 a.m. Holy Communion with sermon led by Rev. James O Bodley rector.
Sherman church at Sherman and 16th Ave SE led by pastor Fos ter T Dismukes lists Sunday school 10 am morning worship 11 am prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pm and youth service Friday 7 30 pm.
The Church of Christ on Grant Street schedules evening worship at 10:45 and Wednesday night Bible study at 7:30 led by Minister Elbert Young. Flo rette Wade Jacobs is also mentioned as a minister in the notice. Sunday services are listed in the fragment.
The article sketches Jacob fleeing Esau to Haran and meeting Rachel at Laban's, noting Haran as a northern Meopotamian crossroads. It highlights Jacob's first recorded prayer for deliverance, his failed trust leading to gifts for Esau, and the Peniel encounter where he finally confronts God’s power, shaping his destiny in Palestine.
A compact note traces Jacob's experiences in Haran and Peniel, the Mizpah blessing, and his name change to Israel. It notes his later return to Bethel, repentance for his sons' crimes, and a final altar scene linked to a Division of Christian Education publication.
In Decatur in 1950 a Bible class started by 29 people in Mrs. A. B. Pickens home grew into Grace Baptist Church. Meetings moved from homes to Carnegie Library and finally a new building at Sherman Street and Riverview. The church, led by Pastor Willard Stallcup since 1960, has grown to over 500 members with missions across Nigeria Argentina and a Bible Camp. The church runs weekly TV on WMSL and supports two missionary efforts.
Sherman Street Church of God in Decatur and Krafton Church of God in Mobile urge participation in a state Sunday School Contest titled I Challenge You. Attend all five Sundays in September starting at 10 a.m. at Sherman Street church at Sherman and 16th Ave SE.
Lawrence County notes Rev Wayne Voss filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Edward Hitt were honored with a kitchen shower at the home of Mrs Willis Eady on Friday night.
A biographical sketch traces Elier Shackelford born 1830 in Portsmouth to Pontotoc Mississippi, Mercer University graduate 1855, ordained 1855, teacher and pastor in Alabama, and long Baptist ministry. He married Ann Cordelia Stow and served churches, taught, edited papers, and served in Alabama legislature. buried at Trinity Mountain near Moulton.
Members of the local Jehovah's Witnesses congregation announced the fall semi annual circuit assembly to be held in Jasper. Local overseer David Lamprecht said the three day program includes sermons demonstrations and experiences to boost ministerial effectiveness and most members are planning to attend.
The Rev Norman Westbrook pastor of Ford's Chapel Methodist Church Huntsville Ala will preach at Chapel Hill Methodist Church Harvest Ala September 1 to 6 services start 730 p m with Youth Activities Week at 645 p m Richard Ray Huntsville Trinity Methodist Youth director will direct activities William A Ayers leads congregation singing Westbrook a Athens College graduate with two sons is in his third year as Ford's Chapel pastor James H Sandlin invites all to worship each evening next week
The Rev. and Mrs. Carnell Bruce of Eagle Lake Florida will be guest speakers at First Assembly of God in both Sunday services. The Rev. Bruce will deliver the morning sermon and Mrs Bruce the evening address. The Bruces are native Alabamians who previously pastored churches in Alabama before moving to Eagle Lake about ten years ago. Bruce is brother of Melton Bruce pastor of First Assembly of God in Decatur.
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