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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1966

Page

6

Church Visitation Sets Social Meet At First Christian

Visitation Sundays begin at the First Christian arch as about half the church members visit others for a social gathering. The second visitation on Sunday Jan 23 will have visiting members hosting. A Week of Total Evangelism runs Feb 27 to Mar 4 at Ninth Street Methodist with Rev Oliver H Scott of Headland as guest speaker. W K Stephenson of First Baptist Birmingham attended a January Bible study at Wood en Baptist Church. Grace Baptist hosts a Bible Conference Jan 23 to Jan 30 with Lt Gen William K Harrison of Largo Fla as guest speaker.

Rogram Sung Theople Ninth Street Methodist Church Oliver H. Scott Headland W. K. Stephenson First Baptist Church Birmingham Wooden Baptist Church Grace Baptist Church William K. Harrison Largo, Fla

Mitchell joins Mt. Hope Baptist Church in Decatur area

Rev Clifford Mitchell former pastor of Brookhaven Baptist Church in Decatur assumes the Mt Hope Baptist Church role. The family moved to the parsonage beside the Mt Hope church this month. Mt Hope lies about ten miles west of Moulton and hosts four denominations in its center. The new pastor is a Samford University alumnus who has served Morgan County churches. He and wife Rhoda have three children.

MT. Hope Clifford Mitchell Brookhaven Baptist Church Decatur Mt. Hope Baptist Church Mitchells Baptist Church Enos Cross Mitchell Moulton Town Creek Church Cullman Fairview High School Howard College Samford University New Orleans Morgan County Brookhaven

Black Oak Park Chooses New Music Director

Oak Park Baptist Church in Cullman announces Tommy Black, formerly at Baptist churches in Cullman and Birmingham, will be its first paid music director. The 22 year old native of Decatur will oversee the church music program, lead singing, direct age group choirs, and expand the ministry as part of Rev A Rayv Lee’s staff.

Tommy Black Cullman Birmingham Oak Park Baptist Church 19Th Ave A. Rayv.Lee Oak Park Black Decatur Beech St Greer Black Somerville Rd Howard College Samford University Lee Iness Tianal 7Th St. Baptist Church Parkview Baptist Church Catherine A. Ray Lee

Today in History highlights from January 15, 1966

The digest notes events on this date including the Kellogg Briand Pact ratified in 1929 by 46 nations, Elizabeth I’s 1559 coronation, Edwin Stanton becoming secretary of war in 1862, and Edwin Markham’s poem debut in 1889. It also mentions church updates at Oak Park Baptist Church and past railroad job accident in 50 years ago notes.

Senate Elizabeth Westminster Abbey Edwin M. Stanton Man With Hoe San Francisco Examiner Edwin Markham

Ministers Gather for Feb 1 Morgan County Seminar

Morgan County ministers of all denominations will meet at Westminster Presbyterian Church February 1 for a ministerial seminar on Pastoral Counseling. The event, sponsored by the Morgan County Mental Health Association, features a panel of two ministers and two physicians and runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with evening session at 7 p.m.

Morgan County Westminster Presbyterian Church Jerry C. Smith Chris Smith Kenneth Crawford Bryce ‘Hospital Tusé¢aloosa Joe B. Abbott The Baptist Medical Cener Birmingham Jdr Tom Lewis Sidney Chenault Decatur Mr Smith Abbott Crawford

Baptist Student Center Construction To Start In Florence

Florence State College will begin construction on a new Baptist Student Center as soon as the old building is removed. The $150000 project, funded by the Alabama Baptist Convention, aims to be ready for the 1966-67 academic year with 10000 square feet of space and a modified colonial design.

Baptist Student Center Construction Florence Florence State College Jim Shelley Shelley The Alabama Baptist Convention NEW Baptist Student Center Scott Gene Bullard Bullard

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Mrs. Mitchell Mark Terry Sue Robin Anne Black Oak Park Associated Press Japan Cassino Italy John Bolan Louisville and Nashville Railroad W. E. Roper National Bank I W-Pote George Bagley Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Administrative Committee C. Otis Brooks Florence First Baptist Church Howard Griffith Sheffield John Roca Beli Irca Victor Solid State FM Table Radio Aycock Radio Shack 6Th Ave N.E Westinghouse Cooper Furniture & Appliances Benk & Church Sts Bermuda Alabama Lawn Owners Paul C. Davis Seed and Feed Store Moulton St
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