Methodist Church to overhaul Sunday School curriculum
The Methodist Church plans a wholesale shift from traditional Sunday School lessons to a new curriculum for birth through sixth grade in 1964. It aims to foster research and explore big questions linking theology to personal meaning while emphasizing faith hope and love in a redemptive fellowship.
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Atlantic City
Methodist Church
United States
Southern Baptists
Methodists
Edward C. Peterson
Peterson
Methodist Conference Boards of Education
Methodist
Assembly Of God Service Times At 415 8th Ave
Rev. Melton Bruce presides at Assembly Of God church with Sunday school at 9 45 a m morning worship 11 a m evening worship 7 p m and Wednesday prayer service 7 p m at 415 8th Ave Southwest.
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8Th Ave
Melton Bruce
Baptist church schedule listings across several neighborhoods
Church notices list pastors and service times for Southside West, Sixteenth Ave, 19th Ave Cypress, Memorial Dr Westside, Grant St Fourth Ave Central, Brookhaven Memorial Dr and New Friendship. Sunday schools at 9:45 to 10 a.m., morning worship from 10:50 to 11 a.m., training unions in late afternoon, evening worship or prayer services, midweek prayer and choir events noted.
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Sixteenth Ave
Wadsworth St
R. E
Bob” Wilkins
Westside $11
Memorial Dr
Elree T. Waddell
Training Union
Zenn
Grant St
Fourth Ave
A. B. VanArsdale
Brookhaven
Memorial
Gilbert Speake
NEW Friendship
Local Church Schedules And Ministers Across City
Church listings show multiple congregations with service times and ministers. Gene Holder J O Morgan James W Faulkner Joseph W Walker lead Bible study and worship at various streets including Grant Street NE Corner Oak and Vine NE Willoughby area with Sunday and midweek meetings listed.
Lawrence County Church Schedules Lincoln
Lawrence County churches publish service times for Hatton and MT Hope. Hatton Church of Christ lists Bible study at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. and evening at 6 p.m. MT Hope and Gev Rayford Henry also present Lord's Day services and midweek Bible study with Sunday and Wednesday times.
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Hatton Church
MT. Hope Church OF Christ
E. C. Gilbert
Christian Science Church Service and Teachings
The First Church of Christ Scientist on 6th Ave and Johnston St offers Sunday service at 11 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with the Life lesson. A Wednesday 7:30 p.m. testimony meeting is also scheduled.
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6Th Ave
Johnston Street
St Pauls Lutheran Service at Sherman Street
St Pauls Lutheran at 417 Sherman St SE. Pastor Rev. R. A. It holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and worship service at 10 45 a m with ongoing community religious activities.
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Sherman St. SE
R. A. It
Unity Week Civil Yet Sermon on Christian Unity
Service details at Christian church on Fourth Ave and East Moulton St list Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship and communion. Evening program features a lecture on Barton W Stone, Advocate of Christian Unity, by A W Wyle with C Y F events.
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Fourth Ave
East Moulton
Robert E. Shaw
Christian Unity
C.Y.F
Barton W. Stone
A. W. Wyle
St John's Episcopal Service Schedule
The parish led by Rector Rev James C Bodley offers Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Family service and classes at 9 15 a m and Litany and Ante Communion at 11 a m at Gordon Dr and Jackson St.
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Corner Gordon Dr
Jackson St
James C. Bodley
Presbyterian church service and youth program notice
Presbyter ian 415 7th Ave S W Wayne H Davis pastor church school 945 morning worship 1045 sermon You Are The Key Person text Mat 7 21 youth fel-
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7Th Ave
S.W
Wayne H. Davis
Westminster Church Services and Activities Schedule
Pastor Frank Richards leads a 9 45 a m church service with a yam pieces service for PYF and an 11 a m morning worship sermon by the Rev Edwin F Dalstrom on Friends of Christ. Evening service at 7 00 p m and mid week prayer at 7 30 p m with 3 45 p m children and junior choir and 5 p m youth groups meeting.
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Corner Oak and Vine
Joseph W. Walker
Frank Richards
Friends of Christ
Edwin F. Dalstrom
Methodist church schedule and sermons listed
The notice lists multiple Methodist churches with addresses and service times. Ford McDonald Hoyt Logan John Rutland at 9th Street and Dr. T J Chitwood are named alongside church services, sermons titled Loyal To The Royal Our Own Trees of Righteousness and The Christian and Tears with times for church school morning worship and evening services.
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Canal St
Ford McDonald
the Royal
Central Jackson
6Th Ave
John Rutland
M.Y.F
Jesus Faces Early Opposition in Capernaum
The passage notes Christ’s initial opposition from religious leaders and the tax collector Matthew’s calling. It highlights that Jesus welcomes sinners and challenges priestly authority, using the feast with Matthew to show the gospel’s inclusive reach. The scene shifts to discussions on fasting and grain in the broader early ministry.
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Christ
Capernaum
Sea of Galilee
Ezra
Healing by Jesus Mirrors Sabbath Rule Critique in Scriptural Lesson
A Sunday lesson describes Jesus healing a palsied man on the Sabbath, contrasting true compassion with rigid rule keeping. The setting, a house of Simon Peter, underscores the crowd and the dramatic access by the four friends. The piece emphasizes doing good as healing and divine value beyond legalism.
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Jesus
Simon Peter
Christ
National Council of Churches of Christ
Division of
U.S.A
Youth Rally at Decatur First Methodist Monday
Miss Polly Lassiter of the Board of Missions will speak at a Decatur First Methodist Youth Rally Monday. A 5 p.m. dinner precedes the event honoring district youths pursuing church vocations with an informal Q&A led by Lassiter and Nina Reeves.
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Polly Lassiter
Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Decatur
Miss Lassiter
Florida State University
Tallahassee
Fla
U.S. 2
Arkansas
Florida
Lassiter
Nina Reeves
Board of Education of
the Methodist Church
World Day of Prayer Plans Set for March 1 Observance
More than 20 000 communities in the United States and 150 countries will observe World Day of Prayer on March 1 under the theme More Than Conquerors. A planning meeting for local services is set for January 25 at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church with city church representatives urged to attend. Mrs. Charles Mathias is the 1963 City Chairman and Mrs. Jack Higginbotham is co chairman.
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United States
First Christian Church
Charles Mathias
World Day of Prayer
Jack Higginbotham
Fellowship Quartet Appears Sunday
The Fellowship Quartet, a new group of songsters, will sing at the Downtown Fellowship Class meeting Sunday morning. The interdenominational gathering starts with coffee at 8 15, devotion at 8 30, with Rev. W P Maxwell speaker. Members are L N Whitman J M Nelson L F Kilpatrick and E M McCullough with Mrs Charlie Howse at piano. All men are invited to attend the 8 15 Sunday sessions at the Hartsille Municipal Building auditorium.
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E. M. McCullough
Charlie Howse
Hartsille Municipal Building
Church Briefs Contests Set for Ladies and Men Day
Central Baptist Church hosts a Ladies Day on January 20 and a Mens Day on January 27 with both groups competing for most attendees. Regular singing at 7 pm at First Holy Church of Christ. public invited. Morgan County Youth Rally meets at 7:30 pm at Lebanon Baptist Church near Falkville. Rev. Robert McIlwain of Shady Grove Baptist will speak. everyone invited.
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Central Baptist Church
First Holy Church of Christ
Morgan County
Lebanon Baptist Church
Falkville
Robert McIlwain
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Midweek Bible Study and Sunday Services at Wolf Springs
The notice lists worship times at Wolf Springs with Harry Hasha as minister. Midweek Bible study is on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Sunday services start at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. An evening service is at 6:30 p.m.
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J. O. Morgan
Wolf Springs
Annual Muscle Shoals Baptist Session Report 1915
The 9th annual session met October 1–3, 1915 at Salem Baptist Church Lawrence County. Officers included moderator R T Wear and clerk James I Stockton. Details cover missions, pastor salaries, and a grand total of gifts reaching $21,559.01 with 5,368 members baptized 367 new converts.
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J. W. Myers
Muscle Shoals Baptist Association
Salem Baptist Church
Lawrence County
R. T. Wear
Mount Hope
James I. Stockton
New Decatur
William D. Irwin
Moulton
Women’s Mission Union
Central
Decatur
Falkville
Hartselle
Southside
16Th Avenue
J. D. Montgomery
Young’s School House
Mountain Springs Church
Gum Springs Baptist Church
Morgan County
John E. Weaver
B. L. Owen
Montgomery
Owen
Owen Church
Trinity Baptist Church
J. E. Weaver
Westminster Presbyterian Church elects new officials
Westminster Presbyterian Church elected new elders Paul Blackwell Frank Keown A B Lightfoot and Robert Wright at the annual Congregational meeting. Deacons named Dan Cran David Gardiner Shelby Roop and Bob Hunter. Trustees include John Hambrick and Ralph Agee. Rev Edwin F Dalstrom presided as moderator and heard reports on benevolence and Sunday School gains.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Paul Blackwell
Frank Keown
A. B. Lightfoot
Robert Wright
Dan Crane
David Gardiner
Shelby Roop
Bob Hunter
John Hambrick
Ralph Agee
Edwin F. Dalstrom
James Rankin
James Rankin, Chairman of the Board of ‘Trustees
Falkville Church Presents Sunday Night Mission Study
Falkville Methodist Church continues its Sunday night mission study titled The Arm of Compassion. The study runs through January and invites all church members to participate.
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Falkville Church
Falkville Falkville
Tell Me Why Brain Riddles Stump Readers at Tell Me Why
A Decatur Daily feature invites questions for Tell Me Why and names Cathleen McFadden of Miami as a winner. The piece outlines basic brain anatomy and functions with a playful riddle section and a second winner, Allan Terl of Baltimore, Md.
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Decatur Daily
Cathleen McFadden
Miami
Fla
Americans See Record Personal Income in 1962
The Commerce Department reports U.S. personal income reached a record 440.5 billion dollars in 1962 with after tax spending and saving at 383 billion. Wages and salaries rose 17 billion, manufacturing payrolls up six billion, nonmanufacturing up six point two billion, government payrolls at 56.2 billion. Farm income held at 17.3 billion as December gains and social security payments rose.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Kennedy
Argentina Denies Rockwell Visit, Calls Him Undesirable
The Argentine Embassy in Washington informed George Lincoln Rockwell that his visit to Argentina is not welcome. Rockwell, who leads the American Nazi Party with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, sought to visit the country. The World Jewish Congress had claimed a letter suggesting a future world Nazi Congress in Argentina.
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Washington
George Lincoln Rockwell
U. S
Argentina
Rockwell
World Jewish Congress
New York
United Nations
Sunday Night Studies Attract Church Visitors
The note invites members and guests to attend Sunday night studies, encouraging wider attendance and participation from the community.
Limestone Teachers Meet Gives Program The Wonderful Gift
Piney Chapel School presented The Wonderful Gift at Limestone County Teachers Association. President Bor Hargrove presided at Athens Elementary School. Don Dowden led devotion and George Roberts discussed expanding Alabama Education Association facilities. The program outlined brief sketches for all 12 months.
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Athens
Piney Chapel
Limestone County Teachers Association
Bor) Hargrove
Don Dowden
First Methodist Church
George Roberts
Limestone County
Alabama Education Association
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