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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1972
Page
5
Enon Baptist Church in Lawrence County marks its 153rd anniversary with events July 15 and 16 led by Rev. Billy Dempsey. A Saturday gathering includes games a watermelon cutting and a fish fry at 2 pm with supper at 5 pm. Sunday features 1800s fashions and a basket lunch. Public invited except the supper. contact 974-6498.
Christian Dells Bible Camp on Trinity Mountain will host the third annual old fashioned camp meeting next week with 17 states represented. Rev. Lamar Ingle notes featured speakers from Baptist and evangelical churches, special music by regional artists, and a dining capacity for 200 in the new tabernacle. The 65 by 110 foot structure, built largely by volunteers at about 25000, doubles as a gymnasium and complements nine cabins and six dorm rooms to sleep about 400, with 30 tent outlets available. Families pay a 2 registration fee, and most funding comes from voluntary contributions.
AP reports women gain ground in church administration and Protestant ministry, win a rabbinic foothold in Judaism, and press for priesthood in Catholicism. Methodist bishops may open races to women. discussions on God’s gender and inclusive language appear across denominations. Sally Priesand’s rabbinic ordination marks a historic milestone.
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