Groundbreaking for Greenbrier Baptist Church building
Groundbreaking occurred for the Greenbrier Baptist Church with construction starting this week. A $120,000 contract was awarded to Flannagan Lumber Co. of Athens, plus $12,000 for furnishings. The six month project will yield an auditorium seating 475 and 21 Sunday school rooms, with offices, library, kitchen and two nurseries. Present were Paulie Lamar, H. C. Baucom, Herman Hagood, Paul Turner, James Daly, Harry McCurley, Rev. Olen Gregg, Linwood Nichols, Rev. E. E. Matthews, Arthur Armour, and Jerry Sanders.
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Greenbrier Baptist Church
Flannagan Lumber Co
Athens
Paulie Lamar
H. C. Baucom
Herman Hagood
Paul Turner
James Daly
Harry McCurley
Olen Gregg
Linwood Nichols
E. E. Matthews
Arthur Armour
Jerry Sanders
Lutheran Couples May Write Own Wedding Vows in New Service
The Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship issued a trial new marriage service allowing Lutheran brides and grooms to write their own vows and permitting parents to participate by blessing, while noting that the vows are a personal promise and not a property transfer. The commission includes the Lutheran Church in America, American Lutheran Church, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada.
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George Dugan
New York Times News Service
New York
Inter- Lutheran Commission On Worship
Lutheran Church In America
American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada
Eugene L. Brand
Commission On Worship
The
Brazilian Bishop Wilbur K. Smith to Speak at Athens Church
Bishop Wilbur K. Smith of Brazil will speak Sunday at Friendship United Methodist Church on Lucas Ferry Road. Born in Brazil in 1913 to missionary parents, he has held multiple church roles including president of Union College in Uruguaiana and bishop of the Methodist Church of Brazil. Rev. Jimmy E. Howard invites the public to attend.
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Athens
Wilbur K. Smith
Brazil
Friendship United Methodist Church
Lucas Ferry Rd
U.S
Smith
Grace Buyers
Candler School of Theology
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
Kentucky Conference
South Brazil
Carasinho
Curitiba
Board of Social Concerns
Methodist Church In
Union College
Uruguaiana
St. Paul's Church
Uruguaian
General Conference
Methodist Church of Brazil
Jimmy E. Howard
Star
Hartselle
Somerville
Mizpah Ch. 19
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic
Cancer
Und
Church of God
G. T. Hancock
Calendar of Events Across Morgan County Alabama
A dense list of church gatherings, youth rallies, social club meetings, and community programs spans several towns. Highlights include a Methodist church executive board meeting with Israel talk, vacation Bible schools in multiple churches, bass and choir events, and a cancer fund drive at Hartselle recreation center along with multiple memorials and nursing health clinics.
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Morgan
Rotterdam rolls out pigeon control plan uses drugged food
Rotterdam began netting pigeons last February to curb a nuisance. Amsterdam is testing special feed believed to interfere with pigeon breeding. If successful, Rotterdam may adopt pigeon family planning based on information from the city information service.
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Holland Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
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International Bible College
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Ralph Slate
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PBX
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