Letters to 50 000 Pastors Urging Cooperation
Community plans for the United Simultaneous Lenten Evangelistic Campaign are being developed across the United States under Bishop Theodore Henderson. He reported that Master’s ingathering, “Join the Church Sunday,” should bolster church membership nationwide. Letters signed by Henderson and others were sent to 50,000 pastors and 5,000 lay leaders encouraging evangelism, with further outreach to Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Theodore
Henderson
Execuive
Interchurch F World Movement
Interchurch ‘World Movement
C. L. Goodell
Commission On Evangelism
Federal Council of Churches
National Conference of Church Women
Washington
John Mott
Mabel Crat
Bishop Henderson
Heads of Interchurch Movement Meet in Kansas City
Regional and Iowa leaders of the Interchurch World Movement gather in Kansas City to finalize financial drive plans for Iowa and the state opens April 25 through May 2 with a projected county quotas around 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heads OF
Interchurch Movement
Kansas City
Eight Day Campaign to Raise 3,367,775 Begins April 25
New York reports broad support for the Interchurch World Movement as it launches an eight day united campaign on April 25 to raise 3,367,757 for Christian aid worldwide. Bishop Thomas J. Gailor and church officials state the drive will gather data to strengthen foreign and home mission surveys and church benevolent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
tHoarty
Interchurch World Movement
United
Thomas J. Gailor
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Episcopal Church
Interchurch World Budget Advent Adopts Large Total
A historical ledger lists contributions by church denominations totaling 336,777,572 dollars. Major entries include Baptist, Christian, Congregational, Disciples of Christ, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed, and United Brethren groups with figures ranging from hundreds of thousands to several tens of millions. The Grand Total appears as 336,777,572 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Advent Christian Church
Baptist Northern Baptist Convention
National Baptist Convention
General Baptist
Brethren Church of the Brethren
Brethren Church
Christian Christian Church
Congregational Congregational Churches
Disciples Disciples of Christ
United Evangelical
Methodist Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Free Methodist Church of
N. A
Episcopal Church
Zion Union Apostole Church
Presbyterian Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church In the
U. S
South
Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Synod
Presbyterian of
Official Indorsement of Interchurch Movement by Methodist Protestant Church
Joint session boards of the Methodist Protestant Church, Forward Movement Commission, and the denominational executive committee voted to officially endorse the Interchurch World Movement. The Board of Foreign Missions previously endorsed it in cooperation with a simultaneous national campaign. Representatives will be chosen to sit on the General Committee. Dr Crates and Dr Beck assisted in promoting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Board of Home Missions
Woman's Boards of Foreign Missions
The
Presbyterian Church
Interchurch World Movement
Methodist Protestant Church
Forward Movement Commission
Board of Foreign Missions of
Church
United States
Interchurch
Crates
Johnson
H. Beck
Forward Movement
Interchurch World Movement budget and leaders named
The article lists Rev. EB Lockwood of Watertsa as president of the Iowa executive committee with J. P. Wallace Judge Hubert Utterback and others. It notes departmental Iowa leaders and outlines a five year budget of 1 950 014 557 for the movement starting a spiritual campaign with surveys nationwide from April 2 to May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. J. Lockwood
Watertsa
Iowa
Interchurch World Movement
J. P. Wallace
Hubert Utterback
R. W. Thompson
John Earl
Des Moines
J. EL Stranahan
Oskalooga
Charles Elmer Chapler
1St Methodist Church of
Kinsell
Valley Junction
S. A. Fulton
A. D. McGlashen
Life Service
New York
Evangelical Churches of
North America
Ise
Iowa district leaders named for Interchurch campaign
Des Moines Iowa district leaders for the Interchurch World Movement campaign were chosen by 20 denominational and county chairs meeting at the Y M C A and St John Lutheran Church. The list includes A N Vance Cedar Valley Junior College Osage Rev B F Martin Marshalltown John Wright Des Moines N A Mershon Council Bluffs and others. County and denom inational chairmen will organize counties for the campaign with meetings planned between April and May. Dr H R Best notes the movement serves churches and urges business men to support the church as the war period ends. Interchurch notes Des Moines offices move April first with plans to unify departments and expand leadership across Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Interchurch World Movement
Kansas City
B. C. Walcott
Sioux City
Nelson Wehrhan
H. St. Beat
Robert Is. Lewis
Wehrman
Des Moines
W.P. McCormick
Hfe
St. John Lutheran Church
A. N. Vance
Cedar Valley
Muscatine
John Wright
Centra Southern
N. A. Mershon
Council Bluffs
H.R. Best
America
Interchurch Movement
Interchurch
S. A. Fulton
Tulton
Omaha
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Horace M. Towner
Congressional Committee ‘On
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Martin Travieso, Jr
Jope Sabater
Clarence HE. Ferguson
Alfred R. Kimall
West Twenty-second Street
Presbyterian’ College
League of Churches
Netione
Metropolitan Conference of
New York Church Women
Marble Collegiate Church
Fitts Avenue
the. ‘Foreign
Department of American Religious Education
Vacaien Bible Schools
Northern Baptist
Philadelphia
Thomas S. Young
Colorado
Religious Education
American Baptist Publication Society
J. 8. Armentrou
West Highteenth Street
Interchurch World
St. John’s Church
John Warl
Des Moines College
Charley Jensen
Times Advertising
New Windsor
F. E. Schurmann
Overland
Chevrolet
Buick
Jensen
Carl Spies
Prop
T. D. Collins
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