Jesus Tops 1971 Youth Religious Scene In Nation
In 1971 Jesus became the era’s youth religion icon as young people shunned traditional churches for Jesus movements and festivals. Underground press grew, colleges expanded religious courses, and new spiritual trends emerged alongside debates over celibacy, feminism, and plural beliefs.
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George W. Cornell
New York
Jesus
Eugene Smith
U.S
World Council of Churches
America
Jesus Movement
Jesus Press
Word
Religious Newsmakers of the Year 1972 Recap
A year in religion highlighted by Bishop Sheen drawing crowds at St Patrick's Cathedral, Ben-Gurion’s ecumenical nod, Angela Davis controversy, and Peters family church photo. The Vatican count, Kennedy Center mass, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Billy Graham’s rising leadership mark a year of debates, trials, and faith in flux.
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Fulton J. Sheen
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Paul
Corinthians
Washington State
Angela Davis
United Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
New York Council of Churches
Family of Man
Bob Hope
Mr Hope
William Wesley Peters
Svetlana Stalina
Minnesota
Peters
Catholic Bishops Meeting
Rome
Congress
John F. Kennedy Center
Leonard Bernstein
Metz Rollins
Billy Graham
Christian Church
Spain
Middle East
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Wesleyan Congress Scheduled at Thomasville Civic Center
The North Carolina Wesleyan Youth Congress meets Sunday at the Thomasville Civic Center from 2 p m to 9 p m. Registration starts at 12 30 p m. A 6 p m snack supper follows a 2 p m music program and 4 30 p m inspiration program with a 7 30 p m dedication. Gastonia Youth Chorus and Rev Larry Freman, Wesleyan Youth president Thomasville, speak. Holly Hill Wesleyan Church hosts with Forbis Kivett pastor and Ronnie L Kennedy youth director as director.
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Thomasville
North Carolina Wesleyan Youth Congress
Civic Center
Gastonia
Nixon
White House
Larry Freman
Wesleyan Youth of
Kernersville
Wesleyan Church
Congress
Holly Hill
Protestant minister converts to Catholic priesthood in Lisbon
The Rev. Saul Sousa, a married Protestant minister who converted to Roman Catholicism, has been ordained a Catholic priest in Lisbon with special permission from the Vatican. He and his wife Maria have three children, and Sousa is the first such ordained in Portugal after similar cases in Europe.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Saul Sousa
Maria
Vatican
Europe
Father Sousa
Membership slump hits United Methodist Church numbers
Membership in the United Methodist Church stands at 10,509,198, down 162,576 from last year, reflecting a nationwide decline across congregations. The figure is reported by church authorities and highlights ongoing shifts in attendance and affiliation.
Youth Week calendar at Pentecostal Holiness Church
The Pentecostal Holiness Church marks Youth Week from Sunday through Jan 9 with events each evening at 7 30 led by Pastor H J Marley Miss Greta Campbell Patsy Welch and Miss Lorena Kelly plus Holy Communion at 11 a m Sunday A church conference at 7 p m with Main Street and College Village votes on building committee recommendations and a 7 30 p m Africa slide talk by Kelly Also Trinity City Union meets at First Baptist Church on Sunday with J D Dennis preaching morning and evening services Dennis’ background noted.
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The
Pentecostal Holiness Church
H. J. Marley
Holy Land
Greta Campbell
Patsy Welch
Mobile
Ala
Main Street
United Methodist
College Village
Trinity
City Union
First Baptist Church
Alabama
Dennis
Southern Baptist Annuity Board
Grace Lutheran installs newly elected church councilmen
Newly elected Grace Lutheran Church councilmen will be installed during the 11 a.m. worship Sunday. The new councilmen are Glenn E. Beck, Charles H. Prevost, Dewey A. Ritchie Jr., Roberts, and Larry B. Sink.
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Thomasville
Grace Lutheran Church
Glenn E. Beck
Charles H. Prevost
Dewey A. Ritchie, Jr
Roberts
Larry B. Sink
Indians Vow To Challenge Columbus Claim
Rev. Homer Noley of the United Methodist Board of Missions says teaching Columbus as the first discoverer dehumanizes Indians and will prompt challenges from American Indian leaders. The AP report frames the remark as part of a broader dispute over history and representation.
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New York
America
Homer Noley
United Methodist Board of Missions
First Baptist Interim Pastor Appointed from Burlington
Dr. Carlton S. Prickett Sr., longtime pastor emeritus of First Baptist Burlington, is named interim pastor of First Baptist on N Main Street. He begins January 5 to serve until a new pastor is chosen after Rev. James L. Pharr resigns to lead Ocala Florida church.
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Carlton S. Prickett Sr
Burlington
First Baptist Church
N. Main Street
First Baptist
James L. Pharr
Ocala
Fla
Commerce
Mercer University
Southern Baptist Seminary
Kentucky
Virginia
Alabama
Wake Forest University
The Bible and the Earth’s Age Debate
A speaker argues that humans cannot determine Earth’s age by human standards and compares it to fictional speed of Superman. He suggests God created heavens and earth instantaneously, challenging scientific timelines and promoting a booklet titled Neither Catholic, Protestant Nor Jew by Paul E. Jorrent.
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Earth
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San Francisco
U.S. Supreme Court
Rhode Island
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Southern
Bernard M. Kelly
Providence, R.I
Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod
J. A. O. Preus
John Cardinal Krol
Philadelphia
National Council of Catholic Bishops
John Cardinal Dearden
Detroit
Alfred J. Buescher
God
David Poling, D.D
Calvary Assembly OF God
Guyer Street
Daniel R. Duncan
Church OF Jesus
Full Gospel
Oneness
Pentecostal
Mendenhall RD
W. Fairfield
High Point, N. C
Lord Jesus
Father
Wesleyan Congress
Springfield Baptist Church
Bobby Loving
Christ Jesus
MAIN
Lorena Kelly
Africa
J. D. Dennis
Baptist Children’s Homes of
N. C
Charity and Children
Christian Science Church
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Woodrow Ave
High Post Services
Church OF God
E. Green
High Point
J.J. Herron
La.m
CHRON
J.A. Grout
Clyde Parker
Ue Ay
First Wesley AN Church
Fair Havens
Baptist Mission
W. Springdale
Rev. C. S. Sechrest
Prickett
Lucille Parker
Belton, S. C
C. S. Prickett Sr
Eastern Hills Christian Church
Bible School
Montlieu Ave
Piedmont Christian Home
J. Donald Sams
By Paul E. Jorrent
Church OF Christ
Eastchester
Box
Jormes Stutts
Miniter
Hoyt L. Johnson
Lveryone
Dr. Price
WMER
Powerline
Green Street
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