Baptists Issue New Yearbook for 1964 at Rich Fork
The Rich Fork Baptist Church distributes its 1964 yearbook during Sunday services. It lists 378 members, officers, and committees, outlines the church’s policies, and notes cooperation with the Liberty Baptist Association, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and the Southern Baptist Convention. It also covers membership status rules and a history of pastors dating to 1834.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Missionary Baptist Church
Liberty Baptist Association
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
Southern Baptist Convention
North Carolina Baptists to Hold February Evangelism Conference
More than 2,000 Baptist pastors laymen and laywomen will gather in Greensboro February 11 to attend the 1963 North Carolina Baptist Conference on Evangelism at First Baptist Church. Featured speakers include Earl L. Harrison C. E. Autrey Kenneth L. Chafin Luther Copeland and W A Criswell among others with sessions through February 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Russia
C. E. Autrey
Division of Evangelism
The
Home Mission Board
Dallas
Texas
Kenneth L. Chafin
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Luther Copeland
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest
W. A. Criswed
First Baptist Church
Jesus Encounters Early Hostility in Capernium Story
The lesson notes Christ faced initial opposition even among self styled religious leaders in Capernium AD 28. It recalls Matthew the tax collector’s conversion and feast with publicans showing Jesus welcomes sinners. The passages discuss fasting questions and conflict with priestly authority.
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Christ
Capernium
Sea of Galilee
Anes
Ezre
Mark
Matthew
Hero Levi
Healing on the Sabbath by Christ and the withered man
A devotional discussion recounts Jesus healing a palsied man carried by four friends to crowd around Him in Simon Peter's house. It contrasts Sabbath rules with compassion, urging acts of healing for the whole person as valued by God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Simon Peter
Christ
Division of Christian Education
U.S.A
Features Syndicate
Galilee
Matthew
Ales
Missionary to Address Methodists
Miss Josephine Abrams a missionary to South America sponsored by the First Methodist Church will speak at the 11 o'clock worship service. She teaches at Union Theological Seminary Buenos Aires and staffs Pampa Breezes. A South Carolina native, she studied at Newberry College YWCA Graduate School Nashville and Hartford Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Abrams
South America
First Methodist Church
First
Miss Abrams
Union Theological Seminary
Buenos Aires
Argenttina
Pampa Breezes
Methodist
Argentina
Uruguay
South Carolina
Newberry College
Newberry
D. C
Ywca Graduate School
Nashville
Christian Oneness Sought By Churches
George W Cornell describes a Week of Prayer for Christian unity led by Abbe Paul Couturier’s heirs and parallel Catholic Protestant Orthodox efforts. Litanies and prayers shared in prayers and services, with World Council of Churches materials distributed to widen ecumenical reach worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Abbe Couturier
Christ
Rue du Platin
Church of Rome
Lyon
France
Abbe Paul
God of
Faith and Order Commission
The
World Council
Epee
World Council of Churches
Columbus
Ohio
Catholic Christian Unity Associa
Episcopal and Pentecostal Leaders Hold Talks in Quest for Closer Ties
In private meetings the Episcopal Church and the Assemblies of God discussed Christian life and faith, marking a rare ecumenical exchange between a mainline denomination and a large Pentecostal group. Sessions led by Rev. Thomas F. Zimmerman and held at Springfield and Kansas City aimed at mutual understanding, not doctrinal agreements. Nepal’s mountain peoples practice Buddhism while valley dwellers embrace Hinduism, yet live peacefully together sharing temples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Fee
Arthur
de- Lichtenberger
Episcopal Church
Pentecostals
Pentecos‘tals
America
Assemblies’ Committee
Thomas F. Zimmerman
Springfield
National Council of Churches
Assemblies of God
Episcopalians
Assemblies
Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Kansas City
Nepal
Youth Week Observance Planned at First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church schedules Youth Week starting with a Saturday dinner for Senior Highs at 6 p.m. Grace Yen-sieng of High Point College and Alexis Hautefeuille of France will speak and introduce the theme Our Unity in Christ. Senior High Fellowship leads midweek service and Sunday worship on Youth Sunday January 27 with a breakfast at 8 45 a.m. and a film The Household of Faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First’ Presbyterian Church
Hall
Grace and
Lu .Yen-sieng
High Point College
Alexis Hautefeuille
Sudent
France
Senior High Fellowship
Jane Smith
Westminster Fellowship
Bill Teague
Hunt Dalton
Pioneer Fellowship
Household of Faith
Johnny Womack
Betsy Creech
Methodists to overhaul Sunday School curriculum nationwide
The Methodist Church plans a sweeping 1964 reform for Sunday Schools, discarding current materials for a new program aligned with modern child intelligence. Editor Dr Edward Peterson says theology will be taught by guiding children to discover personal answers, focusing on faith hope and love while addressing life’s big questions. The 3.5 million Methodist children will begin using the new materials in September 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorman Cordell
Atlantic City
N. J
Methodist Church
United States
Southern Baptists
Methodists
Edward C. Peterson
Church
Peterson
Methodist Conference Boards of Education
Methodist
Elected leader named for High Point district deacons board
Claude Best has been elected dean of the High Point District and chairman of the deacons board of the Methodist Church. Emerywood Baptist will provide the morning worship speaker at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church at 11. Other officers include Hershell Seagle as vice chairman Jim Lester as secretary and T L Lingerfelt as treasurer. Rev Thomas Haggai is Emerywood’s pastor. Dr Ralph Taylor is superint...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Best
High Point
Methodist Church
Emerywood Baptist Church
Wesley Memorial ‘Methodist Church
Hershell Seagle
Jim Lester
T. L.lingerfelt
Thomas Haggai
Emerywood Bapist Church
Sophia
Robert J. Brown
First Baptist Church
Mr. Brown
Geneva
University Body Adopts Five Point Plan in North Carolina
A special committee of the Consolidated University of North Carolina approved a five point program including a possible Charlotte expansion and a name change for North Carolina State College. Details will be presented to the board of trustees in Raleigh next Friday. The plan also allows NC State to award liberal arts degrees and permits male students to enter Woman’s College at Greensboro at the undergraduate level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
N.c
Charlotte
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky’ Mount
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Pearsall
North Carolina State
Woman’s College At
Greensboro
Commission On Education
Tthe High School
Church to Hear Charlie Kivett at Vickery Methodist
Greensboro preacher Charlie Kivett will speak at the Li a.m. worship service Sunday at Vickery Methodist Church on Rt. 7 High Point. A hymn singing service follows at 7 30 p.m. with The Four Friends among visiting singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Kivett
Greensboro
Vickery Methodist Church
High Point
Four Friends
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Herman Thley
James Morgan
W. R. Grigg
Joseph O. Stroud
Division of Evanelism
Julian Hopkins
N. Speer Jones
God
Acribes
Council of Churches of Christ
King
Church of God
By Alfred J. Dues
Supernaun
Jaye Marks
Wesley Memorial Methodist
Ralph Taylor
Oo Cioce
Main. Street
N. Main Street Baptist Church
Richard Brewer
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Kannapolis
Brewer
Neil Armstrong
Providence Wesleyan
L. W. Milstead
Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church
Fairfield Road
Rushwood Park Trio
Ashesboro
John H. Long
High Point Enterprise
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Country Club Drive
Haggai
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