Shady Grove Plans Laymen's Sunday Service
Shady Grove Methodist Church will observe Laymen's Sunday at 11 a m tomorrow. Arnold J. Koonce, former High Point mayor and longtime Methodist layman, will speak. A F Brucke Sr. leads the service, with Pete Kennedy chairing the Official Board and G Bruce Nelson as pastor. The Men's Chorus, directed by Jack Mowery, will participate.
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Shady Grove
Methodist Protestant Church
Methodist Church
Jack Mowery
Pete Kennedy
G. Bruce Nelson
Church language called out in modern times
Princeton, N J Reverend Carlyle Marney, a Cuartaite pastor, says many Protestant churches today use a language that sounds like yours at times. The AP report notes his critique of contemporary church speech.
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Princeton, N.J
Carlyle Marney
N. C
Church Notebook Shows Correlated Program At First Baptist
Fay e Marks reports about a church program at First Baptist with about 200 attendees at each of two meetings this month. The schedule runs Wednesday meetings for Sunday School Training Union and Woman's Missionary Union, plus church music. Upcoming events include Junior Choir and Sunbeam groups at 5 pm and concurrent officer and teacher meetings at 6:30 pm with Royal Ambassadors and Girl Ambassadors groups also meeting.
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First Baptist Church
Training Union
Woman's Missionary Union
Church Officers and Homecoming Events Promote Unity
The piece discusses church leadership ideals from I Timothy 3, noting character scrutiny for bishops and deacons. It then outlines programs at First Baptist High Point and upcoming Quaker and Jewel Baptist events including a Homecoming with Dr. Douglas V. Steere, sacred music, and revival services led by Rev. Charles M. McDowell.
Rich Fork Baptists Set Budget Plan and Campaign
Rich Fork Baptist Church in Thomasville outlines a 29 day stewardship campaign starting with budget adoption. The proposed budget rises 50 percent, allocating 16120 for building, 9000 for World Missions, and 19820 for salaries and local operations.
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Thomasville
Rich Fork Ao
Moselle Woodlief
Hoyleate
John Clodfelter
Virginia Fritts
A. T. Peace
Austin Yates
Johnny Buckner
Tommy Marlowe
Rebecca Pentecost
James Beck
Jimmy Edig Zelma Snow
Cora Are
Cora
God
Pauls vision of church leadership and virtue in early Christianity
The text discusses 1 Timothy guidance on elders and bishops, noting they deserve double honor when focused on preaching and teaching. It outlines qualifications, such as aptness to teach, and warns against vices like brawling and heavy drinking, contextualized by early church practices and hospitality.
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Timothy
Paul
Church of England bishops abandon gaiters for street dress
The Church of England shifts from traditional knee breeches and gaiters to plain black suits and white collars. Leaders like Ronald Goodchild protest the archaic outfit while John Key and Mervyn Stockwood offer mixed views on the change and its impact on worship.
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Church of England
Godfrey Anderson
London
England
Gaiters
Ronald Goodchild
Kensington
Galters
Buckingham Palace
Truro
John Key
Mervyn Stockwood
Southwark
Bishop Hunt To Visit Next Week In Carolina
Bishop Earl G. Hunt Jr. of Charlotte will preside over the Carolina church at noon next week following his election at the Lake Junaluska conference. He succeeds Bishop Nolan B. Harmon as leader of the denomination.
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Bishop Hunt
Earl G. Hunt Jr
Charlotte
Carolina
Figen Hunt
Hunt
Lake Junaluska
Nolan B. Harmon
Churches halt support for Columbia Methodist offices
Information from The South Carolina Advocate notes at least 87 of South Carolina's 795 Methodist churches have an office from EE A It announced it would.
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Columbia, S.C
South Carolina
South
Lina Advocate
Laymen's Day Speaker Named For Northwood Service
Bob L Parrish will speak at the Laymen's Day service Sunday at Northwood Methodist Church He is a Pilot Life relative with a wife and two children and resides on Birchwood Drive He is a High Point College graduate with a Chartered Life Underwriter designation and active in church and community roles including director and secretary of the House of Prayer He has served as president of the Western North Carolina Conference Young Adult Fellowship and as a Sunday school teacher for 11 years He has held local offices and contributed to district stewardship and camps
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High Point
High Point Ed
Douglas V. Steere
Haverford College
Pendle Hill
Quaker & Aduate Center
Phila Iphia
Friends World Committee
Wilbur Currie
Dorothy Wells
Howard Coble
Quaker Lane
Bob L. Parrish
Northwood Methodist Church
Parrish
Pilot Life
Birchwood Drive
High Point College
Chartered
Life Uniwiter
American College of Life Underwriters
Methodist Church
Western North Carolina Conference
Two Churches Plan Joint Revival
Two Baptist churches invite the community to a joint revival series beginning at 7:00 in the tall times area. Rev. Robert M. Warner and Rev. C. R. Ritch will lead evening services with a children's service at 7 pm preceding the main event.
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Highead
Robert M. Warner
C. R. Ritch
Silent religion left out in obituaries and bios
Americans view faith as central, yet biographies and newspaper obituaries often omit religion. Experts describe a conspiracy of silence surrounding religious details in life accounts and memorials.
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New York
Methodists Plan Tour of Conference Institutions
About two dozen clergymen of the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference will tour four institutions and attend presentations during a three day Orientation Tour beginning October 20. The itinerary includes visits to the Children’s Home at Winston-Salem, the Methodist Home for the Aging and Wesley Center, the North Carolina Christian Advocate in Greensboro, Camp Tekoa near Hendersonville, Hugh Chatham Hospital, Brevard College, and the Charlotte Methodist Home with stops in Elkin and Charlotte.
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Statesville
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Jon-Salem
Methodist Home For
Wesley N Center
Gina
Chatham
Osp
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Greensboro
Camp Tekoa
Hendersonvile
Methodist
Elkin
Hugh Chatham Hospital
Charlotte
Methodists
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Summerville ‘Baptist Church
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Rich Fork Baptists
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