Missionary Fete Set to Open at Central Alliance Church
Central Alliance Church at 225 Willowbrook St begins its annual Missionary Convention Sunday Sept 24 and runs eight days to Oct 1 with missionaries from Africa Cambodia Israel and the Philippines. Highlights include native costumes slides and pictures from mission fields and speakers Rev Gene Hall Rev David Harvey Miss Francis Wolff and Rev Leigh F Irish among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willowbrook St
Africa
Cambodia
Israel
Philippines
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Gene Hall
Jackson
Viet Nam
David Harvey
Guinea
Harvey
Francis Wolff
Gaius and the Early Church Unity
A historical lesson on how early Christians kept unity across distance and small numbers. It describes John the Baptist’s aged leadership, his letter to Gaius in Asia, and the clash with the influential Diotrephes who rejected traveling evangelists and threatened church discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Speer Jones
John
John the Baptist
Asia
Jesus
Gaius
Gaius and Diotrephes in the Epistles of John
The elder John praises Gaius for walking in the truth and criticizes Diotrephes for opposing evangelists. Demetrius appears in Chapter 12 as a referenced evangelist. The text notes early church practices of sending evangelists between cities and church dynamics influencing reputation and unity.
Lutherans Launch Preaching Through the Press Initiative
The Lutheran Laymen's League begins Preaching Through the Press on September 24, placing provocative ads in over 225 Sunday newspaper supplements across the United States and Canada. The $100000 project aims to expand gospel reach, supplementing radio and TV ministry of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and The Lutheran Hour which broadcasts in 40 languages to more than 30 million weekly listeners.
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Lutheran Laymen’s League
Lutheran Hour
United States
Canada
Harry G. Barr
LLL
Lutheran Church , Missouri Synod
The
Missouri Synod
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Barr
Friar Bernard Brings Joyful Gospel to Teens in Quebec
Father Bernard de Brienne a 35 year old Quebec Franciscan friar tours as a guitar strumming singer. He tops parts of Quebec with self penned religious songs sung in French and English appealing to teens. His records fund priest education and charity. He studied at Montreal University and Conservatory and formed a swing orchestra in college.
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Quebec
Montreal
Musicians Union
Order of St. Francis Minor
St. Francis of
Assisi
St. Francis
God
Father Bernard
Bernard
France
Boston
University of Montreal
Montreal Conservatory of Music
Montreal Beaux Arts School
Sherbrooke, Que
Promotion Day and Homecoming Services At Local Churches
Sunday School promotion day at Lexington Avenue Baptist Church with 10 30 a m classes and Bible gifts. Homecoming plans include Church of God at 1113 E Commerce St Oak Grove Methodist New Hope Randolph County Charity Baptist Mt Zion Freewill and First Baptist with guest minister Worth Grant and a Christian Education campaign at West Side Church of Christ.
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Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
Tom Corns
Woodrow W. Robbins
High Point
Church of God
E. Commerce St
Fred Jump
Church of God In
Erwin
Charity Baptist Church
Mt. Zion Freewill Baptist Church
Woodbine Street
Mac Crisp
West Side Church of Christ
Ward Street
W. H. Brown
D. E. Davis
Kenneth Mathews
Fred Byrd Sr
W.J. Lewis
Noted early church leaders in Asia and opposing figures
Alfred J. Buescher recalls John the Baptist overseeing Asian churches in his final years and notes influential laymen such as Galus and Diotrephes in the same town. The text cites II and III John references describing Diotrephes’ vain attitude and hostility to traveling evangelists.
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John the Baptist
Asia
John II
Galus
Diotrephes
John
Teachers Chosen For Methodist Leader School
The High Point Christian Workers School will run Sept 24 28 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with Rev Thomas Stockton and Rev Cecil Heckard leading courses in Christian Beliefs and Christian Stewardship. An extensive faculty from churches and universities is listed with various classes for nursery to junior high and adult workers.
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Tom Stockton
First Methodist Church
Reidsville
High Point
Heckard
Western North Carolina
S. M. Atkinson
Lake City
S. C
Wesley Brogan
Durham
Delbert Hill
Evansville
Ind
Richard Hanner
Winston- Salem
Rev O Neal Named Training Union Department Staff
The Rev Sam O Neal pastor of Rich Fork Baptist Church Thomasville NC will join the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Training Union Department on October 1 1961 His duties include developing associational leadership and working with associational missionaries He is a Mt Airy native licensed at Flat Rock and ordained at Calvary Shelby He previously led Pleasant Grove Rutherfordton and Ronda churches His churches have won Rural Church of the Year twice and he earned the Outstanding Mountain Minister Award He is a graduate of Gardner Webb Limestone Colleges and Southeastern Seminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam O'Neal
Rich Fork Baptist Church
Thomasville
North Carolina
Training Union Department
Baptist State Convention of North Carolina
James P. Morgan
Mt. Airy
Flat Rock
Calvary Baptist Church
Shelby
Gardner - Webb College
Pleasant Grove
Rutherfordton
Ronda
Rich Fork
Clear Creek
Pineville
O’neal
Gardner Webb
Limestone Colleges
Southeastern Seminary
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REV. L. F. Irish
Central Alliance Church
Sii
the Elder
Derbe
Ephesus
National Council of Churches of Christ
King
Demetrius
Diotrophes
Unvision of Christian Education
U.S.A
Permission Features Syndicate
Australia
U.S
World
High Point Enterprise
Friar
Ottawa
Ontario
Bernard de Brienne
Hurch
By Faye Marks
Randolph County
Worth Grant
Southern Baptist
Japan
First Baptist Church
Mr. Grant
Furman University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
Greenville
L. L. Grant
Jamestown Road
J. E. Rawlinson
Alfred J. Buescher
Methodist
Winston - Salem
Stockton
Davidson College
Duke University Divinity School
Cambridge University
England
Cecil Heckard
Central Methodist Church, Albemarle
Ur Kale
Wesley Memorial Church
Duke University
Christian Stewardship
Charity Rapiist
Fraley Road
High Point, N. C
Ollie Brim
Asheboro, N. C
Earlie Tucker
O'Neal
Jewel Bible Institute
Evangelical Teacher Training Association
Springfield Baptist Church
Baker Road
Nuckles
Smith Grove Baptist Church
Colfax, N. C
L. J. Mabe
Missionary Convention
Fierywood
Thomas Stephens Haggai
Westchester
Country Club Drive
Brotherhood
Clyde Davis
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