World Council of Churches sees rising unity trend
In year end report Secretary Dr Barnes notes growing interest in Christian unity across Protestant and Orthodox churches. He cites Vatican observers at World Council assembly and Vatican participation as key signs, with shifts in attitudes reflecting a warmer spiritual climate.
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Africa
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Vatican
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Baptist Church Plans Contab at Bellflow
The Christian Contab Conference of the First Baptist Church of Bellflower begins at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday at the church. The event, at 603 Belmont, seeks to acquaint the congregation with persons buying special needs. Meetings occur each Wednesday night in January except January 16 and on the first two Wednesdays in February.
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First Baptist Church of Bellflow
Belmont
Methodist Speaker to Describe Red Regime in China
Dr. E. Pearce Hayes, a former missionary in Communist China, will speak at the Moore Memorial Methodist Church in Long Beach at 11 am Sunday. Hayes, who arrived in 1921 and was later forced to leave, now travels as part of the Hong Kong Taiwan Conference, sharing insights from his China years and China policy observations with American Methodism.
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E. Pearce Hayes
China
Moore Memorial Methodist Church
Third St
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de. Hayes
Leity
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Church to Observe New Year's Eve
Senior Luther Rice teaguers attend Long Beach Lutheran Church New Year’s Eve service at 1 3 p.m. The event marks a church gathering to welcome the new year with prayers and fellowship.
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Luther Rice Teaguers
Long Beach
Aged Care Pioneer to Speak Here
Dr. August Hoeger, founder and general superintendent of the Evangelical Lutheran Old Samaritan Society, will speak at Bethel Lutheran Church Long Beach during 8:30 am and 11 am services. The church also holds New Year watch night services with Holy Communion at 11 pm Monday.
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Long Beach
Lutheran Church
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Graham Films to Be Shown in Local Churches This Weekend
Billy Graham films will be shown at two local churches this Sunday and Monday. Century 21 screens at the New Year's Eve Watchlight service at First Baptist Church of Lakewood starting at 10 30. Shadow of the Boomerang a full length drama stars Buffalo Jr Dick Jones and Orgia Lee at Garfield Baptist Church 23rd Street and Caspian Ave Sunday at 7 pm. CENTURY 21 uses the Seattle World's Fair as a setting and Billy Graham's message and documentary response to his closing invitation are described as a powerful sequence.
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Adventists Fund Drive Surpasses Southland Goal
The Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists reports the 8th Annual World Missions Appeal raised 230287 dollars, surpassing the 220000 target. Funds supported by local churches in Bellflower Compton Flores-Downey Long Beach Redondo Beach Norwalk Torrance Wilmington will aid needy people in 195 countries via Adventists International headquarters in Washington DC.
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Conference of Seventh-day
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de G Reynolds
Glendale
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Los Angeles
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Vectura
Washington, DC
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Bellflower
Compton
Floresce-Downey
Long Beach
Redondo Beach
Norwalk
Torrance
Wil ‘Mington
Korean Orphan Choir to Present Concert
The World Vision Orphan Choir from Korea performs hymns Christmas songs and folk tunes at 7 30 pm tonight in Long Beseh Municipal Auditorium. Dr Bob Pierce World Vision president will present. Thirty four children aged under 12 were chosen from over 17 000 in World Vision supported orphanages across 17 nations.
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World Vision, Inc
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Korea
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New Year's Eve Events At St Timothy Church
Three New Year's Eve events are planned at St. Timothy Lutheran Church including a senior high and young adults party, and worship services. Rev. Alfred Storvick will speak at the first service and at 1120 pm Gene Bradbury from California Lutheran College will speak during the Omega Alpha service.
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Woodruff Avenue
Arbor Road
Alfred O. Storvick
Gene Bradbury
California Letheran College
Thousand Oaks
Omega Alpha
New Year Expectations and Realized Life Plans
A columnist recounts Constance Foster’s New Year’s Eve project where participants wrote expected life events for the coming year. Most predictions came true, including a death, travel abroad, a job change, and health outcomes, suggesting that expectations shape reality and urging readers to hold high faith filled goals for the year ahead.
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Norsian Vincent Peale
Constance Foster
Be on TV Sermon From First Golden West Series
Rev David C Le Shana will deliver the sermon Be with God telecast Sunday on channel 11. The hour long program Great Churches Of gram features L B Church on a TV program from the First Golden West series in Long Beach.
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Long Beach
Gram
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