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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1958

Page

4

Dedication of New St. Gregory's Episcopal Church Sunday

The dedication of St Gregorys Episcopal Church at 6201 E Willow St is set for Sunday at 4 p m with the Rt Rev Francis Brieden of Los Angeles officiating and Bishop Bloy assisting. Attending will be church leaders from St Gregorys Mission and nearby parishes, plus civic leaders and clergy for a confirmation rite.

NEW Episcopal Mission St. Gregory’s Episcopal Mission Francis Eric Bloy Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles New St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church St Gregory’s Beach Raymond C. Kealer E. Willow St Wiliam T. Calessi Francis Brieden St. Gregory's Bloy Y Diocese of Michael J. Francis St. Greg Ory’s F. C Benson Belliss Luke's Church Ainsley Carlton Saints Church Hiram B. Crosey Episcopal Church Women's Auxiliary St Gregory's Mission

Church Plans $250,000 Building Fund Drive

California Heights Community Methodist Church launches a week-long fund drive to finance a proposed $250,000 new sanctuary at Orange and Bixby Avenues. The colonial style church will seat 500 and include air conditioning and soundproofing. Construction date not set. existing sanctuary becomes a chapel and classrooms. Reverend James H. Hughes pastors. Rev. Magee Wilkes leads, with laymen Walter Seidel and Arthur James assisting.

California Heights Community James H. Hughes

Lutheran Churches List With Services At Multiple Parishes

A reader notice lists several Lutheran churches with service times, Sunday School details, and pastors. Entries include Immanuel Lutheran Church, Our Saviors Lutheran, Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, St Stephens Lutheran Church, St Timothy Lutheran Church, University Lutheran Church, Bethel Lutheran Church and others with contact numbers and service schedules.

Mational Lutheran Council Immanuel Lutheran Church Carson GA Martin C. Olson OUR Saviors Lutheran ELC Virgil F. Blerke Utheran Church OF the Holy Tringy Oscar C. Mens Sur

Long Beach Pastor Resigns to Lead San Diego Church

The Rev. Dr. Elmer L. Gray resigns as pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of Long Beach to become pastor of the First Southern Baptist Church of San Diego. He has led the local church for 124 years and has held multiple regional church and community roles. A seven member pulpit committee led by Melvin Taylor will recommend a new pastor.

Elmer L. Gray I First Southern Baptist Church of Long Beach San Diego Dr. Gray Long Beach Harbor Southern Baptist Assn Los Angeles Southern Baptist City Mission Program North Long Beach Melvin Taylor

Lomita Church to Host Youth Revival Series

Lomita Baptist Church at Hillcrest and Western Aves will hold a youth revival starting Saturday March 1 at 7:30 p.m. with evangelist Péter McLeod, formerly of Scotland and a student at Grand Canyon Baptist College, leading nightly services through March 5.

Lomita Baptist Church Péter McLeod Scotland Grand Canyon Baptist College Hillcrest Western Aves Lomita

Theology Gains in Colleges Across the Nation

The shift in religious study on college campuses shows theology moving from fringe to mainstream. Leaders cite rising student interest, doubled ministerial enrollments, and more schools adding religion departments and degrees, with Yale expanding courses and other colleges following the trend.

H. &. Conrad U.S. Office of Education Yale University Cornell University

Day My Faith Grew Crises Brought Awakening

Local Catholic Protestant and Jewish leaders discuss what drew them to religious work in The Day My Faith Grew. Today's guest is Rev. R F Pynchon pastor of the First Pilgrim Holiness Church at 1720 Walnut Ave.

R. F. Pynchon Pilgrim Holiness Church Walnut Ave

Faith Awakening Under Storm at Sea to Find Ministry

The narrator recalls a lifelong faith journey sparked by three crises at sea and a later Mobile Alabama moment of spiritual awakening. After surviving a brutal storm he vowed to serve God, and two months later on a freighter deck he felt a divine call to preach and entered a life of faith.

Pacific Mobile Alabama

College Professor to Take Pulpit in Unitarian Church

Long Beach State College English and philosophy professor Dr Sam E Wiley will speak at the Unitarian Church 5450 Atherton St Long Beach on Sunday at 9 30 and 11 pm during Layman's Sunday. He will lecture on The Unitarian and the Academic Community. Rev Jack A Kent is away at a Pacific Coast Unitarian Council and a Unitarian Ministers Association conference in San Jose.

Long Beach State College Long Beach Sam E. Wiley I State College Unitarian Church Atherton St Wiley Jack A.kent San Jose Pacific Coast ‘Unitarian Council Unitarian Ministers Association Conference

Palos Verdes Ad Executive Wins Bishop's Award

Gaybert E. Little, an advertising executive from Palos Verdes, was among five lay persons honored with the Bishop's Award of Merit by the Rt. Rev. Francis Eric Eloy, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.

Gaybert E. Little Palos Verdes Jthe Francis Eric Eloy Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles

Miller to Speak at Church Meet

Larry Miller, president of the Long Beach Board of Realtors, will be guest speaker at a community forum at Alamites Ave AME Church 1129 Morgan Hall. The topic, The Housing Problem, will be discussed by Sheldon Shepard chancellor of Human Science. The public is invited.

Larry Miller Long Beach

Knights of Columbus to Observe Quarterly Communion

Msgr John Cawley Council Lakewood will observe quarterly communion and breakfast Sunday. Council members and their sons will receive communion at 8 am mass at St Cyprian's Church Clark Avenue and Arbor Road, followed by a breakfast meeting. Ray Yancey activities chairman is in charge of arrangements.

K of C Msgr John Cawley Lakewood Knights of Columbus Jwwill

Pent Family to Speak at First Foursquare Church

Eight members of the Pent family will speak and sing during a Sunday service at 10 45 am led by Tom at the First Foursquare Church located on Si and Junipero Avenue.

Pent Tom Junipero

Seamen Honored In World War II Loss List Unveiled

Britain revealed a tall of honor listing thirty three thousand British merchant seamen killed in World War II this week. The roster names fallen sailors from the merchant fleet commemorating their service and sacrifice.

London Britain

Church Fund Raising Serves Dual Purpose

New York report on Curtis Schumacher leading the Congregational Christian Churches advisory service. In ten years the unit says it helped churches raise over 10 percent of a million dollars across 236 projects, developing thousands of prospects and church school leads while stressing motive over mere fundraising.

New York Curtis AI ‘Schumacher Schumacher Congregational Christian Churches Seumacher Christ and His Church Jas Schulz Macher

Concordia Concert Is Tonight in Municipal Auditorium

The Concordia College Choir Moorhead Minn 65 member choral group performs classical and sacred works in Municipal Auditorium at 3 15 p m sponsored by Our Savior s Lutheran Church The concert is part of a West Coast tour with a European tour planned next summer Director is Paul J Christiansen tickets available at Humphreys Music Co

Concordia College Moorhead Minn Our Savior's Lutheran Church Long Beach Thair Paul J. Christiansen FL Melins Christiansen St Olaf Thair

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