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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1961

Page

3

Scientists Recognize New Church in Lakewood

First Church of Christ Scientist Lakewood has been formally recognized as a branch of the Mother Church in Boston. It will hold services at 440 Woodruff Ave with two Christian Science reading rooms offering hours on Thursday and Friday from 11 am to 3 pm. Sunday services are at 11 am and Wednesday testimony meetings at 8 pm with Sunday school at 11:15 am and child care during services.

First Church of Christ, Scientist Lakewood Boston Mass Woodruff Ave

Los Altos Church Names New Pastor and Associate

Rev. Donald R. Locher 32 becomes pastor and Rev. Raymond S. Werner 95 named associate at Los Altos Methodist Church Redlands during the annual conference. Locher, native of Peoria and Purdue-educated, previously led youth work and ecumenical efforts in Southern California Arizona Conference. Werner, native of Norway, previously served in Wisconsin and Minnesota churches and holds degrees from Humboldt College Garrett Biblical Institute.

Los Altos Sc-Ariz Acliver Pasadena City College Occidental Southern California Werner Mercy Oie Jude Humboldt States Garrett Jesson Biblical Institute All Christian Science Shehoychurches. Gan, Wis

Werner Family Ties Span California Pastors and honors

Scientists topic moved to Oakland in 1934 and held multiple pastorates across California after leaving the first Methodist Church in a law area. The Werners include a son and two married daughters with five grandchildren. They live in Torrance and he is a life member of the Eu rcka Kiwanis Club, formerly Rotarian. Rey and Mrs Werner were honored by the King of Norway for distinguished service during World Vitae U vray ay.

Werners Daghters Torrance Eurcka Kiwanis Club Rey Werner King of Norway

Pastor Olson to Minnesota for Meeting

Pastor Martin C. Olson of Immanuel Lutheran Church will attend the summer meeting of the personnel committee of the Board of World Missions af Augustana Lutheran Church in St. Paul Minnesota next Monday through Thursday. He is chairman of the committee.

Martin C. Olson Immanuel Lutheran Church Carson St Board of World Missions Af Augustana Lutheran Church St. Paul Minnesota

Lutherans Screen Escape Series at Grace Church

Grace Lutheran Church at W 25th St and Delta Ave will show the second in a two part full color motion picture series about the life of Christ. Showings are today at 10 a.m and Sunday at 9 15 a m and ? p m.

Egypt Christ Grace Lutheran Church W. 25Th St Delta Ave

Long Beach youths attend Cedar Walls Earthbest camp

Long Beach youths aged 12 to 16 will attend the Earthbest youth camp at Cedar Walls in San Bernardino from July 17 to July 24. Sponsored by the Long Beach Seventh-day Adventist Church, attendees include Charles C. Allen Jr, Jack N. Goad, William Mangano, David O'Way, David Stanley, and Norris W. Truman.

Long Beach Cedar Walls San Bernardino

New Book Examines Why God Allows Pain and Evil

A UPI report surveys the problem of evil and enduring questions about God’s goodness. It highlights two books, Austin Farrar’s Love Almighty and His Unlimited and C. S. Lewis’s The Problem of Pain, as serious treatments that argue suffering may serve a higher purpose. Both authors separate human and animal pain and stress free will, miracles, and the final hope of eternal life.

Doubledig Lewis God Ij Farrar

Evangelical Leader to Speak at Wrigley Heights Church

Pr Walter L Penner, director of the Southwest region of the National Association of Evangelicals, will speak Sunday at 1 pm at Wrigley Heights Baptist Church 3190 Magnolia Ave. His talk covers national and international activities and the Evangelical Welfare Agency, a new service ministry, recently licensed by the State Department of Social Welfare as an adoption agency.

Walter L. Penner National Association of Evangelicals Wrigley Heights Baptist Church Magnolia Ave Evangelical Welfare Agency EWA State Department of Social Welfare

God Uses a Man sermon at Moore Memorial Church

Rev John W Grande to deliver the sermon God Uses a Man at 11 am Sunday at Moore Memorial Methodist Church 515 F 3rd St The message centers on faith in God through suffering and the hope of ultimate glory for the children of God, with insights from Farrar and Lewis on belief beyond topical argument.

John W. Grande Moore Memorial Methodist Church F. 3Rd St Farrar Lewis God

Dr Stuart LeRoy Anderson Elected to Two New Posts

Dr Stuart LeRoy Anderson president of the Pacific School of Religion Berkeley was elected assistant moderator of the United Church of Christ in Philadelphia. He also won election as a delegate to the World Council of Churches assembly in New Delhi next November.

Stuart LeRoy Anderson First Congregational Church Stuart LeRoy Anderson Pacific School of Religion Berkeley Anderson United Church of Christ Philadelphia Wnican Congregational and Christian Evangelical and Reformed Church New Protestant Milllion Dry Work Council of Churches New Delhi India

Dr Brougher to Speak at Los Alamitos First Baptist

Dr Brougher a distinguished evangelist and former pastor of First Baptist Los Alamitos opens four Great Commission Nights at First Baptist Church. He speaks Sunday at 6 30 p.m. on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Youth Fellowship and at 7 30 p.m. on How to Win Los Alamitos for Christ. A Downey youth team speaks Monday. Mrs Robert Boxley speaks Tuesday in Women Missionary Society. Rev Dan Barrington of Berean Baptist Tong Beach leads Wednesday missionary evangelistic service.

First Baptist Church Green St Los Alamitos Uss Brougher First Baptist Brougher Jekyl Mr. Hyde Downey Robert Boxley Willl Women's Missionary Society Dan Barrington Berean Baptist Church Tong Beach

Vacation Bible School Scheduled at Cross Roads Church

Cross Roads Church at 420 Clare Ave hosts Vacation Bible School from 9 am to 11 36 am daily Monday through Friday July 31 to August 13. Children from kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to attend.

Cross Roads Church Unityea Church of Christ-Congregational Clare Ave Kindergartern

Des Moines Woman to Sing at Lakewood Church

Mrs Preston Mayse a Des Moines Iowa soloist will sing at Lakewood Community Methodist Church 5981 Des Moines Ave Sunday at 10 49 am Rev F Q Archer pastor will preach on The All Sufficient Christ.

Preston Mayse Comeliades Fron Des Jaan’ Jowa Lakewood Fe iMethenlist Church Das Mney Ave Archer

Director of Missions to Preach Here

Rev T Arnold Thompson of the American Lutheran Church will preach Sunday July 23 at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church while Pastor Virgil Therk e is away in Europe. Thompson formerly home missions director and Northridge California pastor. The church body plans 15 new missions in the district this year costing $100000 each for land building and parsonage with one starting soon at Huntington stead and another at Cypress later this year.

T. Arnold Thompson Tor Sepulveda American Missions American Lutheran Charter Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Junipero ‘Ave Virgil F. Therke Europe Thompson Evangelical Luther Church Northridge California American Lutheran Church Tniee Blunting Ton Stead Cypress

Unitarian Leaders Speak in Long Beach Meeting

Pasadenan Rev. Harmon Geth of Throop Memorial Universalist Church and trustee of the Universalist Association will address the Long Beach Unitarian Church service. Dr William Moore will chair the Adult Discussion Group at 9:45 a.m.

Harmon Geth Throop Memorial Universalist Church Pasadena Unitarian Universalist Association Long Beach Unitarian Church Atherton William Moore Will

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