Trinity Plans Vacation Church School at Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church on Charles and Sill streets hosts a two week vacation church school for kindergarten through eighth grade from 9 to 11:30 a.m. daily. Registration remains open, no charge, with a free-will offering for Japan missions. Rev Paul Arnold will visit June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran, Charles and Sill Sts
Paul Arnold
Japan
Fred Kraft
Robert Loeffler
Walter Hogue
Mmes
Francis Miller
Palmer Stone
Fred Thiede
Roland Solberg
Mary Molstad
Robert Stuhr
Raymond Devine
Lyle Molstad
Arthur Ford
James Potter
Earl Matias
Noel Roland
Claude Rethlefsen
Ingvald Remen
Robert Heiden
Ernest Tande
Robert Wilhelm
Sharon Holthaus
Judy Kraft
Shirley Radde
Mmes. Pyr] Evenson
Eric Cox
Harry Comeau
Arthur Sc
St Pauls Bible School Opens at St Pauls Lutheran Church
St Pauls Bible School begins Monday for children ages four through eighth grade at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Classes run 9 to 10 30 am at the Parish House with instruction by church women and meals during recess. An offering for missions is taken at opening and June 26 is the session end. staff includes Mrs Raymond Pearson and Rev Arthur Feroe among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Arthur M. Feroe
St. Paul's Parish House
Ferce
Bible School
Mmes
Raymond Pearson
Bernard Rust
Artis Wege
Carl Helke
Gordon Grude
Joel Olstad
Elmer Koehler
Clayton Whitbeck
Harold Worchel
Leonard Middlein
Henry Oertel
Henry Jertson
Lester Heins
Elmer Thompson
Donald Aberg
Edward Tabbert
Lawrence Larson
Arthur Feroe
Ann Feroe
Dorothy Duff
First Congregational Sets Informal Service
First Congregational Church on Losey Boulevard and Main Street begins summer schedule with an informal 8:30 a.m. matins and a 9:30 a.m. worship. Sermon titled Par on Life's Course invites attendees to dress per their early hour recreations such as golf or fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Losey Blvd
Main St
First Congregational
Main
Melvin L. Frank
Board of Trustees
Our Redeemer Hosts High School Grads
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church honored graduates and their parents at a recent ceremony. Parents received pink carnations as the graduates were named: David Affeldt, Lorraine Candahl, Arlyn Dale, Bonnie Hare, Linda Hilleshiem, Tom Hofslen, Joseph Larson, Karen Lokken, Carol Lumberd, Larry Nelson, Jeanette Peterson, Sharon Price, Alberta Shay and David Toraason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
David Affeldt
Lorraine Candahl
Arlyn Dale
Bonnie Hare
Linda Hilleshiem
Tom Hofslen
Joseph Larson
Karen Lokken
Carol Lumberd
Larry Nelson
Jeanette Peterson
Sharon Price
Alberta Shay
David Toraason
Vacation School Set At Asbury
Vacation church school at Asbury Methodist Church at 19th and Redfield Streets runs two weeks starting Monday, daily 9 to 11 a.m. Open to kindergartners through current sixth graders. Kindergarten dept led by superintendent Mrs. Marvin Schirmacher with named teachers and assistants. primary dept superintendent Mrs. John McConaughey with staff. junior dept led by Mrs. John G Halverson with teachers and assistants. music by Mrs. Howard Williams and others. recreation led by Mrs. John Dissmore. substitute teachers listed. general helpers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Methodist Church
19Th
Redfield Sts
Marvin Schirmacher
God
Mines
George Knapton
LaVerne Stankey
Arthur Tomten
Walter Lubinsky
Lyall White
Lloyd Layland
Phillip Erlandson
Ann Duncanson
Sharon Stankey
Jean Duncanson
John McConaughey
Mmes
Robert Rust
Reginald McMullin
L. L. Lahner
Charles Elkins
Donald Baeder
Herman Balow
Arthur Marohl
Roy Webster
Virgil Clark
Albert Nielsen
John G. Halverson
John Lennartz
Wesley Terpstra
Tilford Lebion
Caroline Isler
Betty Walkup
Howard Williams
Robert Isler
Linda Hutchinson
John Dissmore
Vincent Cacciapaglio
David Klehm
Carl McDonald
Vicki Brandau
Barbara Fisher
Marsha DeClute
Judy Ekholm
Chicago minister joins University of Chicago faculty
The Rev. Melvin Lynn Frank of First Congregational Church is named among 30 pastors to assist the federated theological faculties in the church as classroom program. He will supervise third year seminary students and begin Sept. 13 with Louis Schweppe arriving for a one year assignment in La Crosse. Frank starts a three day orientation at the university Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Lynn Frank
First Congregational Church
University of Chicago
University
Federated Theological Faculties
Chicago
Louis Schweppe
la Crosse
Schweppe
Board of Deacons
Board of Christian Education
Mr. Frank
Following Jesus Bible School at First Church Theme
Vacation Bible School at First Church of Christ 8th and Cass Sts runs June 15 to 26 with the theme Following Jesus. Features include rhythm band flannelgraph magnajector and a missionary project. A box of items will be sent to the Boise Idaho Children's Home. Director Mrs Harold Frost. assistants Miss Louise Bateman Miss Diana Lanham and several local congregation members. Demonstration program Friday June 26 at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ
8Th
Cass Sts
Christian Children's Home
Boise
Idaho
Harold Frost
Louise Bateman
Diana Lanham
Minnesota Bible College
Minneapolis
Ronald Johnson
Alden Sagdalen
Burdett Wakeman
Ralph Atchison
Lester Rochester
Our Savior's Church To Honor HS Seniors
Our Savior's Lutheran Church will honor its high school seniors at the 9:45 a.m. Sunday worship service. Recipients listed include Susan Golba, Sharon Krause, Sharon Lukwitz, Mary Mikelson, Charles Moen, Thomas Mullen, Frank Rudrud, Larry Schultz, Linda Vaaler and Tom Wuest, with awards presented by Alan Anderson and Rev. George Ulvilden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Susan Golba
Sharon Krause
Sharon Lukwitz
Mary Mikelson
Charles Moen
Thomas Mullen
Frank Rudrud
Larry Schultz
Linda Vaaler
Tom Wuest
Alan Anderson
George Ulvilden
Our Savior’s
Salvation Army Plans Vacation Bible School Rotation
Salvation Army to run daily vacation Bible school from Monday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for two weeks under Mrs. Ernestine Pingel. Teachers include Mrs. Cleveland teens Mrs Felt juniors Mrs McGuire Rose Ann Pingel beginners Edward and Grace Parker and Mrs Parker nursery Mrs Geneva McGuire. Topic Following Jesus lessons focus on the 12 disciples with graduation at 7 p.m. Sunday June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Vacation Bible School
Ernestine Pingel
Dorothy Cleveland
Amos Felt
Rhoda McGuire
Rose Ann Pingel
Major Parker
Edward Parker
Grace Parker
Geneva McGuire
First Congregational Sets Laymen Weekend at Camp Decorah
The third annual laymen weekend of First Congregational Church will be at Camp Decorah June 27 to 28 with theme The Place of the Local Church in Local Social Action. Arnold Medberry Ross Hunt and Richard Bradford announce the program featuring Dr Hugo W Thompson and Crawford B Thayer as leaders. Activities begin 1 30 p m Saturday with registrations and end after benediction at 12 35 p m Sunday. The schedule includes devotions talks discussions tours recreation and fellowship. Dr Thompson a Yale PhD and Congregational minister and Thayer longtime church educator and James Manufacturing Co advertising manager will attend. about 55 men attended last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Camp Decorah
Arnold Medberry
Ross Hunt
Richard Bradford
Hugo W. Thompson
Macalester College
St. Paul
Crawford B. Thayer
Fort Atkinson
James Manufacturing Co
Thompson
Council For Social Action
Congregational Christian Churches
Evansville
Minn
Vermillion
S.D
University of Minnesota
University of Chicago
Yale University
YMCA
Woodmont
Yale
Thayer
Public
East German Evangelical Church Faces Survival Battle
In East Germany the Evangelical Lutheran church fights an encroaching Communist regime. Local pastors bear the brunt as state pressure and atheist propaganda erode church authority. Youth indoctrination via Jugendweihe limits church access to education and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
East Germany
Evangelical Church
Venezuela Minister To Speak Here At Moody Church
The Rev. Jose F. Liscano of Venezuela will speak at Moody Memorial Evangelical Free Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. He arrives in the United States for a year at Trinity Seminary and Bible College in Chicago under a foreign student scholarship plan. He will visit Evangelical Free Churches in the United States and Canada, sharing his country’s church development and his personal testimony. Liscano, a two time president of the Evangelical Free Church of Venezuela, is a Latin American Bible Seminary graduate and travels with his wife and two children. He speaks English well and does not need an interpreter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose F. Liscano
Guarico
Venezuela
Evangelical Free Church of Venezuela
Moody Memorial Evangelical Free Church
Liscano
United States
Trinity Seminary
Bible College
Chicago
North America
Trinity
Evangelical Free Churches
Canada
Latin American Bible Seminary
San Jose
Costa Rica
National Free Church
Ellis To Preach At Asbury Church Here
Thomas Ellis, son of Mr and Mrs George Ellis, will be guest preacher at Asbury Methodist Church Sunday at 9 15 am. He is a pre ministerial student at Hamline University and will fill in while the pastor attends the West Wisconsin Annual Conference in Madison. Summer schedule begins with a single 9 15 am service and Sunday school for nursery to third grade, through Sept 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Ellis
Asbury Methodist Church
George Ellis
Hamline University
West Wisconsin
Methodist Church
Madison
Asbury Church
First Baptist Plans Children's Day Program
First Baptist Church Sunday school prepares a Children’s Day program starting at 9 30 a m this Sunday. The service features opening worship by the junior department, primary singing, a flannel graph story by Mrs Floyd Harbold wife of the pastor, plus several musical numbers including piano solos by David Moser and Connie Patterson a clarinet solo by Kathleen Keim a flute solo by Margaret Rezek a violin solo by Laureen Hess and vocal solos by Jeff Schaller Susan McKenzie and Terry Kuehl.
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First Baptist Church
Floyd Harbold
David Moser
Connie Patterson
Kathleen Keim
Margaret Rezek
Laureen Hess
Jeff Schaller
Susan McKenzie
Terry Kuehl
Two La Crosse Cadets Commissioned by Salvation Army
Two cadets from La Crosse, Janet Endres and Edward Jarvis, will be commissioned by the Salvation Army as officers in Chicago Monday night. Their session is titled Pioneers. They will receive the rank of second lieutenant probationary and receive appointments somewhere in the 11 central states.
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la Crosse
Salvation Army
Chicago
Janet Endres
Edward Jarvis
Pioneers
Central States
Faith Baptists Set Bible School Schedule
Faith Baptist Church at West Ave and Jackson St will run a daily Bible school next week from 9 to 11 30 a.m. Monday to Friday with transportation calls to 4-1438 or 2-2629. Mrs G C Callaway is superintendent. Various teachers and departments listed. A combined Bible and Sunday school picnic is planned for Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday June 20 with transportation calls to 4-0545.
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Faith Baptist Church
West Ave
Jackson St
G. C. Callaway
George McGhee
Philip Landcraft
Gaylen Lastine
Eldon Wilson
Earl Wiehl
John Benson
Fred Miller
Bruce Olson
Thomas Widney
Norman van Loon
Rodger Davis
Lloyd Freer
Sandra Osman
Retta Kurth
Barry McConghy
Veterans Memorial Park
Vacation Bible School Planned at Church of the Nazarene
Vacation Bible school will be held at the Church of the Nazarene on West Ave and Jackson St from June 15 to 26 daily 12 45 to 3 p m for youth aged four to 15 A combined church school picnic is set for June 27 at Onalaska Park culminating program for parents on Sunday June 28 at 7 30 p m Led by lead teachers Mrs Wayne Sharpes Miss Malinda Schmidt Mrs Fred Semlar Mrs Harold Tollackson and Rev Wayne Sharpes.
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Church of the Nazarene
West Ave
Jackson St
Onalaska Park
Wayne Sharpes
Malinda Schmidt
Fred Semlar
Harold Tollackson
Good Shepherd Sets Up Summer Schedule
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church opened a summer schedule with 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. family worship services. A Kiddie Keep serves children up to six. Herman Witt, the synodical delegate, spoke on the Northwest Synod’s 69th annual meeting, attended with Rev. J. L. Mattes in May. Graduating seniors honored at the second service include Gary Allen, Denny Koula, Terry Morehouse, Ruth Olson, Carolyn Raith, and Bonnie Viner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Herman Witt
Northwest Synod
United Lutheran Church In America
Witt
J. L. Mattes
Local Churches and Catholic Parishes Listing
A readable listing of church names, locations, pastors, and weekly schedules across Adventist, Calvary, Baptist, Catholic, and Temple congregations. It includes service times for Sunday schools, worships, Bible studies, prayer meetings, and special observances at multiple downtown churches and cathedrals.
Religious listings for La Crosse area churches
A dense schedule of church services across La Crosse and surrounding towns lists Masses, worship times, Bible studies, Sunday schools, and special events. Includes St. Wenceslaus St Patrick’s St Mary’s and many others with varied weekday and weekend schedules and activities.
City Residents To Attend Church Meet
Ministers and laymen from North America and several foreign countries will converge on Denver Colorado June 22 28 for the diamond jubilee conference of the Evangelical Free Church of America. Attending from the area are the Rev. and Mrs Carroll Anderson and family and Mrs Sadie McGregor of Moody Memorial Evangelical Free Church and Mrs Talmage Dennison and the Misses Evelyn and Eleanor Dennison representing Bethany Evangelical Free Church. The 75th annual gathering will include sessions of the Ministerial Association Free Church Youth Fellowship and Women’s Missionary Society. Dr Arnold T Olson of Minneapolis will be president and host for the week at Colorado Woman's College. The EFCA includes 450 congregations and more than 30000 members. Foreign delegates include the Rev Jose Liscano of Venezuela and Rev O G Torgussen of Skien Norway. Missionaries from seven areas Congo Venezuela Japan Philippines Singapore Hong Kong and Europe will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Denver
Colo
Evangelical Free Church of America
Xehict
Carroll Anderson
Sadie McGregor
Moody Memorial Evangelical Free Church
Campbell Rd
Talmage Dennison
Evelyn and
Eleanor Dennison
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
North St
Onalaska Ave
Ministerial Assn
Free Church Youth Fellowship
Women’s Missionary Society
Arnold T. Olson
Minneapolis
EFCA
Colorado Woman’s College
Jose Liscano
Venezuela
Evangelical Free Church of Venezuela
O. G. Torgussen
Skien
Norway
Norske Misjonsforbund
The
Free Church
Congo
Japan
Philippines
Singapore
Hong Kong
Europe
Grace Lutheran To Begin Bible School
Grace Lutheran Church will run vacation Bible school from Monday until June 26 with classes 9 to 11 30 a m. Children aged 4 to 14 may attend regardless of church membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lutheran
Grace Lutheran Church
We Believe Theme For Vacation Bible School
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church plans a two week Bible school for kindergarten through sixth grade from June 15 to 26, eight to eleven fifteen each weekday. The program centers on the Apostles Creed and Lutheran belief, with Bible stories studies hymns and a unit on Lutherans around the world. The staff includes superintendent Ellwood Carr and directors Merlin Tweed Howard Hoff and Barbara Smith, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
God
Vacation Bible School
Ellwood Carr
Merlin Tweed
Howard Hoff
Walton Nustad
Robert Starch
Maurice Zank
Luther Freng
Barbara Smith
Morris Olson
Stuart Noe
William Cairns
Dan Hether
Dale Deely
Alvin Inestefjord
Donald Niemeyer
Alfred Johnson
Hare Old Johnson
Gayle Grim
Arnold Bacon
Harvey Smith
Charles Newhouse
John Nelson
Trinity To Begin Summer Schedule At Luther Church
Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Street Charles Street opens summer schedule with 8 am and 10 30 am services The 10 30 am service will be aired on WKTV A Communion service in Vik Chapel occurs every Sunday at 9 30 am Confirmations follow at 8 am with a long list of young participants The Communion service is at 7 30 pm on Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nest N. Nelson
Milo L. Brekke
Nelson
Vik Chapel
Trinity Lutheran Church
Charles and Sill Sts
WKTV
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Ake
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Adventist
Ralph D. McGann
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16Th
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Donald Skaggs
Calvary
Charles and Logan
Warren G. Zinn
Independent Baptist
Jackson and
Monroe Parker
Southside
10Th and
Adams
Leo Hill
Israel
N. Salem Rd
Loomis
Robert J. Shifflet
Jacob Toews
North American
William J. Appel
Lutheran Hospital
ST. Joseph Cathedral
6Th and
Joseph Kundinger
George Becker
James Bertrand
Blessed Sacrament
King St
Thomas E. O’shaughnessy
James Biechler
John Brey
Joseph Miller
Mother of Perpetual Help
Holy Trinity
13Th St. and
Park Ave
Msgr
V. J. Plecity
James F. Murphy
John Curtiss
ST. James
Caledonia St
Henry R. Hoerburger
Frank Sullivan
Albert W. Sonnberger
Richard A. Wisnewski
Francis A. Wayra
ST. John the Baptist
Avon St
Hugo Koehler
Thomas Langer
Holy Cross
Ferry St
Nicholas B. Beschta
Thomas Ninneman
ST. Wenceslaus
Winnebago Sts
Alfred Hebert
Mark A. Doyle
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ Scientist
King
God the Preserver of Man
Church of Christ
IRS T Church OF Christ
Cass
Burdette W. Wakeman
Roy Anderson
New York
Onalaska
Harry Johnson
Church of God
John Kurtz
Church of Open Bible
Liberty St
H. C. LeBuhn
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Christ
Kenneth E. Trueman
ST. Peter’s—Logan and Avon
Evangelical Free
Bethany
Otto L. Larsen
Carl Cornelius
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F.C.Y.F
MOODY
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Gospel Hall
Clinton St
Paul Elliot
Aplington
Iowa
Eric McCullough
Cedar Falls
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall
N. 16Th
S. 7Th
Harold N. Yanzer
5Th Ave. S
Leon A. Holm
Missouri Synod
Shorewood Dr
Wedgewood Terrace
Robert H. Bernhardt
Wisconsin Synod
Lutheran Hour
Isconsin Area
WKTY
E. Hertler
First Evangelical
Cameron
Fritz H. Miller
Grace Evangelical
Ward Ave
S. 26Th
G. F. Albrecht
Immanuel Evangelical St. Paul and Avon
Walter E. Gutzke
Mount Calvary Evangelical
16Th and
Lloyd L. Lambert
ST. Paul’s
Sand Lake Rd
John Lau
Methodist
Asbury — Lith
Redfield
Winslow Wilson
Tom Ellis
4Th Ave. N
Richard Truitt
ST. Luke’s
Lee H. Holmes
Christian Assurance
Wesley
Harold Patton
Nazarene
Jackson
R. Wayne Sharpes
James H. Bell
Cargill House
North
Avon and
Logan
Robert D. Hannon
Church OF Jesus Christ— Ywca
Edward Iverson
Reorganized
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George and Sill
Frank Fitzsimons
Lutheran
Citadel
Alvan Parker
Bethel
Loomis and
Livingston
Daniel Faust
Harold N. Stoffel
Warren Diskerud
Congregation Sons OF Abraham
Dov Schwarez
United Church of Christ
ST. Patrick’s
Joseph N. Bach
ST. Mary’s
7Th St
Cameron Ave
William L. Mooney
Francis Hilleshiem
ST. Thomas More
20Th
Weston Sts
Thomas LE. Mullen
Delbert Malin
21St Pl
Weston
Norman A. Nelson
ST. John's Reformed Church
Market
Donald Woll
Mission House
Plymouth
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Apostolic Tabernacle Liberty and Sill
Arthur Mansur
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Walter Larson
Division
Arthur M. Ferce
Galesville
Trinity—Charles and Sill
Bible
Lyle Anderson
Sharon Austin
Nancy Berry
James Bjorge
Judith Blank
Ronald Burkhardt
Bonita Choate
Terry Choate
David DuMez
Thomas Haugen
James Hauser
George Johnson
Kenneth Knutson
Margaret Lee
Kay Lunde
Richard Mahlum
Trudy Miller
Donna McKeneie
Ward McKenzie
David Moe
Joan Nelson
Gary Paul
Sharon Paul
Gregory Pederson
Wayne Phillips
Barbara Powers
Alice Prieur
Barbara Prindle
Bonnie Rohrer
Judith Smith
Ann Spooner
William Stark
Darrell Stellingwerf
William Stockers
Elizabeth Temte
Richard Thompson
Ralph Yellow Thunder
Lorraine Urbanek
Terry Viner
Judith Wenzel
Raymond Will
Judith Wittenberg
Venita Wuest
Robert Young
Market St
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