Computers reshape church work across denominations
Churches increasingly adopt computer systems to manage statistics, placements, and research. The Episcopal Church launches a centralized clergy data bank with a 360 computer to improve job matching, while other denominations like the United Methodist and Catholic groups explore shared recruitment and overseas personnel programs.
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Southern Baptists
Episcopal Church
United Methodist Church
Trans
Overseas Personnel Recruitment Office
United Methodists
United Presbyterians
Episcopalians
The
Church of the Brethren
Reformed Church In America
United Church of Christ
National Council of Churches Overseas Ministries Division
Lawrence Residents Donate For Biafran Children
Lawrence residents and Kansas University students raised nearly $600 to fund life days for Biafran children in Nigeria. Gifts were given as Christmas presents with cards naming the donor and the number of life days, coordinated by KU’s American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
Biafra-Nigeria
The
American Committee
Plymouth Congregational
First United Methodist Church
California to Tax Churches Jan. 1
California begins taxing certain church operated businesses on January 1 under a 1969 law. No clear list of taxed activities exists as officials and church leaders await guidance. Unrelated income from activities like movie houses may be taxed, while direct church functions and related services remain tax free.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Anthony C. Beilenson
Beverly Hills
National Council of Churches
U.S. Catholic Conference
U.S. Congress
Installation Set for Rev Forest Link as Associate Pastor
The First Presbyterian Church will install Rev Forest L Link as associate pastor to Rev Harold M Mallett at the 11 am service Sunday. A Presbytery of Topeka Highland commission will conduct the rite with Rev Mallett as chairman and other clergy present. The congregation voted the associateship. a coffee fellowship will follow in honor of the Link family.
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Forest L. Link
First Presbyterian Church
Harold M. Mallett
Presbytery
Topeka Highland
Mallett
Emory Cox
Leavenworth
Ledward Daub
Robert
Freitag
Lawrence
John Hughes
Link
Rev
First Presbyterian
Pratt
College of Emporia
McCormick Seminary
Chicago
Dee
David
Kathy
Black Manifesto Tops 1969 Religion News
The Black Manifesto and church responses was named the top religion story of 1969 by the Religion Editors Association. It earned 421 of 430 points with most readers placing it first.
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Boston
Religious Newswriters Association
Dorothy Newell
Association
James Pike
Episcopal
Israel
Jesus
Paul
Missionary Speakers Set for Sunflower Linwood Services
Mr and Mrs Alan Stricker, former India missionaries with 42 years of service, will speak at Sunflower and Linwood United Methodist Churches during morning services. Strickler taught science and math near Delhi, is a former Lenexa teacher, and now studies at Kansas University School of Social Work pursuing a master’s degree as they plan return to the foreign field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Stricker
India
Sunflower
Linwood United Methodist
Strickler
Delhi
Lenexa
Kansas University School of Social Work
Palme to receive honorary degree at Kenyon College
Prime Minister Olof Palme plans a May visit to Kenyon College Ohio to accept an honorary degree. Palme studied at Kenyon in 1947 48 and counts Paul Newman among his classmates.
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Stockholm
Olof Palme
Kenyon College
Ohio
Palme
Kenyon
Paul Newman
Actor
Ninth Street Baptist Plans a New Year's Eve Nightwatch
The Ninth Street Baptist Church will host a New Year’s Eve Nightwatch starting at 10 p.m. December 31 with a film from 10 to 10:30 followed by a service ending around midnight. The Rev. Junius Hambrick is pastor. The note also mentions iron ore on Baffin Island.
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Ninth Street Baptist Church
Junius Hambrick
Ninth Street
Baffin Island
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