Ecumenical World Day of Prayer Observed in Lawrence
The World Day of Prayer will be marked March 2 at Trinity Lutheran Church with 2 p m and 7 30 p m services. Father Jerry Sheeds will speak and Crusader Choir from First Presbyterian will perform with youth conducting worship in the evening. The vigil runs 8 a m to 8 p m in the prayer room.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
13Th
New Hampshire
Florine Hitzen
Kiyomi Shintani
Munroe Shintani
David Boberg
George Boberg
St. Ter
Debbie McKinney
Lewis McKinney
Keith Eitzen
Stan Eitzen
Gretchen Huyser
Earl Huyser
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Maxine Newman
Jerry Sheeds
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Crusader Choir
Gospel trio achieves pop sound with gospel LP
The Rance Allen Group, three brothers from Monroe Michigan, blend gospel with pop textures earning the No 1 album rating in Detroit and strong airplay in Chicago New York Los Angeles and Cleveland Their debut on Gospel Truth a Stax division is followed by heavy early support and a second album pending release despite urging to abandon religious lyrics. The trio Rance 24 Tom 26 Stevie 20 showcase multiple instruments including guitar piano drums organ sax and bass and credit their breakthrough to gospel label support and Detroit talent shows.
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Missionaries to Address Lecompton Congregation
Lecompton United Methodist Church hosts Rev and Mrs William F Hunter United Methodist missionaries to Sierra Leone Africa speaking at 130 pm next Wednesday. The Hunters are in the United States on a nine month furlough visiting churches.
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William F. Hunter
United Methodist
Sierra Leone
Africa
Lecompton United Methodist Church
United States
Visiting Pastor To Hold Revival at Lawrence Heights Church
Visiting pastor Rev Don Evans of Ozark Bible College in Joplin will lead a revival at Lawrence Heights Christian Church March 2 through 4 with 7 30 p m services. The Brethren Ozark Bible College quartet will sing and youths will be reached. the Hunters, veteran Christian educators, host a reception after the program with Mrs Elda Flowers and Mrs John Wyatt in charge.
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Westchester Rd
Don Evans
Ozark Bible College
Joplin
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Baker University
The
Brethren
Lawrence
Elda Flowers
John Wyatt
Exposé on U S Catholic Finances Faces Hitched Costs
Writer Nino Lo Bello says his Vatican finances book led him to study American church wealth, traveling 40 000 miles across 250 cities in all 50 states. He reports the U S Catholic Church is financially strained and hurting.
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Vatican
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U.S
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Austria
United States
Brotherhood Potluck Dinner at Bethany Park Church
Bethany Park Christian Church at 1629 W 19th will host a Brotherhood Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday to close the Week of Compassion. Disciples of Christ tithe funds aid blighted areas, with music by Dennis Dittemore, a KU music graduate student, and a film shown titled Between the Dark and the Daylight. Families should bring covered dishes and their offerings.
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W. 19Th
Compassion
Disciples of Christ
Max. A. Johnson
Dennis Dittemore
Kansas University
Mormons Donate Books to Library
Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints donated Mormon belief books to the Lawrence Public Library. Becky Yaple, publicity chairman, said the church will provide copies to any library that requests them. Titles include The Book of Mormon A Marvelous Work and a Wonder and Essentials in Church History.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Lawrence Public Library
Becky Yaple
America
Joseph Smith
LeGrand Richards
Joseph Fielding Smith
Church Celebrates 20th Anniversary
EUDORA The First Southern Baptist Church marks its 20th anniversary with a basket dinner and a homecoming for its first pastor The Rev Wilbur Noble now pastor of Trinity Baptist Church Topeka will return to give the Sunday morning sermon A congregation dinner follows the service everyone is invited to bring basket lunches to attend
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Eudora
First Southern Baptist Church
Wilbur Noble
Trinity Baptist Church
Topeka
The Bible teaching on conversion in Acts and Romans
This piece outlines gospel steps to become Christian: hear the word, faith, repentance, confession, and baptism. It cites Luke in Acts as a record of 3000 souls saved and cites Romans 10 17 and 11 6 and Acts 2 38 to support faith and baptism for forgiveness of sins.
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Luke
Jesus
Vatican U S A author peels back Church wealth image
In an interview with Lo Bello, author of The Vatican Empire and Vatican U S A, discusses his surprising findings on American Church finances. He cites parish and diocese bankruptcies, real estate value masking weak income, and dependence on Sunday collections to stay afloat.
Church Briefs Highlight Week's Local church events
The Unitarian Fellowship on Rt 5 hosts a 10 am Sunday fellowship program with Clifford Ketzel presenting photos from 1960-61. The First Presbyterian Church on 2415 W 23rd concludes a sermon series The Gifts of the Holy Spirit with Speaking in Tongues led by Rev. Harold Mallett. Ronald Schmidt of Topeka State Hospital speaks on special education at St Pauls United Church of Christ in Eudora at 12 pm Thursday. Beehive Girls from the Latter Day Saints attend Stake Standard Night in Kansas City at 7:30 pm Wednesday. Full Gospel Church of God in Christ in Ark holds an 8 pm revival led by Rev. E E Webber. First Baptist Church at Eighth and Kentucky hosts a covered dish supper at 6 pm Sunday with 22 Has Kell Indian Junior College choral members performing in native costumes under Jacob Bohanon.
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Unitarian . Fellowship
Rt. 5
Clifford Ketzel
First Presbyterian Church
W. 23Rd
Harold Mallett
Topeka State Hospital
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
Eudora
First Baptist Church
Eighth
Kentucky
Haskell Indian Junior College
Jacob Bohanon
Film to Show Deaf Ministry in Kansas Sunday
The Sound of Silence presents deaf ministry at Centenary United Methodist Church in Kansas at 6 30 p m Sunday. The Rev William DeLaughder says deaf people therapists and others are invited as well as the public. Pastor Perrigo will show the film and discuss the ministry to the deaf. A 5 30 p m potluck supper is open to all. The theme is The Splendor of Silence and a Sunday School class for deaf persons has met weekly since February 4. Perrigo has been interpreting sermons during worship.
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Centenary United Methodist Church
Fourth
Elm
William DeLaughder
Joe Perrigo
Ministry To the
DeLaughter
Mr. DeLaughder
Perrigo
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