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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1954

Page

4

Bethany Baptists Break Ground for New Church

Bethany Baptist congregation of about 200 members held a ground breaking at Hite Los Coyotes Diagonal and Clark Avenue. Rev Robert Louis Hubbard presided as guests including Mayor Lyman B Sutter and Dr Charles Webster Mayes attended. Shovel duties were shared by Mrs Bertha Herrick and Elmer Sharp. Construction will add a chapel two Sunday school departments and 14 classrooms with fall plans to relocate Bethany Day School grades five and six.

Lyman B. Sutter Bethany Baptist Church Clark Ave Los Coyotes Diagonal Robert Louis Hubbard Mayor Sutter Bertha Herrick Lloyd Arthur Knut Urke Mary Ferguson Bethany Baptist Congregation HI St Olive Ave Hite Los Coyotes Charles Webster Mayes First Brethren Church Evangelical Ministers’ Assocation Claude F. Moffitt Hoover St. Baptist Church Los Angeles Walter Pegg First Baptist Church Huntington Park Bethany Day School

First Church Folk Prepare Cantata Olivet to Calvary

The cantata Olivet to Calvary by Maunder will be presented Sunday at 5 p.m. by First Christian Church. The event features a male chorus, ladies and elders trios, soloists, and a flutist with L. D. Frey directing and Mary E. Foresm an and Janet Prey Aldridge assisting.

Beverly Beeney Olive Boone Helena Brown Bernice Campbell Beverly Schmidt Doris Wilson Phyllis Brooks Vesta Lydie al Moorhead Frank Zeller Harold Crozier Robert Harper Millard Murane Dee Kay Voss Clayton Barrie

Easter Bowl Rites Transit From Armed Services YMCA

Busses depart the Armed Services YMCA at 3 15 for Hollywood Bowl sunrise service and return by 8 30 a m A special Easter Java Club program at 9 30 a m precedes transport to downtown churches Easter evening features a ham buffet by the Girls Service Organization and Senior Volunteers a community sing and a showing of David and Bathsheba replacing the usual variety show

Armed Services Ymca Girls Service Organization David and Bathsheba

Memo From Pontius Pilate to Tiberius Caesar

A personal memo from Pilate to Caesar, noting his resignation to return to Rome with Claudia, concerns over Judaea’s hatred of him, and reflections on Jesus of Nazareth, Judas Iscariot, and early Christian belief. Pilate questions Jesus destiny as he prepares to depart, ending with news that Caesar Tiberius has died.

Pontius Pilate Tiberius Caesar Rome Claudia Ostia Jesus Judas Iscariot Temple Judas Judaea Sendals

Four Easter Special Services at Wrigley Heights Church

The Wrigley Heights Baptist Church at 3190 Magnolia Ave hosts four Easter services led by Rev Harold L Adams and Rev Roy McKeown. Services are 9 and 11 a m and 2 40 p m and 7 30 p m through Easter Sunday with a special Easter musical Sunday afternoon featuring bass soloist Bill Carle who sang for King George V and Roosevelt. Rev Norman Nelson also contributes to the program.

Wrigley Heights Baptist Church Magnolia Ave Harold L. Adams Roy McKeown Bill Carle George V Roosevelt White House Chicago Philadelphia Norman Nelson

Bay Shore Church Expands Bible School Session

Bay Shore Community Congregational Church adds an 11 am junior high church school to ease overcrowding at 9:30. Ralph B. Johnson leads education efforts with student coordinators William K. Popham and Miss Peggy Van Aalst guiding the new program. Easter Sunday marks both 9:30 and 11 o'clock classes.

Bay Shore Community Congregational Church Ralph B. Johnson William K. Popham Peggy van Aalst Long Beach State College

Unity Chapel Rites Slated for Minister

Unity Chapel in San Antonio will ordain Dr. and Mrs. Kermit E. Holven as minister at 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday services feature special Easter music, with Nella Kimmel officiating and Ruth Kennsugh Crum at the organ. A reception follows at the Holven home.

First Orthodox’ Presbyterian Church San Antonio Kermit E. Holven Olive Linden Ave Henry W. Coray Cere Unity Chapel E. Broadbot Hattie J. Gaviidhs Holven

Tenor to Sing in Motion Picture Choir Event

A sound motion picture featuring Billy Graham will be shown with songs by Beverly Shea and Redd Harper. The program highlights a tenor as a performer in the musical presentation.

Billy Graham Beverly Shea Redd Harper

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