Watch Night Services In Long Beach Churches
Worshipers in Long Beach and Lakewood plan watch night services to usher out 1955 and welcome 1956. Notable events include First Lutheran Church 7:30 p.m. sermon Heavenly Reminders at the Close of the Year by Franklin Hoffmann, Belmont Heights Methodist Church 11 p.m. with Rev. Kendall and Rev. Neal, and Salvation Army 5 p.m. to midnight at Locust Ave. Also screenings of The Good Book Messenger of Peace and NTR Texas with candlelight devotion at Burns Memorial Church. Teens and adults attend gatherings at St Timothy Church and University Lutheran Church with late worship at 11:30 p.m. Lakewood Village Community Church hosts candlelight service and youth party.
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Long Beach
Lakewood
Franklin Hoffmann
First Lutheran Church
Belmont Heights Methodist Church
Termino Ave
3Rd St
Richard V. Kendall
J. Wesley Neal
St. John's Community Presbyterian Church
Xnimeno Ave
Paul M. Aijian
NTR
Texas
Billy Graham
Burns Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
17Th St
Temple Ave
Joseph A. Ryan
St. Timothy Jevanelgelical Lutheran Church
Woodruff Ave
Arbor Rd
Hill Hanna
Alfred ©. Storvick
Lakewood Village Community Church
Centralia St
Sunfield Ave
W. R. Hell
North Long Beach Christian Church
E. Market St
Salvation Army Citadel
Bethany
Baptist Church
Church of God
Chris Thomas
San Francisco
Vol-1
Salvation
Officer Training College
Resolutions Offer Moral Motivation for New Year
The piece urges steadfast resolve amid New Year temptations, urging readers to not quit, keep faith, and support loved ones. It notes church gatherings at North Long Beach Christian Church and Salvation Army facilities in Long Beach, with speakers like Major Chris Thomas and Dr. Bob Pierce, detailing worship schedules and building projects.
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Willlright
Lectures and sermons fill Sunday church calendar
Jona Selover of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship will give a lecture at Helenwood Birnie associated with the Christian Anti- Communist Crusade will speak at 11 am Sunday at the First Brethren Church in Selover also notes Rev. Paul A. Collord launching a sermon series at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Tabernacle. Royal Stanton returns as First Presbyterian choir director after appendectomy. Gene Hoffman and others discuss race relations at Belmont Heights Methodist meeting. National Recognition Day observed by Methodist churches with Dr. E H Lord as guest speaker at 11 am and 7:30 pm at SOSTees Metbaaigt Church. James Baker and Carole Feil participate in service with Morrison and others. City brief mentions seek 35 acre site for Northwest Bible College near Seattle due to growth and freeway plans. Women’s Union Day program at First Christian Church and screenings of religious films My Right and My Cause and Martin Luther shown at Farwest Baptist Church.
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Irs
Helenwood Birnie
First Brethren Church
5Th St
Cherry Ave
U. S
Paul A. Collord
Christian and Missionary Alliance Tabernacle
17Th St
Lemon Ave
Royal Stanton
Hig
First Presbyterian Church
6Th St
Locust Ave
Reuben F. Pieters
Pearce Hayes
Foochow
Ima
Elm Ave
Odist
Pacific
James Baker
John Selover
Long
Morrison
Carole Feil
Washington
Upi
Lho
Pelly
R-Wasi
Northwest Bible College
California
Seattle
Jan Ty Eena
Lake Washington
Io Meee Rao
Precer
Martin! Vatson
Manu
Luther
Immanuel Evangelical Farwest Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Carson St
Palo Verde Ave
Religion in 1956 America Faces Lines of Worry
Life magazine surveys Christianity amid booming growth in membership and church expansion, while warning of dangers. The piece cites scholars including Dr. Paul Tillich and Dr. Richard Niebuhr on risks such as secular adjustment, anti intellectualism, and the loss of genuine religious revival as Christianity becomes more aligned with society.
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New York
America
Paul Tillich
Harvard Divinity School
U.S
Richard Neibuhr
Yale Divinity School
God Subject for Scientists Sermon Theme
The Lesson Sermon in Christian Science churches centers on God as the One and All. It cites Moses in Ex 20 3 and Psalms 96 2 6 to emphasize God's supremacy, holiness, and unique divinity, urging believers to reflect the divine nature in daily life.
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God
Moses
Korea relief rally to be held with Dr. Pierce and Dale Evans
Dr. Bob Pierce head of World Vision will speak at a 7 30 p m Friday rally in Municipal Auditorium to discuss postwar Korea. Actress Dale Evans and Roy Rogers have helped by adopting Korean orphans and joining the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senion
Richard Holz
Salvation Army
New York
Citadel
Don Berry
Los Angeles
Bob Pierce
Bethany Church
Clark Ave
Los Coyotes
United Nations
Billy Graham
India
Pierce
World Vision, Inc
Church Organization For Overseas Relief
Dale Evans
Municipal Auditorium
Korea
Miss Evans
Roy Rogers
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New Sanctuary
Acservice
Christian
Sionary Alliance Tabernacle
Howard Sloan
University Lutheran Church
Clars Ave
Donald G. Schnenker
Bien Hoa
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Joseph Manton
Carl L. Crain
Mr. Crain
Selover
Jona U, Selover
Christian Science Board of
Women's Services
First Christian Church
Della Davis
W. A Kuhn
Martin Luther
John J. Selover
Hare
George W. Cornell
Life Magazine
F. Eppling Reinartz
United Lutheran Church
United States
Christ
Paull Hutchinson
The
Christian Century
Nazareth
Joseph Littlet
Chicagd Lutheran Seminary
John Courtney Murray
Maryland
Woodstock College
Dangee
Democracy
U. N
Bible School
U. 5
Wilbur Nelson
Long Beach Municipal
Aud
Long Beach Assembly of God
Atlantic
Mask A. Hinman
Allen Com
Lu- North
Long Head
Nazarene
Mountain View
Shest
Sony
Mayfair
Frogresive
Spiritualist Church
Sarah Ferguson
Edip Larson
Masegs Sanvice
Larson
Dolephine ‘Griffiths
Asoc
Bellflower Church OF Religious Science
Lakewood Theatre
Carton Street
CY Stevens
Tenige
Oof Hall
Palmn & Ardmore
Bellflower
Interdenominational Revival Center
E. 25Th St
Handl Ely
Sloan
Temple OF Christian Philosophy
Oh Raymond
Lola Reddig
John Reddig
Pentecostal Colonial Tabernacle
Shake
Bam
Harms
Moll
C. Harms
Cerrhtos Ebell
John Hefferlin
Geoffrey Hodson
YWCA
Pacific Ave
Dth
Theosophical Society OF America
Bethany Chapel
Dawson St
Calif
Rev
Layzell
Vancouver, B.C
Europe
David Schoch
Pestor
Churches OF Christ
North Long Beach
Artesia H. ©. Cooper
Garfield
Long Beach Spring
Delta Ford Carpenter
Atlantic Ave
Porter Turner
Hemlock
East Long Beach
Bill Fling
Jude
Evangelist John McPherson
Artis
Guiding Light Tabernacle
20Th St
Signal Hil
Herscheld
Phillips
Loxsan-Salmon
Senninvlong Beach
Ata
Tis First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Manachusath
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Him Avenue
First Church
KFOR
Second Church OF Christ
Coder Avanua
Seventh Street
Third Church OF Christ, Scientist
East
Sumy
Fourth Church OF Christ, Scientist
East Market Street
Church OF Christ
Belmont Theastra
First Church OF Christ
SCHENT/Sig LAKEWOOD
New American Secion Hall
Comar Woodnill
Parkcrast Avenue
AL Be
Vindnastay
Locust Avenue
Apt Broadway
West Third Street
Atlantic Avenue
Woodnut Avenue
Fark Avenue
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