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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1956
Page
4
Vaughn Shoemaker, daily editorial cartoonist for the Press Telegram, will be guest speaker Sunday at Elm Ave Gospel Chapel, 2275 Elm Ave. He will deliver sermons-with-car-arts and share his perspective through faith and art.
The Long Beach Council of Churches will stage the first public display of a trailer chapel built for weekday Christian education. At 6 30 p m Thursday the Third Annual Banquet at First Baptist Church will also install new council officers with Dr Reuben F Pieters of First Presbyterian officiating. Approximately 500 attendees expected as speakers include Dr Cleveland Kleihauer and Rev Robert C Walker. The movable chapel, funded by an anonymous donor, seats 35 and will serve Long Beach and Lakewood students.
The lesson sermon in Christian Science churches centers on Luke's account of Jesus healing a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. Jesus challenges the scribes and Pharisees asking if it is lawful to do good or evil, to save life or destroy it, then invites the man to stretch forth his hand and heals it whole.
The Rev Don Phillips director of Youth for Christ in Brazil will headline a 7 p.m. Sunday program at Fellowship Baptist Church 17040 Dovey Ave The session features a presentation of the movie Amazon Deadline depicting missionary work in the jungle.
Break ground Sunday for a 375000 educational building at Los Altos United Congregational Church 5350 Atherton St. Reverend Murray T McNeil will turn the first spadeful after the 9:30 a.m. service. church members invited to bring shovels. The 6000 square foot addition by Mech Construction Co. of Los Angeles will include an assembly hall stage kitchen and two classrooms. Lloyd S Whatey donor of the land will attend. church founded in 1949.
The North Long Beach Methodist Church observes its 33rd anniversary with a five day mission theme The March of Faith The Rev Dr Stanley S McKee guest speaker hosted by Rev Roy Mason Services include multiple talks Sunday through Thursday with music from local church choirs A candle lighting ceremony a large birthday cake and greetings from former ministers and early members accompany the events Dr McKee began ministry in 1929 in Arizona led Belmont Heights Church in 1939 and later served River side and San Diego before his San Diego post in 1948
Community notice announces an open house at the Lakewood science center reading room located at 4162 Woodruff Ave. The event runs Sunday from 2 to 4 30 pm and 7 to 9 30 pm. The First Church of Christ Scientist of Lakewood maintains the room while services are held at the American Legion Hall.
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