Fifth Annual Minsters Convocation at USC Next Week
The Fifth Annual Ministers Convocation to be held February 3 to 5 at the USC School of Religion features Rev Arlie W Hoelscher and Dr Floyd LaFavre as members of the general committee. Dr Carl Segehammer is president. Sponsored by the Southern California Council of Protestant Churches, the event expects about 500 ministers with the theme Our Ministry in a Time of Change.
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Arlie W. Hoelscher
Woodruff Ave
Community Evangelical and Reformed Church
Floyd B. LaFavre
Burns Memorial Evangelical United Grethrén
School of Religion
University of Southern California
Carl W. Segehammer
Angelica Augustana Luthern Church
Los Angeles
Southern California Council of Protestant Churches
Walter W. van Kirk
New York City
Department of International Justice and Goodwill
National Council of Churches
Georgia Harkness
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Conrad Bergendorf
Augustana Coliene
Rock Island
Refresher Course Slated at Orange Coast College
Graduate engineers seeking state exams may join an engineering refresher course at Orange Coast College starting next Monday night. Dr Bill J Priest announced the class will meet at 7 p.m. through May 11 with Herbert G Osborn teaching, an assistant flood control engineer for Orange County.
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Costames
Department of Professional and Vocational
Orange Coast College
Bill J. Priest
Herbert G. Osborn
Flood Consol
Orange County
Church Buildings Rise on Woodruff Avenue
The Woodruff Community Church in Lakewood Park dedicates new chapel and education building with a 400 seat main auditorium. Rev. Annie W. Hoelscher leads the church since 1951, and a growing young people program under John Tinks serves ages up to 20. Regular services are at 10 95 a m with Sunday school at 9 39. Nursery care is provided during both services.
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Woodruff Community
Woodruff Ave
Lakewood Park
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Arlia W. Hoelscher
John Treka
Woodruff Community Church
Evangelical and Reformed
Robert Huenemann
California Synod
Q. C. Grueninger
Board of National Missions At
St. Louis
Woodcuff Community Church
Annie W. Hoelscher
Parkway Church
Parkway
Long Beach
Boelscher
Chhurch
John Tinks
Woman's Guild
McLub
Churchmen’s Brotherhood
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Long Booth
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
First Church OF Christ
Scientist
Elm Avenue
First Church
KFOX
Second Church OF Christ
Scientist Cadar Avenue
Seventh Street
Fifth Church OF Christ
Belmont Theater
Second St
Neos Christian Science Society
Lakewood
New American Legion Hall
Woodruh
Parkcraft Aves
Sumity
N L B Tabernacle Growth Reported From Annual Parley
The Swarth Long Beach Full Gospel Tabernacle, organized in 1944 at 5459 Long Beach Blvd, now counts 65 members with an average Sunday School attendance of 80. Annual income reached 98476 with 69 per member, debt free, plans for a Sunday School addition, and a new organ to be used this Sunday.
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Swarth
Long Beach
Full Gospel Tabernacle
George A. Jet
Iey
Long Berck Blvd
Thelma Willis
Paul Schaefer
Mattie Harris
Adult Christian Endeavor
Living Circle
Charles Wray
John Brantingham
Omo Willis
Nelson Thomas
Rev. Jeffrey
Virgil Latham
Elmer Willis
Cat] Sivetich
W. B. Chastain
J. M. Hyde
Commisnion
Mamie Harris
Mary Williams
Hanis
Widding Chapel in the Sty Suite at Villa Riviera Hotel
An advertisement notes complete wedding services at Villa Riviera Hotel with ministers and wedding planning aids. Details are fragmentary but indicate a boxed wedding package offering ceremony setup and information services for couples planning a ceremony at the venue.
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Widding
Villa Riviera
Rere Ee
Swiss Guard Captain to Show Film in Long Beach
Anton J. Gahlinger the Swiss Pontifical Guard captain will lecture at Our Lady of Refuge parish hall Long Beach Wednesday at 8 p m under Holy Name Society. He will show slides and motion pictures of Vatican City and The Eternal City and answer questions. A free will offering will be received.
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Anton J. Gahlinger
Vatican City
the Eternal City
Nisei Churchmen Plan Long Beach Meeting
The Japanese Presbyterian Churches of Southern California will hold their conference at Long Beach Japanese Presbyterian Church on March 3 4 and 5. It is the first time since 1932 the meeting comes to Long Beach with a large delegation of church workers anticipated led by Rev Nicholas M Tyaya.
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Southern California
Long Beach
Nicholas MM. Tyaya
Self Realization Choir at 430 East Deere Blvd
Community notice announces a weekly self realization event at 430 East Deere Blvd hosted by Donald Walters Bey and A. Me with Monday sessions at 8:30 PM. Friends and attendees are invited to join the gathering and discuss spiritual realization.
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Deere Blvd
Bey
Donald Walters
A. Me
Fee Tree
Rantio
KFOX
Pole Vault Star Gets Long Beach Pastorate Call
Rev. Robert E Richards Olympic and national vault champion accepted the pastorate of First Church of the Brethren in Long Beach California He will begin Easter Sunday April 4 Richards is associate professor of philosophy at La Verne College and a 1947 University of Illinois graduate He held the 1952 Olympic vault record at Helsinki with 14 ft 11.14 in and was a member of the 1948 U S Olympic team The pulpit committee announced the appointment from 3832 Magnolia Ave
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First Church of the Brethren
Magnolia Ave
Robert E
Bob) Richards
Helms Foundation
North America
First Church
Norman Jz. Baugher
Elgin
Richards
LaVerne College
LaVerne
Calif
Bob
Champaign
Ill
University of Ilinois
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Chicago
Church of the Brethren
University of Tlingis
United States
Chicago Daily News
Helsinki
Christian Scientists Hear Love Text Sunday Lesson
Christian Science churches will study the Bible Lesson on Love citing God's Love as man's source. The lesson references Luke where a blind man asks Jesus for sight and receives it, as his faith saves him and he follows, glorifying God.
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Jesus
David
God
Ground to Be Broken for Bethany Building
Groundbreaking Sunday marks theBethany Lutheran Church plan to replace its inadequate social hall with a new Clark Ave and Arbor Road church. The $80,000 128 by 43 foot structure with a 65 foot tower will seat 500, extendable to 750, and include a cathedral glass facade. Services begin Sept. 1. Rev. Norbert Mueller presiding.
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Bethany Lutheran Parish
Clark Aves
Arbor Road
Clark Ave
Norbert ©. Mueler
Clark and
Arbor
Armet & Davis
Los Angeles
Fred Olson
Bethany Church
Mueller
Noted Woman Organist to Give Concert
The Long Beach AGO presents Miss Claire Ceci in a concert at First Methodist Church at 8 15 p m on Tuesday. Ceci, a renowned woman organist, will perform on the church’s four manual Skinner organ. She began piano at age four, served as church organist at 16, taught at Oberlin Conservatory 1942 46, and operates an New York organ studio when not touring. Her late husband Bernard LaBerge was a prominent concert manager in the organ world.
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American Guild of Organists
Long Beach
Claire Coel
First Methodist Church
Coci
Bernard R. LaBerge
Europe
Mr. LaBerge
Miss Ceci
New Orleans
New York City
Oberlin’ College Conservatory of Music
College President Will Speak Here
Dr. Conrad Bergendorf, president of Augustana Lutheran College in Rock Island Illinois, will be the featured speaker at a special event at First Presbyterian Church next Wednesday evening. Bergendorf, noted Lutheran theologian, has spoken at the Fifth Annual Minister's Convocation and lectured at Harvard.
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Fist Presbyterian Church
Conrad Bergendorf
Augustana Lutheran College
Rock Island
Bergendorf
Duchelan
Harvard University
U.S. Miltary
Germany
Mission Council Plans L B Meet
Long Beach will host the annual general council of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in May 2026 at Municipal Auditorium. Rev Raymond Aikens says the world wide council expects about 2000 delegates, including pastors and missionaries from many countries, excluding Soviet Russia. Council HQ is in New York City. This may be the last west coast session with future councils planned for the central United States.
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Long Beach
Annua General Council
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Municipal Auditorium
Raymond ©. Aikens
W. Vanclief Yaggy
Glendale
Ornia
Soviet Russia
New York City
United States
Church organists invite public to concert event
With a membership of 75 church organists Gene Driskill, president, announces a community concert. A free will offering will be accepted.
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Gene Driskill
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