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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1951
Page
4
First Church of the Brethren screens Fire Upon the Earth tonight detailing two millennia of church history. A mixed quartet performs Thine Is the Glory with Diana Davis Ruth Klimazekski Warren Cooper and Warren Davis among vocalists.
Willis Brewer and Constance Brewer will sing at Russell Martin evangelistic meetings in First Christian Church Miami Florida. Closing services set for Sept 30. Martin urges daily attendance and inviting others to seek the Christian decision. The Miami church issued a challenge to reach 1000 present on one Sunday. Bible school average attendance for June July August was 717.
John Hauser membership secretary for the Southern California District returned from St Louis where leaders of the Lutheran Laymen's League met for a two day session. The league with 60000 members includes First Grace St John's Lutheran Missouri Synod Long Beach and Bethany Lutheran Lakewood. Rev Armin Oldson spoke and will address the Lutheran Hour on Sept 30. Hauser attended broadcasts and the dedication of a new Lutheran office building.
The Lakewood Village Church hosts a two day conference for the Youth Groups of the Southern California Nevada Association of Community Churches. Officers from member churches are set to attend the event on September 29 and 30.
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church on 70th Street and Lime Avenue promotes an October evangelism drive led by Pastor Carl Q T Shere. Miss Jean Wang and 15 couples will visit families to enlist members while Roll Call Day issues loyalty pledges. Worship times shift to 8:30, 11:00, and 7:30 p.m. A forthcoming evangelism course will be taught by Rev Lyle Gangsel of Palos Verdes Church.
A Back to God Rally is planned for Tuesday at 8 p m in the Excelsior Union High School auditorium Norwalk. Rev Peter H Eldersveld a radio minister of the Christian Reformed Church will deliver the inspirational address. He is a Kalmazoo native and the son of a Christian Reformed pastor. He graduated from Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary with theology degrees and earned an M A from the University of Michigan. He did further graduate work at the University of Chicago and has served two pastorates in the denomination while starting radio work during that period. In 1946 the Synod appointed him radio minister for the church.
West minster First Presbyterian Church completes plans for the second Spiritual Life Conference led by Rev. Kenneth R. Boyd. Rev. Bruce Kurrle of St. John's Presbyterian Compton will speak throughout, with events starting Monday and ending Oct. 3, including a Youth Rally on Sept. 29 and a St. John’s Youth Choir music program.
Presbyterians at Conference hold a weekend retreat at the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian grounds. Ted Steffen chairs a cooperative committee with Marvin Rhodes on food Randolph Turner on registration George Leonhard on housing Eugene Swart on transportation Larry Plant on publicity and Rev Alan Lambert Searles on the program. Rev Searles will lead Sunday worship outdoors. Ruling Elders will hold the home service on Monday.
Rev T Eugene Coffin outlines a 9 45 a m service on Universal Good Will and Christ the Master of My Service at Alamitos Friends Church Garden Grove Preparations for the 10 50 a m Family Worship The Hour of Inspiration at 7 30 p m opens with a youth choir song service Dust or Destiny is the pastor s message and a question and answer period will follow using questions from the congregation for practical application of Christian truth for life
Garden Grove Methodist Church will observe Christian Education Week during the morning service tomorrow led by Rev Bernard C Brewster pastor Speaker Kenneth Wahrenbrook minister of education will deliver the message at the service
Strolliin Tom a.k.a Wade Jane, noted radio and opera performer, headlines the Youth for Christ rally tonight in Poly High auditorium. Also speaking are Irwin Butler and Claude Sailhammer. The pop up Bible quiz unites Bethany Baptist, CMA, First Baptist, First Nazarene, and First Assembly youth groups.
Don Reynolds, evangelist and Minnesota native now in Long Beach, launches Sunday evening lectures titled Peace or Pieces at Bible Auditorium. He urges following the divine command to search the Scriptures for peace in these times. Reynolds serves as assistant to Elder Alger Johns. music by Peter Ludders and Mrs Lorena Lowry directs the choir.
The Naples United Lutheran Church at 5916 E Second St begins its church school sessions tomorrow led by Rev. R Waldo Hansen pastor. Worship has been held for two Sundays and Sunday school will meet at 9 45 a m.
Rev Ralph Burleigh Pease named first regular vicar of the In carnation Episcopal Mission of Norwalk by Bishop F Rei Bley of Los Angeles. He assumed duties yesterday after leading St Andrew's Fullerton for three years and holding multiple prior parish roles.
Rev. Gaylord Atwell of San Francisco will lead a 14 day revival at Downey Assembly of God Church starting tomorrow. He is a musician whose organ melodies have aired on major networks. He serves on the faculty of Southern California Bible College in Costa Mesa. Mrs. Atwell is a soprano soloist. Costa Mesa groups will join the campaign. services run nightly except Mondays and Saturdays.
A dinner marked the dedication of St. John s Lutheran Day School held in the building at 67th Street and Orange Avenue. Arnold Hundt led as toast master with speakers John Barnett Ernest Rothwiseh Mrs Peter Cheeros John Bunge and Rev Vernon W Hillmer. Skits by Teen-Agers and songs by the Manes Sisters showcased the program.
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