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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1956
Page
4
The Rev. Jack A. Kent of the Unitarian Church at 850 Lime Ave will deliver an 11 am sermon titled Are Unitarian Ministers Cracking Up. He will discuss ministerial stress, mental health, and the role of laymen, prompted by a Life Magazine piece and focusing on workloads in a normal church year.
The Lakewood Los Altos Ministerial Association announced its new leadership Friday led by Rev Norbert A Moke of Lakewood Presbyterian Church as president. He replaces Rev William Cole of University Baptist Church with Rev Marvin Johnson of the Lalsawood Community Methodist Church as vice president and Rev Robert L Harrell of Palo Verde Avenue Christian Church as secretary treasurer. The next breakfast meeting is set for Oct at the Palo Verde Avenue Christian Church.
Sunday marks the start of revival and evangelistic efforts across Medford with evangelist Jones Keister leading the First Christian Church meeting, a three week program highlighting an October 7 milestone expected to recruit 1738 members. additional services span Immanuel Lutheran Palo Verde Avenue Christian Church Westside Nazarene Second Presbyterian and more, featuring speakers from Fuller Seminary and international missions with diverse activities and awards across congregations.
About 85 members from First Grace Bethany St. Pauls and St. Johns Lutheran Churches of Long Beach will attend the Lutheran Hour Rally at the Hollywood Bowl Sunday at 3 p.m. Bus arrangements are led by Karl Maas. Four choir members John Hauser Gus Schibbe Fred Zweifel and Maas join in the chorus. Dr Oswald Hoffman of New York City will speak on the opening radio broadcast titled Ambassadors for Christ.
Dr. Kenneth Carlson, minister of First Methodist Church of Santa Monica, to be featured speaker at the Leadership Training School's second session. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Community Methodist Church, sponsored by the Long Beach Council of Churches. Mrs. Palmer Williams, dean, notes openings remain in most courses. Courses cover the Christian home, church through the centuries, guiding children, the New Testament, enlisting and training teachers.
The guest Rev. Charles N. Doehring of St. Pauls Lutheran Church explains how his early interests in engineering and hands on work led him to seek meaning in life through Christ. He recounts a conversion to gospel ministry and his view that Christ provides purpose, peace, and hope beyond worldly success.
Miss Elsie Farris a Long Beach attorney will address the 11 am service on The Church in South east Asia at First Presbyterian Church. The PROSPECT DAY event opens a six week push to expand the Sunday School at Carson Avenue Brethren Church.
Miss Genevieve Kozinski will be installed as director of Christian Education at Calvary Presbyterian Church Long Beach at 7 40 p m Sunday. She holds a degree from Trenton State Teachers College and a master of religious education from Princeton Theological Seminary. Previous posts include education director at First Presbyterian Hudson Falls and First Presbyterian Haddonfield New Jersey. She will oversee Sunday School teacher training and youth activities with plans to expand downtown Long Beach youth programs. The installation features Dr Francis L Bennetts and Dr Joseph Bachman among others, with Mozart and Gounod pieces performed. A reception for Kozinski and staff follows, hosted by Tri Lambda Circle.
Adventists from First Seventh-day Church expect about 700 to be raised today for mission projects in Mexico Cuba and the Caribbean. Pastor Arthur J. Escobar says funds support a Port of Spain Trinidad hospital a Antillian Junior College library in Cuba and Navajo School dormitories in Mexico. October sermons focus on the Churches of Revelation with services Saturdays at 1:55 am and Sabbath School at 9:30 am.
Bethany Lutheran Church to induct teachers and officers of the Sunday School into office during 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services Sunday. Rally Day to be observed on October 7 with Robert Knight, Sunday School superintendent, addressing all classes. Other officers include Fred Mikeleft, George Mounts, Mrs. Fred Niederhaus, Ruth Moelier, Roma Ernst, and Rev. N. C. Mueller.
More than 6 000 students are expected to enroll in Weekday Religious Education classes starting Monday at 42 Long Beach public elementary schools. Ex Southern Baptist leaders will convene the first annual Long Beach Council of Churches with Dr Charles L McClain as moderator. Principal speakers include Floyd Looney and Dr S G Posey. Virgil Fisher and W A Thompson will report on missions and a Southern Baptist Foundation. Officers to be elected include moderator vice moderator clerk and treasurer.
Farwest Baptist launches an evangelistic campaign led by Roy MecKeown of Youth for Christ. The event, at Farwest Baptist Church in Long Beach, runs nightly through Oct. 7 with Ted Roe as guest speaker and Gloria Roe assisting. Strong focus on youth choirs from First Foursquare Church.
The National Lutheran Council reports Lutheran Refugee Service has surpassed two thirds of its goal to resettle 15,000 refugees in the United States under the Refugee Relief Act. The milestone highlights progress in the nationwide effort led by church agencies.
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