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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1977

Page

6

Changes Announced For Area Methodist Pastors

Abilene special report lists 68th Northwest Texas Annual Conference relocations across Lubbock Midland and surrounding towns. Names include Anton Jayton St Johns Lubbock St Lukes New Deal Sundown Tahoka Wilson Tulia Hart Muleshoe Olton Sudan Big Spring Midland El Paso and Trinity Sayder Dunn districts with numerous trans fers including pastors Louella Arduermly Jo Carr Elton Wyatt Rita Richards Newton Starnes Weldon Tucker Olin Cosby Philip Lopes David Pohl and others.

Abilene United Methodist Church Lubbock Northwest Texas Anton Oran Smith Welch Wellman James Taylor Taylor Coahoma Jayton Louella Arduermly St. John’s Umc Stamford Gene Louder Louder Sundown St. John's Jo Carr St. Luke's Elton Wyatt Orton New Deal Cecil Hardaway Stratford Hardaway James Rodgers New Home Rita Richards Russell McReynolds Mr. Walker Tahoka-Wilson Tahoka Wilson Newton Starnes Lopes Sudan Lanny Wheeler Hart Muleshoe David Hamblin Aldersgate UMC Hamblin Floyd Dunn Grover Muleshoe Olton Olin Cosby Kress-Trinity Tulsa Cosby Olton Wyatt St Luke's Umc Kerry Hurst Asbury Theological Seminary Kentucky Philip Lopes McAdoo-Aston

Jehovah's Witnesses Set District Assembly Date

The Joyful Worker District Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses June 23 26 at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center expects about 1500 attendees. Sessions run mornings and afternoons with four daily topics and Bible based talks on marriage family life and service.

District Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Soci

Church Briefs Family Night Picnic and Encounter Session

Forrest Heights United Methodist Church hosts a family night picnic Sunday at 6 p.m. in Wagner Park with games and visiting time for all ages. Fried chicken potato salad and baked beans will be served. Lubbock Christian College hosts the 977 Encounter Session Monday through next Saturday with 600 youths from five states attending. theme For It Is Written features daily Bible studies chapel services devotionals choirs and recreation.

Forrest Heights Lubbock Christian College Texas New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Louisiana Encounter

Native of Lubbock To Preach Sunday at Local Chapel

Mike Bushell a Lubbock native and seminary graduate will preach Sunday at morning and evening services of Orthodox Presbyterian Chapel located at 2601 Salem Ave Morning worship is at 9 45 am and night service at 7 pm Bushell earned a physics master’s degree from Texas Tech and studied at Covenant Seminary and Westminster Theological Seminary He plans to serve in a Lynchburg church and teach at a Christian school in Gaithersburg Md next fall

Mike Bushell Lubbock Orthodox Presbyterian Chapel Salem Ave Bushell Texas Tech University University of Texas Tech Covenant Seminary St Loui Meo Ballistic Missile Hefearch Center Aberdeen Westminster Theosogical Seminary Philadelphia Orthodox Presbyterian Church Lynchburg Gathersburg

Cajuns Noted for Mixed Heritage and Language Roots

Cajuns are descendants of Acadian refugees from Canada with mixed white Indian and Negro ancestry. They preserve French Acadian folk culture and speak a distinctive French dialect.

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South Plains Bible Chapel grows as a lay-led Lubbock church

A unique Lubbock congregation meets at 542 Quaker Ave under two elders, Ed Meschket and Damon Holmes. Since 1969 the one-story brick chapel hosts 50 to 60 weekly attendees with Sunday School at 630, morning service, communion, and midweek Bible study. The church emerged from home fellowships aided by Tech students with influence from Reese Air Force Base personnel and Dr Carl Knott who leads a Bible column in The Roundup.

Air Force South Plans Bible Chapel Lubbock New Testament Fellowship Quaker Ave Tech Ed Meschket Damon Holmes Reese Air Force Base Carl Knott South Plains

Congress seeks Defense Dept report on Jewish service members

The American Jewish Congress urged Defense Secretary Harold Brown to reveal how many Jewish personnel serve in Arab postings. A Pentagon reply claimed the records do not specify religion, but Congress says it could be determined from service records. The group pressed for action to counter religious bias in troop deployments abroad.

New York American Jewish Congress Department of Defense Pentagon Congress Arthur Hertzberg Fense Harold Brown Defense Department United States

Youth Liberation founder keeps fight for youth rights alive

Keith Hefner, founder of Youth Liberation Inc at 15, recalls radical aims like giving children the vote and alimony rights for parents. Now 22, he works solo as the movement wanes but stays committed to youth liberation and hopes future involvement may rise again. Special hammer warnings follow unrelated note on tool safety.

Ann Arror Midh Cap Keith Hefner Youth Liberation Inc Phare Children’s Libertio Hefner Hef- Rep Bhicks Vietnam Chiccen

Hong Discusses China Open at Lubbock Churches Today

Dr Silas Hong, China specialist for Underground Evangelism, speaks at Southside Baptist Church and Lubbock Seventh Day Adventist Church about Bible and literature needs for China. Born 1939, he fled mainland China in 1948 and has written a forthcoming book on how God used communism to prepare China for evangelism.

Silas Hong China Lubbock Ham Southside Baptist Church Ave Lubbocks Seventh Day Adventist Church Avenue Mainland Dr Hong Awaken China Hhis Hong Kong Hewell Company Ching

Stake Conference Opens With Elder Larsen Presiding

Elder Dean Larsen of Salt Lake City presides over the stake conference in Lubbock and Vanstille beginning today. Separate meetings with stake leadership and missionaries run through Saturday at the Lubbock Chapel. Public sessions Sunday at the Lubbock Chapel and Amarillo High will be held from 2 pm to 4 pm.

Dean Larsen Salt Lake City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Lubbock Vanstille Stake Pan Lubbock Chapel Ado D Moss Wifi Lider Larsen

Golden Age couples honored at Broadway Church banquet

Twenty couples married 49 years or more were honored at a Broadway Church of Christ banquet at the Lubbock Woman's Club. The event featured remarks by Eddie Nichol, prayers by John B White, musical entertainment, and appreciation for several volunteers who aided the program.

Broadway Church of Christ Lubbork Womens Club Auditorim Chis Eddie Nicholson John B White Jove Joe Roper Leota Matthews Ball Pauline Rogers Wade Nita Scott Medella Gowen Leo Alphabeta Dot Francs Delors Liddell Dottie Townsend Workman Manin Margaret Hobinson Wath Nooiber Sears Sted Mir George Bhar Mies Ken Bozeman Har Bovant Dettu Pas Siro A Kelmer Caddell Charlie Cather Crome Mir Smbcunningham Mer Johnny Dickey Bruce Gentry Sr FB Kyle Dee Sid Parnell Mas WH Peak Ee Pumphrey JC Ragneyv JC Sanders Bol Snodjrass QC Tredweil Vernon Turner Wael CR Walliams

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