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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1974
Page
4
A dense listing of ASSEMBLIES OF GOD BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN DISciples of Christ and more churches with addresses pastors service times Sunday schools and worship hours across Mexico and surrounding areas including First Baptist Friendship Baptist and St. Brendan among others. It notes multiple parishes with their weekly schedules and special services.
A twenty mile March For Missions will be staged on Saturday June 1 by the youth and participating members of the First United Pentecostal Church Monroe and Abat streets. The march supports the Sheaves For Christ fund raising drive with sponsors paying per mile. The route includes checkpoints to verify mileage and is open to older members as well as youth. Funds go toward foreign missionaries church extension in the US and Canada and youth evangelism projects. The event ends with a June 8 picnic and a family day service with prizes and awards.
Pentecost observance falls Sunday marking the Holy Spirit descent at Pentecost the birth of the church. The term Whitsunday once common for white baptismal garments has faded in Lutheran and Episcopal use after Jesus ascended on May 23 when Matthias replaced Judas. Go To Church Somewhere Sunday
At the Missouri Methodist Conference in Fayette the Mexico United Methodist Church is represented by Rev. J C Montgomery lay member Mrs G Andy Runge and Miss Barbara Hoover district youth council member She will be installed as a member of the Conference Youth Council Saturday.
The Collection Box Mexico United Methodist Church hosts an all church basket dinner after morning worship on June 9 at Lawrence Shelter in Plunkett Park. Hopewell Baptist Thompson lists nine teen services starting Sunday with Rev Weldon Forman speaking each week plus music. First Christian Centralia holds infant presentation and parent dedication at 10 35 a m with annual officer elections for Mexico church during worship. Summer hours start with Sunday School 9 and Worship 10 15 a m. New members include James D Clibourn, Susan Jane Cooper, and Jesse R Womack. Lockewood Park Baptist welcomes B Doss from India and family at 10 30 a m with India slides at 7 30 p m.
The First United Methodist and Presbyterian Church in Montgomery City will host Vacation Church School from June 4 to 14, daily 9 to 11 30 a.m. for ages three through sixth grade. Transportation numbers are 564-2360 and 564-2134. Superintendent Mrs. Melvin Block invites interested children. On Father’s Day, June 16, VCS children will participate in the 10 15 a.m. morning worship service.
A long church directory for Auxvasse and surrounding towns lists many congregations with pastors, service times, and Sunday school hours. Included are Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, Catholic and other denominations across Auxvasse Benton City Farber Laddonia Montgomery City New Florence Paris Perry and nearby areas with varied worship times and Bible schools.
Directory of church services across Mexico and nearby towns including Perry Santa Fe Vandalia Wellsville Sturgeon St John and Mt Oliver. Entries list church names pastors service times and Sunday schools with variations by denomination and location.
Rev. Larry D. Meeks, field representative of Evangel College alumni, will speak at the morning service of Full Gospel Assembly of God Church at 310 N Wade St. The event kicks off Old Fashion Sunday with men in overalls and women in long dresses and bonnets, followed by a church picnic at Plunkett Park. A 7 p.m. evangelistic service features a gospel quartet from the Missouri Training Center for Young Men in Moberly.
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