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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1978
Page
2
The Rev Albert Schetter reflects on belief and mortality using a tale of a king and a court jester. He argues that denying or delaying faith in God shows inaction in living out beliefs and calls readers to practice their faith despite fear of death.
The Journal sets Thursday noon as the deadline for submitting items for the Saturday church news and the Sunday Services column. This cutoff applies only to material intended for those specific articles.
The First Church of the Nazarene at 215 S Sutphin St will host two special morning events this week with the Southernaires Quartet at 9:30 and 10:40 a.m. A youth crusade led by Rev. Sam Sparks, pastor of the Lakeland, Florida church, runs Tuesday through Sunday with daily 7 p.m. services and Sunday 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m. sessions.
The Rev. C Irvin Dawson of the Home Mission Board will speak at the Miami Valley Baptist Association Pastors Conference at Calvary Baptist Church in Middletown. The program promotes the Cooperative Program and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Rev Dawson formerly directed Language Missions for the Arizona Convention and holds degrees from the University of Richmond and Southern Baptist Seminary. Dr Gillis invites each pastor or representative from 17 area churches to attend, with refreshments served.
Larrie T. Schlapman, former associate pastor at Middletown Baptist Temple, becomes associate pastor and director of educational ministries at the First ern Church of Dupont. He helped run a child-care center, which closed after his departure, as the Dupont church plans a complete K–12 Christian school and an expanded campus. He will finish BA in Bible education and BS in business administration from Temple Baptist College in June.
Local churches announce Lenten events including Faith United Methodist prayer vigil Ash Wednesday 9 30 am to 6 30 pm with private devotions. Christ United Methodist Communion service 7 30 pm with Chancel Choir. First United Presbyterian Lenten luncheons 12 10 to 12 50 with $1 lunch or sack lunches. Four downtown churches will share services and meals with dates at First Methodist St Pauls UCC Bethlehem Lutheran First Christian and First United Methodist through March 16.
The Gospel Pioneers of Dayton will give a concert tomorrow at 3 30 p m at Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe 510 18th Ave honoring Reverend Breva Payne, a Shilo Holiness pastor.
The Rev. Ray Stormer was named interim minister at St. Pauls United Church of Christ after the death of Rev. Harold H. Jung. A Purdue graduate and former Ohio engineer, he studied at Southern Seminary and was ordained in 1961. He served churches in Newport Kentucky and Warren County. He and his wife Vivian reside in Germantown with one daughter and two grandchildren.
The Union Fellowship Service will be held at Second Baptist Church located at 116 S. Verity Parkway tomorrow at 6 p.m. Five churches join the Union Fellowship: Second Baptist Emmanuel Baptist Tried Stone Baptist Bethel AME and Mount Zion Baptist.
Former Monroe resident Rev Mike Ratliff was named head of evangelism and outreach ministries in the Black Hills District Minot ND He is a licensed Pentecostal minister son of Harold Ratliff and educated at Northwest Bible College in Minot He also serves as U S Army Reserve assistant chaplain and formerly served in the Air Force with Meritorious Service in the religious program
Dr Jon C Shuler of Troy is named associate rector succeeding Rev Bill Roberts at St Josephs Church. A Troy native and former assistant at St Thomas Terrace Park, he joins from the diocesan youth task force and evangelism and renewal commission. He earned West Point 1967, a 1976 Durham PhD, served as dean of the 1977 Proctor Summer Conference for Youth, and held teaching and systems analyst roles before ordination. He will speak at 10 am tomorrow at the first Celebrations service, with a reception for his wife Cynthia and three children to follow.
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