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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1978
Page
2
Dan Ray Crouch recalls a blizzard morning when his mother packed groceries for a needy family. Despite heavy snow and radio warnings, she delivered aid, prayed with the hungry mother, and cited Matthew 10 42 about giving to the least. The story links steadfast faith to lifesaving acts across winters.
All Middletown area persons including clergy and laity are invited to submit a column to The Journal's Sawdust Trail appearing each Saturday on the church pages. Ideas for the religion oriented column are up to contributors and can cover faith aspects or personal experiences. Limit about 250 words. Inquiries to Sandy Pawelkoski at The Journal.
The Rev. Robert Hartgraves has accepted the pastorate of Ridgecrest Church of God on Middletown Hamilton Road, succeeding Rev. T. R. Martin who moves to Lancaster, South Carolina. Hartgraves arrives from South Carolina after 18 years in ministry, with education from Lee College and the University of South Carolina. He has chaired and served on multiple state boards and will lead with his wife Shirley and children, in the church parsonage.
Messiah Lutheran Church at 4715 Holly Ave hosts a vacation Bible school Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 30 a m for children ages 3 to 11. Superintendent is Mrs Sheryl Mayer and the theme is Jesus Jesus Only Jesus.
The Journal explains that Thursday noon is the cutoff for submitting items for the Saturday church news section. This deadline applies to information intended for articles and the Sunday Services column.
Middletown First Church of the Nazarene hosts Old Fashioned Patriotic Day on July 2 starting 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school classes in old fashioned attire, 10:40 a.m. flag salute by the American Legion Color Guard, silver dollar awards, servicemen honors, and an old fashioned salvation sermon by Pastor Michael Hutchens. Afternoon events include a pot luck meal, Funtime Banjo Band, a Dottie Dennis history slide, and evening services with ice cream and old fashioned recipe displays for all current and former members and guests.
Jubilation, a four member Bluffton College singing group, will present music and spoken word at Trenton Mennonite Church at 7 p.m. The tour covers eight states with church and youth group programs, ending with a performance at the World Mennonite Conference in Kansas. The free program invites the public.
The Rev. Lawrence E. Lynch, a junior at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, begins as student associate at Faith United Methodist Church in Baltimore Street and Philadelphia Avenue. Lynch, ordained deacon at the North Indiana Annual Conference, hails from northern Indiana as the eldest of six and holds a BA in speech and theatre from Indiana Central University. He plans to use arts, music, sports, camping, and boating in youth work and will reside at 1515 First Ave., engaged to Ruth Rose of Spiceland, Ind. He succeeds Rev. John Keeny, now pastor of Camden United Methodist Church.
The Shiloh Holiness Tabernacle at 510 18th Ave hosts a 7 30 p m gospel concert featuring Phillip Brown and God's Earth With Love from Cincinnati. Tomorrow at 4 p m Evangelist Lucy McGuffey and Isle of Patmos Holiness Tabernacle of Dayton guests join as the anniversary events close.
The American Council of Life Insurance reports that life insurance benefit payments in the United States reached about 9.98 billion in 1977, up from 9.6 billion the year before, reflecting growth in policy payouts.
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