Astronaut Pogue turned to Christian evangelism after space service
Veteran astronaut William R. Pogue, after the longest manned space voyage, resigned from NASA and joined High Flight, an evangelistic group founded by former astronaut James B. Irwin. Irwin calls the moon mission a spiritual awakening and others report similar religious shifts among astronauts.
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Associated Press
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Houston
Tex
High Flight
James B. Irwin
Irwin
Moon
Martin Caidin
American Baptist Magazine
Caitin
Former resident to preach here at First Baptist Church
Rev. Marshall Schirer will preach at 10 50 a m Sunday worship in the First Baptist Church. He grew up in rural Newton and has held major church and community roles in Kansas. He will report on Baptist Congress activities at the 7 30 p m evening service with his wife Donna and sister Eleanor.
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Marshall Schirer
First Baptist Church
Marshall
Newton
C. A. Schirer
Newton High School
Ottawa University
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas State University
Schirer
Kansas Baptist Convention
Sunset Home
KSU
Manhattan
Manhattan Retirement Foundation
National Council On Alcoholism-Riley County
Douglas Center
Baptist World Alliance
Stockholm
Sweden
Donna
Eleanor Schirer
Congress
First Mennonite Church
East
First Street
Kansas
Albert H. Epp
Andrew Shelly
Assoc
Bethlehem
Gassman
LeRoy Dubois
David Suderman
Bach
Carol Buller
Melvin Pauls
Beachams to observe 69th Anniversary at Meridian Baptist Church
An open house honors the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beacham at Meridian Baptist Church from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The couple married December 25, 1910 in Vineland Colorado and have lived in La Junta and Albuquerque before moving to Newton on December 1.
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Francis Beacham
Sunnyside Court
Meridian Baptist Church
Francis
Emma Beacham
Vineland
Colo
la Junta
Albuquerque
N. M
Newton
Mission director Lois C Miller to speak at Salem Church
World Division official Miss Lois C Miller associate general secretary of the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries will speak at the Salem United Methodist Church morning service. She oversees about 900 missionaries in over 50 countries and has ties to York College.
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Lois C. Miller
United Methodist Board of Global Ministries
Salem United Methodist Church
Miss Miller
Kansas
York
Westmar) College
Evangelical United Brethren Church
New Mexico
California
Ohio
Otterbein Press
EUB Board of Missions
World Council of Churches Central Committee
Department of Education For Mission
National Council of Churches
Clarence Miller
Friendly Acres
Newton
Synod president defies resolution over district president ouster
ST LOUIS RP The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod president Rev Dr Jacob A O Preus will not oust Southern Illinois District president Rev Herman F Neunacher citing a desire for peace and harmony. The decision defies a convention resolution to remove leaders for ordination splits with Seminex.
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Synod
Preus
Seminex
Southern Illinois
Hennaber
Sunday church services and programs listed for Meridian area
Several churches publish their Sunday schedules including Meridian Baptist First Baptist United Methodist Trinity Heights Faith Mennonite First United Methodist Zion Lutheran and others. Timings cover worship services Sunday School youth and choir activities with sermon topics such as Continuing on the Right Road Freedom of Choice and The Forward Look.
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Meridian Baptist Church
West Broadway
Jerroll Martens
Richard Oller
Children’s Church
First Baptist Church Sixth and Poplar
Fred Spinder
Bill Simmons
Marshall Schirer
Manhattan
Freedom of Choice
Dudley Dodgson
Jon Jones
Jack Barnes
Kenneth Harvey
Terry Breitenstin
Carol Reber
Sherry Long
Wayne Long
Brian Dalke
Faith Mennonite Church
Northridge Road
Leonard Wiebe
Jim Yoder
Pastor Wiebe
Jerry Friesen
First United Methodist Church
N. Main
Jon W. Jones
Iris Roberts
Lyle Seger
Noel
Chancel
Rev. Jones
Bach
Zion Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod
South Poplar
David G. Jeske
Darrel Unruh
Bryan Reusser
Acolyte
Walther League
New Year's Eve Services Highlight Area Churches
A New Year's Eve communion service at First Missionary Church kicks off a night of worship across multiple congregations. Christmas season services list Sunday School, morning worship, and special speakers at Hesston Mennonite, St. Paul’s Lutheran, St. Matthew’s Episcopal, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Foursquare Gospel, First United Presbyterian, and other churches with noted pastors and organists.
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Hesston Mennonite Church
Richard Yordy
Jerry Quiring
Winifred Frank
Ron Brunk
First Missionary Church
Berry
Olen C. Schlatter
Arlene Mossman
Marian Ewert
Sarah Fiedler
Rodney Mossman
Hour of Christian Fellowship
Jonathan Schlatter
Christian Science Society
Christian Science
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church In America
Peabody
Stanley Swanson
Karl King
Kenneth Grosse
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Windsor Drive
Jerry S. Jones
Jehovah’s Witnesses
K. Taylor
Foursquare Gospel Church
West 12Th Street
Larry L. Thompson
Thompson
Golden Plains
Walton Road
Loren Ravenstine
First United Presbyterian Church
8Th
Columbus
Louis L. Dale
Larry Sanford
W. 9Th
Harlan Ratmeyer
Esko Loewen
Robert Krier
Violence against Jehovah's Witnesses alleged in Africa
The Jehovah’s Witnesses report a new campaign of beating rape torture and detention in Malawi for refusing to join Kamuzu Banda’s Malawi Congress party with attacks spreading to Zambia Mozambique and Rhodesia and South Africa angered by their refusal to serve in the army. Western reporters cannot verify from Malawi and Mozambique. Awake details 1964 onward including home burnings of 1081 members and over 100 meeting halls.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Malawi
Kamuzu Banda
Maawi Cogress
Zambia
Mozambique
Witnesses
Rhodesia
Banda
Greeting Service for New Families Launched
Mrs Garves Gaines directs a Greeting Service offering gifts and information to new families and newcomers in the community. The program aids integration and provides welcome resources through a centralized contact point.
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