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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1967

Page

4

Directory of Od C550 Church of Assembly of God

A dense directory of Assembly of God churches listing pastors, service times, and children’s church notes across multiple congregations. Includes Bethel Eastside Hiway Sherwood and others with weekly Evangelist and midweek prayer sessions.

Church of

Dallasite To Address Unitarian Group Sunday

James P. Wilkes of Dallas will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday to the Odessa-Midland Unitarians at the Midland Church. He is minister of the Dallas First Unitarian Church and will discuss A New Day for Religious Liberals. He holds degrees from Maryknoll Seminary and has served churches in Boston Washington Albuquerque and Dallas among other roles.

James P. Wilkes Dallas Odessa-Midland North Texas Association of Unitarian Universalist Societies New England States Desert-Rocky Mountain Fellowship For Social Justice Washington, D. C Memorial Association of Central N.M Meadville Alumni Association State Board of Texas Civil Liberties Union

Seventh Day Adventists Schedule Weekly Services

The Seventh Day Adventists church on West Third lists events led by Pastor Herold Kaufmann. Prayer service Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Song service Saturday at 9 15 a m. Sabbath school Saturday at 9 30 a m. Worship Saturday at 11 a m. Children's classes Sunday at 4 p m. Missionary volunteers Saturday at 5 p m.

Assembly Benito Justo Montinez Children's Church Belmont Baptist Church North Belmont Lucian Rudd Jr W. M. Keltner Bethlehem Baptist Church South Dixie R. Sutton Training Union Bible Free Will Baptist Church 49Th of Bryan Gere Jackson Calvary Baptist Church West of Clements L. L. Kirkpatrick Crescent Park Baptist Church Ranchito Second Baptist Church East Roy Edgeman Sherwood Baptist Southside Baptist Church South Sam Houston von Dell Drinkard Land Bible Study ST. James Baptist Church South Hancock W. R. Ockletree West Yn Viento Church Dale Pruett Primitive Baptist Church Golder-West County T. C. Lawrence Holy Redeemer Catholic Church West ST. Josephs S Catholic Church Sernerd Robert Ditenbeck Parreay ST. Anthony's Pineenest ST. Martin DE Porres Cat Wenle Mission South Banchito Pacific Nose Christian Church Hwy Bob Park Church OF OF Christ First Church OF God Henry Engbrecht Glen Adams Episcopal T. John's Episcopal Church Foursquare Gospel Cellace Teens Wilma McCurdy Renee Church Lutheran Christ's American Lutheran Church North Lutheran Church OF the Risen Lord 21St Grandview James R. Otterness Redeemer Lutheran Church E. M. Hohle KCRS Central Church OF the Nazarene North Grandview Charles E. Stuart Apostolic Aeeoly, Inc Jesus Name Pentecostal Church East Ruth Efrain Veloz Pentecostal Molinesss Church Rayteria SESUS Pentacostal Church Jimmy R. Jones EL Monte Calvario Asambiens de Dois Frank Lopez CMF Christ's Ambassadors Onace Temple Church Golder Seventh Day Adventist Seventh Orly Adventists West Third Daisy Herold Kaufmann

Religion Flourishes Amid Post Christian Era Claims in 1967

The 1967 data show Americans remain deeply religious with two thirds church or synagogue affiliation and about 45 percent of adults attending services on a sabbath. A 97 percent belief in a deity marked strong faith despite post Christian discussions. Catholic Protestant relations improved with ecumenism impacting parishes and communities. The COCU process advanced merger talks among ten Protestant denominations aiming for a United Protestant church over 25 million members.

American ‘Institute of Public Opinion John XXIII

Students Will Lead Services at First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church observes Student Recognition Day with college youth leading the evening worship. Worship leader will be Jimmy Szenasi of Texas Tech, with speakers from SMU Odessa College Rollins College Perkins School of Theology and others. A church parlor reception follows the service hosted by the Woman's Society of Christian Service.

First Methodist Church North Lee W. D. Williamson Woman's Society of Christian Service Jimmy Szenasi Texas Tech Dale Bauman Southern Methodist University Lindsey Riggs Odessa College Pat McCreless Rollins College Sarah Williamson Perkins School of Theology Ed Williamson Larry Menefee Martha Street Johnny Norton Milton Thompson John Summers

Day of Peace proposed by church leaders for Jan 1

The American Lutheran Church asked congregations nationwide to designate New Year Day as The Day of Peace with special prayers. Pope Paul VI and World Council of Churches officials support a global Jan 1 day of peace prayers across major Christian traditions.

Minneapolis American Lutheran Church United States Fredrik A. Schietz ALC Lutheran World Federation Pope Paul VI World Council of Churches

Student Recognition Services at Sinary Methodist Church

Sinary Methodist Church at East 27th and Tanglewood to hold Student Recognition services Sunday December 31. Miss Lynn Gray a junior at Texas Wesleyan College will be soloist for both services. Rev. W C Strickland says renewal and reform are sweeping the church, especially in campus communities preparing students for modern life.

Isbury Methodist Church East 27Th Tanglewood Lynn Gray Texas Wesleyan College W. C. Strickland

Resigned regional director of Christian Education for Synod of Tex as

Rev. Henry T. Stafford Jr. former Midland Presbyterian pastor resigned as Regional director of Christian Education for the Synod of Texas. He led the denomination’s program since 1963. A SMU graduate he previously served churches in Houston and Glasgow Scotland.

Henry T. Stafford Jr Midland Presbyterian Synod of Texas SMU Houston Glascow Scotland

Methodist Grants Go To Africa for Women’s Training

Two units of the Methodist Board of Missions allocate 350000 for Africa to advance African women through education and leadership. The first year of a three year plan funds women training centers in Zambia and the Congo, centers for African wives in the Congo Rhodesia Angola and Mozambique, and ecumenical YMCA programs in Kenya Tanzania Sierra Leone and Nigeria. Projects cover Rhodesia Zambia Uganda and other sites.

Methodist Board of Missions Africa Zambia Congo Hodesia Angola Mozambique Young Women’s Christian Association YMCA Kenya Tanzania Sierra Leone Nigeria Rhodesia Uganda

Baha i Sets Observance on Jan 21

The Baha i Community of Odessa plans a World Religion Day observance Sunday Jan 21 at 431 Redbud with Pete Tijerina as assembly chairman. The theme is Many Paths One God and the event has run 18 years nationwide to promote the oneness of religions and peace.

Odessa Redbud Pete Tijerina

Noted Pastor Receives Assignment

Dr J Ralph Grant a noted Texas Baptist leader is named assistant vice president for development at Hardin Simmons University replacing Dr Elwin L Skiles as president announces Grants TX ministry spans forty years including pastorates at Anson Beaumont and Lubbock In 1966 he retired to join the Foreign Mission Board and led Chofu Baptist Church Tokyo Japan

Texas Baptists J. Ralph Grant Hardin-Simmons University Elwin L. Skiles HSU Lubbock First Baptist Church Grant Lee Hemphill Texas First Baptist Church of Anson

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