Scraper named director of music and youth at Pecos church
Randy Scraper is the newly appointed director of music and youth ministries at First United Methodist Church Pecos. A Baker University graduate, he plans to form four age grouped choirs and expand youth activities including outdoor sports and prayer meetings, aiming to tour with vocal and instrumental performances in time. Scraper’s role is a new position and not tied to a pastor appointment.
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Randy Scraper
First United Methodist Church
Scraper
Pecos
Hiawatha
Baker University
Baldwin
Methodist Church
Tom Strother
Banker turned church fundraiser champions large gifts
John Park Lee, a former public relations adviser for the United Presbyterian Church, has raised 64 million dollars for church capital needs by pursuing large gifts from major corporate executives rather than relying on local congregations. He advocates courting big donors first to stimulate broader giving, a method he popularized after years of fundraising. Lee, 68, recently retired to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and plans to return to church choir singing.
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George W. Cornell
Denver
Colo
Wall Street
Big Man
John Park Lee
United Presbyterian Church
Lee
Steel Corporation
New York
Santa Fe
N.M
Consecration service Sunday for Strother at United Methodist
A Sunday 7 PM consecration service at United Methodist Church will dedicate Thomas A. Strother as pastor and install Randy Scraper as director of music and youth ministries. Garland Mathews will consecrate Scraper and Charles Weinacht will present Strother keys. The event includes a prayer for the church, special music by Tyler Street Methodist singers, and a sermon by Rev. Clark Ford. A 6 PM covered dish supper precedes the service.
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United Methodist Church
Thomas A. Strother
Randy Scraper
Tyler Street Methodist Church Singers of
Dallas
Pecos
Paul Morrel
Garland Mathews
Scraper
Charles Weinacht
Strother
Jane Marshall
Clark Ford
First Christian Church
Tyler Singers
Youths to paint home for Lujan on Martinez Street
The Fourth and Bois'd Arc Church of Christ youth group plans to paint Domingo Lujan's house at 1035 Martinez St. on Saturday. They will meet at the church at 8 30 a m and depart for the home at 9 00 a m. Lujan is ill, and the youths aim to ease his burden.
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Fourth
Bois’d Arc Church of Christ
Domingo Lujan
Martinez St
Lujan
WHO Warns Ban on DDT Endangers Global Hunger
The World Health Organization and FAO issued a policy stating tens of millions could face famine if a worldwide ban on DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides were imposed. It says biological programs and alternative chemicals are not sufficient for current global agriculture.
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World Health Organization
WHO
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization
You Can Make A Difference In The Black Community
A reader urges white allies to involve themselves in the black community through practical acts. Offer guidance to youth via Boy Scouts or swimming together, mentor businessmen to share expertise, and engage with churches and public services. Build block clubs, monthly family gatherings, and support local stores. If you need names, write to the local paper.
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Boy Scouts
Brownies
Boy Scouts of America
Uncle Sam
Sion
Religion News Shorts Mix of faith items from AP
A roundup of religious news from American and international outlets includes a Roman Catholic theologian warning against treating sex as the dominant life force, a National Book Award for Martin Marty, election of women and Black clergy to the United Methodist Judicial Council, Allende’s reflection on religion and government, missionary labor mobilization by Assemblies of God, a large evangelistic crusade in Hartsville, a shift to a computerized clergy databank in the Episcopal Church, and the Church of England appointing Bishop Laurence Brown to liaise with industry.
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New York
Eugene C. Kennedy
Redbook Magazine
Atlanta, Ga
United Methodist Judicial Council
Supreme Court
Springfield
Assemblies of God Here
Mexico
Chile
Ecuador
Panama
Conference aids Wiley College as funds fall short
The Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church pledged 25,000 from this year’s budget and a 5,000 donation to Wiley College in Marshall. President Dr. Robert E. Hayes said the college has 17,000 of 87,000 needed for May payroll and fears the institution may fail without September income. About 1,000 delegates attended the Southeast Texas conference meeting.
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Houston
Texas Conference of the
United Methodist Church
Wiley College
Marshall
Tex
Robert E. Hayes
Hayes
Wiley
Texas
Vacation Church School Begins June 5 in Pecos
Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 5 and runs through Friday June 12 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily at the Pecos church. Children join age group activities, Bible related experiences, outside recreation, and a daily film in a dark room. A Friday picnic at the city park and a family night open house on June 9 accompany the program.
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Pecos
V.B.S
Fellowship Hall
Methodist conference dismisses gay report at Texas gathering
San Antonio AP Simply tabling the task force report on homosexuality, the Southwest Texas United Methodist Conference shelved the 14 recommendations and left the document as a study tool. Delegates postponed debate as supporters of Leggett’s Gay Liberation Front disrupted last year. Leggett, suspended minister, sought an audience to address the conference.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southwest Texas Methodist
Southwest Texas United Methodist Conference
F. Gene Leggett
Dallas
Leggett
Sanford Coon
Austin
Gay Liberation Front
Dilley
Dallas Theater Center
House of the Covenant
Catfish Exhibit Funds Church Efforts for the Poor
Denver AP report highlights a catfish exhibit as a funding model used by churches to aid the poor. Denominations embrace self-run grants. United Presbyterians backed 230 projects totaling 2.3 million dollars last year while overall church giving tops 20 million annually. A Georgia assisted-catfish venture in Hancock County began with a 30000 dollar grant, now supports about 250 families, operates its own hatcheries, and sells fish for about 1.00 to 1.35 dollars per pound, touted as aqua farming’s rising trend.
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Denver
Bryant George
Teaneck
N.J
George
United Presbyterian Fund For the
United Presbyterians
United Presbyterian Assembly
John McCown
Sparta
Georgia
Hancock County
McCown
The
East Central Committee For Oppor
Arkansas
New York
Priests in Canada Favor More Time for Preaching
A study of English speaking priests in Canada finds over 80 percent want to devote more effort to preaching and building Christian communities among the laity, rather than administrative duties like managing buildings staff and fundraising.
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Toronto
Canada
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Birmingham
Laurence Brown
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