Lutherans Start New Building At Our Saviors Church
Ground will be broken Sunday at 10 19 am for a new 165000 fellowship hall at Our Saviors Lutheran Church 370 Junipero Ave. The project includes gymnasium parties rooms and a fireside lounge with capacity for 400, with emphasis on youth work and new staff. Participants include Pastor Virgil F Bjerke Dwight Kingsbury and Kenneth Wing.
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Our Saviour’s. Lutheran
Junipero Ave
Virgil F. Bjerke
Dwight Kingsbury
Kenneth Wing
Voge, Inc
Robert C. Walker
Long Beach Council of Churches
Nels Lundh
George Jacobsen
Jack Grisham
German Service At First Lutheran Church Sunday
The Rev. Henry Teekhaus of First Lutheran Church will conduct a worship service in German at the church located at Tenth St and Linden Ave this Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Henry Teekhaus
First Lutheran Church
Tenth St
Linden Ave
Hangen to Report to Long Beach Council Assembly
Dr Evaerson G Hangen will address the spring assembly of the Long Beach Council of Churches at Immanuel Baptist Church 3215 E 3rd St next Tuesday at 6 30 pm. More than 125 delegates and ministers from member and coordinating churches are expected to attend. He will review his experience at the White House Conference on Foreign Aid and was the sole Long Beach community representative at the event.
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Beach
Endeavor Convention Opens May 2 in Pasadena
Delegates from 170 churches including Long Beach area join the sixty ninth Los Angeles County Christian Endeavor convention in Pasadena May 2 to 4. Meetings at Lake Ave Congregational and Mission Covenant churches Friday and Saturday night, with Sunday events at Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Speakers Grady Wilson and Dr. Paul Rees in a program themed Gods All Abounding Grace.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County Christian Endeavor
Pasadena
Lake ‘Ave
Sixth Commandment Sermon at First Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Pastor Elder Escobar of the First Seventh-Day Adventist Church will speak at noon on God s estimate of human life the sixth commandment. Sunday night a colorama illustrated program The United States in Prophecy at 7 pm follows organ meditations at 6:45 pm and the color film Endued with Power related to Act 15.
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Elder Escobar
First Seventh-Day Adventist Church
East Third St
United States
Day My Faith Grew: Korshavy Shares Calling at Bethel
The Day My Faith Grew series invites Catholic, Protestant and Jewish leaders to describe how they chose religious work. Today's subject is Rev. Sherman F. Korshavy of Bethel Lutheran Church and his path to ministry.
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Sherman F. Korshavy
Bethel Lutheran Church
ELO
Growth of Faith Through Holy Spirit and Family
The author, Reverend Sherman I Korshavn, reflects on Christian growth from infancy baptism to ministry call. He credits devoted parents, Christian teachers, church youth, and college instructors for guiding daily devotions, Bible study, and community worship that led to a conscious faith and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. He states he was a sinner born, forgiven, and living joyfully by God’s grace.
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Christ
Nicodemus
Church of Jesus Christ
Word of God
Jesus Christ
God
Lutherans to Train Teachers for Vacation Bible School
Lutherans from 16 Lakewood Long Beach area churches will receive training for Vacation Bible School. The session is scheduled for Monday April 28 at St Timothy Lutheran Church, with five workshops led by Arthur Golden and others. Training leaders include Mrs A O Storvik Mrs Joseph Bissell Mrs Don Schnenker and Mrs John Peargon. Sessions run 2 pm and 7 30 pm. VBS dates at St Timothy are July 21 to August 1 with registrations underway.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Wil
St. Timothy Lutheran Church
Woodruff
Allan Hanson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lynwood
Arthur Golden
VBS
A. O. Storvitk
St. Tinothy
Baptists to Present Choir Fete Sunday
St. John Missionary Baptist Church will present a choir festival Sunday at 4 p m at First Church of the Nazarene 741 East Tanth Street. Several church choirs including Trinity Baptist Second Baptist Mt Sinai San Pedro and Friendship Baptist of Long Beach are invited. Admission is free. Rev H G Meriwether is pastor and sponsoring church leader.
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St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Church of the Nazarene
East Tanth St. Secral
Trinity
Baptist
Second Baptist
Churches
Los Angeles
Mt. J Sinai Baptist of
San Pedro
Friendship Baptist
Long Beach
H. G. Meriiwether
St. John Missionary Baptist
Famous Choir Wings Over Jordan Sings at Westminster Church
The internationally known Wings Over Jordan choir will perform at Westminster Community Presbyterian Church 2474 Pacific Ave on Friday May 2 at 8 pm. Admission is free with a free will offering requested to defray tour expenses.
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Wings Over
Jordan
Westminster Community Presbyterian Church
Pacific Ave
25th Anniversary of Archbishop Cicognani Elevation
Washington archbishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, apostolic delegate to the United States, commemorated the 25th anniversary of his elevation to the episcopacy.
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Ishop Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Clergymen Debate Moral Duty on Halting Nuclear Tests
A United Press survey shows religious leaders split on continuing U S nuclear weapons tests. Protestant leaders urge halt and UN led disarmament while Catholic and Presbyterian voices call for careful study and supervised international inspection before changing U S testing.
Ex Excelsior High Athlete to Preach Sunday
Ex Excelsior High athlete Sn Bellflower, former captain of the baseball team, will speak at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Seventeenth Street Lemon Avenue Sunday at 7 20 p.m. The Rev J C Sweeton played briefly for the Detroit Tigers before pursuing ministry. He heads the Brethren Church of Wheat and will join youth service with violin at 6 15 p.m. His mother is Mrs David Blair of Garden Grove.
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J. C. Sweeton
Excelsior
Sn! Bellflower
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Seventeenth St
Lemon Ave
Sweeton
Detroit Tigers
John Erolia University
Arkansas
Grace Seminary
Winona Lake
Ind
Brethren Church of
Leaders weigh nuclear test moratorium during disarmament talks
United States should not act alone on halting tests without inspection guarantees. Bishop G Bromley Oxnam, head of the Methodist bishops, says a moratorium will not guarantee peace and urges broader disarmament talks. Rabbi Theodore L Adams, head of the Synagogue Council of America, notes the suspension issue is under study by the council’s international affairs commission.
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Louis Cassels
Washington
United Pee
Um— VU
United Press
United States
U.S
New York
Pacific
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
Muskogee
Okla
Dahlberg
United Nations
America
Frederick Nolde
Commission of the Churches of International Affairs
U. S
Russia
Jles Nolde
World Councils of Churches
Francis J. Connell
Sacred Theology
Catholic University
Father Connell
Pius Axil
Connell
Edward L. R. Elson
Eisenhower
G. Bromley Oxnam
Methodist Church
Council of Bishops
Theodore L. Adams
Synagogue Council of America
Council
International Affairs Commission
Tolerance Discussed by Leader at Southern Presbyterian Assembly
The 98th general assembly opened with Rev William M Elliott Jr urging Christian fellowship amid debates on segregation proposals. He warned against bitterness and disruption while affirming Presbyterians right to differing views and the need to recommit to church form and procedure.
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Richard W. Hatch
United Press State
Charlotte
N.C
William M. Elliott Jr
Southern Presbyterian Church
98Th General Assembly
Elliott
Dallas
Tex
Christian Fellowship
Services Planned by Wesley Group
The Wesley Group of First Methodist Church will hold Sunday services at 7 p m in the Junior Chapel with Rev Richard W Cain of Silverado Park Community Methodist Church as speaker. Sermon topic titled Whats What in Christian Symbols. The group comprises college age workers and servicemen. young people in that age group are invited.
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Wesley Group
First Methodist Church
Fifth St. T and
Pacific Ave
Richard W. Cain
Silverado Park Community Methodist Church
Evangelistic Revival Opens at Calvary Temple
Calvary Temple on Eighth Street launches a 10 night evangelistic revival tonight at 7 30 led by Rev Jerry Barnard and his wife with special singing. Barnard, known for topics like Invasion of Outer Space and Buying on Credit From God, has traveled coast to coast in revival work. Pastor Rev Lavoyd L Shipley oversees Calvary Temple Assembly of God.
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Calvary Temple
Eighth St
Jerry Barnard
Hawaii
Barnard
Outer Space
Lavoyd L. Shipley
Calvary Temple Assembly of God
Indonesian to Speak at Farwest Baptist Church
Rev. Tist Han Tan of Indonesia will speak at the Farwest Baptist Church, 2041 Palo Verde Ave, Sunday at 11 am. He studies at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, is a Northwestern College and University of Minnesota graduate, and served as Grace Bible Church of Manila pastor for six years. Mrs. Tan, an Otterbein College music graduate, is an accomplished soloist and will perform two numbers. The couple plans to return to Indonesia.
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Tist Han Tan
Indonesia
Farwest
Baptist
Palo Verde Ave
Fuller Seminary
Pasadena
Tan
Northwestern College
University of Minnesota
Grace Bible Church of
Manila
Otterbein College
Ohio
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Christian Unity
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Wallace. Beuson
Lons- Beach
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Ebell Theater
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