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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1946
Page
5
A compact directory listing multiple area churches with pastors, service times, Sunday school, and special meetings. It names First Church on Lancaster, Northside assemblies, Eastside Tabernacle, Southside Baptist groups, Fundamental and Downtown churches, plus Christ Ambassadors and Evangelistic meetings led by Peters.
Luke's Lutheran Church at 2824 West Houston Street will hold the annual congregational meeting in the church auditorium on Tuesday evening at 7 39. Reports on congregational activities will be read and plans announced for the coming year. Thursday at 7 40 p m the Sunday school teachers and church officers will meet in the pavish house. The Rev Edwin L Hirsch pastor will preach Sunday morning at 10 45 service on Christ Manifested.
A weekly instruction class for parents and teachers of young people begins Wednesday morning at 11 30 a m at Travis Park Methodist church on Travis and Navarro streets. Dr A J Robinson of Trinity University will lead the four week course using the text Opening the Door for God by Sweet.
The Rev. Ad. H. Hoyer, co pastor of Lutheran Service Center at 50 East Travis Street, will speak at Sunday vesper service at 6 pm in the center chapel. Saturday evening Highland Park Lutheran will serve at the snack bar. The social is open to all servicemen and women.
The page lists various Church of Christ and Methodist services across neighborhoods including 980 West Rnswolin, Northside Church on Howard Street, Denver Heights Recreation Park, Grove Avenue, and Travis Park Methodist. Entries detail Bible school times, morning and evening worship, special sermons such as Familiar Failures and New Fellatlant Copversian, weekday gatherings, youth events, farewell parties, and midweek services with ministers named such as J A Dickey, James Lean, J R Witton, Roland Lewis, and Mr Wilmoth, along with associated locations and contact notes.
A long list of businesses and firms appears, including retailers, manufacturers, service providers, and professional outfits. Names include Alamo Floor Covering, American Hospital and Life Ins, Baptist Book Store, Crowley Food Co, Goodyear Service Stores, Gunter Hotel, Schilo's, Santa Rosa Hospital, San Antonio Drug Co, and Wolff & Marx Co, among others. The item reads as an inventory of commerce tied to local institutions and commercial houses, reflecting a broad business community listing with multiple entities across sectors.
The sermon at Madison Square Presbyterian Church features The New Age of Man by Dr Samuel L Terry with services starting at 10 50 am Sunday. A Bible based motion picture Fishers at Men plays Sunday 7 30 pm. Tuesday 6 30 pm Mens club dinner in Assembly House 319 Camden Street chaired by Vincent Woodbury. Mrs George Marks and Harold Brown with George Marks perform. Albert J Wegel Jr speaks on prospects for 1946.
The Huisache Avenue Baptist Church at 139 West Huisache Avenue will host an evening preaching hour on baptism. Pastor T. Gerald Cates will preach on Baptism Ismportance, Mode and Purpose followed by a baptismal service. Sunday morning he will speak on What Young Christians Should Expect and Do. The Sunday school will study First Thessalonians Chapter 3.
Free Methodists announce a busy week at First Free Methodist Church in West Travia. Services include a Sunday morning sermon by Rev. Lavern Reinhold on "Revival or Revolution" and an evening message "Kate's Important Decision." Meetings include Sunday school board Tuesday 7:30 p.m. and midweek prayer Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Bible study Friday 7:30 p.m. PLM.S. gathers Sunday at 7 p.m.
Minister Wilmeth of Northside Church of Christ will preach Sunday evening on As Go the Leaders of the Church So Goes the Church. Morning service features assistant minister LeFan delivering the sermon titled Familiar Failures after Wilmeth’s absence due to illness.
Beth-El church at 300 West Johnson Street will open an evangelistic series on January 18 with Rev. Carlos Dees of Connes Texas as speaker. Dees is described as a fine preacher and accomplished musician, with nightly meetings. Sunday morning guest Rev. Lows Solomon Davis will deliver sermons on "Please Excuse me" and "God's System of Bookkeeping" at Beth-El.
At the monthly trustees meeting the First Unitarian Church voted funds for a religious education library with books for children and parents. Selections will be by Rev No W Lovely with guidance from Mrs Fiona B Hughes and Mrs Leah Johnston. An upcoming campaign close date was set for February 34 and a Sunday 11 o'clock service will feature a continuation of the Religion Science and Social Control discussion in the Municipal Auditorium east Wing.
The Reverend Paul G Wilson of Government Hill Lutheran Church on North Ping and Mason streets delivers Sunday morning sermon “The House of the Lord.” The church’s Brotherhood meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Wednesday 9 20 a m Sewing Circle. Luther League 7 p m. Choir rehearsal Thursday 8 p m.
The Denver Heights Church of Christ congregation plans a social next Friday evening at Denver Heights Recreation Park to honor ministers L. R. Wilson and Roland Lewis. The program tribute highlights their years of service and notes they will leave San Antonio late January to begin new duties at Merida Christian College in Tampa, Fla.
The Reverend C L Skinner, pastor of Theo Avenue Baptist Church at 131 West Theo, selects an evening message titled A Merciful Saviour for a Mererful World. In the morning worship he will preach on Christ The Shepherd of the Church.
L R Wilson, minister at Denver Heights Church of Christ at 40 Porter Street, announces Sunday morning focus on stewardship. In the evening he will preach on New Testament conversion.
The theme will be The value of Confessing Christ at Holy Cross Lutheran church, Topeka and New Braunfels avenues. The Rev. R. Wiereraenders will be the speaker on Sunday morning.
A dinner honoring new members of Travis Park Methodist Church will be Friday at 6:14 in the small church auditorium on Travis and Navarro. A weekday dinner and brief training for workers run Monday through Thursday at 6:15 p.m. directed by James J. Kizer, with Pastor Dr. Albert P. Shirley providing guidance. The pastor will speak Sunday on Moments of Security and Pot Heats That Hurt, followed by open houses for youth groups in the Educational Building and Service Center.
A report from a meeting of the Commission on Mexican Missions and American Lutheran church details plans for a training school at San Juan Texas tied to a Latin-American mission program. Nearly 50000 dollars in expenditure was discussed, studied, and prepared for submission to the Board of Trustees. Reverend John A. Scherer and Reverend Max C. Hendrich chaired and served as secretary respectively.
Raymond Gerhardt will address the Business Men's Bible class during MW's Sunday morning meeting in the Minuet room at Monger Hotel. Scripture reading will be by W C Hawkins, prayer by French W Ferguson, and Walter Hayt will lead the solo and morning songs. The group meets weekly in the Monger Hotel.
Evangelist Jack Peters from Washington DC will headline a week long revival at Blest Assembly of God Lancaster and Dittmar streets. Services begin Sunday morning and continue nightly at 7 30 with topics including Souls for Sale Weighed by God and Priceless Peace. Peters is noted trombonist and singer.
Pastor W A Siefkes of Highland Park Luther speaks on Not Conformed but Transformed from Romans 12 12 at 7 p m Sunday vesper and Bible lecture. The Boys' Club meets Monday at 7 p m and Sunday school teachers gather at 9 p m for study and consecration.
Dr. Francis M. Davis, pastor of Crestholme Presbyterian Church, announces a sermon titled The Year to Opportunity for Sunday evening at 325 Hermitage Court. Morning worship will feature A Sense of Sure Direction. Prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The church at Nova and South Presa announces morning and evening services this Sunday. The 8:30 a.m. early service theme will be The Child in Our Midst and the 10:40 a.m. main service topic Christ and Home. The evening worship will be When Men Meet the Son of Man.
The First Presbyterian church choir performs Haydn's Creation this Sunday at p.m under Mrs. Everett Wilson with Eunice Sehiliing on organ and Mrs Sam Head on piano. Soloists include Mrs Jud sth Phelps Lorrance Dossel Harold Herndon and Paul Molten uch.
The Vaters Assembly of St Pauls Lutheran Church South Presa and Rosehorough will meet Monday at 7 30 a m to lay plans for the New Year. Rev R Wire notes emphasis on material and spiritual expansion for 1946. Rev Mr Wiederaenders will speak at two morning services and again at the evening service on Learn a Grow Up.
The young people of St Mark's Episcopal Church gather Sunday at 2 PM for a church outing to Camp Cypers. A combined diocesan meeting of youth from all churches will follow, with Reverend J Wilson Huter delivering sermons at 9 30 AM and 11 AM at St Mark's Church.
The Reverend Thomas, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene in Princeton Colorado, will start a six sermon series at the Sunday worship hour. His first sermon, Ebenezer Place of Resolution, will draw lessons from Old Testament contexts. An evening service will feature a brief evangelistic message followed by hymn singing and special numbers.
Rev Ben L Parker of 1 Christian Church at 201 Harriman Place selects The New Birth theme for his evening sermon. Sunday morning Rev Parker speaks on Angelic Cooperation while Rev Henry Getz of St Stephen's Episcopal will preach the 11 am service.
A scanned parish page lists events and leaders for Presbyterian and affiliated churches. It notes choir performances, sermons, meals, and worship schedules at multiple sites including Presbyterian Damien Street and Lexington Aves, Assembly Mall, Crestholme, Southfast Denver Boulevard, and First Unitarian spaces. It mentions pastors and organizers such as Vincent Woolburs and Francis M. Davis along with weekday and weekend services.
A detailed church directory lists numerous congregations with addresses and service times. It includes St Mark's Episcopal Holy Communion at 8 30 a m, morning prayer and sermon by Rev Wilton Hunter, Christ Episcopal Belknny, and St Stephen's Highland Park with Holy Communion. Also shown are Lutheran, Methodist and Nazarene congregations with service schedules, Sunday school, and midweek activities across San Antonio area churches.
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