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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1946
Page
5
A fragmented church directory lists multiple congregations across South and North Sides with service times, Sunday school, youth meetings, Bible study, and revival schedules. Entries include Assembly of God, Baptist, and Bible Center locations with pastors and weekly events.
The listing details multiple church services and ministers across Christian churches. First Christian Church with Rev. Bin Parker on 201 Harriman Place offers morning worship at 0:46 and eve ning service with Evangelist James Alley from California. Central Christian led by Dr. Floyd Allan Bush presents morning worship at 10:50 with sermon “Lites High Aids” and evening at 1:30 focused on “A Man and His Home.” Hexny County Laymen’s League dinner follows at 6:39 in the church annex with Cha rham Howard Neetwest er. J. Paul Tisdell at 317 West White avenue also provides morning worship and communion at 9:14, with Young People’s meeting at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30 led by Tisdell.
A terse listing of local church services and programs including Christian Science readings at 1906 Milam Building with weekday hours, Congregational church at 105 Carolina Street with morning worship and pastor details, Full Gospel and Pentecostal services with times, and Southwest Revival Center events led by Rev Louis Solomon and Evangelists.
The Centrian Synod of Faith Lutheran Church on Mavian and Malone streets will present a two pageant in China at 10 30 a m this Sunday to observe Foreign Missions Day. A special offering will be raised for missionary work in China. On Wednesday at 7 p m in the pastor's study at 1031 West Theo a five week teacher training course on the New Testament begins, with sessions each Wednesday evening.
The Northside Church of Christ lists morning and evening services with sermons and topics such as Fight of Faith and World Conditions Racine the Church. Nearby Grove Avenue and Park Methodist churches outline worship times, youth activities, and Bible classes led by ministers including Perry D. Wilmeth and J. F. P. Sewell, with additional notes on church night and education programs.
Tent at Sadie and South Presa hosts services while the new building is completed. Robert Parten, pastor, leads morning worship at Sunny School 4304. Evening service, and a 7 p.m. people’s meeting are planned with a 9 o’clock closing prayer tonight.
The fragment lists businesses such as John A. Albert Plumber Allison Realty Co American Hospital & Life Co American Laundry Ashford Hearing Service A Frien B Bauman Watch & Jewelry Baptist Book Store Batter Home by Cream Co Bexar Equipment Co C D Berry Packing Co Billingsley’s Pharmacy Brand Engraving Genara Hotel Supply Co noting a dense roster likely from a San Antonio area business directory or ad page from a historical newspaper.
St Luke s Lutheran church at 2824 West Houston Street will host an installation service Sunday at 10 45 a m Reverend Edwin L Dirsch will deliver a special message The Church Council to be installed includes Maclin Allwardt Tiebert Kneupper Andrew Martin Robert Vorkoper and J B Saunders Harry T Pitts will be installed as financial secretary and Mrs Anna Mac Bennetten s general treasurer
Pastor Samuel L Terry of Madison Square Presbyterian church and associate lecturer of Business Men’s Bible class will address the class this Sunday in the Minuet room at the Menger Hotel. Topic titled The New Age of Man. Sculpture reading by Fred Featman, prayer by Claud J Carter, solo by David McNairr. The Business Men’s Bible class is a non denominational group.
Scherzer speaks at Grace Lutheran Church about the National Lutheran Council meetings in Chicago and European church reports. He and Dr. W A Stelkes note delegates studied Western Europe for spiritual reconstruction. Both pastors will speak at statewide Lutheran gatherings in Texas.
Lovely Chooses Timely Subject minister Lovely W. Lovely of the First Unitarian Church will speak Sunday in the east wing of Municipal Auditorium on Become as Little Children or Why Dont Carls Behave Youth Sunday observance. The talk follows Roger Bosworths There Is a Difference Between Being in the Groove and in a Rut.
Mission Sunday will be observed in the Sunday school and tenurch service of Government Hill Lutheran church at North Pine and Mason streets. The 1:30 divine service will feature Rev. Paul G. Wilson speaking on For the Saving of Nations.
The subject announced for Sunday morning sermon at Holy Cross Lutheran Church South New Braunfels and Toa peka. Reverend I Wieder Aenders, pastor, will deliver the message.
The Reverends Theodore Feulner and Leslie Marston visit Texas for faith talks and midweek address. Feulner speaks on missionary work in New Guinea and local Lutheran events at Grace Mission and Fifth Street church. Marston, Free Methodist leader and National Council figure, travels to San Antonio for an evening address at First Free Methodist Church.
Dr W A Stelkes will lead a sermon at the installation service Sunday 10 30 am at Highland Park Lutheran in Hammond and South New Braunfels. Officers to be installed include Fred M Avend president Martin L Sutorlus vice president Mrs Harry Meyer recording secretary Felix Wahrmund Joe E Wolpmar elders John G Kircher Alton C Saget H G Halamuda Richard Ludwig deacons Hamilton Dillard A P Ludwig Harry Meyer trustees Frank Marek treasurer Herbert Collignon financial secretary H G Mueller benevolence secretary. The new Sunday school board includes Mrs W L Bartling Mrs Rudy Fischer Mrs H G Mueller G A Denecamp and Fritz Anhneif.
The Reverend C. L. Skinner of Thea Avenue Baptist Church 131 West Thea will preach Sunday at both services. The morning sermon topics Why Did Christ Atone for Sinners They Can Save Themselves and the evening topic Christ and the Prophet Logos. Midweek events include a teachers meeting at 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dr. Floyd Allan Hash of Central Christian Church will deliver the Sunday morning sermon titled A Man and His Home. On Monday at 6 40 p m the Baxter County Laymen's League meets in the church annex with Chaplain Howard Detweller addressing the group.
Gerald Cates pastor of a local Ba pistol church at 1339 West Hulsache Avenue announced Sunday sermon topics. The morning talk is Save a Soul from Death and the evening sermon is Strikes Wars Revolutions and Famines What is the Hope of the World.
Zion Lutheran Church marks its 20th anniversary with 10:10 a m services led by Dr A L Wolff who organized the congregation. Speaking topics include The Glorious Task Ahead as Rev H P Ander and Rev Max C Helneleh attend. Church membership stands at 394 with 437 baptized. ground breaks soon for a tile and rock veneer church with stained glass, seating 650, and a pipe organ on the original site.
There will be two meetings of Special Importance at St. Paul's Memorial Folycapal church Grayson and Willow streets during the coming week. Monday at 6 30 p m a committee meeting of the Men of the Church will draft plans for the reconstruction and advance program. Tuesday at 6 p m the St Mary's Guild will hold its quarterly dinner and business meeting to draw up the expansion program. Sunday at 1 o'clock service the Rev Herbert R B Moris will summarize the actions of the Diocesan Council especially regarding St Pauls parish participation in the reconstruction and Advance Program.
Holy Communion will be administered during the evening service at St Pauls Lutheran Church South Presa Roseborough. Pastor Reverend R Wiederaenders will deliver the message Learn How to Forgive at 6:45 p m and 11:00 a m. He will speak on An Interview at Jacobs Welk.
Dr Francis M Davis pastor of Crestholme Presbyterian will speak on The Law of Growth at Sunday evening service He also uses Utilising our Spiritual Resources as the morning sermon subject Midweek prayer meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7 40 PM at 25 Hermitage Court.
D Wileth, minister of Northside Church of Christ on How ard and Mistletoe streets, returns to his pulpit Sunday. The Morning sermon titled The Fight of Faith. Sunday evening he preaches World Conditions Facing the Church.
The Book of Mormon will be the subject of the Sacramental service Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 455 Bally. The Priesthood meeting at 11:20 a.m. will feature The Gospel Through the Ages. Dr P D Miller, pastor of First Presbyterian Church at Avenue and Fourth streets, will speak Sunday morning on Jesus Calls a Publican as part of his Life of Christ series.
A long, garbled listing from downtown churches details sermons, Bible classes, and morning worship times at First Presbyterian and nearby congregations. Highlights include Pastor Patrice D. Miller and Dr. Miller preaching on Jesus Calls, with youth fellowship, supper, and midweek services noted. Community church groups and local business sponsors appear in a district program listing.
Grace Church of the Nazarene Denver and St Anthony Avenue presents Youth Week activities with 6:30 p.m. Sunday programs in all departments. Rev J P Ingle will preach at morning service on The Salt of the Earth and evening on Making the Right Decision. Special music will precede sermons. Other notices reference Northwest Church of the Nazarene in Princeton and Nario Colorado with morning worship at 10:56 a.m. and evening service at 7:10 p.m.
A partial church directory from the San Antonio Light dated January 26 1946 lists multiple church locations and services in San Antonio including Eastside Emmanuel 107 South Pine led by Pastor Lennard W Coots Sunday school 846 morning service and various Episcopal churches such as St Marks St Pauls Memorial Grayson Street and St Lukes with details on Sundays prayers sermons and adult Bible classes. The page names pastors rectors and service times with scattered notes on meals and meetings.
A garbled OCR listing multiple church names and services across Texas and nearby towns. Mentions Latter Day Saints San Antonio, several Lutheran churches with service times, pastors, and midweek events. References to Faith Which Christians Honor and various sermon topics.
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