Construction Starts On New Church Building
The Church of The Nazarene in Shafter begins construction of a 70 by 45 foot frame stucco building with a large basement after a first carload of lumber arrived. Pastor Orval Seago says attendance has surged since a ministerial poster campaign, with Sunday School up 33 percent in recent weeks. Services continue in the old building until completion.
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Church of the Nazarene
Orval Seago
Shafter Ministerial Association
Seago
Ministerial Association
Avenal
Mennonite Brethren Church Services and Missions Notice
Waldo Wiebe pastor leads at Col California and Kern for this church. Morning services at 9 30 Sunday School 10 45 with a mission message by Rev J H Lohrenz. Evening 6 30 junior and senior fellowship. 7 30 Lohrenz report on India mission field. Wednesday 7 45 Bible study and prayer. Tuesday Oct 21 sewing circle sale to fund missions. All welcome.
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Mennonite Brethren Church
Col
California & Kern
Waldo Wiebe
J. H. Lohrenz
Between Meal Snacks Coffee Cakes from Joe's Topper Bakery
An advertisement notes Coffee Cakes available as between meal snacks from Joe's Topper Bakery. The message promotes baked treats as quick bites for shoppers seeking easy, tasty mid day refreshments.
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Joe's Topper Bakery
Church Services and Catholic Mass Schedule in Shafter
The Wasco Women’s Club hosts a Sunday School at 7th and Cedar with a Sacrament Meeting at 10:30 a.m. St Therese’s Catholic Church in Shafter offers an 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass at the Women’s Clubhouse with Confession before Mass.
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Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter-Day Saints
Wasco Women’s Club
7Th & Cedar
Shafter, Calif
Gospel Chapel Smith Corner Service Schedule
Jacob Quiring, minister, leads at Gospel Chapel with Sunday School at 9 45 a m Worship Service at 11 00 a m and Evening Service at 7 30 p m.
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Smith Corner
Jacob Quiring
Church Services Spotlight at Woman's Club Building
Sunday services set for 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with supply ministers at the Church of Christ Woman's Club Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF Christ Woman's Club
Pentecostal Church of God Service Schedule
Shafter Avenue notices E L Bradhurst announces weekly services Tuesday mid week 7 45 PM Thursday Young People 7 45 Saturday Jubilee 7 45 Sunday school 9 45 AM Sunday Evangelist Service 7 45 PM
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Pentecostal Church OF God
Shafter Avenue
E. L. Bradhurst
Memory Selection Faith and sight in a celestial lesson
A reflective piece discusses faith as seeing the unseen, citing Hebrews 11 1 and the two astronomers who imagined Neptune. It blends Bible study with thoughts on revelation, duty, and practical godliness, urging readers to cast off doubt and serve others with faith. It references a total solar eclipse in Brazil and the idea of advancing on wings of faith through trials and brotherly love.
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Neptume
Moses
God
Isaiah
Jesus
Brazil
Earth
St John’s Catholic Church Schedule at Wasco
Sunday Masses at St John’s Broadway Ninth Were Wasco include 8:00 a m and 10:30 a m Weekday Masses at 7:00 a m with Saturday 8:00 a m Confessions Fridays 8:00 p m Saturday 4:30 to 5:50 p m and 7:00 to 8:30 p m
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ST. John’s Catholic Church
Broadway
Ninth, Wasco
First Baptist Church Service Times
Bernard E. Andrews leads services at 289 E Lordo Hwy with Sunday School at 9 45 morning worship 11 00 Baptist Youth Fellowship 6 30 and Evening Evangelistic Service at 7 30 The message highlights Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners and is open to all seekers.
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First Baptist Church
E. Lordo Hwy
Bernard E. Andrews
Baptist Youth Fellowship
Christ Jesus
Sunday Services Schedule in Gospel Tent
Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evangelistic Service 7 45 p.m. Midweek Services on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at 7 45 p.m. Temporary quarters in the Gospel Tent.
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church Service Schedule
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church lists Sunday School Superintendent Donald Graves and Pastor Sam Wilcoxon. Preaching at 11:00 a.m. B.T.U. at 7:00 p.m. Evening sermon at 8:00 p.m. Services located on Northern Kern Street.
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Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
Southern
Kern Street
Donald Graves
Sam Wilcoxon
T.U
Seventh Day Adventist Church Sermon and Guest Speaker
The Lordo and Poplar Seventh Day Adventist congregation led by Pastor B A Reile holds Sabbath School at 9 30 a m and an 11 o clock sermon titled The Question Everybody Must Answer A Bible study and prayer meeting is set for Wednesday night On October 22 Elder L M Anderson a veteran Bible scholar will be the guest speaker
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Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Lordo and Poplar
B. A. Reile
L. M. Andreason
Union Congregational Church Service and Activities
Union Congregational Church at 308 James Street with minister Wm. S. Harper schedules 9:45 Sunday School led by Wal ter E. Haag, 11:00 worship with a sermon, and 6:30 Christian Endeavor led by Phillip Zachary. An organ interlude precedes worship. Mrs. Glen Putman will serve as organist. 8th Grade and High School members urged to join in Bible study efforts.
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Walter E. Haag
Christian Endeavor
Phillip Zachary
Glen Putman
Robert Haag
Church of the Nazarene Welcomes Community Members
Wes Lerdo and Rieker Orval Seago, pastor, invite all to Sunday School at 9:45 led by Supt. J. T. Badgett, morning worship at 11:00 with a sermon, N Y P S and children's meeting at 6:30 led by Anna Lee Osborn, and an evening evangelistic hour at 7:30. Wednesday prayer service at 7:30.
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Church of the Nazarene
J. T. Badgett
N.Y.P.S. and Children’s Meeting
Anna Lee Osborn
First Mennonite Church Announces Sunday School
Corner Golden West and Wall announces a Sunday School gathering at 10 a.m. led by Pastor John Bartel with Peter J. Gorsching as Superintendent. Parents are urged to bring adults as well, not only children.
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First Mennonite Church
Golden West & Wall
John Bartel
Peter J. Gorsching
Divine Worship and Doctrinal Study Announcement
A service at 11 a.m. invites worshipers to attend and satisfy spiritual needs. An evening program at 7 30 p.m. conducts a doctrinal study and sessions for young people. The notice urges liberty to worship according to conscience.
Shafter Church to Attend S D A Conference
J F Richert Julius Kurtz and Vernon Schneider will represent the local Seventh day Adventist Church at a layman evangelistic institute to be held October 24 through 27 in Fresno. Pastor B A Reile announced the event as part of a North American effort to train 5 000 Adventists.
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J. F. Richert
Julius Kurtz
Vernon Schneider
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Fresno
B. A. Reile
North America
Missionary Institutes to Train Lay Workers in California
Lay preachers will be formed into missionary teams before year end. The Fresno Institute directed by W A Butler and A A Estel will host classroom sessions and door to door evangelism. Pastor B A Reile cites 7 000 volunteer lay workers with demand for more ministers in California.
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Fresno
W. A. Butler
Washington, D. C
A. A. Estel
Los Angeles
B. A. Reile
California
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Church OF the Nazarene Wes
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