Carbondale Church Plans Preparation Day and Bible School
The University Baptist church in Carbondale will host Preparation Day for Vacation Bible School on June 9 with enrollment of boys and girls, followed by a parade. Bible school starts June 11. Pastor Dr. Robert Hastings will deliver morning lessons on WCIL from June 9 to 13, under the theme This is Jesus. Breadth of activities includes visitation and a Brotherhood meeting, while Memorial Day volunteers helped build the new church at Oakland and Mill. Nursery care is available during services.
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University Baptist Church
Carbondale
Bible
Robert Hastings
WCIL
Ministerial Association
Jesus
Oakland and
Mill Streets
Illinois
Sharp Begins Sixth Year at Grace Methodist
Dr. Glenn F. Sharp is reappointed to Grace Methodist Church Carbondale for a sixth year after the Southern Illinois Annual Conference closed its 100th session in East St. Louis. He asks Grace church members to attend Sunday worship with the theme The Majestic Christ and notes evangelistic evening services with choir selections If Thou Shalt Confess and Looking Into The Face Of Jesus. Vacation Bible School starts Monday morning June 11.
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Southern Illinois Annual Conference
East St. Louis
Glenn F. Sharp
Grace Methodist Church
Carbondale
Sharp
Effie Hogenmiller
Marsh
Ackley
Jesus
A.C.E. League
First Methodist Church
West Main Street
H. Hilton Longberry
Am I
East Hester
Majestic Christ
Christian Compassion
Jonesboro
First Methodist
W. H. Lively
Youth Fellowship
Murphysboro
Centenary Methodist
Earl W. Dickey
15Th and Pine
Clyde Funkhouser
Daily Vacation Bible School Opens At First Apostolic Church
The annual program begins Monday at 9 o'clock with enrollment at the first session. Classes for 3 to 16 year olds run 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday June 4 15. Activities include hand work singing Bible stories prizes and a picnic. Rev Calvin L Rigdon leads with teachers listed and plans to enroll 100 previously. Call 1012 L for information or transportation.
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First Apostolic Church
Calvin L. Rigdon
Ivah Lence
Avis Taylor
Norma Mitchell
Lois Taylor
Virginia Jackson
Virginia Rigdon
Betty Price
Charlene Kiefer
Sue Taylor
Nineteen Graduates Honored at Steeleville Lutheran School
Nineteen students graduated from St. Mark's Lutheran school in Steeleville on Sunday May 27. Lela Hartman was valedictorian and Donald Schaack salutatorian. Hartman and Martin Oliver received American Legion awards from Commander Roy Koeneman. Graduates include Ackroyd Doeding Hapke Hartmann Koch Lattina Schaack Walternate Werre Kothe Bruggeman Fedderke Hartmann Joost Kranz Weaver and Wolters.
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St. Mark’s Lutheran School
Steeleville
Lela Hartman
Donald Schaack
Miss Hartman
Martin Oliver
American Legion
Roy Koeneman
Wallace Ackroyd
Wilbert Doeding
Lou Ann Hapke
Orville Hartmann
Norma Koch
Fred Lattina
Eileen Walternate
Don Paul Werre
Loren Kothe
First Baptist Anna Closes Bible School
Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church of Anna ends this week. Principal Joe Burress led a team of teachers across departments as classes closed Friday.
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First Baptist
Anna Ends
First Baptist Church
Local church schedules fill weekend service times
The list catalogs Sunday schools morning worship trainings unions and evening services across many Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Anna Cobden and surrounding towns. Pastors include Moore Sanderson Reppenhagen Randle and Hastings with events from youth fellowships to confirmation and evangelistic services.
To Be Ordained Wednesday Warren Day Carbondale
Warren J. Day of Carbondale will be ordained to the Christian ministry by the Cairo Presbytery on Wednesday June 6 at 8 00 p m in the First Presbyterian church. The service will feature Rev Morton Merrell and sermons by Rev William Baker and Rev James R Hine. A reception follows. Day plans mission work in India after earning a divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary.
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Warren Day
Carbondale
Christian
Warren J. Day
Cairo
First Presbyterian Church
Day
Harry W. Day
South Springer
Morton Merrell
Cairo Presbytery
William Baker
Anna
James R. Hine
Champaign
W. A. Thulman
Mary Day
William Janssen
Frank Mease
Eldorado
John Holladay
Union Theological Seminary
New York
United States
India
Carbondale Community High School
University of Illinois
U.S. Naval Reserve
Morning sermons and church services listed for Murphysboro
Local church notices list morning and evening services across Murphysboro congregations including First Christian at 15th and Pine with Allen J. Collins and Jonah Walker ministries, Mt. Carbon Christian with Sunday school at 9:30 and evening worship, Nazarene at 7th and Walnut with Bible school at 9:30 and 10:45 service, plus Christian Science services at Carbondale and Carterville locations with topics Ancient and Modern Necromancy Denounced and Mesmerism Hypnotism.
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Church of the Nazarene
Murphysboro
7Th and
Walnut
James H. Campbell
Young People’s Meeting
Carbondale
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Corner Elm and
University
Carterville
First Church of Christ Scientist
East Illinos Avenue
Apostolic Carbondale
First Apostolic Church
E. Jackson
Calvin L. Rigden
Children’s’ Church
Local church schedules and pastors in Carbondale and nearby towns
The notice lists Mass times at Anna Saint Mary and Carbondale St Francis Xavier with pastors Fred Renschen and Rev Robert Hutsch, plus services at Apostolic, Community church and Jehovahs Witnesses. Also covers Hickman Herrin Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Murphysboro St Peters Evangelical and Reformed and Church of God services with times and leaders.
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Anna
Cobden
St. Joseph
Charles Frankovich
Herrin
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Msgr
Robert DeGasperi
Reappointed Pastor Leads Centenary Church in Murphysboro
Rev Dickey is re appointed pastor of Centenary Methodist Church Murphysboro at the Southern Illinois conference in East St Louis May 23 27 J H Davis is the conference delegate from Centenary Ashton Doody elected adult superintendent with Mr Davis continuing as general superintendent of the church school Promotion Day Sunday and Vacation Bible school activities planned next week including a joint school opening at Centenary May open 8 45 a m and closing June 15 A piano from the late Mrs Mina Henley donated by her daughters is placed in the Junior classroom.
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Earl W. Dickey
Centenary Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church
East St. Louis
J. H. Davis
Centenary Church
Ashton Doody
Mr. Davis
Board of Education
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Cecil Lipe
McCord Street
Edna Ingram
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
Centenary Methodist
Mina Henley
Mary Tarkington
Ruth Henley
Pastor transfers reshuffle at regional Methodist churches
Reverend William Henderson of the First Methodist Church of Anna is promoted to Vandalia. Reverend Raymond Sweitzer of Mt. Vernon will succeed him in Anna. Reverend W H Lively of Jonesboro is reassigned back to the Jonesboro parish.
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William Henderson
First Methodist Church
Anna
Vandalia
Raymond Sweitzer
Dix Kell Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Henderson
W. H. Lively
First Methodist Church of
Jonesboro
Cambria Church School Set to Open Monday
The First Baptist Church of Cambria will start vacation church school Monday and run through June 15. It serves children aged 4 to 14 with classes 9 AM to noon, Monday to Friday, taught by teachers including Lois Vaughn, Margaret Ditterline, Betty Jane Sanderson, Hilda Elkins, Afton Gray, Evelyn McCluskey, Lena Ditterline, and Ruth Green.
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First Baptist Church of
Loyalty Day Observed At First Methodist Carbondale
First Methodist Church Carbondale holds Loyalty Day service Sunday at 10 45 am with attendance registration and a sermon titled How Loyal am I Rev H Hilton Longberry notes the day resembles Master Day in the U S Army Youth groups meet in the evening Teen picnic and swim June 10 at Crab Orchard Lake under Couples Class sponsorship The WSCS June meeting is Tuesday at 2 directed by Mrs Longberry A Tour of the World via The Methodist Woman
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First Methodist Church
Carbondale
H. Hilton Longberry
U. S. Army
Longberry
Crab Orchard Lake
WSCS
Revival Continues At Murphysboro Church
Revival services at the Assembly of God church in Murphysboro will continue through June 10 led by evangelist James Courtney of Baton Rouge Louisiana. Pastor J W Ellsworth says the open services begin each evening at 7 30.
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Murphysboro
Assembly of God Church
J. W. Ellsworth
James Courtney
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Hold Songfest At Anna Tonight
A Negro quartet United Harmony Four from Cairo will sing on a program at the American Legion Community center in Anna. The event is part of the Singing Roundup held on the first and third Saturdays each month with gospel singers from several Southern Illinois counties. The conventions have run for a year and a half. Public invited. no admission.
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United Harmony Four
Cairo
American Legion
Anna
Illinois
Students attend Billy Graham crusade in Memphis
Six students from the Baptist Foundation in Carbondale attended a Billy Graham crusade in Memphis Tennessee last Thursday night. The students sang in the choir at the meeting.
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The
Baptist Foundation
Carbondale
Memphis
Tenn
First Christian To Honor Its Graduates
First Christian church in Murphysboro holds special services Sunday at 10 30 am to honor its 1951 graduates. Forty graduates from high school college and elementary levels are invited. carnations will be given to attendees and the sermon is titled The Four Dimensions of Life.
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First Christian Church
Murphysboro
Two Churches Unite for Vacation Bible School
First Presbyterian church and St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed of Murphysboro join to run a two week Vacation Bible School for children ages four to 12. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. Monday with a parade alongside other churches. The Altruist class meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the church parlors with hosts Mrs. Jennie Ozburn and Mrs. W E Sullivan. Warren Day of Carbondale, a Union Theological Seminary graduate, is to be examined for licensure and ordination by the Cairo Presbytery in Carbon dale Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The Cairo Presbytery Young Adults banquet is at First Presbyterian in Harrisburg Friday at 6:30 p.m. Choir practice is Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
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First Presbyterian Church
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Murphysboro
First Presbyterian
Jennie Ozburn
W.E. Sullivan
Presbytery of
Cairo
Carbondale
Warren Day
Day
Union Theological Seminary of
New York City
Harrisburg
Herrin Youth to Lead Worship at First Christian
The high school youth group from First Christian church in Herrin plans to lead Sunday evening services this summer. They also did so in 1950. Officers Joe Stutsman Drury Benton Dianne Barnes and Sara Beth Hodges will participate in the service titled In the Beginning God. The Girls choir will sing and the minister will give a brief message. Afterward the group will meet at the parsonage for a party.
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First Christian Church
Joe Stutsman
Drury Benton
Dianne Barnes
Sara Beth Hodges
Special Service Sunday Dedication at Carbondale First Christian
Dedication services for the new sanctuary and educational building of the First Christian church in Carbondale start with a 10 30 a m worship. Mrs. Helen Baughman plays the preludes and the choir led by W Wakeland performs. The Rev Mr William T Pearcy will deliver the message with the theme A Day of Victory. An afternoon service at 3 00 p m features the choir and soloists and the sermon We Shall Build On by Pearcy. Community greetings are offered and tours and tea follow. Public invited. Board meeting Monday at 7 30 p m and choir rehearsal Wednesday at 7 00 p m. Vacation Bible school June 11 22 begins daily at 9 00 a m.
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Baptist Anna—First Baptist
L. H. Moore
Training Union
Cambria—First Baptist Church
Ralph Sanderson
Unified
Baptist Youth Fellowship
B.T.U
Ing
Christian Standard of Conscience
Carbondale
First Baptist Church
West Main
W. L. Reppenhagen
W. L. Randle
F. G. Warren
Graham Street Baptist Church
Snyder and
Graham
Harry Steele
New Zion Baptist Church
W. H. Clark
Lord
Elijah
Ella B. Williams
Rockhill Baptist Church
Monroe
Marion
L. W. Mingo
Walnut Street
Southern) Baptist Church
Walnut and
University
O. C. Cooper
Cobden
First Baptist
H. C. Croslin
DeSoto Baptist Church
DeSoto
Ill
Louis Blaise
Eugene Baggett
Herrin
W. A. Shoopman
Jonesboro
Ray Rhyne
Murphysboro
Elm Street Baptist
19Th and
Elm
Arthur Farmer
North 15Th
Hutchel T. Rafael
Morning Star Baptist
E. Street
P. J. Rodgers
Percy
Charlie Simonds
Jesus
ANNA
Moriah
William Swarbrick
Luther League
Anna—Trinity
L. M. Weechter
Trinity Lutheran Church
North 16Th Street
First Lutheran
William J. Boatman
D.D
Immanuel Lutheran
Pine
W. T. Janzow
Steeleville
Peace Lutheran
E. W. Belter
First Christian
L. Francis Scheffler
First Christian Church
University At Monroe
Ronald B. Scriven
William T. Pearcy
Delno W. Brown
Hurst—Christian Church
H. M. Cole
Christian Youth Fellowship
First Christian Church In
W. Wakeland
Harker
Robert Wright
Glaroa Moroni
Judy Gurley
Board of Church Extension of the
Disciples of Christ
Indianapolis
Indiana
Pearcy
Jesus Calls
Macfarlene
Bill Hall
Gloria Moroni
McDermott
E. G. Lentz
Thomas E. Morton
Brotherhood of Disciples
R. L. Thorp
Centralia
W. Janssen
First Presbyterian Church
Daily Vacation Bible School
First Methodist
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
When Christ Disturbs Sunday Night Service Notice
Vacation Bible School runs June 11 to 22 at First Baptist Church. The ad promotes the Sunday night program titled When Christ Disturbs scheduled for 7:30 p m as part of the church’s outreach.
Murphysboro Pastor Reappointed for First Methodist Church
The Rev. Clyde Funkhouser was re appointed as pastor of First Methodist Church Murphysboro at the Southern Illinois Methodist conference in East St. Louis. The new church year begins June 3 with a shortened 45 minute service and 11 15 a m dismissal.
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Clyde Funkhouser
First Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
East St. Louis
Bible School Clinic Held at Walnut Street Baptist Church
A Vacation Bible School Clinic was held on May 31 at Walnut Street Baptist Church for teachers and officers preparing for this year. Sessions ran 10:00 to noon and 1:00 for closing. Rev. Lester Teel led the program with department discussions on plans and procedures. The two week program begins June 11 with listed superintendents and officers.
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Walnut Street Baptist Church
Lester Teel
Nine Mile Association
Bill J. Smith
O. C. Cooper
Phylis Williams
Gene Slicker
A. J. Cook
W. A. Ecker
Paul Stephens
Otho Williams
Bible School at DeSoto Baptist Opens June 4
DeSoto Baptist Church will host a two week Bible School starting Monday June 4. Classes run Monday to Friday from 8 30 a m to 11 30 a m for children ages four to sixteen.
Southern Baptist Convention Set for San Francisco Events
The Southern Baptist convention in San Francisco June 20-24 is expected to draw 25,000 messengers and visitors from 27,000 churches across the South Middle West and West.
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Southern Baptist Convention
San Francisco
South
Middle West
West
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