Carbondale youth recognition program and church notices
The Carbondale area hosts a community youth recognition program led by the Ministerial Conference of Carbondale and vicinity with Har din Davis of Thomas Grade School as speaker. Zion Baptist ChurchYouth Day features Vanessa Brown and a Redeemed skit at 7:30 p.m. A range of church events follows including service time changes, picnics, workshops, and concerts across Carbondale Marion Murphysboro De Soto and nearby towns with multiple pastors and choirs participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Conference
Carbondale
The
Rockeen
Hardin Davis
Thomas
Youth of Zion Baptist Church
N. Barnes St
Vanessa Brown
Jesus
Warren Grigsby Jr
Reverend Robert R. Smith Named Pastor at Murphysboro Church
The Rev Dr Robert R Smith of oarta River will become pastor of First United Church Murphysboro at 1500 Pine St on Thursday He is a native of West Frankfort and has served in Wood River Litchfield Fairview Heights and Bton prior to this. A farewell for Rev and Mrs Earl Renshaw will be held Sunday 1 to 4 pm in the church fellowship hall open to members and community The Herald Singers will perform during the program The youth choir at First Lutheran Church will present David and the Giants at the 9 am worship on Sunday in Murphysboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Smith
Oarta River
First United Church
Pine St
Murphysboro
Smith
First Methodist
West Frankfort
Wood River
Preii
Litchfield
Fairview
Tonistry
Elaine
Gary
Earl Renshaw
First United Methodist Church
Centralia
Herald Singers
Moved With Compassion Film at Local Church Event
A film titled Moved With Compassion a song of India will be shown at 7 30 p m Saturday at the West Monroe Street Apostolic Church 1609 W Monroe St Herrin A sacrifice offering will be taken for Sheaves for a fund raising drive by the youth of the United Pentecostal Church International Funds raised aid missionary causes The Sweet Spirits will also perform in concert at 7 p m Sunday Free Methodist Church 241 13th St Herrin.
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India
West Monroe Street Apostolic Church
W. Monroe St
Herrin
United Pentecostal Church International
The
Sweet Spirits
Sunda Free Methodist Church
13Th St
Civil War drama April M1 by Taylors drama team
The Academy of Arts Christian Drama Team of Taylors South Carolina presents April M1 a Civil War drama at Calvaryuist Church one mile east of Marion on Illinois 13 the program begins at 7 30 p m The play recounts the diary of a young son and follows Jeb Stockton an orphaned farm boy who seeks escape from God and life by joining the war likely facing death in battle
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Academy of Arts Christian Drama Team
Taylors S.C
Calvaryuist Church
Marion
Clinois 13
Jeb Stockton
Music evangelist to headline Pleasant Grove event
David Overstreet will present an off music at 7 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church three miles west of West Vienna. A member of Second Baptist Church in Marion he has ministered in song across the Midwest and South and entered full time music evangelism in 1975. He has composed religious songs recorded seven albums and accompanies himself on electric piano and guitar. The United Methodist Church of West Vienna hosts a home coming Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. and a basket dinner at noon with a 1:30 p.m. performance by the Sentinels. Echo Baptist Church holds its annual homecoming with dinner at 12:30 p.m. followed by 1:30 p.m. services featuring the Echoes from Calvary. The Rev. Jim, pastor of the Baptist Church in Fordville Missouri, will deliver the address.
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David Overstreet
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
West Vienna
Second Baptist Church
Marion
Overstreet
Midwest
United Methodist Church of
Ehco Baptist Church
Calvary Autist Church
Jim
The
Baptist Church
Fordville
Gateway Singers to Perform Concert in Mulkeytown Church
The Gateway Singers of Center ville and Ottumwa Iowa will present a music concert at 2 p m Sunday at the Church of Christ on Minor Route 2 in Mulkeytown. The group has 12 years of full time music ministry and has made recordings in Nashville and Oklahoma City while appearing weekly on radio and television.
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Gateway Singers
Centerville
Ottumwa
Iowa
Church of Christ At Minor
Route 2
Mulkeytown
Nashville
Tenn
Oklahoma City
Okla
Unemployment unrest warned by church agency
Washington AP report says a United Church of Christ agency urges members to prepare for possible urban unrest amid widespread unemployment and economic depression across many business sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United Church of Christ
Vacation Bible Schools Begin At Three Churches
On Friday June 11 1982 Vacation Bible School programs start at First Baptist Murphysboro First Baptist Hurst and First Baptist Her ring. Murphysboro hosts 9 to 1145 am daily Monday through June 18 for ages 3 through youth. Hurst runs 630 to 830 pm for ages 3 through adult all week. Her ring slots 830 to 1130 am through June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
First Baptist Church
N. 15Th St
Murphysboro
S. 13Th St
Herrin
Religious News Items Due Ahead of Friday Page
Churches and religious groups of all faiths are invited to submit news items for publication each Friday in the church page. No charge. Deliver by noon Wednesday to The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale office or to the Herrin office by 10 a.m. Mailed items go to the Religion Editor c/o The Southern Illinoisan P.O. Box 2108 Carbon dale Illinois 62901.
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Uthern Illinoisan
Carbondale
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Ill
Catholic membership gains lead 16 years in 1981
The Official Catholic Directory shows U S Catholicism surpassing 51 million members for the first time in 16 years as yearly growth continues. Priests and seminarians decline amid a vocational crisis, while permanent deacons rise to 4,725 and nuns fall to 121,370 as overall membership increases by 757,737 since 1965.
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New York
P.J. Kenedy & Sons
Thomas H. Walsh
Walsh
John Paul II
U.S
First Church of Christ Scientist Holds 87th Annual Meeting
The 87th annual meeting was held June 7 in Boston Massachusetts. Chairman Michael B Thorneloe urged greater spiritual courage amid world dangers. Dorothy E Klein of Boston was named church president for 1982 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Michael B. Thorneloe
Dorothy E. Klein
Physician named Humanist of the Year in Amherst
The American Humanist Association named physician Helen M. Caldicott, head of a physicians' group backing a nuclear arms freeze, as Humanist of the Year. She is described as a devout Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
N. Y
American Humanist Association
Helen M. Caldicott
Physicians
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Cottage Home Church
Gospelaires Quartet
Cot - Home Baptist Church
Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Eric Kohring
David
Jim Roberts
Goliath
St. Peter’s
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
S. Oak St
de Soto
Ron Whitlock
Parish Park Baptist Church
E. Boyton St
Whitlock
North Alton
Third Baptist
United Methodist
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Reflection
Dorrisville Baptist Church
Harrisburg
Third Baptist Church
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Eugene McCammon
Nited Methodist Church
Dennis Fager
W. Main St
Zeigler
Creek Mation Pentecostal Church
Allen Arrowood
Jackson, Tenn
White Oak Missionary Baptist Church
Lesser
Sunfield
Trinity Lutheran Church of
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. John’s
Robert Smith
Vienna
David and the Giants
First Lutheran Church
N. 14Th S
Apostolic Church
Sweet Spirits Singers
Methodist Church
Church of God Camp Meeting
Church of God
Hudleson St. Benton
Trea
Bill Sheeks
Frank Culpepy
Los Edwards
Dir
Emeiay
World Missions
CL Leonard
Field
Rep World Missions
YouthvCe
R. Dempsey
Church
Hurst
Christian Scientists
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EW. Lawn & Garden Supplies
Gilson
East Marion
Garden Dept
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Westernaire Dodge
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