Area Church Marks 100 Years At Site
The Liberty Methodist Church near Thompsonville commemorates a century of Christian service. The original 1804 settlement site, 1825 organization, and a 1964 dedication frame the event. A 7 minute film John Wesley will be shown. Rev Ira L Thetford preaches at 11 am Sunday. basket dinner at noon. Rev Joseph Evers speaks at 2 pm. Florence McCreery Plasters provides a historical sketch. Letters from absent friends are welcome.
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Liberty Methodist Church
Thompsonville
Franklin County
Jordan Brothers
Jesse Walker
Yost
Fancy Farm
John Wesley
Wesley
Ira L. Thetford
Harrisburg
Joseph C. Evers
Epworth Methodist Church
Belleville
Mr. Evers
Historical Society of the
Methodist Church
Southern Winds Conference
The
Florence McCreery Plasters
Liberty Church
Bible School Parade Trophy To Be Awarded
Herrin Second Baptist Church will be presented a trophy Sunday morning for its float in the Vacation Bible School parade. Six Herrin churches entered floats in the parade sponsored by the Ministerial Association. Rev. Wallace Curlee will present the trophy at 1 a.m. The award honored depth of idea and originality. The float titled Teach Them the Way displayed two Bible, a torch, a globe, international children, and girls from America and media holding Mags of Christianity. Other entries included First Baptist, First Methodist, Chittyville Free Methodist, Hurricane Memorial Baptist and First Christian. The association plans another parade next year and said it was well received.
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Herrin Second Baptist Church
Herrin
The
Ministerial Association
Wallace Curlee
Second Baptist Church
Globe
America
Edia
First Baptist
First Methodist
Chittyville Free Methodist
Hurricane Memorial Baptist
First Christian
Vacation Church School Opens at First Baptist Carbondale
Vacation Bible School begins Monday at First Baptist Church Carbondale for ages 3 to 6th grade. The two week session runs 9 to 11 30 a.m. with the theme Christ and My Life and transportation calls to 467 4194. A 10 30 a.m. worship Sunday will dedicate 17 adults and seven youth helpers who staff the school.
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First Baptist Church
Carbondale
Christ
Mrs DeLaura Lobenstein Attends Lay School
Mrs DeLaura Lobenstein of 203 Orchard Drive Carbondale attends the Lay School of Theology at Eden Theological Seminary Webster Groves Missouri, sponsored by the United Church of Christ.
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DeLaura Lobenstein
Orchard Drive
Carbondale
Eden Theological Seminary
Webster Groves
United Church of Christ
Galum Presbyterian Church marks 120 years
Galum United Presbyterian Church near Pinckneyville marked its 120th anniversary with a service featuring Rev. J Berneking and Rev. Malcolm Gillespie. A pencil sketch of the church by Roscoe Misselhorn was unveiled, with reproductions available and a basket lunch on the lawn. The church traces back to 1844, with a log church built in 1845 and the current building completed in 1854. it has undergone multiple remodels and long local history including a fatal wagon accident during construction and early dis missed services due to bad roads.
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Galum United Presbyterian Church
Pinckneyville
Cyrus Riggs
J. al Kimzey
Ephraim Robinson Kimzey
buy @ manse
Ladies Aid Society
J. ¥. Berneking
Roscoe Misselhorn
Sparta
Malcolm Gillespie
Carbondale
United Presbyterian Church of
Students Help Ohio Churches Mission Trip Aids Cincinnati Parishes
A dozen Southern Illinois University students from the Wesley Foundation travel to Cincinnati Ohio for a mission work camp aiding eight inner city churches. They will visit, survey, mentor teens, and perform painting repairs and cleanups under leaders James Brown Martha Hiller and Carson Shoaff from Carbondale. The program ends Sunday.
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Southern Inoss Cnniversity
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wesley Foundation
SIU
James Brown
Martha Hiller
Carson Shoaff
Carbondale
KC's Dedicate Prison Chalice for New Federal Penitentiary
A chalice for Mass was presented to the Marion prison by the Fourth Degree General Assembly of Knights of Columbus. Faithful Navigator Charles E. Childers of Du Quoin delivered it to Michael Kolinchak and Rev. Bernard Harding, with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert DeGasperi of Herrin among witnesses at the ceremony.
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Federal
Marion
Fourth Degree
General Assembly of Knights of Columbus
Charles E. Childers
du Quoin
Michael Kolinchak
Bernard Harding
Robert DeGasperi
Herrin
Chester Priest Celebrates 25th Ordination Anniversary
The Rev. James McCormick pastor of St. Marys Chester marked a quarter century in priesthood with a church service at St Marys. Born January 24 1913 in St Louis he studied at Kenrick Seminary and was ordained June 4 1939. He previously served at several parishes and institutions before Chester mission.
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James McCormick
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Chester
Father McCormick
A.B. Lehmen
Thomas Corcoran
George McCormick
St. Louis
St. Matther's
St. Louis Preparatory Seminary
Kenrick Seminary
St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Joseph's Church
East St. Louis
St. Petree Cathedral
Belleville
St. John's Orphanage
Shiloh
St.Brono’s Church
Pinckneyville
Church of God Reviews Race Relations Policy in Anderson
Nearly 1,000 clergymen and church leaders gather in Anderson Indiana for the Church of God General Ministerial Assembly to discuss a new race relations statement, church state separation, and state organization studies as the 75th international convention opens with 25,000 attendees. The program includes officer elections for seven national agencies, five major papers, 27 worship services, missionary conferences, and age group institutes under the theme Gods Call Is Now.
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Church of God
General Ministerial Assembly
Andersson
Ind
Anderson College
General Assembly Agunda
Bible School Closing Programs At Local Churches
Two area churches plan closing programs for their Bible schools tonight. Hurst Methodist Church hosts at 7 30 p m in the sanctuary while De Soto First Baptist will award 90 certificates to children who attended the two track school at 7 30 p m. Public invited to both events.
Pastor Tells Anchorage Quake Experience in Alaska
Missionary Rev C N Luna and family survived the March quake that devastated Anchorage. He described streets bare of lights water and phones with buildings damaged yet church activity rising. He showed before and after slides and said 75 percent of the town’s economy sank and many lack earthquake insurance. The Lunas will return to Anchorage after a short vacation.
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Martha Moser
Anchorage
C. N. Luna
Alaska
Herrin West Monroe Street
Luna
Joyce
Noone
Una
Herrin Church Revival Begins With Darnells
The Herrin Church of the Nazarene opens a one day revival on Thursday with Rev. and Mrs. Leo Darnell as evangelists. Services start at 7:30 p.m. at 12 Park Ave. Mrs. Darnell leads the music and is a former McKinley Sisters member. The Rev. Darnell has over five years in church work and previously pastored in Seymour Indiana and Oklahoma City Oklahoma before evangelism.
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Herrin
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