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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
5
James W. Sanders and Dr. J M McAlpin co chair the fundraising campaign for a sanctuary project. Sanders announced a dinner on July 10 to launch the drive.
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission gathers membership, budgets, and facilities data from five county churches. About 65 percent have responded, with 530 churches identified including 150 Southern Baptist. Smaller independent churches have had little contact so far.
The Rev. William West of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church DeSoto was among eight Illinois ministers at the Lutheran Church in America national conference in Atlanta Georgia. A new president was elected Rev Dr Robert J Marshall succeeding Rev Dr Franklin Clark Fry. Both leaders push inter church relations and unity talks with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the American Lutheran Church.
Mrs Collins was chosen president of the Lora Circle United Methodist Church Murphysboro at the June 25 meeting. Officers include Mrs Brunkhorst as vice president secretary Eloise Hogue treasurer J B Howard and Vernon Kupel coordinator. An ice cream social is planned for July 12 at the church.
The Rev. Bruce B. Patton, pastor of Marion First Christian Church, was chosen president of the Williamson County Ministerial Alliance. Other officers include the Rev. George Davis as vice president and the Rev. James Hoggard as secretary treasurer. In Marion, the Rev. Henry Clay Wright was elected president of the Marion Ministerial Alliance with C. R. Walker as vice president and Mode Powell as secretary treasurer.
The National Muzzle Loaders Association members visit Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Johnson County for an 11 a.m. worship and basket dinner as they trek 100 miles from Metropolis to Fort Kaskaskia recreating Col. George Rogers Clark’s 1784 overland march. The event features Rev. Willie Medlock and Illinois Sesquicentennial official Ver Lynn Sprague.
Bethel AME Church Carbondale observes its centennial with a 3 p.m. Sunday service led by Phillip Temple CME Church East St. Louis. Archie Jones, chairman, and Rev. John Francisco invite the public to attend the final service of a three month observance.
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