Groundbreaking for Immanuel school noted by pastor
Reverend W H Kohlmeier of Immanuel Lutheran Murphysboro led a 10 am service and groundbreaking for a three room parish hall addition. About 200 parishioners attended as volunteers prepare to raise 7200 dollars in 90 days for total construction costs. The church has run a day school since 1897 with current enrollment of 45.
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W. H. Kohlmeier
Exaudi
Christ
Heaven
Kohlmeier
Immanuel Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod
Murphysboro
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Troy
Antioch
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Rome
Ceremony To Be Sunday At Epiphany Church Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking for Epiphany Aithevan Congregation in Carbondale scheduled after Sunday worship at 10 45 am. Rev Lenwood L Monte announced the event last Sunday. The first stage includes a 126 seat meeting hall and social rooms with future plans for a 210 seat sanctuary and converted social and educational facilities at Orchard Drive and Chautauqua Street near the Crawshaw residence.
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Epiphany Aithevan
Carbondale
Lenwood L. Monte
Orchard Drive
Chatauqua Street
Crawshaw
New Pastor Assigned to Carbondale First Methodist
The Rev Edward J Hoffman a Murphysboro native is assigned to Carbondale First Methodist by Illinois Area Bishop Edwin Voigt He succeeds Rev Donald Crocker who moves to Mt Vernon He is a Southern Illinois University graduate with degrees from Drew Temple and Boston University He has pastored in Worcester Mass taught at McKendree College and served Illinois Maryland and Massachusetts churches He and his Southern Illinois wife have three children Julia 17 Lawrence 13 and Drew 6
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Murphysboro
First Methodist
Carbondale
Illinois
Edwin Edgar Voigt
Mr. Hoffman
Donald Crocker
Mt. Vernon
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Madison
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Boston
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Worcester
Mass
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Lebanon
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Lawrence
Drew
Church Starts Blood Bank For Members
Rev C R Walker organizes a walking blood bank for Marion First Baptist Church members. Letters sent to members ask blood type contact details and willingness to donate. An indexed coded file will track donors for future needs. Walker says it favors members and cannot meet community demand, and is not as good as the former county program.
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Marion First Baptist Church
C. R. Walker
Three Generations Of Methodist Ministers Serve Area Churches
The Gulley family will preach in Southern Illinois this summer across Herrin Coul terville Tilden Dillingham Somer and Steritz circuits. Bishop Voigt named Gerald Ewell and Gerry Gulley for church appointments as Gerry enters Southern Illinois University as a sophomore and plans ministry. Gerald a McKendree College graduate leads Herrin First Methodist Church into year five with Ewell serving Coul terville and Tilden and younger son Gerry part time as student supply pastor. Jim and Dallas ages 17 and 14 also plan to enter the ministry.
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Ilinois
Gerald Gulley
Herrin First Methodist Church
Ewell Gulley
Coulterville
Tilden
Gerry
Dillingham
Somer
Steritz
Edwin Edgar Voigt
Gerry Gulley
Southern Illinois University
McKendree College
Jim
Dallas
Redecoration Project Begun at Marion First Baptist Church
The Marion First Baptist Church started a redecoration program with up to 20000 dollars authorized. Schaubacher Co. of Springfield won the low bid to redecorate the auditorium. Pastor Rev R Walker said plaster patching is nearly complete. Exterior decor will fix cracks while chandeliers switch to white glass. New baptistry curtain communion table and pulpit furniture will match oak paneling. Pews to be removed revarnished and replaced after wall to wall carpet is laid.
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Marion First Baptist Church
Schaubacher Co
Springfield
R. Walker
Methodist Conference Bishop Calls For Renewed Faith
Bishop Edwin Edgar Voigt of the Illinois Area urged Southern Illinois Methodists to yoke with Christ at the 12th annual conference session held in Belleville May 31 to June 4 1964. The gathering emphasized social and political involvement and set lay clergy standards while naming retiring and new leaders and noting missionary appointments.
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Illinois Area
Union Methodist Church
Belleville
Feverett ‘Thompson
Lesser
Glendon Hodison
James Adams
Centralia
Hershel Mick
ML. Vernon
Russell Rigden
East St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois Council of Churches
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