Denomination Leaders To Attend Avon Lake Open Service
Avon Lake Presbyterian Church opens with an 11 a.m. service in the new brick building at Electric Blvd 1000 feet west of Jaycox Rd. The event features special music and a Lord's Supper celebration. Visiting dignitaries include Rev. Alexander E. Sharp Rev. Merlyn A. Chappel and Rev. George C. Reemsnyder.
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Avon Lake
W. J. Morey
Alfred H. Gerber
Alexander E. Sharp
Administrative Board of National Missions
Merlyn A. Chappel
Missionary Support of the
National Missions
George C. Reemsnyder
Cleveland
Donald C. F. Miler
Barberton
Dutton
The
National Presbytery
First Presbyterian
Durston
Avon Lake Presbyterian Church
Festival of Church Music Names Dr Kennedy Director
Dr James Paul Kennedy of Bowling Green State University is named director of the sixth annual Festival of Church Music to be held Sunday March 3 at 7 30 p m in First Methodist Church Elyria Council of Churches sponsors the event with three Oberlin accompanists and four church organists joining in. Nancy Caballero Fred Binckes Far Goodwin and De Walter Reif are listed among those assisting with specific organ duties and readings. Rehearsals are set February 21 and March 2 3 with additional session March 3 and total participation open to nonmember singers as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Paul Kennedy
Bowling Green State University
First Methodist Church
Thomas Curtis
First Congregational Church
Elyria Council of Churches
Curtis
Oberlin
Nancy Caballero
Fred Binckes
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Lord
Tye
Palestrina
Bach
Y Mendelssohn
Elijah
Goodwin
Ridgesville Congregational Church
D. Kennedy
de Walter FL Reif
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Philadelphia chosen for 1957 Baptist Convention
The American Baptist Convention will meet in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from May 29 to June 4 1957. The city is noted for long time cooperative church work among Baptists dating back about eleven years.
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American Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Protestant Youth Plan Meeting in Elyria
More than 200 Elyria Protestant Youth are expected for a Youth Week rally at First Methodist Church. A panel discussion on "Consider Your Call" will feature community representatives, with group sessions and a closing address by Rev. James L. Lumadue. Roger Stone will lead the business session after registration. Committees handle registration and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Youth Council
Barbara Mitchell
Caroline Norris
Mike Auer
Daryll Meng
Willie Shepherd
Rita Kader
Carol Huston
Dorothy Baksa
Peninsula Pastor And Choir To Be Guests At Home
The Rev. Eugene Benedict of the Peninsula Methodist Church will speak at the vesper service at the Elyria Methodist Home tomorrow afternoon. The church choir will accompany him to perform special music for the service.
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Peninsula
Eugene Benedict
Peninsula Methodist Church
Elyria Methodist Home
Behnken Begins South American Mission Visit
Dr John W Behnken and Rev Harold A Ott depart for South America to attend the Brazil District meeting in Porto Alegre and the Argentine District convention in Entre Rios. They will visit missionaries and inspect installations in Caracas Venezuela Caracas Sao Paulo Brazil Buenos Aires Argentina and Monivideo Uruguay. This marks Dr Behnken’s first trip to the southern districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jdeas
Missour Syand
Behnken
Harold A. Ott
Ehareh
Taitin American Mssions
Annie Mechine
Brazil
Porto Alegre
Entre Rins
Mission Installenens
Caracis
Venezuela
Tia de Tanend
Sao Paulo
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Moninviden
Uri Lony
Dr. Rehnken
First U.S. rice arrives in Saigon for refugees aid
Thousands of tons of surplus U.S. relief rice from Protestant and Catholic agencies reach Saigon. It is the first arrival of foreign-grown rice at the docks, to be distributed to refugees and weekly earners in need regardless of religion amid market disappearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Saigon
Indo-China
Vietnam
Medina Association Prayer School Planned For Laymen
About twenty Congregational Christian churches in Lorain and Medina Counties plan a Sunday February 10 Prayer School at Avon Lake Congregational Church. The event aims to teach lay members and ministers personal prayer life and the value of prayer groups with talks by Pr. Thomas Kepler and Rev. Harold Freer. Reservations by February 8 include a supper.
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Congregational Christian
Lorain
Medina Counties
Medina Association
Avon Lake
Auno
Mes
Sophie Haught
Women’s League
Ehoreh
Thomas Kepler
Graduate School of Theology
Cherhin Callace
Acwrlennie
Bey
George Robertson
Wellington
Kepler Wall
Harold Freer
Cleveland Spiritual Life Chic
Dover Congregational Church
Freer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Press
Elton Chureties
Paaiver
Tchnigies
Paul J
Felino
Moderna
Elyria Church Council Plans Human Relations Program
The Elyria Cone of Churches will host its second annual Human Relations program on February 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. A US speaker will present a film and a panel will discuss anti-defamation. Dr Charles A. Fatheret leads the planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Cone of Churches
the & Ad Methodist Church
Freed
Charles A. Fatheret
Connect
Lutherans Plan Remake of 1951 Film Aims at Good Stewardship
Hollywood actor Walter Brennan is attached to a Scop of a lensing remake of a 1951 film produced by the Lutheran Church and Missouri Synod. Twentieth Century Fox and Kamms Films will finance and distribute a new version with Dr. Herman Goekel leading the religious advisory team and William Claxton directing. Filming was scheduled to begin February 12 with a weeklong shooting period at the studios.
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Hollywood
Walter Brennan
Ainder
Inemascope
Lutheran Church, Vussourd Synod
Koas Corporation
Fam Filme
Dne
Ffoliswand
Herman W. Goekel
Wigner Seneyl
Ais
Goekel
Israelis Order Hebrew Text Globes From Replogle
The Chicano firm Replogle announced the first terrestrial globes with Hebrew text. Israel ordered 1 008 units including eight inch political and physical models. Replogle president T. Replogle said the model shows place names and its cartographers worked with a Tel Aviv printer and scholar.
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Fepla Chien
Israel
Tel Aviv
Isle of Pines Church Rebuilt By Residents After 190 Years
Residents restore the stone Isle of Pines Methodist church off Cuba after damage from storms and neglect. Cuban missionary leaders and Fort Lauderdale coworkers supervised the reconstruction while local residents funded and rebuilt the building within months, hosting services led by Pastor Miguel Sate and a Cuban editorial team.
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Isle of Pines
Colombia
Paes
Cuba
Vaa
Soning
Hadaes
Alatiertia
Fort Iderdfe
Lares
White House Fireplace Inscribed By John Adams 1800
An engraved inscription in the White House dining room dates to 1800 and was written by President John Adams. The text prays for heaven to bless the house and to grant rule by only capable and wise men.
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White House
John Adams
China Church Still Alive Says Lutheran Missionary
Lutheran Church official Rev. Herman H. Koppelman said after a four month Asian tour he received definite assurances that the church in China remains active. He noted a letter from a Lutheran in Hankow Hupeh province while in Hong Kong.
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China
Herman H. Koppelman
The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Hong Kong
Che Hankow
Hupeh
East China
Youth Week Observance Planned by YPCU Church
The Young People's Christian Union of the West United Presta Church plans Youth Week activities with worship services, invocation, responsive reading led by church members, and a program detailing new equipment for worship. The note cites interwoven notices about church personnel, a China focus, and broader missionary context amid a tense historical era.
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Wiest
NRAWS
Orr
Patera Larkin
WSCS Reports 23000 Increase In Membership
The Wood Society of Che ran Servese caf the Methodist Cineh naw ondinier PN on Sa of aban 22 K8Q yori bers over the tyoures of acter ara weer ing for a Ceremtination statisticienn AE Hoover This makes the Methodist Wses the lineee deneunoia bien ad gran, et Chie women un Nei, and probably We hargest in the world The sect as organized into 681 lira sociehes in as many chirches spread across the United States. National president is Mrs. J. Font Tillman of Loversburg, Tenn. During the past year, local societies paid a total out SIT 225.6R for work and semires within their own parishes esned as fips ruishings for the parsonage help for communul need) and, in caddstinn, S$10.192.799 for missionary and other services outside j the local parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wood Society of
Cheran
Caf
Methodist Cineh
Aban
Acter
Hoover
United States
J. Font Tillman
Loversburg
Tern
Heidelberg Starts Ambassador Program at College
Heidelberg launches an ambassador program at Penderbend College featuring a series of talks and seminars with leaders. The effort aims to engage Werlibera students through a cooperative structure combining study, travel, and fieldwork opportunities.
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Penderbend College
First Baptist Youth Rally Draws Area Groups
The Hetron Youth Rally convenes at First Baptist Church 4078 Washington Ave with Rev Robert Beanhout leading activities and Rev Howard Young delivering the final message. About 400 attendees from Wellington and nearby areas are invited to participate in the event focused on youth responsibility and community engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetron
Bikria
Sal Bedil
Robert Beanhout
Dhurch
Rads
Uvas
Wellington
Sendusk
Loran
Tivria
Howard Young
Furst
Charen
Devin Finnal
Washington Ave
Samoa Princess Is Student At MacMurray College
A princess of Samoa, Miss Menelopie Delia Alaiima of Sala Inui, completes a year as a Methodist Christian Scholar at Ohio Wesleyan and will study at MacMurray College on a Tinos Conference scholarship before returning home to teach.
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Saanoa
Ohi Woslesan
MacMurray College
Menelopie Delia Alaiima
Sala
Inui
Ester
Ower
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James McCullough
Charles Metcal
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Alban Moir
Bond of Trustees
Je Urey
Toward Sharp
Lesle Napp
Harvey Seel
Walter Evenson
David Walker
Rober Bolton
Ronald Sat
Robert Pokery
Thymes Skhonp
Paul Partin
Idweudt Hotter
Aver Lake
Dr. Kennedy
Protestant Youth Plan Meeting
Eka
Warsaw
St. Alexander Cathalic
Saint Agnes
Ott Lake Avenue
Dr. Behnken
S. America
John W. Behnken
Medina Association Project
Church Council Planning
Lutheran Missionary
YPCU
Hana
Fermensia
Artother Boparosa
Wong
Cehureh
Lantheran Church
Missouri Synod
Magnelane
Tome Kong Wits
Anid
Mermoesa
Rte
Patho
Japan
Mos
Tong Kang
WSCS
Heidelberg
First Baptist
Samoa
Ait Macmurray
Assembly OF God
Arbae Road
Christ's Ambassadors
Graber
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