Longtime church workers shape new First Baptist edifice
Miss Louise S Carter leads Sunday School as superintendent. Richard J Elliott tests leadership for the new church program and directs the choir. Harlie G Stevick supervises building and funds. L A Obitts chairs dedication planning and has church service ties. Stephen VanSyke leads membership subcommittee and labor tasks. Albert Fridenstine designs the new home. Emory B Fisher drives Joash Chest gifts. Lucius Andress supports pulpit duties and 50th anniversary sermon. Hartford report notes a baseball manager traded season passes for a church visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Elliott
Western Automatic Machine Screw Co
First Baptist Church
Elliott
Washington Avenue
L. A. Obitts
Colson Corporation
Obitts
Ralph
Denver
Colo
Rockmont College
Lucius Andress
Baptist Church
Children Ride Bus to Baptist Bible School Sundays
Chicago church children from distant city sections attend the Baptist Bible School at the Church House on Washington avenue. Volunteers drive a bus to ease costs as the program grows. Junior Church groups with 35 weekly attenders learn giving, and a total offering of 112.70 funds missions including Sioux Indians work and South Africa missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Washington Avenue
The
Baptist Bible School
Junior Church
Fellowship of Baptists For Home Missions
Arthur Anderson
South Africa
Choir and Soloists Return for Elyria Dedication Evening
The Thursday concert features two former choir members now living away from Elyria returning for the dedication. Lois Bennett Uber of Chicora Pennsylvania will sing Malotte’s Lord’s Prayer in the morning service. Harriett Seeley Walkden of Florida will perform Gounod Adore and Be Still in the evening. Betty Van Duyke Chapman will sing The Holy City at the dedication hour. Lillian Woodward Tennant, also a soprano, performs at Monday and Wednesday services.
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Ber
Elyria
Lois Bennett Uber
Chicora
Malotte
Harriett Seeley Walkden
Florida
Betty van Duyke Chapman
Holy City
Adams
Many Firms And Persons Aid In Building Church
Assisting in the construction and furnishing of the new First Baptist Church on Washington avenue are numerous firms and individuals. Included are H. C. Millett as architect, T. J. Hume Company as contractors, Lorain Ryan Electric, Sam Ross & Sons, Lorain Plastering Co., Lorain Roofing Co., Lorain Glass Co., Burger Iron Works of Akron, Murbach Coal and Supply Co., Granite Concrete Block and Coal Co., West Side Lumber and Coal Co., Westinghouse Electric Supply Co., Kohlmeyer Hardware Co., Lloyd Supply Co., O'Donnell Paint and Wallpaper Co., Sealwall Products, Ossit Church Furniture Co., W. G. Walker & Co., C. H. Merthe Company, the Moller Organ Co., Inc., O'Connor's Service, William R. Murrell, Glidden Company, Elyria Telephone Co., Ohio Edison Co., and Ohio Fuel Gas Co., with various materials and services for plumbing, heating, electrical fixtures, flooring, draperies, organ installation, and utility systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Washington Avenue
H. C. Millett
T. J. ‘Hume Company
Lorain Ryan Electric
Sam Ross & Sons, Inc
Lorain Plastering Co
Lorain Roofing Co
Lorain Glass Co
Burger Iron Works
Akron
Murbach Coal and Supply Co
Granite Concrete Block and Coal Co
West Side Lumber and Coal Co
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co
Kohlmeyer Hardware Co
Lloyd Supply Co
O'Donnell Paint and Wallpaper Co
Ossit Church Furniture Co
W. G. Walker & Co
C. H. Merthe Company
The
Moller Organ Co., Inc
O'Connor
William R. Murrell
Glidden Company
Elyria Telephone Co
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Pioneer Girls at First Baptist Church Organizes Three Groups
The First Baptist Church sponsors Pioneer Girls, a national nonsectarian program for girls ages 8 to 18 focusing on Christian leadership and living. Explorers 15 to 18, Colonist Girls 12 to 14, and Pilgrim Girls 8 to 11 study the Bible, missions, service, and recreation with personal counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Jelse
Winifred Fay
Dorothy Scoville
Bertha Lehman
Donald Douglass
Dorothy Joy
Gilbert Walker
Harry Strickler
Ralph Flood
Gordon Carlson
Josephine Fay
Charles Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chronicle-Telegram
Louise S. Carter
Harlie G. Stevick
Stevick
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches
Niles Steel Products Co
Stephen VanSyke
VanSyke
Albert Fridenstine
Fridenstine
T. J. Hume Construction Co
Mr. VanSyke
Emory B. Fisher
Building Funds Committee
Fisher
Buffalo
Lorain
San Antonio
Texas
Seghy Nut Shops
Hartford
Conn
Kohlmger Hardware
Russwin and Dexter
Kennatrack
O'Brien
Sporting Goods
Kohlmyer Hardware Stores
Pearl Ave
Broadway
Lorain, Ohio
Norwalk, Ohio
Washington Ave
Granite Concrete Block & Coal Co
Congregation of the New Baptist Church
Concrete Block & Coal CO
West Ave
Pioneer
House of Worship
Arthur E. Williams
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