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Newspaper
The Gazette
Location
Medina, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1978
Page
4
The Chippewa Lake Baptist Church congregation will break ground Sunday for a two story addition at 5326 Chippewa Road. The expansion provides offices classrooms and two nurseries including infants sleepers and toddlers creepers on the ground floor. Restrooms and a...
A county church directory lists Akron and surrounding area congregations with pastors and weekly schedules. Includes Akron Unitarian Universalist, Brunswick Apostolic, First Church of the Nazarene, House of Prayer Fellowship, Jehovahs Witnesses Brunswick Medina congregations, St Mark Lutheran Missouri Synod, Chippewa Lake Baptist, Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic, The Wesleyan Church, and others with service times and contact points.
Bishop Michael J. Murphy will preside as chief celebrant at Our Lady Help of Christians first confirmation class in Lodi United Methodist Church. Seventy six candidates will receive the sacrament after months of preparation with about 350 people expected to attend. A social follows for class members sponsors families and guests. All seven missions within the parish aid in planning and hosting the liturgy and social.
The United Church of Christ launches a Sunbelt expansion, forming the Southern Rim Coalition of seven conferences from Florida to California. Leader Charles L Burns says the goal is 65 new churches in three to seven years as population shifts favor warmer states. In Lafayette Township, Waltz United Methodist Church plans its 81st veterans memorial service on May 28 at 9:45 a.m., honoring Civil War and later veterans.
Burns discusses a coalition approach to church growth in the South and Southwest, stressing cooperation and pooled funding while preserving UCC identity. He notes a historic lag since 1946, acknowledges cultural adjustment for ministers, and highlights secular trends and Southern religious questions shaping mission opportunities.
A Wooster district United Methodist group organizes a November tour to England to mark the 200 year reopening of Wesley's Chapel in London. The event follows restoration after 1969 closure with the church receiving the largest financial contribution from the United Methodist Church. Tours, seminars, a banquet, and London and English countryside visits are planned. brochures available from Rev. Leonard Budd, 345 N Market St, Wooster, Ohio.
Grace Baptist Church, Brunswick, hosts Super Sunday to beat the 409 attendance mark. The Victors quartet from Lebanon Ohio performs at the 7 service. Missions gift for all attendees includes a Mexican sombrero and a handmade brass bell. Bus transport may be arranged by calling 225-4366 or 723-0274. Nursery services available.
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