United Church Endorses Open Racial Policy Push
The fourth General Synod of the United Church of Christ ended with a one year deadline for open racial policies in member churches and institutions. Delegates overruled Southern objections and pledged efforts for racial equality, urging churches to solicit Negro memberships and face potential sanctions for noncompliance.
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Denver
UPI
General Synod of
The
United Church of Christ
Synod
Ben M. Herbster
United Church of of Christ
Congregational Churches of America
Evangelical Church
Associated Press
Harpster
Herbster
New York City
Youths Attend State Meeting in Prescott Camp
Tucson youths join Seventh Day Adventist summer camp for 200 boys and girls at Prescott starting tomorrow for a week. E. J. Anderson leads Pathfinder camp at Scottsdale as youth director of Arizona Adventists. A staff of 27 will teach Christian living nature lore human relations crafts and recreation. Tucson participants include Susan Beverly Nancy Engebretson Vicki Clifton Fred Dotson III Susan Huffman Karen Hunt Celeste McDonough Michael Stokes Sandra Wassell.
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Prescott
Pathfinder Camp
E. J. Anderson
Scottsdale
Arizona Adventists
Susan Beverly
Nancy Engebretson
Vicki Clifton
Fred Dotson
Susan Huffman
Karen Hunt
Celeste McDonough
Michael Stokes
Sandra Wassell
Mrs Swearingen Named Delegate to Lutheran League Meet
Mrs Robert Swearingen of Faith Lutheran Church will represent her zone as delegate to the 10th biennial convention of the International Lutheran Women missionary League in Kansas City Missouri. The meeting will represent 250000 Missouri Synod Lutherans and will be held Wednesday and Thursday. Presiding at the international session will be Mrs Walter N Hoppe of Lakewood Ohio.
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Faith Lutheran Church
International Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Kansas City
Missouri Synod Lutherans
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Lakewood
Ohio
Catholic Sisters Seen as Untapped Source of Dynamism
In South Bend Indiana Rev William McNamara of the Spiritual Life Institute of America says Catholic sister orders are a vast resource of competence and ability but their impact on society remains meager due to lack of direction.
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William McNamara
Spiritual Life Institute of America
Evangelical Free Church in Tucson Names First Pastor
Wayne R. Lehsten will be installed as the First Evangelical Free Church of Tucson's first full time pastor. He comes from Maple Plain Minnesota after studying at Northwestern College and Trinity Theological Seminary. The church meets at Peter Howell Elementary School 401 N Irving Ave with services at 11 a.m. on Sundays and additional activities midweek.
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First Evangelical Free Church of
Tucson
Peter Howell
Lehsten
Jennifer
Herbert Kyrk
Minneapolis
Uate
Northwestern College
Trinity Theological Seminary
Chicago
Rosemont Gospel Church
Rosemont
Ill
Trinity
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N. Irving Ave
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Lutherans Plan Church On Harrison Road
The Wisconsin Lutheran Synod plans Tucson’s fifth church since 1911. Rev. E. Arnold Sitz of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church will commission Rev. Norman Schlavensky to establish Holy Cross Lutheran Church, with services at Grace Lutheran on 830 N. 1st Ave. A three acre site on Harrison Road between Speedway and Broadway has been purchased. Grace Lutheran was Tucson’s first Lutheran church.
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E. Broadway
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Oracle Rd
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Sth
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E. A
Wisconsin Synod
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Ma. Synod
Harelson School
Paseo del Norte
Chapala
Lynn Rittmann
Lutheran Church OF the Holy Trinity
Mission Manor
Santa Clara
Santa Rosa
Pasir
Mission Funds Rise Near Million for Catholic Work
Vatican summary states contributions to the Propagation of the Faith rose to 22.9 million dollars last year, up nearly 1 million from the previous period, according to the Sacred Congregation. The report highlights increased donations to global mission efforts and church outreach programs.
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Vatican City
Sacred Congregation For the Propagation of the Faith
Rev Ludwig Preaching In His Former Pulpit
The Rev Charles Ludwig who resigned as pastor will guest preach at First Church of God 3355 N Fontana Ave at 11 a.m. tomorrow. He and Mrs Ludwig have conducted revivals in 19 cities across Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and Kansas in seven months and will travel to Michigan Indiana Tennessee and Ohio before returning to Tucson late September. His book Mama Was a Missionary will be published Oct 1 by Warner Press. Mrs Twyla Ludwig served as a missionary in Kenya 1927 to 1960.
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First Church of God
Fontana Ave
Ludwig
Tucson
E. 30Th St
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Warner Press
Anderson
Ind
Marriage Rites As Worship At Shaker Heights Church
In Shaker Heights Ohio the Ammanuel Church of Shaker Heights Evangelical and Reformed conducts weddings as a full half hour worship service. Rev Milton D Tones argues that marriages should be a pronouncement of the church to all present of proper married life and the service includes printed bulletins sermon scripture readings prayers and hymns. A special white bench is placed at the front for the couple during the sermonette.
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Shaker Heights
Ohio
Milton D. Tones
Ammanuel Church of
Mr. Jones
Service Must Be Chief Motive in Church Work
In Philadelphia the Rev Cedric W Tilbert of the Lutheran Church in America urged that churches avoid using services to build the church pressuring congregants to join. He said the motive should be serving Christ by helping people, noting God gave the world to the church to serve the world.
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Philadelphia
Cedric W. Tilbert
Lutheran Church In America
Tucson Mother Publishes Childrens Book Thunder of Triple A Ranch
A Tucson mother of three, Mrs. Robert Swinford of 437 Alturas Street, published Thunder of Triple A Ranch for boys and girls. She began writing at nine, first story appearing in a newspaper, and by nineteen she wrote steadily, selling over 1,000 short stories and many religious magazine articles. The book centers on a rancher and his bond with his horse Thunder, with a spiritual theme throughout.
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Triple A Ranch
Tucson
Robert Swinford
Alturas St
Sdid
Bible Society Names New Director for Advance Program
The American Bible Society named Rev. Dr. Edwin J. Rian as director of its advance program, aiming to culminate with the 150th anniversary in 1966. The goal is to raise annual Scripture distribution from 31 million to 60 million copies.
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New York
The
American’ Bible Society
Edwin J. Rian
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