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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1977
Page
5
A religious op ed argues America rests on biblical foundations and warns of moral decay. It touts national blessings, cites Sodom and Gomorrah, and urges repentance through Christian renewal as the nation’s only hope to endure.
The Mission Festival themed Making Mission Alive occurs at Hope Lutheran Church in Brighton on Saturday and Sunday October 22 and 23. Dr Delbert Rossin of Faith Lutheran Geneva Ill will speak on four mission areas with evening topics and a noon potluck.
The United Presbyterian Church offers a marriage course on Sunday mornings in October. On Oct 23 the topic is Marriage in Action with a panel including the McCreedys Brock Murphy and Logan clans discussing communication religion interests relatives and division of responsibilities. Oct 30 Burlington couple Charles Poland will speak on enriching marriage. The worship sermon titled God is Extravagant precedes the 10:45 a.m. service inviting public participation.
An annual anniversary service will be held this Sunday October 23 at the Marion Avenue Baptist Church in Washington. Evangelist Johnny Pope will be the speaker. At 26 he is among the nation’s sought after evangelists and serves as professor of Evangelism at Hyles Anderson College in Crown Point Indiana. A fellowship lunch and birthday cake follow the service. Services start at 10 a.m.
The Mullikin Family of Brighton will present a gospel music concert at the United Methodist Church in Brighton Sunday at 7 30 p m. The family performs duets trios and solos with Jan on electric piano and children Randy Robbin Richard and Rebecca. They have sung together for over six years in Iowa Illinois and Missouri and recently recorded their first gospel album in Nashville Tennessee. The freewill offering benefits a church project and refreshments will be served after by the United Methodist Youth Fellowship group.
City churches list service times and pastors for multiple denominations including Reformed Presbyterian Seventh Day Adventist United Presbyterian United Methodist Baptist Christian Lutheran Mennonite and Latter Day Saints with locations on 105 South 13th Avenue 302 East Second Street and 115 North 13th Avenue plus regular worship classes and midweek activities.
Churches across the Washington area host Sunday breakfasts at 8 a.m at Washington United Presbyterian Church and regular worship times. Rev Delbert Rossin speaks at Hope Lutheran Mission Festival. Local pastors include C F Smith Henry Schrag Edward Shepherd Bruce Hardt Marion Dodson and Harlan W Winter with varied services and youth activities Sunday school times range 9 30 to 9 45 a m weekly Bible study and Wednesday prayer services noted.
A condensed list shows service times and pastors for multiple churches across communities, including Ainsworth Community Church, Wayland Mennonite, Eicher Mennonite, Trenton and Finley chapels, Cottonwood, Sugar Creek Mennonite, Bethel Mennonite, Asbury United Methodist, Good Shepherd Lutheran, St Josephs Church, West Chester United Methodist, St Mary of the Assumption, Hope Lutheran, Brighton Church of God, and related youth and midweek activities. Pastors named include Jack R. Hooten, Doug Reichenbach, Paul Goossen, William Strickland, Dale Carlson, Orie L. Roth, Oliver Yutzy, A. Harold Sparks, Jerry Newland, Thomas J. Spiegel, Milton Houts, Robin Houts, and Dean Elmore.
Local church notices list St. Josephs Catholic East Pleasant Plain with Masses at 7 30 p m Saturday and 9 a m Sunday led by Louis J Leonhardt. Pleasant Hill Christian has 9 45 a m Sunday School and no worship service with Bruce E Klapp as pastor. Bethel Presbyterian names Paul Spalding as supply pastor. Salem Church of God near Haskins offers Bible school 9 30 a m worship 10 30 a m with John L Davis as pastor. Prairie Flower Baptist shows activities including Pro Teens 5 30 p m Jr Youth 6 p m Evening service 7 p m Choir 8 10 p m Bible study and prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m under Paul D Lobb.
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