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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1977

Page

5

Pleasant Hill to mark homecoming

Pleasant Hill Christian Church hosts its 42nd Homecoming Day on Sunday Oct 9 with keynote speakers Rev John M Hardy and Rev Debby Kiesey. The day features Sunday School worship service a basket dinner informal sing and an afternoon program highlighted by Kiesey as speaker and a church family tree display. The 141st anniversary of Pleasant Hill Church will be celebrated, noted as the oldest still active Disciples church in the state.

John M. Hardy Christian Church Upper Midwest Debby Kiesey Richland United Methodist Church Ollie United Methodist Church Pleasant Hill Cedar Rapids-Marion Area Boston University University Hospitals Iowa City Ollie and Richland United Methodist Church Iowa United Methodist Church Commission On Brad Washington Hardy Earl Klapp Bill King Waterloo Kiesey Richard Moore Pleasant Hill Church Bruce Klapp

Latter-Day Saints Hold Wednesday Night Discussions

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints invites all to a series of Wednesday discussions. October 3 at 7 p.m. will explore what God is like and how we might know Him. Meeting location is 302 East Second Street Church building.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Mormon God East Second Street Church OF Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints Sacrament Meeting

Revival Services Guided by Rev. Wesley Meek at Nazarene

Evangelist Rev. Wesley Meek Sr. will lead a six day revival October 4 to 9 at the Church of the Nazarene 220 West Madison Washington. Oklahoma City pastor and evangelist Meek will be joined by the Wesley Burrows family of Kalona providing music and singing each evening. Everyone is invited to attend.

Wesley Meek Sr Church of the Nazarene West Madison Washington Wesley Meek Oklahoma City Oklahoma Wesley Burrows Kalona Burrows

New Life Club recalls the Fabulous Fifties night

The New Life Club hosted a 1950s themed evening with teens dressing in period attire. Dawn Stultz and Larry Carl won the costume contest. Dawn wore a purple below knee dress with a letter sweater, bobby socks, and saddle shoes, while Larry sported a Fonzie style hairdo, leather jacket, blue jeans and sunglasses. The group discussed cheating and its effects on mental social physical and spiritual life, inviting all Washington Area youth to attend. For more information write New Life Club Box 103 Washington Iowa 52353.

New Life Club Dawn Stultz Larry Carl Dawn Larry Washington Area Washington Iowa

City Church Bible School and Sunday Services List

A dense church directory lists multiple denominations including Reformed Presbyterian United Presbyterian Seventh Day Adventist United Methodist First Christian and Baptist congregations with service times worship hours Sabbath school and pastors or leaders such as S Ray Blair I E Schultz William H Kettlitz D D Jim Cottrell D D Larry Brown J Roland Crandall and Charles W Smith among others. It also notes address at 105 South 13th Avenue and various activity times across Saturdays and midweek sessions.

Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath School I. E. Schultz South 13Th Avenue

Local church listings show weekly services and pastors

A compilation of church schedules across Ainsworth Wayland Trenton Cottonwood and surrounding areas lists Sunday school times worship services and midweek activities. Pastors named include Jack R Hooten Doug Reichenbach Paul Goossen Frank Schultz Dale Carlson Orie Roth Oliver Yutzy Jerry Newland Thomas J Spiegel Milton Houts Robin Houts and Dean Elmore with events from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on various days.

Trenton Finley Wayland Cottonwood Frank Nancy Schultz

Junior choir to sing They All Sang Jesus cantata

The Crawfordsville United Church junior choir will present the cantata They All Sang Jesus at 7 p.m. Sunday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church. The event offers a musical program featuring sacred selections and community participation.

Crawfordsville

Gov Ray to Speak at Inter Church Forum in Des Moines

Gov Robert D. Ray of Iowa is slated to address the Iowa Inter Church Forum Celebration of Faith in Des Moines on Reformation Day. About 1,000 representatives from 13 judicatories will attend as the Forum expands with a speaker lineup and an African Episcopal Church admission to the Forum. The event opens at 4 PM in St Ambrose Cathedral with a 20 minute address and a post speech dialogue, concluding 42 hours later at St John’s Lutheran Church.

Robert D. Ray Iowa Iowa Inter-Church Forum Des Moines Donald B. Manwarren Ray Manworren St Ambrose Cathedral Ramona McKee Adel Manwarren St. John’s Lutheran Church African Episcopal Church Iowa Council of Churches

Contracts Involving Edna M. Smith and Waterhouse Pair

Executor Edna M. Smith and Edna M Smith individually execute contracts with James L. Waterhouse and his wife for land within Section 28-75-9 and Section 33-75-9. Carl M. Greiner and wife transfer The S W 4 of Section 33-75-6 to Carl W. Roberts.

Edna M. Smith Edna M Smith James L. Waterhouse Carl M. Greiner Carl W Roberts S. W

Rural Church Services and Pastors Listed

Saint Josephs Catholic East Pleasant Plain offers Mass Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m. Confessions Saturday 4-5 p.m. and 7-7:20 p.m. Pleasant Hill Christian conducts worship 9:45 a.m. Church school 10:45 a.m. Bethel Presbyterian with Paul Spalding as supply pastor. Salem Church of God near Haskins holds Bible school 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prairie Flower Baptist schedules Teens 5:30 p.m. Jr Youth 6 p.m. Evening service 7 p.m. Choir 8:10 p.m. Bible study Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Paul D. Lobb listed as pastor.

Bible School Ray Blair Greg Berkey GMG Boys Brigade Harry Stultz Larry Brown Robert Hartzler Washington Church OF God East Jefferson F. Smith W. J. Stevens F. E. Bickhart Bruce Hardt Marion L. Dodson Youth Fellowship Children’s Fellowship Harlan W. Winter Jack R. Hooten Paul Goossen William Strickland Dale Carlson Sugar Creek Mennonite Orie L. Roth Bethel Mennonite Sugar Creek Oliver Yutzy Jerry Newland ST. Joseph’s East Pleasant Plain Louis J. Leonhardt Pleasant Hill Bruce EF. Klapp Bethel Presbyterian Sunday School Paul Spalding Salem Church OF God Haskins John L. Davis Paul D. Lobb

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Meek Nazarene Reformed Presbyterian United Presbyterian William H. Kettlitz D. D Jim Cottrell Visitation Margaret Wolf Sandy Dunlap United Methodist J. Roland Crandall Charles W. Smith First Christian Velman Luse First Baptist Faith Baptist Jehovah's Witnesses Marion Avenue Baptist Washington Mennonite North 13Th Avenue Congregation Immanuel Lutheran Sunday School Ernest Caltvedt Church OF the Living Word ST. James Catholic Edward J. Shepherd Assembly OF God United Church Ainsworth Wayland Mennonite Doug Reichenbach Eicher Mennonite NEW Life United Methodist Parish Independent Bible Fern Cliff Evangelical Free Church Wellman Asbury United Methodist Church Harold Sparks Good Shepherd Lutheran Paul Rajashekar Thomas J. Spiegel West Chester Riverside Douglas Loyd Larry Tener ST. Mary OF the Assumption Thomas H. Mohr Brighton Hope Lutheran Harvest Hands Robert Barker United Presbyterian Church School Robin Houts Brighton Church OF God Dean Elmore Gov. Ray Inter-Church Forum Evening Journal Andersen Feed & Supply Triple ‘‘F Bob Roe Bud’s Jack & Jill Capitol Savings & Loan Assn F.S.L.J.C Cargill, Incorporated Creative Processors Culligan Soft Water Service Keith L. Vetter Farmers Mutual Ins. Assn Robert A. Kennedy Letry Hall’s Feed Service, Inc Iowa Southern Utilities CO North 15Th & 2Nd Leonard Tindal McFarlane Insurance Agency General Insurance Northrup King & CO Seifert’s the National Bank OF Wash F.d.1.c Town Country Plymouth Paul M. Brenneman Washington Evening Journal Your Home Daily Newspaper WASH Federal Savings & Loan Washington State Bank Wolf’s Flowers Prairie Flower Baptist Keister Advertising Service Strasburg Virgina Corinthians The American Bible Society
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