The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 May 1979 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 9,1979

Rev. Everett Owens, pastor of the Milford and Concord United Methodist Churches, will retire following the Methodist Annual Conference June 1. Rev. and Mrs. Owens will be moving to Fort Wayne. The Owenses have been appointed to Munson Chapel on Lower Huntington Road, south of Fort Wayne. They have purchased a home in that area at 905 Rudisill Blvd., Fort Wayne. When this reporter visited them, they reminised about the past 35 years as they served people in 13 churches on six charges in two states. “It has come sooner than we expected and of now we are not certain about our feelings,” commented Rev. Owens on his retirement. Reminising Both Mr. and Mrs. Owens were bom and raised in North Dakota. Owens moved with his family to Nebraska when a child and spent about six or seven years in that state. While at Marion College, Rev. Owens was assigned to a student charge. He began serving Lincolnville, Mount Hope and Pilcher’s Chapel churches in August 1944. These churches

■J,II , wi F faßJkw »* r L,< ttflfcfeß '. — ‘ <t RETIRE FROM MILFORD CHURCH — Rev. and Mrs. Everett Owens, Milford, will be leaving the .Milford United Methodist Church after June 1. The Owenses will be moving to Fort Wayne where Rev. Owens will be a part-time pastor at Munson Chapel. Rev. Owens and his wife, Doris, talk about their past experiences and memories from 35 years of pastorate work in 13 churches.

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were in the Wabash District. During his ministry there they started a vacation church school and were told by some of the people they had never had one before and it couldn’t be done. Mrs. Owens prepared the curriculumn for the first school and Rev. Owens “ran a bus route” so the first school was termed a success. A few years later the school developed into a larger school, including other areas in Lancaster and Monument Townships. Also at this time Rev. Owens served on a committee to investigate the possibilty of having a released time program for religious education in the public schools. When the plan was accepted, Mrs. Owens was asked to be the first instructor, visiting six schools in the cqunty and teaching classes one though six for one hour each week. At North Dakota On July 4, 1948, they began their ministry in North Dakota, serving in Neche, Cavalier and Concrete Churches in the Northeastern part of the state. They lived one mile from the Canadian border. While on this circuit, a new parsonage was built at

Neche and the church was completely remodeled at Cavalier and an educational unit added. The membership doubled while they served this charge and they had more successful vacation church schools, as well as a weekday class for children to study our mission program. Transfer Their transfer to Park River was made in January 1956. They served the Federated (Methodist and Presbyterian) church and the Fordville Presbyterian church. While busy with church activities a new parsonage was, erected at Park River and the church remodeled and an educational unit added to the Presbyterian church at Fordville. The response of the children to a series of week-day mission classes created a great deal of excitement in the church. Mrs. Owens served as leader for both the mission classes and the vacation church school. Parents were enthusiastic helpers. From Park River, the Owenses were transferred to Wahpeton, N.D., where they served Foss

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Methodist Church and the Antelope Methodist Church. During their ministry there both became involved in teaching religious education classes in the Government Indian School. Rev. Owens taught a class of sixth graders each week and Mrs. Owens had a class of fourth graders. This was a new and challenging experience for both. Wahpeton also had a Junior College, so both were responsible for a week-day program for college youth. Move To Linton After serving five years at Wahpeton, the couple was appointed to serve two congregations at Linton. It was during this time when the Evangelical United Brethem and Methodists were anticipating merger, so they were sent there to “get the two congregations together.” The Methodists sold their property and both groups went to worship in the EUB church. The Owenses moved into a very dilapidated EUB parsonage, but the parishioners saw the need and immediately made plans to build a new home. They moved in June, ground for the new parsonage was broken in October and in March they moved into the new parsonage, less than a year after accepting the appointment. It was while at Linton that the actual national merger of the Methodist and EUB churches took place and Rev. Owens attended the uniting conference at Dallas, Texas. Also at Ifoiton they learned more about the ecumenical process. The relationship with the Lutheran Church and the Roman Catholic Church revived the hopes that there was some true Christian unity among denominations. During the week of Christian Unity and the Lenten season people from all three denominations worshiped together in one church with pastors assisting and preaching in one another’s pulpits. This was a very meaningful experience for them and they said it helped them continue to grow in their relationship with others. Transfer to Bottineau Their transfer to Bottineau came in 1971 where they served the United Parish, consisting of the Bottineau Methodist, the Bottineau Presbyterian and the

LAK ELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev Robert L. Chidister, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 Worship Service 10:30 Baptist Fellowship Hour 5:30 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ken Fast, Pastor Mrs Chris Kammerer. Supt Morning Worship 9:30 Church School TO: 30 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Everett Owens. Pastor Robert Cline, Lay Leader Church School 9:30 Worship 10:30 UMYF Sunday 6 CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN NORTHWEBSTER Paul F Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 Sunday School 10:30 FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Jeff Carroll, Pastor Robert Rassi, Supt Church School 9 :30 Morning Worship 10 30 BYC Sunday 6:30 p.m Morning Prayer Service Tuesday 9 am. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7p.m. BETHELCHURCHOF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Nelda Rhoades, Pastor Herbert Reuter, S.S Supt Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 BETHANYCHURCHOF THE BRETHREN (U. 5.6 F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Eugene Lange, S.S. Supt. Morning Worship 9:30 Sunday School 10:30 MILFOROCHAPEL (South Main) Ben Shirk, Pastor Joe Shetler S.S. Supt Sunday School 10 Worship Service 11 Wednesday Service 7 CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Charles Baldwin, S S Supt Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m

Gardena Methodist. Again both experienced some good eccumenical relationships, not only in their own parish, but with the Lutherans. With community help, they built a unique rustic worship center in the hills around Lake Metigoshe. It was available to all and on summer evenings many groups gathered for ecumenical worship and a singing period around a campfire. During the 27 years in North Dakota, they felt privileged to be under the leadership of two Hoosiers. Bishop Edwin R. Garrison began his duties in 1960. He had also been their first district superintendent in the Wabash district when their ministry was started. Bishop James Armstrong followed Garrison as Episcopal leader to the Dakotas Area. Bishop Armstrong had lived part of his childhood in this area when his father served the Methodist church in Syracuse. While serving their years in the North Dakota Conference, Rev. Owens served in many conference and district offices: president of the board of missions; on the board of evangelism; town and country commission and eight years as chairman of the conference committe on personal. He served as trustee for the Wesley Acres Camp and was among the first group to help establish that beautiful camp for youth and adult meetings. He served as vice president of the board of education for some time and each summer found him active in the camping programs. He served as dean of at least one camp each year for 10 years. Mrs. Owens, besides being active as a mother of two daughters and in the work among children in local churches, served as vice president and then president of the Women’s Society on the Eastern District for two terms. She also served on the district nominating committee on several occassions. She also studied and earned the certification as a laboratory instructor in religious education and has assisted in numerous lab schools for church school teachers. At Milford Their four years at Milford have had many rewards — and

CHURCH OF GOD NORTHWEBSTER Brice Casey , Pastor _ Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:30a m. Worship9:3oa.m Sunday School 10 30a m Evening Service 7 p m Family night, Wednesday 7 p.m CHURCHOF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Murrell, Pastor Roger Kern, S.S Supt Sunday School 9 30 ■ Morning Worship 10 30 Sunday Evening Service 7 30 CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Norman Lincoln, Pastor ■Sunday School 9:30 Morning Worship 10 30 Sunday Evening Worship 7 p.m. Mid week Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Wed B CALVARY UNITED METHODISTCHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE Paul Steele, Pastor Donald Sheline. Assoc Church School 10:25 Morning Worship 10:40 Jr? & Sr. Y F 6:30 Sunday SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Kenneth Sarazine Sunday MasS7:lsand 10:45a m Saturday Mass6:lsa.m. Confession before Masses Holy Days7a m and7:3op m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH F Hazen Sparks, Pastor Worship9.3o Sunday School 10 30 MILFORD OUTREACH CHAPEL Luther Chalk, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Worship 11 a.m. Evening Servic&7 p.m BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 ALL SAINTS' CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9

some hard work — “but we have had a rewarding experience,” stated the couple. “Who can say that the enthusiasm of the fifth and sixth graders in the two vacation church school classes I have taught has not been a challenge?” commented Mrs. Owens. “The joy of seeing the children’s enthusiastic expressions, facial- and verbal, during the story hour in the worship service has been a brightening experience and brought fulfillment to our lives.” remarked both. They feel they couldn’t have had more faithful youth counselors to help bring Milford youth to some very good decisions in their lives. “Both counselors and youth have been great for us to know!” exclaimed Owens. Mrs. Owens had a busy time the year she taught the older elementary grades in the Chi-Me-Ca program during the school of

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Dale W Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 Morning Worship 10:30 Sunday Evening Worship 6 Thursday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. CONCORDUNITED METHODISTCHURCH (County Roads3ooand Rookstool) Everett Owens, Pastor Roberta Laughlin, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 10:15 Worship Service 9:15 NORTHWEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Wednesday Services 7 HASTINGS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 Young Adults Wednesday 7 30 APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Theo Beer: Henry Beer Jesse Beer; Elmer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 Sunday School 10 Afternoon Worship 12:30 CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Robert Greenwood. Minister Rick Brouillette, Associate Minister Jack Hunsberger, Supt Bible School 9 30 Worship 10:30and 7p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OFTHE BRETHREN Timothy K Morphew, Pastor Church School 9 30 Worship 10:30 CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. Orange St.) Steve Archer, Pastor Worship Service 11 a m Sunday School 10 a m NEWSALEMCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900N&200E) Irvin Miller, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 Worshiplo 30 Evening Worship 7

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Missions at Wesley Acres. Rev. Owens came to her aid on several occassions and he found it challenging too. Comment "Now we go into our own home — into a church 10 miles away to serve as a part-time retired pastor. We have yet to know what all this means, but we feel ready for another new experience and feel certain that God has something good in store for us at the close of our ministry as he has had so often during these past 35 years with all the challenging activities, new decisions — yes and some frustrations which we have faced. It is true that He is all powerful and cares for each of us as individuals,” commented both Rev. and Mrs. Owens. Family Rev. Owens and his wife, Doris, have two daughters and have been married close to 37 years. Dr. Cheryl Owens is teaching at

BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Ralph Burns, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 10 30 Morning Worship 10:30 11.30 Evening Worship 6 7 Prayer Service, Thurs. 7 8 UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worship 8:30 and 10:45 Church School 9 30 SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrisons. Pearl Sts.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 Praise and Worship, Sunday 7 30 Youth Service. Tuesday 7 Bible Study, Thursday 7 30 WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Ray Swartzentruber, S.S. Supt. Worship Service 10 Sunday School 11 CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Richard McCreary, Pastor Worship Service 9a.m. Sunday School 10.15a.m. BARBEE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) Bryce Foster, Pastor Sunday School 9 Worship Service 10 Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 MORRISCHAPEL UNITEDMETHOOIST (County Roads 150N and 375 E) Charles Taylor. Pastor Gordon Tuttle, Supt Sunday School 9:30 Worship 10:30 SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Philip Frew, Pastor Church School 9 :15 Worship Hour 10 30 - UMYF6p m ZION CHAPEL U B CHURCH (Corner Syra.Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Hubert Schmucker Bernard Roberts, S. S. Supt • Sunday School 9 Worship 10 E vening Worship 7 GOSHEN FIRSTCHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 Sunday School 10:30 Wednesday Service 7:45

Groten Preparatory school in Massachusetts during the regular school year and has taught for the last six to seven years in the Governor’s School, Staunton, Va., during the summer. She acquired her undergraduate work at Mount Holoyke, Mass, and her graduate work at Breadloaf School of English, Middlebury, Vt. Her doctorate degree was received from Bryn Mahr, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Kenneth (Roberta) Maham, lives in Fort Wayne and is in charge of the Community Coordinator for Child Care of Fort Wayne and Allen County. She received her master’s degree in early childhood development. Her husband, Kenneth, is piastor of Christ United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne. Replacing Rev. Owens will be Rev. Paul Fulp, currently an associate pastor of the United Methodist Church at Bluffton.

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