The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 November 1980 — Page 14

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., November 12,1980

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By REV. O. REX UNDEMOOD North Webster United Methodist Church Since I believe that one of the main attributes of the Christian faith is humility, I find it most difficult to expound the virtues of the North Webster United Methodist Church. Saint Matthew 6:3 reminds us to not let our right hand know what our left hand is doing. Matthew 23:12 - “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” The other side of the coin, however, is Matthew 5:15 - “We do need to put our lamp on a stand so that all can see.” Each one of us who has been a part of the North Webster United Methodist Church is humbly proud of her ministry to the community. We have hosted Alcoholics Anonymous for more than 25 years each Monday night at 8:00. Monday night is their night and we do not schedule any church activity that might conflict with them. Overeaters

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Anonymous also uses our church on Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. We have also made our building available to the Lakeland Kiwanis Club for all manner of committee meetings. We sponsor Boy Scouts on Mondays, and eight Girl ScoutBrownie organizations. Welcome Wagon has had several organizational meetings in the church building. The same service policy has prevailed yith the homemade chicken and noodle dinner the Saturday parade day of Mermaid Festival. We believe that people need some food other than fried foods and we have seen this as a service to the community. Our restroom facilities have been available to all for years.

We also see our King’s Exchange that is open Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 am. “to Ip.m. in the old house next to the church, as a ministry to all in providing used things to the community. Many families use it to clothe their children. Edith Drew,

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manager, sees the store as a service to all We have church worship services each Sunday at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. year round, with Holy Communion served at 8:30 a.m. the first Sunday of each month. One of our main ministries is that of open welcome, friendliness toward all. Our ministry of building and pastoral concern is available to all at all times. We are not judgmental toward the open life-styles of “the lakes.” Many of our church membership have been married more than (Mice. We believe that God’s love welcomes and includes everyone Our time for greeting in the worship services is truly a celebration of coming together that welcomes everyone. Our Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday morning is wellstaffed with teachers, teaching by the quarter on a rotating basis. We have a lot of fun in loving and learning together, with classes for each two years of school and three adult classes: Adult Bible Class, Goodwill Builders Class and Come-Join-Us. These classes meet each Sunday, plus social times almost monthly. Our Sunday School Superintendent is Ron Richey, Children’s Coordinators Linda Stookey and Mary Stackhouse. Our United Methodist Women (Carol Ritchie, president) meet with three circles monthly: Miriam on second Monday evening. Lydia second Tuesday afternoon, and Esther on second Wednesday morning. Each have a monthly lesson and good social fellowship. General meetings for all of the women of the church are held four or five times a year. Our church ministries are guided by the Council on Ministries, Robert Ritchie, chairman. This has included the Trinity Bible Studies series led by Anita Sincroft. We annually study the missions study books of the church. Frequent family nights are held. We see the church as a loving servant to all who live in the community or who are passing through on a daily, weekly or seasonal residency. Our doors and ministry are open to all. We have had our best financial year this 1980. We have paid the mortgage in full on the parsonage and plan to celebrate the event on Sunday, Nov. 16. The new parsonage in the Warner Addition was built in 1972. The church is now debt-free so we are looking to the future for either a new church building or complete renovation of the old building. We have an excellent choir directed by Rev.

GRACE — BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Ralph Burns, Pastor Sunday School9:3o 10 30a m Morning Worship 10:45 II 45a m. Evening Worship 6 7pm Prayer Service, Thursday 7 Bpm SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison & Pearl St.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10 am Praise and Worship, Sunday 7 30 p.m. Youth Service, Tuesday 7 p m Bible Study. Thursday 7 :30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Gary Moore. S S Supt. Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School ll a m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Ken Fast, Pastor Worship Service 9 a m Sunday School 10 15a m BARBEE COMMUNITY CHURCH (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) John Petgen, Pastor Sunday School9a.m. Worship Service 10a.m Sunday Evening 7 p.m Prayer Meeting, Wednesday 7 p m MORRIS CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST '• (County Roads 150 N And37sE) Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley, Supt. Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10:30a m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew, Pastor Church School 9.15a.m Worship Hour 10:30a.m 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 a m. Worship 10a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service7:4sp.m.

Chester Smith, but as we look to the future, our plans must include a new organ as well as a new style of ministry to junior and senior high youth, as well as a program for singles and young adults. Our future is filled with hopes and dreams — anticipating great things with our God in the days to come. Our open availability in itself is a special ministry to the questionable times of our age. Some years ago a committee made a banner that hangs in our church library that says it well: “The United Methodist Church of North Webster, Indiana: A part of the world wide fellowship of

WCSC to prepare food for auction

The Syracuse Church of God W.C.S.C. met at Debbie Murrell’s home during election week. The ladies will prepare food for the auction sale dinner at Clara Yeager’s home on November 15. The 16 members and two guests listened as Betty Kern gave the program by reading a poem appropriate with election week about the flag. A candlelight service was hald symbolic of the many blessings. President Pauline Firestone read a poem of “His Lamp Am I.” Roll call was answered by naming a special friend. Special BIBLE VERSE “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify Father which is in heaven. 1. Who is the author of the above statement? 2. To whom was he speaking? 3. Os what famous discourse is this verse a part? 4. Where may it be found? Answers to Bible Verso ’9l : S Avaqjjßpq > *)unoyq aqj uo uouijos aqj f •uiiq punoje pojaqjeS apn)i)|niu aqj pue so|dpsip siyj 'Z Aq popjoooj se ‘snsaf

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO DaleW Parker, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30a m Sunday Evening Worship6p m Thursday Prayer Meeting? p m SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7:lsam and 11:15 am. Saturday Mass 6 30p m Confession Before Masses Holy Days7a m and? 30p m HASTINGS ISLANDCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr , Supt Kendall Biller, Supt Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10 30a m Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:3opm APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Theo Beer, Henry Beer, Jesse Beer, Elmer Hartter and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a m Afternoon Worship 12 30p.m CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School-9 30a m Worship 10:30a m and7p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p m. „ TURKEYCREEKCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Olden Mitchell, Pastor Church School 9:30 am. Worship 10 30a m CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (111 W. Orange St.) Frank Barcus, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45a.m NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900N&200E) Glenn Byers, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10:30a m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood. Pastor Worship 8:30a.m. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30a m.

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BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Larry Zimmerman, Pastor Donny Guy, S.S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30a m. — 6pm Wednesday Services 7 p m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Norman “Red'' Schell, Vicar Church Service9a.m Sunday School 10:15 am. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Rex Maximilian Korecki, O.F.M Conv Spanish mass noon Doctrina (CCD) Sunday 10:30a m CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev Michael Murrell, Pastor Roger Kern, S S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10:30 a m FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel, Pastor Jerry Leiter. Supt Church School 9:30 a m Morning Worship 10:30a m. BYC Sunday 6:30 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m BETHELCHURCHOF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Maryann Dowty. Bd Chm Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10 30a m. BETHANY CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN (U.S. 6) F Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30a.m Sunday School 10:30a m. CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland. Pastor Howard Wenger, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p m GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley, Pastor Robert F. Graff, Assoc Pastor Sunday School 9.45a m. Morning Worship 11 a m Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

United Methodists, is a community of believers here to praise, worship and serve God under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. This church is a fellowship of the redeemed and redeeming, saved by God’s grace, in which the word of God is preached: and the sacraments are duly administered according to Christ’s own appointment, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our church through love, seeks to provide for the maintenance of worship, the edification of believers, and the salvation of the world, as an outpost of Christianity, we will seek to help our maker establish His kingdom on earth.

prayers were offered for community members as everyone joined in a friendship circle. Refreshments were served by the hostess. REVIVAL PLANNED — A revival conducted by E. R. “Sarge” Grey of Longview, Texas, will be held at the New Salem Church of the Brethren the week of November 19-23. Sarge Grey is a retired Air Force sergeant, now serving full time as a missionary with Missionary" Tech Teams with headquarters in Longview. Texas. Douglas Shively, whose home church is New Salem, is also a missionary with Missionary Tech team. The New Salem Church is located at CRs 900 N and 200E near Milford. Pastor Glen Byers invites the public to attend. The meetings will be at 7 p.m. each evening. A homecoming basket dinner will be held Sunday, Nov. 23, at 12 noon.

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday Public Lecture 9 30 am Watchtower Study 10 30 a m Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7 30 pm Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (V i Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor E Imer Miller Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p m Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SYRACUSE (200 E. Main St.) Frank Barcus, Pastor . Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10 15a m; CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Harold Barton, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10:30 a m Sunday Evening Worship 6 pm. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 30 p.m. LhuKCHOFTHE brethren NORTHWEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10:30 a m 0 BURROAK UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10:30a m UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ross Richey, Pastor Bill Smith, Supt Morning Worship 9 30 a m Church School 10 30a m ALL SAINTS'CHAPEL (Episcopal) LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L Hyndman Holy Eucharist9a m NORTHWEBSTER CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday School9:3oa.m Worship 10 30 a m Wednesday Services 7 p.m.

SMB NORTH WEBSTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — This church in North Webster was built in the early 1800 s and the congregation is contemplating purchasing adjoining land and possibly building a new church building. The church building is opened to the community and a variety of club meetings are held in the building. (Photo by Deb Fox)

Webster's United Methodist Church began in a log house school in 1 840

North Webster United Methodist Church had its beginnings in a log house school in 1840, six years after the first cabin was built near Boydston Lake (now Webster Lake). George Warner and Thomas Warner began a study group at that time. Rev. Samuel Young was the circuit rider for 11 churches, including Warsaw and Syracuse. Early records are scanty, showing 41 pastors appointed to the church over the period of 137 years. In 1862. a small frame church building was erected on the present site at the cost of $1,600. At that point in time the circuit included 12 churches. Since the circuit-rider could not get to 12 churches each Sunday, services were usually led by lay-persons during the first 30 years. While it was not possible to mention everyone, the names of the persons in the leadership of the church which appear often in the record books include: Earl Himes, Carl Bockman. Leander Yoder and Berniece Baugher. A parsonage was built in 1874, when Rev. John Pattee was pastor. It still serves in the work of the church as a thrift shop. By this time, the church had gained in membership, so that North Webster and Morris Chapel became a two-point circuit. The two churches were yoked together until 1954.

QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS - (500E And MON) DEWART LAKE Quaker Hall —lO am CONCOROUNITED METHODIST CHURCH Rev Paul Fulp, Pastor Worship 9 :15 a m Church School 10 15a m WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) NormanD McVey. Pastor Larry Renner, S.S Supt Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship 10:30a m and7p m Mid Week Wed 7 p m. AWANA Clubs Thurs. 6 30 p m CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE Paul Steele, Pastor Donald Sheline, Assoc Church School 9 30a m. Morning Worship 10 40 a m Jr & Sr. YF6:3Op m. Sunday UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Paul Fulp Pastor Robert Cline. Lay Leader Church School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30a m UMYF Sunday 6pm LAKELAND COMMUNITY CHURCH. OSWEGO Rev Roy Mickley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m Worship Service 10 30a.m Evening Service 7 p m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH F. Hazen Sparks, Pastor Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10:30a.m. MILFORDCHAPEL (Beer Road) Ben Shirk, Pastor Dale Schertz, Supt Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service 11 a m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. CHURCHOF GOO NORTHWEBSTER Brice Casey, Pastor Henry McCrey, Associate Pastor WorshipO: 30a.m. Sunday School 10:40a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p.m.

In 1913, there was extensive remodeling, with a basement dug underneath the sanctuary’ and brick veneer placed on the outside. This was accomplished during the pastorate of Rev. William Daley. In 1950 an addition to the sanctuary, a kitchen and a fellowship room was built on the back and the east side of the sanctuary. Rev. George Manley was pastor at this time. There was much remodeling of the sanctuary in 1966 when Rev Charles Johnson was pastor, with an organ being installed as a memorial. Then, in 1967, under the direction of Rev. Donald Clark, the educational wing was completed, including four large classrooms, a nursery, pastor's study and office. The need for a new parsonage arose and in 1972 a two-story, four-bedroom house was built for the pastor and his family when Rev. John Weeks was pastor All the former pastors of the church cannot be named but Rev. J. Artley Leatherman should be mentioned. The North Webster church was served by him from 1943-1946. The old parsonage became the thrift shop, known as the King's Exchange, providing good clothing and household needs at low cost. This is a “Goodwill" ministry in the North Webster area. The church is open for two services of worship on Sunday

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morning and Sunday School, The women’s group, the United Methodist Women, are very active with four circles, a sewing circle, and many projects which benefit the. church in its mission and ministry The church building is often used by community groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Kiwanis and Scouts. The current pastor is O Rex Lindemood, who came to the church on October 15. 1978. following the transfer of Rev. Paul Steele BIBLE VERSE ' 7 am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ: for it is the power ,of God untd Salvation. 1. Who made the above declaration? 2. To whom was he writing? 3. Where was he at the time? 4. Where may this verse be found? Answers to Bible Verse 1 ‘91:1 ÜBtuofl > •qjuuoj uj •£ , ’auioy ui 3uiai| jsuqj ui saoAaipq aqi 7 apsodv aq» incj I