The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 June 1982 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 2,1982

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Bible Christian Church to celebrate 100th anniversary

By MARY LEE WILLMAN North Webster Bible Christian Church will be 100 years old on June 11. The congregation was formed in 1882 by 14 local citizens under the leadership of a circuit riding Preacher named James Atchison. From 1934 until 1976 the church was known as Mock's Christian Church. The writing of a constitution was begun in 1957 under Rev. Jack Riggs and completed in 1959 under Rev Leßoy Stuckey. The church is now affiliated with the Rural Home Missionary Association and was incorporated in 1976. Over the years services were conducted (usually every other week ) by circuit riders, part-time preachers and supply pastors. In 1934, B. A. Kaufman became the congregation's first full time

AUGSBURGER ENDORSES CLEAN-A-THON — Senator John B. Augsburger gave Rev. David Hudson his endorsement Thursday. .May 27. for the Clean-A-'pion which the Syracuse lnited Pentecostal Church will be holding on June 26. The local clean up project is in connection with a statewide Clean-A-Thon program the l nited Pentecostal Churches are holding to raise money for Sheaves for Christ, a program to proside funds for missionary needs, youth rallies, camps, an orphans' home and other needs. Rev. Hudson said the church has tied this project in with President Reagan's national Pick-up. Clean-up America's Highway week, which will be held the first week of July. The program has been endorsed by Governor Orr; Mary Lou KiesweUer. founder of the National Council for the Encouragement of Patriotism; and the Syracuse Town Board. The program is the only project such as this any local group has had. Rev. Hudson said. Previously walk-a-thons and bike-a-thons have been held. Howes er. the local church feels that this is away to help the community while raising needed funds as well. About 50 youth and others from the Syracuse church will be involved in this clean up project and presently Rev. Hudson Is con(acting local merchants to discuss the project with them, asking for pledges and inquiring about any area they would like the group to concentrate on cleaning up on June 26.

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pastor. He served for 11 years and the church grew and expanded under his leadership. Rev Dean McFadden is the present pastor of Bible Christian Church and he has had the pleasure of helping the congregation plan for the centennial celebration to be held June 6. Many guests, former pastors and dignitaries have been invited to participate in the observance. They are Rev. and Mrs. Ken Noyes, Jackson, Miss.; a representative from the Spanish World Gospel Mission. Winona Lake; Lynford Reher. Riley; Rev. Al Buhler, Child Evangelism Fellowship. Warsaw; and a representative from the Pennsville Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant. Pa. Invitations have also been sent to former pastors — Charles

GRACE BRETHRENCHURCH LEESBURG P«uIDkL lniw.mP.ivar Sunday SfffoOl’ K> ’0 30* m lAar mnQ Aor ,S 11 4S* m Evening Worm** ’pm P'*»w Service Thursday ’ (p m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH <C«ra*r Harrtken A Ppart St.) O*«.a Human p*v<x Sunday School >o* m P'*W»nd Worship Sunday) JO p m Vcum Service Tu*»d*y3pm B'bleStody Thursday 7 Xp m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL ■ Harlan $•»”»»' Pasfor Francis Denton AduH Suowvsor Mar de and R oger Krydbr Primary Super visor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School H am CLUNETTE UNITEO ME TMOO IST CHURCH Ken F*v Pastor Worship Ser vice • a m Sunday School >0 IS a m FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barter Community Church (Kuhn Drive. LitHe Bartee Lake) William L Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School Warn Worship Service ii a m Sunday E wrung a p m Wednesday B'Me s’vdv and prayer t 7pm MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHOOIST (County Raeds I MN AM >HE I Charles Taylor Pastor Don Conley Supt Sunday School« 30 a m Worship 10 Xam SAINT ANDREWS UNITEDMETHOOIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Philip Frew Pastor Church School * i$ a m Worshe Hour 10 Xam UMYFapm ZION CHAPEL U.B CHURCH (Corner Syra WeA Rd AM IOOON) Rev Don Ross. Pastor Eric Kotberg, S S Supt Sunday School earn Worship 10* m E venmg Worship 7pm GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10 30a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Wodneaday Service 7 «jp m

Meyers, Baynard, Nebr.; Chester Reed, North Webster; Larry Zimmerman, Mansfield, Ohio; Steve McGlothin, Winona Lake; and Dave 5 Pepperell. Chaftsburg, Mich. Old Church records reveal many interesting things about the early days and founding of Bible Christian Church. The present church building, on Ridinger Lake Road, one quarter mile south of CR SOON, stands on land purchased from Jonah and Helen Quakenbush. It was built in 1887 under the pastorate of Jacob Rittenhouse. Most of the construction was done by Levi Miller and Sons

The Christian church: mainstreams of faith

"In my Father's house are many mansions’’ (John 14:2). These words spoken by Jesus on the welcome the disciples would find in heaven also can be used to describe the many branches of the Christian church on earth Many early branches of the church developed at or nearly at the same time in various regions The first major schism occurred in the fifth century when the Copts broke away followed by other separations. But even in the diversity of the church, Christianity flourished. During the Reformation, the seeds of further division were spread across the Atlantic to America. Each major denominational group numbers nearly a halfmillion members or more in the United States Some of these are independent churches, some families (the Methodists*, and some organizations formed by recent mergers (the United Church of Christ). Like the branches of a great tree, all spring forth from a single source, the advent of Jesus, whose life and sacrifice and resurrection provided a third of the people in the world with a creed The Branches The following is a list of the major churches in America and an approximate membership count Adventist — U.S. 14 million, two million world; Baptist — U.S 27 million. 31 million world; Christian Church (Disciples of Vhrist > 14 million, one and' three-quarter million world; Churches of Christ — U.S. 24 million, three million world; Church of Jesus Citrist of LatterDay Saints — U.S. two million, three million world; Church of Christ Scientist — Bylaws forbid the publication of membership

Churches

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The first church building, started in 1857 by Phillip Gigler, was destroyed by lightning. At one point in the church’s history dissension broke out among members of the congregation. The resulting split brought about the founding of North Webster Church of the Brethren and North Winona Church of the Brethren. The church has had two women preachers. Mrs. Matti Vandeveer, an itinerant minister, served as pastor during 1895 and 1896 In 1901 Mrs Mary S. Rhubottom preached at the church, twice a month, for a

statistics Eastern Orthodox — U.S 34 million, 125 million world; Lutheran — U.S. nine million, 75 million world; Methodist — U.S. 12 million. 19 million world; Pentecostal — U.S. one and three-quarter million; Presbyterian — U.S. 44 million. 20 million world; Reformed — U.S. one-half million; Protestant Episcopal Church — U.S. 34 million. 47 million world ( Anglican); Roman Catholic Church — U.S. 50 million, 575 million world; United Church of Christ - U.S. two million « The Tree Branching from early Christianity began as early as the fifth century when the Copts broke away from the mainstream or trunk of the belief. The Copts do not accept Christ's humanity, but call him totally divine The Roman Catholic Church traces its beginnings to Peter, leader of the apostles, and his heir, the pope, who heads a hierarchial organization that manages church affairs down to® the smallest parish The Eastern Orthodox branches away somewhere between the early Christian church and the organization of the Roman Catholic church. The protestant limb of the tree first grew out with Martin Luther "95 Theses Upon Indulgences" and his reformation act. Many of the protestant churches from there on out sprang up or separated at the same time or within a short period of one another But the first major branches of theprotestant churches were Anglican, later becoming Church . of England, from which" 1 Episcopal. United Church of Christ, and Methodist branched from.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Daww Parker Pastor Sunday School ♦ 30 a m Morning Worship >0 30* m Sunday E veniryg Worship*p m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm SAINT MARTIN DE PORRtS CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass » (Jam 10 «Sa m Saturday Mau » JO pm Contess>on Before Masses Holy Days 7 * m and 7 X p m HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITE D METHOOIST CHURCH David Wdmover Pasfor Mike Z.mmorman Jr Sup’ Kendall BiHer Supt Sunday School * X a m Worship 10 Xa m Prayer Meeting Thursday ’ JOp m APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Str asshe-m Jesse Bew E imer Hamer and Waiter Stetten Ministers Morning Worship >o a m Afternoon Worship i J Xpm CHRISTIAN CHURCH M.LFORD Carl Shearer Minister Fred Wans. Associate Muuster BfoteScncoi* 30* m Worship 10 JO a m and 7 p m Wednesday B<bto Study 7pm TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Otdon Mitcheii Pastor Church School • JO a m Worship 10 Xa m CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH CROMWELL (III* Orange St) Fran* Barcus Pastor Sunday School * Xam Worship Ser vice IB *3 a m NEW SAL EM CHURCH e OF THE BRETHREN (MNSIM) Glenn Byers. POS for Sunday School• Xa m WorsholO Xa m E ventng Worship 7pm UNITE D ME THOOIST C NURCM NONTHWEBSTER Rea Lmdemood. Pastor Worshwl Na m aM 10 <3a m Church School * Na m

yearly salary of $125. Besides her yearly salary she was also provided with a conveyance to bring her to and from Leesburg. She must have been a good preacher because in 1902 her salary was raised to S2OO a year. Originally all pastors were elected from the congregation and the names of both men and women were submitted for consideration. A few prominent North WebNEW PASTOR — Rev. David C. Maish of Fort Wayne was appointed, at a recent annual Methodist church conference, to become the new pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church. Syracuse. Sunday. June 5. will be his first Sunday at Calvary. Rev. Harold Hazenfield will be assisting in the 10 a.m. installation service. Rev. Maish is a native of Frankfort. He is a graduate of Indiana Central College in Indianapolis aud Garrett Evangelical Seminary, Evanston. 111. During the past nine years he has served as minister of outreach at First Wayne Street United Methodist Church in Fort Wayne. Earlier Rev. Maish served on the staff of High Street United Methodist Church. Muncie, and before that he was founding pastor vs the Clay United Methodist Church. South Bend. Presently, he serves as chairman of the North Indiana Conference Board of Discipleship. His wife. Sallie. is also a native of Frankfort. She attended Hanover College and recently completed her degree at Indiana University. Fort Wayne., They are the" parents of Bill, who attends DePauw University; Beth, who plans to attend Purdue 7“this fall; and Phil, who will be in the eighth grade. The Maishes expect to move intotbt parsonage on June 11.

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BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden Pasfor Sunday School » J 0 a m Worship 10 Xam (pm Wednesday Services 7pm TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer V K ar Church See vice » a m Sunday School 10 IS a m OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (ethAM Mam SbeeN) MILFORD Bro James Linscott administrator Sunday Macs 10 30 * m CHURCH OF GOO SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson Pastor Tom Stiver S S Supt Sunday School * Xa m Morning Worship IQ Xa m Junior Worship 10 Xa m FIRST BRETHRENCHURCH MILFORD Paul TinkeL Pastor Church School* a m Morning Worship 10 a m •YC Sunday 4p m ‘Mi* week worship 7pm Char practice | lOpm •ETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Reger Eberly. Pasfor 'Maryann Dowty Bd Ct>m Sunday School Sa m . Worship Nam BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (U.S4J F Wayne Lawson Pasfor Morning Worship * a m Sunday School 10a m BURPOAK UNITEDMETNOOIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pasfor Sunday School♦ Xam Worship 10 Xam CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland Pasfor Junior Sunday School<3oa m Morning Worth* IQ Xa m Sunday B>bfo Sfody 7pm, GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R Hartley Pasfor Sunday Schow* «Sam Morning Worsh* 11 g m Evening Ser vtce 7p m Wednesday E ven,ng Service 7p m

ster citizens who were members of the church congregation in 1882 included; George Stoner, who was appointed as postmaster in 1901 by President William McKinley; David Kiser, a farmer who ’ settled in Tippecanoe Township in 1844; Samuel Miller, who became vice president of Farmers State Bank, North Webster when it was chartered in 1916; Milo Strombeck, who was trustee of North Webster school at the time the school building was being completed in 1911. He served several more terms as trustee; and John Webster, who owned one of the oldest log houses left standing in the area. He also owned the land now occupied by the Classic Restaurant and Pioneer Village. The old log house was dismantled and reconstructed in the Pioneer Village south of North Webster on State Road 13. Many early settlers tell of members being dismissed from the congregation for "Misconduct." The do not elaborate on what was meant by ‘‘Misconduct." Although, there is a notation pertaining to one female member who after being reprimanded several times was finally dismissed as “Incorrigible." The Ladies Aid was formed in 1895 and the present church parsonage was built in 1977. The centennial celebration will start on June 6 with a special morning worship service followed by a carry-in dinner, and an afternoon of fellowship. A film will be shown in the evening. Rev. Me Fadden invites the public to attend any or all of the days festivities

Gospel concert

A free gospel concert has been planned for 2 p.m.. Sunday, June 6. at Stauffer Park in Nappanee A wide variety of music, from traditional to contemporary, folk . and southern-style, will be heard from local gospel artists Featured at the outdoor concert will be Reborn Delegation. Mark Gaut, Shepherds Quartet. White Horse, all Nappanee talent, along with the Singing Jubilees, a Fort Wayne based group Everyone is invited to attend the concert. An offering will be taken for the ‘'Middlebury for Matt” fund drive to help raise money to help defray the medical expenses of Matthew Kiel of Middlebury The six-year old boy underwent surgery at the Mayo

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JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechte Lake Drivel Sunday Public Lecture* 90a m Watchtower Sfody 10 30a m Tuesday Study ot Prophecy 7 X p m Thursday Ministry School 7 p m SALEM COMMUNIT Y CHURCH (is» Male Southeast Ot WUmot) Pasfor E Imer Miller Sunday School» Xa m Mornmg Worship (0 X* m Sunday E vemng Se» vice ’pm Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH SYRACUSE (NO E Mam St ) Frank Barcys Pastor Worship« IS* m Suatday School 10 lsa m CHURCHOF THE NAZARENE SYRACUSE Harold Barfon Pastor Sunday School» 30* m MormngWorship IQ Xa m Sunday E venmg Wor ship * p m WaWtssday Prayer NWettng 7pm CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F Shrider Pastor Morning Worth** Xam Sunday School >0 Xa m FAtTHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH .Kvhn Drive LitHe Bartee Lake) William L Hutchins Pasfor Sunday Schoo* |0 a m Worth* Service tl a m Sunday Even<ng*p m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7pm CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLE (OMSR IS) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl A veto* Pasfor Sunday Service 10 00a m « Xp m Mid Wee* Worship Wed * Xp m UNITEDMETHOOIST CHURCH LEESBURG Ross Richey. Pas for Bill Smith Supt Morning Worth** Xa m Church School >0 Xa m FIRST CHURCHOF CHRIST SCIENTISTS INN Detroit WARSAW Sunday School >0 a m Sunday service Warn Wednesday 7pm ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar Rev David L Hyndman Holy Eucharist *a m

Mm HKVt azSVMMI -c. & TO PRESENT PROGRAM AT GRACE BIBLE CHURCH — An ensemble from Pensacola Christian College. Pensacola, Fla., will present a program of sacred music on June 5 at 7 p.m. at Grace Bible Church. 71570 CR 35 Syracuse. - The ensemble consists of four young people, a piano accompanist and a college representative. The program will feature sacred music, speech and a multi-media slide presentation about the college. The members of the ensemble are Matt Beemer. Michigan; Bill Grete, Florida: Steve Schwanke. Connecticut: Tim York; and Mark Ross. Texas. The coltege representative will provide information about the college, which has grown from 80 students to over 1,080 in just eight years. Located on the sunny Gulf coast bf the Florida Panhandle, the college provides four-year academic programs in the following areas: Bible ministerial, missions, education, nursing, accounting, business administration, computer science, secretarial administration, art, music, speech and home economics. Also available are one and twoyear secretarial programs, a two-year printing program, aviation instruction and graduate programs in Bible, education, music and speech. This ensemble is one of five from the college traveling throughout the United States and will perform in over 500 churches throughout the summer. There is no admission charge for this program.

Clinic for the removal of his leg. His parents have no insurance due to a job change Rock Church changes times , of services Beginning June 6 Rock Church will change its Bible school and worship times There will be no Sunday Bible school, this has been changed to Wednesdays at 7 p.m. There will be a complete graded program for all ages each Wednesday mlgit The morning worship service will be at 10 a m instead of IQ: 30a m. The Sunday night service will be at 7 p.m. The Rock Church meets in the Turkey Creek Conservation Club on the east side of Lake Wawasee.

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Bethel and First Brethren Churches change service hours The pastors of Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford and Milford First Brethren Church have announced the change of Sunday morning service times starting Sunday, June 6. Roger Eberly, pastor of Bethel Church of the Brethren, announces that during the months of June. July and August Sunday School will begin at 9 a.m. and the morning worship service will begin at 10a.m. Paul D. Tinkel. pastor at Milford First Brethren Church, also announced that the service will be changed for the summer months. Church school will begin at 9 a m and the morning worship service and nursery church for children will begin at 10 a m. AU other services will continue with the same time unless specified for a special occasion.

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