The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 May 1984 — Page 17

Rev. and Mrs. Throp Mitchell open church in former Lancelot Lounge

Bv BEN SMITH Staff Writer There aren’t many congregations in the United States who worship in a former nightclub shaped like a small, gray castle, but in North Webster, a town with a progressive bent in the view of many — employing Indiana’s only woman town marshal for example — stranger things have been known to happen. The former Lancelot Lounge-turned-vacant-turned church is now the bailiwick of Rev. and Mrs? Thorpe Mitchell. Mitchell is a former Air Force transport pilot-turned MBA financial consultant-turned Air Force fighter pilot-turned minister. Mitchell, who is still active in the Air Force Reserve, serves in addition as .personal pilot for Lester Sumrall, the high-powered evangelist who can be seen locally on Channel 46. THORPE MITCHELL “I was one of those in my age group and career type who was looking for some meaning in their lives." Mitchell says. He added he and his wife. Karen, co-pastpr of the Northern Lakes Christian Center, had been Presbyterians for some years before changing to a "neo charismatic" brand of religion Born in New Kensington. Ohio. Mitchell graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University. Delaware. Ohio, in 1960 He then joined the Air Force and flew big C-124 transport planes In 196". Mitchell resigned his commission because. "I wanted to change careers, and enrolied at the University of Chicago He graduated with a master's in business administration in 1968 The skies still beckoned, however Mitchell signed up with the Air Force reserve No more transports though "If you've read Chapter Two of The Right Stuff.’ you'll know-

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why I wanted to start flying fighters.” he notes. Mitchell the transport pilot finally wept on to become Mitchell the fighter pilot, flying A-375, a fact of which he’s very proud. “I’m one of the few who ever did it,” he says. The Mitchells have had a summer home at Lake Tippecanoe since 1975 and, in 1978. moved to the area for good. Both had stayed away from any kind of church for many years; however, in the late ‘7os they began to attend the Warsaw Presbyterian Church. “I'd had an encounter with God back in ‘60.” Mitchell notes. “I’d been praying. His answer was to have me meet my wife, " he adds. They married in 1962, ‘‘but proceeded to go our own way. We didn’t go to church for 16 years, in fact,” Mitchell notes. By the time 1980 had come. Mitchell says he felt something was lacking in his religion and in his life. He began watching evangelist Kenneth Copeland Sunday mornings, inspired by what he believed to be Copeland’s “greater depth.” It was not very long until he began to watch other evangelists on the religion-oriented television channel Mitchell cites Kenneth Hagen and Dr Lester Sumrall in addition to Copeland as preachers who influenced his decision to depart from “mainline religion" and choose instead a style of worship more uninhibited in nature. "There was a sense of power there that I’d never seen before.” Mitchell remembers. “I went to an evangelistic retreat not long after, and we also began going to (charismatic -orientated ) meetings and services." Finally, more meetings and study resulted in the Mitchells attending Sumrall’s Assembly of God services yLTSouth Bend for the first timeuMitchell however, to read the works of other like-minded evangelistic teachers. Following three years of participation in Sumrall's brand of evangelism, including time spent as the minister’s pilot. Mitchell felt himself called to ’’raise up a church.” To him. it seemed a natural, logical progression along the new path he and his w ife had chosen. The former Lancelot Lounge, had been a lively place for locals and lakers until several years ago. when it closed its doors. Mitchell. "being full of the spirit,” approached the building’s owner. Homer Graber, offering to rent the place. Graber agreed and the Northern Lakes Christian Center was born

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 11 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m Worship Service 10:40a m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD c Kenneth Greenwood, Pastor Ruth Ann Stork. Lay Leader Church School 9: IS a m Worship 10. X a.m. UMYF Sunday 5 30 p m Bible Study Sunday 5 30 p m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen. Pastor John Groat. Adult Supervisor Sally Jaques. Primary Supervisor Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 am Sunday School 11 a.m. FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive. Little Barbee Lake) William L. Hutchins, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m Worship Service 11 a.m «Sunday Evening 4 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD . LIGONIER Don Fischer. Pastor Devine Service 9 a m Sunday School A Bible Class lOKam GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing, Pastor Tim Hood. Sunday School Supt Sunday School 9:30-10:Xa.m. Morning Worship 10 35 a.m. Evening Worship 4 p.m. Prayer Service. Wednesday 7 p.m. SAINT MART IN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7: IS a.m. and 10:4Sa.m. Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 7 a.m. and 7:10 p.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.mPrayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m.

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Hard work in the form of elbow grease, prayers and donations have resulted in a steady growth of the center. Sunday services, a monthly four-day seminar on religious subjects and a Christian teen center are some of the activities at the church. A large satellite dish in front of the building and a giant screen TV within are part of what Mitchell calls the “fourth great religious revival in this country.” The video equipment, some of it on loan from Sumrall’s organization, Lesea, and the rest, donated by local merchants, enables the Reverends Mitchell to offer worshippers a wide variety of services and messages within the evangelistic framework. Sumrall, in fact, made a personal appearance in North Webster April 28, where he dedicated the church and preached an evening sermon. He also, last Christmas day. licensed both Mitchells to perform ministerial duties Thorpe Mitchell's busy schedule as co-pastor of the church is sometimes made hectic by his pilot’s duties, which include flying Sumrall’s Cessna Citation about the country when the noted evangelist beckons. In addition, he still works as a financial consultant and, as a Lt. Colonel, is a commander with the 122nd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the Indiana National Guard. Mitchell points out God is now the most powerful force in his life a force which he says brought about great change in his life at a time when others are restless in their careers. That a new church has been “raised up" in North Webster is, to pilot Mitchell, a happy beginning of a new personal quest — one calling for “righteous stuff” indeed in the coming years. Whitaker to speak to fellowship Luther Whitaker will be the guest speaker for the Milford Christian Fellowship meeting on Saturday evening. May 12, at 7 p.m. in the Milford Fire Station. He speaks weekly on Christian television and teaches on the body of Christ. Milford Christian Fellowship provides Christian speakers for the area each month and is not a church organization. The public is invited to attend.

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9 30 a.m.' Morning Worship 10 30 a.m Sunday Evening Worship 4 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 4:30 p.m MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST (County Roads ISON and 375E) Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m * z Worship 10:30 a.m. f SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Philip Frew. Pastor Church School 9:15 am. Worship Hour 10 30 a m. UMYF 4 p.m. ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Comer Syr -Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Don Ross, Pastor Larty McCullough. S.S Supt Sunday School 9 a.m Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p m GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m. ROCK CHURUtI INTERDE NOMINATRjffAL (11-A AIOSON. E. Lake Wawasee) Dr. Gary M Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. MILFORD CHAPEL (Boer Road) Naaman Martin, Sen. Pastor Arthur Hershberger. Jr. Pastor Joe Shetler. SS Superintendent Sunday School 10 a m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Wednesday Service.? p.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver. Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake. Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 am. Christian Living Studies 4 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m.

—— he ■! PRESENTS MUSICAL — "The Music Machine,” a fully staged children's musical, will be presented at the Nappanee Missionary Church on May 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. The church is located two miles north of Nappanee on Indiana 19. The musical, under the direction of Debby Culp, tells the story of two children, Stevie and Nancy. * played by Jenny Hunsberger, left, and Josh Callander, right, who dream they are in Agapeland. While they are in this “land called love” they meet the conductor, Gary Miller, center, and his amazing music machine. With the help of the music machine and his 40-member Sonbeam Singers, the conductor explains to the children the meaning of the fruit of the spirit. Pastor Dav,e Engbrecht invites the public to attend one of these performances.

Parkers to join Sounds of Hope

North Webster United Methodist Church members Charles and Ginger Packer will travel with the Sounds of Hope choir for 34 weeks, singing with a 60-voice choir accompanied by an eight member string ensemble. They will perform in eigh countries in cathedrals, chur ches. schools and business areas

Awana Sunday celebrated

Awana Sunday was celebrated April 29 at New Salem Church of the Brethren. Awana is a world-widtwduth club for boys and girls emphasizing scripture memorizationVThe club also consists of game time and Bible council time, teaching the children both sportsmanship and Bible principles. The name, “Awana” stands for “Approved Workman Are Not Ashamed.” This year the Awana group includes approximately 28 boys and girls, nine leaders and two helpers. The club commander is Merlin Bixler. His wife, Myra, is secretary. The pre-school group is named the Cubbies and their leaders are Barb McClintic and Cindy Vanlaningham. The kindergarten through second grade group are called the Sparks. Myron and Evelyn Tschupp are the leaders; Dennis Shively is the helper. The Chums group is comprised of girls in grades three through five. Candy Shively is their leader. Marlene Hershberger the

SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH Rev Don Sheline. Pastor Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev Roy Mickley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister ■=> Fred Walls, Associate Minister Bible School 9:30 a m Worship 10:39 a.m and 7 p.m ’ Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTOW Dorotha and Ivan Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9 M a m t Worship 10:30 a m CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (ill W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:45 a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (9MNA2ME) Glenn Byers. Pastor Sunday School 9 X a m. Worship 10:30a.m. Evening Worship 4 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. burr oak UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes. Pastor Sunday School 9.30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Comer Harrison * Poor! SI.) David Hudson. Pastor Sunday School 10 a m. Praise and Worship. Sunday 4:30 p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 7:30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Lindemood. Pastor Worship 0:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strassheim. Jesse Beer, and Walter Stetten. Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30p.m.

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to bring international understanding and cultural exchange through music and home visits. Varner Chance is the director and has conducted 12 such tours. Each participant is chosen with an audition and is also selected for leadership ability. Each is responsible for his own financial

helper. The Pals group is made up of boys in grades three through five and their leader is Merlin Bixler. Girls in grades six through eight are called Guards, with Helen Kilmer serving as the leader. Stan Kilmer has the boys in this age group. They are called Pioneers. The 1984 Awana Qlympic finals and Sparks-A-Rarha was held Saturday, April 28, at the Triton High School was a con-

City waterworks originate with Hezekiah's Tunnel

The first city waterworks was developed during Hezekiah’s time and since surveying instruments were quite primitive, it was a remarkable feat to carve out Hezekiah’s Tunnel through nearly 600 yards of solid rock. This waterway was built from the Spring of Gihon, outside the walls of Jerusalem to carry

CHURCH OF GOD NORTHWEBSTER Charles E. Towriss. Pastor Henry R. McCray. Associate Pastor Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Prime Time Senior High 5 p.m. Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden. Pastor Sunday School 9:X a.m Worship 10:X a m.-4 p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. CHURCH OF GOO SYRACUSE Rev Michael Johnson, Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tlrtkel, Pastor , Church School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:10 a.m BYC Sunday 4 p.m. Mid week worship 7 p.m. BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Denn Kesler, Bd. Own. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship lOXam BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US 4) F Wayne Lawson. Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School lOXam Wednesday Activity Night 7:00 CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE John McFarland, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9X a.m. Morning Worship K):X a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haitley, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m.

obligation. Persons with questions should contact Marian Steedman, worship chairman, at 834-7157. The Sounds of Hope choir and ensemble will give a public concert the day they return from Europe. The concert will be at Wawasee High School at 8 p.m., July 12.

test of many of the games played during club time. Supporters from New Salem cheered on their' Sparks to a first-place victory in the contest. They received a plaque, which was presented to the church, and each clubber received a first-place ribbon. The Awana Club meets each Wednesday evening from 6:30-8:30. Pastor of the New Salem Church of the Brethren, Glenn Byers, invites any young person to attend and join the club.

water to the Pool of Siloan inside the city limits. When the Assyrian king Zennacherib besieged Jerusalem, the Gihon Spring was covered but the people in Jerusalem still had water because of the city waterworks. Today, water still flows through Hezekiah’s Tunnel.

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'Pictures of Faith' is theme for banquet

Ninty were in attendance at the Bethel Women’s Fellowship mother-daughter banquet held at the dining hall at Camp Mack on Friday evening, May 4. The committee for the evening was Naomi Waggy, Pam Polk, Bonnie Yoder and Erma Chambers. The evening’s program was entitled “Pictures of Faith.” The evening’s entertainment included Bertha Gilbert’s reading of a poem entitled “My Altar,” ‘‘Memories of My Mother” presented by Erma Chambers and Carol Haab, and a skit featuring Ruth and Doris Wolferman, Lana Robison, Mim and Amy Eberly, Nancy and Melissa Snider and Viola and

Available through Christ

The North Webster Church of God newsletter has contributed what is available to those who follow or choose to follow Christ. In Christ we have: / A love that can never be fathomed: A life that can never die; A righteousness that can never be tarnished; A peace that can never be understood; A rest that can never bkdisturbed; A joy that can never be diminished; • A hope that can never be A glory that can never be clouded; , A light that can never be darkened; * A purity that can never de defiled; A beauty that can never be marred; J A wisdom that can never be baffled; Resources that can never be exhausted Christian Church has mother-clgughter banquet The women of/ the Milford are the parents ot three children. Christian Church 'are invited to Mrs. Mira nt e will be’* attend the annual mother- remembered by many as a daughter banquet on Tuesday. Women’s Rally workshop leader May 15, at 6:30 pdn. \ in 1983. This year’s event will be a Tickets are needed for the bansalad/dessert carry-in with the quet, however, there is no meat, drink, rolls and table ser- charge. Persons wanting tickets ’ vice being furnished. It will be should contact Gloria Baumgartheld in the fellowship hall of the ner. Allene Dewart. Jeri Seely or Apostolic Christian Church. the church office. The theme of this year’s event is, “God’s Joy In A Mother s Recollect that the Love.” The speaker for the evening Almighty...gave the dog to will be Linda Mirante of the be companion of our Bachelor Creek Church of Christ , , . . near Wabash. Mrs. Mirante is a pleasures and our toils. * graduate of Cincinnati Bible Col- — Sir Walter Scott lege and worked with the youth at the Markle Church of Christ before moving to the Wabash verycreaure area. She and her husband. Paul. nothing currently operate the Joy Chris- t 0 be 'efused■ -4 tian Bookstore in Wabash. They — T, mothy4:4 «, • 5

JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9 30 a m Watchtower Study 10 30 a.m Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m Thursday. Ministry School 7 p.m SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1 Vi Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer 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 (2W E. Main St.) , SYRACUSE Frank Barcus. Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a.m CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrider, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a.m Sunday School 10:30 a m CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (OM SR IS) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos, Pastor Sunday Service 10:00 a m.-4:30 p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed , 4:30 p.m UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall, Pastor Morning Worship 9:X a m Church School 10: X a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (1» N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 o.m. Sunday Service 10 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (M»Eaad9«N) DEWART LAKE Sunday School ♦: IS a.m. Worship 10 a.m. (Quaker Hall) WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D. McVey. Pastor Jon Rumley, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:X a.m. Worship 10:X a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clute Thurs. 4:X p.m.

Julie Kaiser. Scripture for the evening was ' read by Jody Kammerer, Pam and Jennifer Polk and Bonnie and Sue Yoder. Pat Reuter gave the monologue. The May dance was ‘ presented by Sarah and Abby - Bultemier, Rita Davis, Michelle Kammerer, Janel Polk. Jennifer Polk, Kara Price, Valerie • Reuter, Heather VanLaningham, Holly Wagoner and Amy Wright. ’ The second skit of the evening, 1 entitled “Go Tell,” was performed by Melanie Vanlaningham, Rosemary Wagoner, Mary Kesler and Arlene Cory. * . t The mother-daughter banquet > closed with group singing.

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