The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 57, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 January 1987 — Page 15

70 million Lutherans in the world

Who are the Lutherans? Any neighbor might be one because Lutherans are everywhere. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America contains more than 11,000 congregations across the United States. There are about 70 million Lutherans in the world, including half a million in Namibia, one million in Tanzania and active ministries in Peru and many other places. Are Lutherans Protestant or Catholic? Protestant, but cherishing the “catholic” or universal nature of Christianity. They value their doctrine, their history, stemming from the Reformation, started by Martin Luther in the 16th century. They also value their distinctiveness as a “confes-

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sional”. church among Protestanism. What do Lutherans believe? They believe in the fundamentals of Christianity — trust in God, a strong view of the Church and sacraments, the free gift of the grace of God in Christ — but they are by no means fundamentalists. In respect to the Bible, Lutherans believe that it’s the Word of God, the “authoritative source and norm” of the church’s life and teaching. Martin Luther placed particular emphasis on reading the Bible, being open to new understandings and havingrespect for scripture’s message. What do Lutherans do about their faith? They proclaim it wherever possible and show God’s love by

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer and Walter Steffen, * Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:15 p.m. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Worship6p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6:15 p.m. FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) * William L. Hutchins, Pastor Sunday School 10a m. Worship Service 11a.m. Sunday Evening 6p.m Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mickley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. . • WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Carl Calloway, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Thurs. 6:30 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Milford Tom Speicher, Pastor Sunday School, All Ages, 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (USS) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:30 4 BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Ernest R. Jehnsen, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900NB200E) Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 am. Evening Worship 6:30 p. m. Wednesday AWANA Clubs 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, Prayer 7:30 p.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Emery Kintner, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a m. Sunday School 10:Ma m

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built in the traditional Lutheran style, the church has a congregation of over 200 members. Its pastor is Richard Dunning, who resides at Waubee Lake. (Photo by Glen Long)

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE D?Arnold Naff, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. V TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9a.m. Worship 10 am SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 8:00 a.m. and 10:45a.m. ' Saturday Mass 5:30p m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 5:30p.m., 7a.m. and 7:30p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a m. FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford Bi Lingual Services Pastor Alberto J imenez Sunday School 9:30a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:30p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service JO a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30 am. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m Reading Room open Monday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a:m. to 3prm. — NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTHWEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitchell, Pastors Worship Service 10a.m Adult Classes, Tuesday 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6p.m. Wednesday Services 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Dale Kuhns, Senior Minister Bible School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. and 7 p.m Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

operating one ofthe largest social service networks in the country. Lutherans also work with others to reform society, provide direct services to the needy and give relief and development aid to countries around the world. What’s happened to Lutherans recently? Three churches merged into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which now has about 5.3 million members who formerly belonged to the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches. This new church is emphasizing mew ministries; expanding Lutheran work with minority groups; and continuing efforts to solve the disputes that have separated Lutherans from each

CHURCH OF GOD NORTHWEBSTER Stephen W. Fouts, Pastor Jim Davey, Associate Men s Prayer Breakfast 7:00a m Worship 8.30 and 10:45a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Evening Service of Praise 7 p.m CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Paul Yeager, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Junior Worship 10 30a.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel, Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. BYC Sunday 6p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley, Pastor Sunday School 9 45 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG William W. Smith, Pastor Tom Vieth, C.E. Director Marlin Rose, Moderator Sunday School 9 30 10:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:35 a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture9:3oa.m. Watchtower Study 10:30a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m Thursday, Ministry School 7p.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Paul Clement, Pastor Sunday School 9.00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Lakeland Youth Center Syracuse Sunday Worship Service 11 a m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH ‘ (200 E. Maia St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning. Pastor Worship 9:15 am Sunday School 10: iSa.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30a.m.

other, from Catholics and from other Protestant churches. Grace Lutheran Church, 200 E. Main St., Syracuse, is. now in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, having been part of Lutheran Church of Ameriot Emmanuel Lutheran Church, which meets at Lakeland Youth Center in Syracuse, is a Missouri Synod Lutheran church. This group of churches is not included in the Evangelical Lutheran Church merger. BIBLE i As ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 1. Who was the author of the above statement? 2. To whom was he writing? 3. What “grace” was he talking about? 4. Where is this statement found? Answers To Bible Verse 1. Paul Uie Apostle. 2. The Christians at Corinth. 3. The grace of giving. 4. II Corinthians 8:7.

Each Day Leaves Us Fewer | Tomorrows And More I Yesterdays ; Every day that we put ■ off repentance gives • us one more day to ! repent OF and one less ; day to repent IN. — Author unknown .. :

MILFORD CHAPEL Mennonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger, Pastor Amos Ramer, Deacon Sunday School 10 a m Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OFTHENAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Christian Living Studies6p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7p.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (500E and9ooN) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9:15a.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall) May Starting Lakeside Service, Memorial Day Labor Day, Every Other Sunday, 8:30a.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A A 1050 N, E. Lake Wawasee) Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, and Dr . Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (I</ 3 Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Faster Elmer Miller — Sunday School 9:30 a m Morning Worship 10:X a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:Xa.m. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SRUSwtb) SYRACUSE David C. AAalsh, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt. Church School 9:X am. Worship Service 10:40a.m. • j CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter. Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service lfl:3oa.m. HASTINGS ISLANOCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer. Pastor Mike Zimmerman. Jr.. Supt. Kendall Biller. Asst. Supt. Sunday School»:3oa.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG * - *<-- -r-tl ’ —r-<r ——— Morning Worship *:3oa.m. Church School 10 30a m

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VALENTINE’S DAY CONCERT — The Cathedrals will headline a gospel concert on Valentine’s Day at the O’Laughlin Auditorium on the campus of St. Mary’s College in South Bend. The Cathedrals are from Stow, Ohio, and have become one of the most popular gospel singing groups in the nation. Along with the Cathedrals will be the Talleys and the Crossroads. The Cathedral quartet has been invited to London, England, for a recording session with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This invitation is a first in gospel music. For more information about the Valentine’s Day concert, phone 546-3154.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison, Pastor Dan Brown. Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. - • UMYF Sunday 5:30p.m. Bible Study Wed. 7:00p.m. MORRIS CHAPEL UNITEOMETHODIST R. 1, Pierceton Charles Taylor. Pastor Ron Cambell, Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTHWEBSTER Rex Lindemood. Pastor Worship 0:30a.m. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9 30a m Senior High Youth Group, Sun. 7:00p.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Lewis Hathaway, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30a m UMYF6 30p m. — •■■■■ SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor • — . Worship 9 am. Sunday School 10 a.m. WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen A Peggy Giant, Pastors Sunday Worship 10 a.m. A 7p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. prayer meeting ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH — (Comer Syr. Web. Rd.and 1000 N) Don Merillat, Pastor Eric Kolberg. S.S. Supt Sunday School 9a.m. Worship lOalfm Evening Worship 7 p.m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Comer Harrison A Pearl St.) Ronald G. Looney, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Stetten. Pastor Mark Pfelsfer. Supt. Sue Ganshorn Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a.m. Sunday School 11 a m.

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I 3{ ow often we say, "I’ll do it tomorrow"; then by the time that next day dawns we have already ; thought up another excuse for postponement, and thus many of our chores do not get done at all. It is usually something dreary and unpleasant ; that we keep putting off in favor of other activi- | ties closer to our hearts. However, it is often a job requiring little or no physical' effort that I needs to be done: mending our ways. On one of those "tomorrows” we are going to quit smok- ! ing (or whatever), stop finding fault with people, I try to be more punctual, answer our letters | promptly, and attend our House of Worship regu- [ larly. Let us remember that we have only so many tomorrows granted to us, and that it is better to do (or stop doing) these things now than | to look back on all those yesterdays and wish we had, before it was too late. The only time we can ■ do anything is TODAY. i ......... ji

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