The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 July 1987 — Page 16
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 15,1987
Epworth Forest is o place for all members of the family
By CARLA GAFE Staff Writer /
"People think we're for youth, while fully 50 percent of our total number of participants are adults.” explained Epworth Forest Director of Programs and Operations Dave Marty. Epworth Forest Retreat and Conference Center is a' tour season retreat facility on Lake Webster. It is owned and operated by the North Indiana Conference. United Methodist Church. The property for the facility was purchased in 1921 and the first institute was held in 1924. During the summer months there are activities scheduled for each week with most sessions starting on Sunday and running through Saturday. .Approximately 300 persons attend the activities each week
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A TIME FOR STUDYING — Irene Robison of Leesburg is explaining Biblical facts to Sheila Linger of Plymouth at Epworth Forest during a recent ladies' camp conference. The week-long sessions are a time for making new friends, learning more about God’s word, and just getting away from the normal routine. (Photo by Carla Gaff)
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Plus, Epworth Forest offers Sunday morning community worship at 9 a m. These services are open to the public and are not just for those participating in the weekly sessions “We re doing something a little different this year.” commented Marty, "and are having most of our Sunday morning services in the amphitheater outside " He went on to explain, we ll also be hosting the first ever North American Christianity and Ecology conference "We re really excited about it.” The conference is aimed toward a healing of the land, and a coalition of church and ecological organizations. It will be held on August 19-22 and is for adults and young people The central importance of the conference will be the development of a document reflecting the position of the conference participants on general and par-
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD- / Jesse Beer and Walter Stetten, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a m ° Afternoon Worship 12 15 pm CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick V Smith. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Sunday Evening Worship 6 p m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6 15 pm Word of Life Club Wed 6 15 pm FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L Hutchins. Pastor Sunday School 10 a m Worship Service Ham Sunday Evening6p m Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7pm 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) Norman E McVey, Pastor Bob Burke, S S. Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m and 7 p.m Mid Week Wed 7 p.m AWANA Clubs Thurs 6 30p.m BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (USA) F Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 am Wednesday Activity Night 7 30 BETHELCHURCHOF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Charles Stouder, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd Chm Sunday School 9 00a.m. Worship 10 00 a m NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (WON A 200E) Sunday Bible Study 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30a.m. Evening Worship 6 30pm Wednesday AWANA Clubs 6 30p.m. Bible Study, Prayer 7 30 p.m CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Emery Kintner, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE D Arnold Naff, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9 30 am Morning Worship 10:30 am Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m.
ticular aspects of Christian ecology The sessions are expected to develop specific ecological direction for Christians of every denomination, encourage a deeper discussion of the issues, and serve notice as to what Christians believe about the environment. Though Epworth Forest has an extremely busy summer schedule. Marty, stated that only about one-third of the camp's activities actually happen during the summer He also said the facility is used year around with a number of retreats and conferences being held during the winter months. He stated that of the greatest misunderstandings about the facility is that persons tend to believe it’s'priifiirily for children and youth. While ih truth, more and more churches are seeing the benefit of gettingaway to study and just be away from attractions In this, adult group dynamics are becoming extremely popular. Additionally, Epworth Forest offers camp sessions for the high school student, adult and family, a school of Christian Missions, and a choir school, as well as a special session in September for deaf families. Persons participating in Epworth Forest sessions may participate in the following activities: swimming, boating, tennis, basketball, hiking, horseshoe games, volleyball, softball, soc cer, football and badminton or they may participate in winter activities such as sledding, ice skating, ping pong in lodges, or skiing at a local ski area. Marty stated, the primary use of the facility is by the United Methodist Church organization but it is used by a variety of other churches also Epworth Forest is dedicated to the pursuit of Christian study, fellowship and worship and is continually moving forward with programs and ideas
"Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest "all the days of life which he hath given thee " Ecclesiastes 99
TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry a Team Pastors Church School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m SAINT MARTIN CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 7 15 am 9 15 am and II 15a m Saturday Mass 5 30 p m Confession Before Masses Holy Days 5 30 p m . 7 a m and 7 30 p m OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10 30 a m FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford Bi Lingual Services Pastor Alberto Jimenez Sunday School 9 30 a m Sunday Worship ll a m 4 6 30 p m Wednesday Bible Study 6 30 p m FIRSTCHURCHOF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a m Sunday Service 10 a m Wednesday 7pm GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10 30 a m Sunday School 10 30a m Wednesday Service 7 45 p m Reading Room open Monday. Thursday < and Friday, II a m to3pm NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CHURCH CAMELOT HALL, NORTH WEBSTER Thorpe and Karen Mitchell, Pastors Worship Services Sunday 10a m 4 6 p.m Wednesday 7 p ,m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9 30a m Worship 10 30a m 46p m Wednesday Services 7 p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Dale Kuhns, Senior Minister Bible School 9 00a m Worship 10 00 a m and 7 p m Wednesday Bible Study 7pm CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Stephen W Fouts, Pastor Jim Davey. Associate Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:00 a m Worship a 30 and 10:43a m Sunday School 0:43 a.m. E venlng Service of Praise 7 p m y
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A TIME FOR FUN — Epworth Forest near North Webster has long been noted as a Christian camp. A place for worshipping and studying scriptures, but Christen Shuer of Goshen seems to see italso as a place to make new friends and have fun. Christen was enjoying the sun. beach and her new friends, the day the photographer caught her in action. < Photo by Carla Gaff)
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B.\( K TO N.\Tl RE — \ large flock of geese enjoy the relaxing atmosphere, sunny weather and the lake while residing at Epworth Forest. The flock normally nest a few miles northwest of the camp. (Photo by Carla Gaff)
CHURCHOF GOD SYRACUSE Rev Micbari Johnson Pastor Paul Yeager S S Supt Sunday Schoo 1 9 JO a m ) Morning Worship io JOa m Vj Junior Worship 10 JO a m ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar Rev David L Hyndman Holy Eucharist 9am FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul fmkel. Pastor Church School 9 00 a m Morning Worship 10 00 a m BYC. Sunday 6 p m Mid Week Worship 7pm GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R Haifley, Pastor Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship Ham Sunday E veninq Service 7 p m Wednesday Eveninq Service 7pm GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Art Bushen. C F Director Marlin Rose Moderator Sunday School 9 JO 10 30 a m Morning Worship io 35 a m Evening Worship6p m Family Night Wednesday 7pm JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL ( Easf Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday Public I ecture 9 30 a m Watchtower Study 10 30 a m Tuesday. Study of Ft-ophecy 7 30 pm Thursday, Ministry School 7pm CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W Orange St) CROMWELL Paul Clement, Pastor Sunday School 9 00a m Worship Service 10 00 a m GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E Main St) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning Pastor Worship 9 15 am Sunday School 10 30 a m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service9,i m Sunday School & Bible Class 10 30 a m milfordchapel Mennomte (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger, Pastor Amos Rarner Deacon Sunday Schoo' lOa.m Worship Service Ham Sunday Evening Service 7pm Wednesday Service 7pm
Christian Science Church was started in Boston in 1879
The Christian Science Church had its beginning in 1879. when 15 people in the Boston area met together and voted to form an organization to be called the Church of Christ Scientist. One of these was Mary Baker Eddy. It was on her motion that the group voted to “organize a church designed to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing. The word Science is used in the church's name because this denomination feels its religion can be demonstrated. Members see God as the universal, divine Principle underlying the life and healing work of Jesus Christ. They feel that God, by His very nature, must be’ unchanging Truth, invariable Love, operating through timeless spiritual laws rather than special miraculous acts ahd that to understand these laws of absolute good is to find that Christianity can be scientifically applied to every human ill Mary Baker Eddy is known as the discoverer and founder of Christian Science. She was born in New Hampshire in 1821, grew up in a devout Congregational family and always had a great love of God and the Bible. In 1866 she was healed of a severe injurysuffered in a fall on an icy street. Several days after the fall, as she turned to the New Testament, she read the account of one of Jesus' healings and was suddenly healed. This led to her discovery of what she came to understand as the Science of Christianity. Over the rest of her life she established the Church of Christ. Scientist, and founded its various periodicals and activities. Before her death in 1910, in her 90th year, the religion she had founded had spread to many other countries and she was generally recognized as one of the most remarkable religious figures of modern times The Christian Science Monitor, established by Mrs Eddy in 1908 in her 88th year, has as ift objec tive “To injure no man. but to bless all mankind." The Monitor has won many journalism awards, including five Pulitzer Prizes. Its articles reach more than 100 million readers worldwide.
WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake Pastor Church School 9 30 a m Worship iq 3Qa'm Christian Living Studies6pm Wednesday Midweek Service 7pm QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCH (500E and TOON I DEWART LAKE Sunday School » 15 a m Worship 10am (QuakerHalll May Starting Lakeside Service Memorial Day Labor Day Every Other Sunday. 8 30a m ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13 A A lOSON. E. Lake Wawasee) Rev Sarah M Tuttle, and Dr Gary M Tuttle. Pastors Morning Worship 10 a m Evening Worship 7p m Wednesday Bible School 7 p m SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH 11 ’> Miles Southeast Ot Wilmot I Pastor Kurt B Church Sunday School 9 45a m Morning Worship 10 30 a m Sunday Evening Service6p m Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7pm BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m CALVARY UNITED METHODISTCHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C Maish. Pastor Kim Conrad. Church School Supt Church School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 40a m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter. Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30a m HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Widmoyer, Pastor Kendall Biller. Supt Sunday School 9 30a m Worship 10 30 a m Prayer Meeting Thursday 7 30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Dale Mendenhall. Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m A Church School 10 30a m 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 700 p m
Christian Scientists have music, Bible readings, silent prayer and the Lord s Prayer in their church services Having no ministers, they have lesson ser-
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MARY BAKER EDDY — This New England religious leader discovered Christian Science in 1866 and founded the Church of Christ. Scientist in Boston, Mass, in 1879. The church has now spread worldwide to 57 countries. (Photo used by permission of the Christian Science Board of Directors.)
could not imagine the state of chaos our civilization would be in if it were not for the • institution of marriage, for the family unit has always been the principal stabilizing force After all. marriage is composed of love, trust, security, harmony and partnership and all these ingredients combine to make it a haven of refuge from the outside world. However, once the transition has been made from the romance of courtship to the everyday reality of marriage, the hard work begins; for learning to be unselfish, considerate and compromising can be quite a task. Nonetheless, no marriage can survive without these qualities and they can best be acquired at your House of Worship, as you will discover by going there regularly. Although a happy marriage may be very difficult to achieve in today's world, history has shown it to be well worth all the effort it may require.
MORRISCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R L Pierceton Charles Taylor. Pastor Ron Cambell. Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Linde mood Pastoi Worships 30a m and 10 45am Church School 9 30 a m Senior High Youth Group. Sun 7 00 p m . a ■ SAINT ANDREW S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Lewis Hathaway . Pastor Worship Hour 9 30 am Church School 10 45a m Bible Study Wed Nighf6 30pm UMYF Sunday Night. 30p m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear Pastor Worship 9 a m Sunday School 10 a m WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen & Peggy Giant. Pastors Sunday Worship to am A 7 p.m Wednesday 7 p m prayer meeting ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syr. Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Don Merillat. Pastor Eric Kolberg. S S. Supt. Sunday School 9 a m Worship 10a m Evening Worship 7 p.m SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Pearl St.) Ronald G Looney. Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 0:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 p.m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen. Pastor Mark Pleister. Supt Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School Ham ~( WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Milford Tom Speicher. Pastor Sunday School. All Ages. 9 30 a m Morning Worship 11 a m
mons read aloud by two Readers On Wednesday evenings there are meetings at which people tell of healings and guidance they have received through Christian Science. There are more than 3.500 Christian Science churches, societies and college organizations in 57 countries Each branch church is required to have its own reading room, which may be located anywhere, usually in a city. These reading rooms hold no services, but provide spiritual reading materials in a quiet place for study. They are devoted to welcoming everybody seeking a place for quiet Christian study and prayer. There are more than 2.700 Christian Science reading rooms in about 50 countries. The Los Angeles area alone has 37, including one at the international airport for use of travelers. The church's international headquarters and the mother church are in Boston. Christian Science reading rooms close to the Lakeland area include Goshen at Room 111, N sth St.; Warsaw at the corner of Main and Detroit streets; and Elkhart at 203 S. Main St People from all denominations are welcome to use the facilities for a place of peaceful religious study.
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