The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 October 1987 — Page 19
Rev. Richard Dunning adds the personal touch
(By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer personal touch to his work is something Pastor Richard Dunning has accomplished over the last 30 years by doing his own church bulletins and news letters. “I mainly do it here because I don’t have a church secretary,” commented Pastor Dunning, “and I do like to put in my own touches.” He explained that the bulletin gives the order of the service, along with the persons involved, plus announcements concerning meetings, activities and hospital notes. “We follow a pretty strict format in the bulletin,” he explained, “and there really isn’t enough room to put in a lot of other stuff, but I do manage to get a lot in the church news letter.” Dunning has been sending out church news letters to his various congregations for over 25 years.
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CORNER STONE SET IN 1904 — The corner stone at the Grace Lutheran Church in Syracuse was set in 1904 and the building was dedicated in 1905, however the congregation has been in the area for over 126 years. The facility at 206 E. Main St. is still attractive and is the home church for over 100 area residents. (Photo by Carla Gaff)
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The letter goes to church members, friends, some former members and persons who may become new members. He said the letter contains wedding anniversaries, birthdays, various happenings in the parish as well as incidents in the lives of people in the church. * ‘The first lead article in the letter is usually an article from the pastor to the people,” commented Pastor Dunning, “it emphasizes the needs and discusses what’s going on — it’s just an informal pastoral letter.” He went on to explain that the remainder of the letter has church news, and announcements of coming things in it. “I’ve not always done the news letter entirely alone,” he said, “in the churches that had secretaries, I usually got help typing and getting it ready to go out. But here in Syracuse I usually do everything from the beginning to the end.”
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer, Nelson Beer Will Schleler and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:15 p.m. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick V. Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening WorshlpOp.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6:15 p.m. Word of Life Club Wed. 6:15 p.m. FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH M ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford [ Bi-Llngual Services Pastor Alberto J Imenez Sunday School 9:30 a. m. Sunday Worship Il a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday BibleStudy6:3op.m. If you need any help, please call 894-4481 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. Roy Mlckley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Jerry Walden, Pastor Ralph Bushong, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. and 6 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wed. 6:30 p.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US 6) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:30 BETHEL CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Verne H. Leininger, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OFTHE BRETHREN (908NAM0E) Kenneth & Helen Hollinger, Co-Pastors Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 e.m. Evening Worship 7:00 p.m. Bible Study, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday CHURCH OFTHE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Emery Klntner, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SYRACUSE D. Arnold Naff, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. *, Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m.
He went on to say that there is an advantage to doing it yourself because it can be easier and quicker to do alone rather than telling someone else how to do it. “You’ve got it in your own mind and know what you’re wanting to say” explained Pastor Dunning, “and there is always the potential of having the main idea missed entirely when you have someone else do it. ” Pastor Dunning and his wife Esther have been with the * Syracuse congregation for approximately two, years. Prior to their move here they served at a church in Sunrise Beach, Mo., near the Lake of the Ozarks. “We’re just returning to the area where we have a number of friends,” said Mrs. Dunning. She went on to explain that they had spent 13 years working in a church in Middlebury before going to Sunrise Beach. Pastor and Mrs. Dunning were both raised in the Atchison, Kan., area.
TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry, Team Pastors Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES ' CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass 8:00a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days 5:30 p.m , 7 a.m. and 7:30p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE . CATHOLIC CHURCH (4th And Main Streets) 1 MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a.m. » FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL CPANi&H ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Milford 81-Llngual Services Pastor Alberto Jimenez Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. &6:30p.m. Wednesday BibleStudy6:3op.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS • . ‘ < (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10a.m. Sunday Service 10a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m. Reading Room open Monday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to3p.m. NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CHURCH CAMELOT HALL, NORTH WEBSTER Thorpe and Karon Mitchell, Pastors Worship Services Sunday 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Lonnie Nlcholl, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. 16 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. CHURCH OF GOO NORTH WBBSTER Stephen W. Foots, Pastor Jim Davey, Associate Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:00a.m. Worship 0:30 and 10:45a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Evening Service of PrelseSp.m.
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PASTOR DUNNING ENJOYS RELATING — Pastor Richard Dunning of the Grace Lutheran Church in Syracuse enjoys relating and giving the personal touch to his congregation by writing to them. Dunning has sent church news letters to his various congregations for over 25 years, and commented that he also does the church bulletin. Dunning has been with the Syracuse congregation for two years. (Photo by Glen Long)
Upcoming benefit for Alberding
The Morris Chapel United Methodist Church is having a car wash and bake sale at Petro Brothers Chrysler, SR 15N, Warsaw, on Saturday, Oct. 31, beginning at 9 a.m. Proceeds will go the Tom Alberding family to help offset increasing hospital and doctor bills. Alberding was buried in a ditch Fish and tenderloin fry set for Nov. 7 Solomon Creek United Methodist Church, north of Syracuse, is sponsoring its annual Fish and Tenderloin Fry on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 4-7:30 p.m. The event is all the fish and tenderloin you can eat with carry-outs available. The proceeds going towards the mission project. Tickets are available from any church member or by calling 457-2973 or 642-3907. Solomon Creek United Methodist Church is located at the corner of CR 33 and CR 146 in Elkhart County.
CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Paul Yeager, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.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 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. BYC Sunday 6 p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Halfley, Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Art Bushen, C.E. Director Marlin Rose, Moderator Sunday School 9:30-10:30 a.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 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (ill W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Paul Clement, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning, Pastor Worship?: 15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a.m. MILFORD CHAPEL Men nonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger, Pastor Amos Ramer, Deacon Sunday School 10a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
cave-in on September 12 and remains on the critical list at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne. Fun and fellowship coming to Milford Children and parents of all ages are invited to come to ParentYouth Night at the Milford First Brethren Church fellowship hall at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7. The theme for the evening, sponsored by the Milford Ministerial Association, is “We Grow Together.” A half hour film, “The Myths of shoplifting," will be shown ano refreshments of cookies and punch will be served. Brian Wilcox, youth minister at Milford Christian Church, stressed that parents and children are encouraged to come for an evening of fun, food and fellowship "... by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.” — James 2:24
WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THENAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m. DEWART LAKE COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH (500Eand900N) DEWART LAKE Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall) ROCK CHURCH Y INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-A A 10S0N, E. Leke Wawasee) Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, and Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Bible School 7pm SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (IVi Mlles Southeast Ot Wilmot) Pastor Kurt B. Church Sunday School 9:45a.m. / Morning Worship 10:30 a m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C. Malsh, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt. Church School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:40a.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer, Pastor Kendall Blllgr, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7.30 p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Donald C. Lacy, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison, Pastor Dan Brown, Lay Leader Church School 9: IS a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UMYF Sunday 1:33p.m. BlblaStudy Wed.7:oop.m.
Preacher's kids have fun, too!
(By GLEN LONG Staff Writer With all the churches in the Lakeland area, it is not uncommon to talk with a youngster and find that his or her father serves as pastor of an area church. It is somewhat unusual, however, to talk with three brothers and find that both their father and mother serve as pastors of a local church. Luke, 11; Nathanael, 9,; and James, 5, are sons of Dr. Gary M. and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, who are both pastors at Rock Interdenominational Church, located on the east side of Lake Wawasee. Luke and Nathaneal are in grade five and three, respectively, at West Noble School and James is looking forward to kindergarten next year. When asked if there are any special problems with being “preacher’s kids” they immediately answered that they are just normal average kids with no special problems. After a few moments of thought, however, Luke grinned and said that in church school class “they maybe expect more from you.” He said
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HAPPY TO BE ‘PREACHER’S KIDS’ — Luke Tuttle, gives his brother, James, a gentle pat as they join brother Nathaneal in displaying communion trays which are used weekly at Rock Church. The boys know a lot about the church, since their parents. Dr. Gary Tuttle and Rev. Sarah Tuttle, are pastors there. Rock Church is located north of the old fish hatcheries at the southeast side of Lake Wawasee. (Photo by Glen Long)
MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R. 1, Plwrcwton Dan Walcott, Pastor Bob Wine, Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Linde mood, Pastor Worship 8:30 am. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30a.m. Senior High Youth Group, Sun. 7:00p.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Lewis Hathaway, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30a.m. Bible Study Wed. Night 6:30p.m. UMYF Sunday Nlght6:3op.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor Worship 9 am. Sunday School 10a.m. WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen A Peggy Giant, Pastors Sunday Worship 10 a.m. A 7 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. prayer meeting ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syr. Web. Rd.andlMON) Don Merlllat, Pastor Eric Kelberg, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9 a m. Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Pearl St.) Ronald G. Looney. Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study. Thursday 7:30p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Mark Ptelstor, Supt. Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10a.m. Sunday School 11a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH Milford Tom Speicher, Pastor Sunday School, All Ages, 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m.
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he is kind of expected to be better at memorizing scripture, reading and entering into class discussions, but he enjoys this and it is no problem for him. Nathaneal ndded that some people may ttunk a preacher’s kid is supposed to be a special “holy person,” but this doesn’t cause any problem. The boys were all enthusiastic as they talked about their Rock Church. Luke expounded on how much fun it was last Easter when the church was almost overflowing with people. James commented that he thinks they have a fine church and stated that he wants to be a preacher like his mom and dad. Neither of his brothers is sure what his career choice will be, but Nathaneal said .ie leans toward the Army. Communion is served every Sunday at Rock Church, whose name comes from the phrase, “Jesus, Our Rock. ’ ’ On some Sundays the communion elements are served by children who volunteer to serve and Luke and Nathaneal said they enjoy participating in this function. The Tuttle family keeps three cats and a dog as pets. Luke and Nathaneal said they cooperate in
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taking care of the pets (A comment that brought a smile of slight disbelief from Mom). “Raising children is the same in or out of a parsonage,” she said. “I am convinced, however, that they all need to grow up in a family that attends church and worships God.” When asked what he would say to other young people about church, Luke waxed poetic with, “If you want to be cool, come to Bible school.” referring to Bible school, which meets every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. He went on to say that the church has a good group of kids and he invites his friends to come join them. Nathaneal, whose mother said he is very sensitive to the rights of others, added, “Everyone’s equal in our church. No matter who you are or what you wear, you’re welcome here. ” James, the quiet one, made his statement with, “All boys and girls should go to church.” This is a special time for the Tuttles as Sarah’s parents, Mr. and Mrs Francis Martin, just arrived from North Carolina for a visit. Sarah hopes they can stay at least for Thanksgiving.
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