The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 September 1988 — Page 14
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., September 14,1988
Turkey Creek Church to celebrate sesquicentennial
A sesquicentennial day of celebration is planned at the Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren in Gravelton on Sunday, Sept 25. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday worship follows at 10:30 a.m. After a noon carry-in dinner there will be a program of sharing and reminiscing at 2 p.m. Many photographs and antique items , will be on display during the time of refreshments and fellowship. Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, located four miles southeast of Nappanee, was organized in 1838 and is the third Parenting classes at Calvary UMC A seven-week class on parenting begins Wednesday, Sept. 28, Jn Syracuse Calvary United Methodist Church. Steve Wagner, therapist at Oaklawn, will lead the class which will include a presentation, small discussion groups based on ages of children, and group discussion. There is a book and handouts for individual reading. The class will be held 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday evening. Anyone is welcome. There is a fee, which includes the cost of the book. Registration will be accepted at the church up until Sept. 21. Call the church office, 457-3778, for more information.
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TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN — This church building will be the site on Sunday, Sept. 25, of a sesquicentennial day of celebration at Gravelton, four miles southeast of Nappanee, which all are invited to attend. Nine other area churches have grown from Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, which was organized in 1838. .. .. t
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oldest organization .of the Brethren in the Northern Indiana District. The work at Turkey Creek was begun by Elder John Leatherman, who held services in the home of Jacob Brumbaugh. For years meetings were held in private homes and later in the one room community school house. A meeting house was built in 1851 and Annual Conference was held there in 1852. The meeting house went to Union Center in 1859 when the congregation divided and later was moved to Maple Grove .c The present church building at Gravelton was erected and dedicated in 1878. A district meeting was held on Oct. 3, 1894 at the church where 3,059 meals were served to those attending. Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren is the mother of nine churches. Her branches include the Union Center, Maple Grove, Bethany, North Winona, Bethel, Nappanee, Syracuse, New Salem and New Paris congregations. The church was remodelled in 1919, 1940 and again in 1977. The present membership is 89 people and the pastor is Kenneth Swank, who served as associate pastor of Communion Fellowship Church in Goshen before -coming to Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren. He and Barbara, his wife, live in Goshen and have four children.
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NEW NORTH WEBSTER CHURCH PLANNED — Ground will be broken at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, for this new church building to be build one half mile west of North Webster on CR 600 N.
At North Webster Sept. 25 —
Homecoming, groundbreaking at Church of the Brethren
The North Webster Church of the Brethren invites all to attend its day-long Harvest Homecoming On Sunday, Sept. 25. The
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN . MILFORD Jesse Beer, Nelson Beer Will Schieler and Walter Steffen, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:15p.m. „ CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick V. Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6:15p.m. Word of Life Club Wed. 6:15 p.m. FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Mi|ford Bi-Lingual Services Pastor Alberto Jimenez Sunday School 9:30a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a. m. 66:30p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH . OFOSWEGO Rev. Roy Mickley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Jerry Walden, Pastor Ralph Bushong, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANA Clubs Wed. 6:30 p.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US6) F. Wayne Lawson, Pastor Morning Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:30 BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN MILFORD Verne H. Leininger, Pastor Raymond Hoover, Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. ' . : ' ■' ’ 1 :'■,l ' ■ NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900 N A 200E) Kenneth & Helen Hollinger, Co-Pastors Sunday Bible Study9:3oa.m. Worshipservice 10:30a.m. Evening Worship 7:00p.m. Bible Study, 7:00p.m. Wednesday CHURCN OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Ralph R. Smith, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
theme for the day is “Our Heritage, Our Visions,” centering on the past and future of the church. The final highlight of the afternoon will be a 3:30 p.m. groundbreaking ceremony for the new church which is to be built west of North Webster. At 9:30 a.m., Pastor Ralph Smith will bring the morning. message, “Loosening Your Grip on Mere Religion.” At 10:30 a.m. there will be an informal hour of sharing recollections of the church’s past. Members and friends are encouraged to share pictures and any other memorabilia of experiences of the congregation. After the carry-in dinner, the group will meet at 1:30 p.m. to focus hopes and goals for the future concerning spiritual and physical growth of the church. Over the past several years, the North Webster Church of the Brethren has struggled to find a solution to its building’s many problems. Among the problems considered were the need for easier access, facilities for the elderly and handicapped, more adequate restrooms, more class space and a parking area. In April, 1988, the board of
CHURCHOFTHE BRETHREN SYRACUSE D. Arnold Naff, Pastor Junior Blough, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON . Kenneth Swank, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. « SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Richard Urblne Sunday Mass 8:00a.m. and 10:45a.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) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:30a.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 Located 14 cottages east of the Tippecanoe Country Club, EMS 35, Country. Club Lane, Lake Tippecanoe Thorpe and Karen Mitchell. Pastors Worship Services Sunday 10 a.m, & i. 6p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Lonnie Nicholl, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.66p.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD' Brian Wilcox, Youth Minister Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00a.m. and6:3op.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45 p.m. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rev. David L. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m.
The ceremony will cap the church’s day-long Harvest Homecoming celebration. The pastor at the church is Ralph Smith.
trustees was asked to seek a solution to the problems and bring the congregation its members’ recommendations. In June, they came with four proposals. Three were for additions and remodeling of the present building. The fourth was the one that caught the eye and imagination of the congregation. Some 90 percent of those present chose to-build a new church. By Aug. 28, a new site one half mile west of. SR 13 on Huntington Street (CR 600 N) had been selected and a building committee appointed to oversee the building project. Since that time, the committee, consisting of Paul Shrider, Howard Kiser, Doris Dorsey, Sharon Richcreek, Phil Mock and J.D. Adams have had regular planning meetings. The plan is for the building to consist of two wings joined at a 160 degree angle to each other. The right wing will contain the sanctuary with its cathedral type ceiling. It will have a capacity of about 170 worshippers. The left wing will contain a kitchen and fellowship hall which will double as the educational wing initially. There will be a drive-up canopy-at the main en-
CHURCH OF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Stephen W. Fouts, Pastor Jim Davey, Associate « Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:00a.m. Worshipß:3oand 10:45a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Evening Service of Praise 6 p.m. CHU RCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Johnson, Pastor Paul Yeager, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Junior Worship 10:30 a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tinkel, Pastor Church School 9:15a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. BYC Sunday 6 p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Half ley, 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 Jeffery Hoffard, Pastor Dennis Reed, Moderator Sunday School 10:50a.m. Morning Worship 9:30 a m.. Fellowship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Worshlp6p.m. Bible Study, S.M.M. & Boys Club, Wednesday 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture 9:3oa:m. Watchtower Study 10:30a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Paul Clement, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:00 a.m. GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (300 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE Richard Dunning, Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Servlce9a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a.m. 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 7p.m. <
trance and as one enters the foyer a cross will be the center of attention. The building is planned with a vision for the future, An educational wing can easily be added at the apex where the two wings are joined. The wings can easily be extended to accommodate further growth. It is realized this is a great faith venture for such a small congregation and volunteer labor will be used wherever practical. The North Webster congregation was organized in 1852 with 35 members. The first house of worship was built in 1861 about 2¥z miles north of North Webster. In 1922 the congregation moved into the present building on SR 13, which had been purchased from the Evangelical denomination. This building was remodeled in 1967. Early church leaders included G.P. Rothenberger, Daniel Rothenberger, I.S. Grady, William Overholser, Otho Wartsler, Hugh Wartsler, Emerald Jones, Robert Knechel, Lester Young, Willis Kurtz, ~i James Eshelman, Otto Larsen, William Gordon, Clayton Mock, Dennis Brown, Paul F. Shrider and Emery Kintner.
WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THENAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Christian Living Studies 6p.m. • Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m. FREEDOM CHAPEL NON-DENOMINATIONAL Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse Ray Shanklin, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Tuesday Evening Worship 7 p.m. DEWART LAKE COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH (SHOE and TOON) DEWART LAKE Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10a.m. (Quaker Hall ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-AAIOSON, E. Lake Wawasee) Rev. Sarah M\Tuttle, and Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship UTa m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1W Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Kurt B. Church Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. A ' CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE David C. Malsh, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt. Diane Whitacre, Youth Worker Church School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 8:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Stewart Carter, Pastor » Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ■ / HASTINGS / ISLAND CHAPEL/ UNITED METHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer, Pastor / Kendall Biller, Supt. I Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG Donald C. Lacy, Pastor Morning Worshlp9:3oa.m. Church School 10:30a.m.
New youth program at Syracuse Church of God
A new Syracuse Churchof God Youth Association (CGYA) program will begin Sunday, Sept 18, at 6:30 p.m. The first and possibly most notable change is that CGYA will be held on Sunday nights this year. Sunday night is being designated as a night for the whole family to attend church, sing, worship, study the Bible and have a good time. Senior CGYA will include grades six through 12 and will not follow the strict classroom format as before. Instead it will be more oriented toward a service and activity organization. OsRevivol starts Friday at the Nazarene Church Preaching at revival services at Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene on Sept. 16-18 will be Dr. C. William Ellwanger. Rev. Ron Blake, pastor of the church said the congregation extends a welcome for all to attend. On Friday and Saturday the services will begin at 7 p.m. The Sunday schedule is morning worship at 10:30 a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m. IMtW’a dr. ' Jk c. william 1 O ELLWANGER Following his graduation from Nazarene Theological Seminary. Dr. Ellwanger held revivals, evangelistic services and camp meetings across the nation. After five years as evangelist, he pastored three churches for a total of 21 years. Throughout his pastoral ministry Dr. Ellwanger has emphasized soul winning and training of laymen in personal witnessing. Os the 700 received into membership during his 11 years as pastor of Kansas City FirsvChurch, 300 were by profession of rgith. Following his pastoral experiencepDr. Ellwanger served another five years as evangelist. He currently holds the position of professor of practical theology at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, 111., where he has served for the past 11 years. -Tl i ■ 'i)i .
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Ben Whirledge, Pastor Dan Brown, Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UMYF Sunday 5:30p.m. " Bible Study Wed. 7:00 p.m. Morris chapel UNITED METHODIST R. 1, Pierceton Wilbur Workman, Pastor Ron Campbell, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. > UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Lindemood, Pastor Worship 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Church School 9:30 a.m. Senior High Youth Group, Sun. 7:00 p.m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev. Richard Bunnell, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30a.m. Bible Study Wed. Night 6:30 p.m. UMYF Sunday Nlght6:3op.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Harold North, Pastor Worship 9a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. WORD OF GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH Allen Giant, Pastor Worship Service 10 a.m. Bible Study, 7 p.m. Wednesday ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Comer Syr.-Web. Rd. and 1800 N) Don Merillat, Pastor Dan Vandiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Comer Harrison A Peart St.) Ronald Cox, 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 Pfeister, Supt. Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10a.m. Sunday School 11a.m. WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH MWerti Tom Speicher, Pastor ' Sunday School, All Ages, 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m.
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ficers will be selected on a rotating basis and a business meeting will be held each Sunday evening. Many exciting activities have already been suggested for the program. Junior CGYA will be for grades two through five. This group will also be using a new format and promises to be a lot of fun. A beginners class will be for four-year-olds, kindergartners and first graders. Nursery supervision will be provided for the little guys. Adults will be continuing the evening service with a time of singing. This will begin at 6:45 p.m. followed by the message at 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of God, “The church on the hill,” is located at 113 E. Washington St. behind the town parking lot in Syracuse. Evangelist Henry Pratt in Milford The Christian Church of Milford will soon be tne location of a revival concerning the topic of Christian unity. Henry Pratt of the Faith Christian Church in the week beginning Sunday morning, Sept. 25, and continuing to Friday night, Sept. 30. His theme will be “One In the Son.” Pratt is the founder of Emmanuel School of Religion, a member of the Administrative Committee of the National Church Growth Research Center and was the 1983 chairman of the Illinois Christian Convention. Each night’s service will be preceded by a mini-concert featuring the song evangelist for the week, Mike Freshour of South Bend, who is owner of Low Key Productions recording studio. He is also a member of the contemporary Christian music band, “Still Waters.” Freshour has been spreading the gospel through the use of original lyrics and music throughout the Midwest for almost 10 years. The revival begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. It will continue each evening through Sept. 30 (including Sunday evening) at 6:45 p.m. with the 15-minute mini-concert. All are welcome. The Christian Church is located on the corner of Fourth and Henry Streets in Milford. For more information, call 658-9151.