The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 September 1989 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 6,1989

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Hold revival services — North Webster church to celebrate completion

The North Webster Church of the Brethren will be celebrating the completion of its new location with the first revival services to be held Sunday, Sept. 10, at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Pastor Ralph Smith will deliver the morning and evening messages. Groundbreaking for the new church location took place Sunday. Sept. 25, 1988. but the actual construction did not begin until January 21 of this year with some 35 volunteers helping. Designed generally by Paul Shrider. member of the church and pastor, the new building will provide greater handicap accessibility. additional parking, and unlimited expansion possibilities as it sits on three acres of land Besides the sanctuary, the new church features a fellowship hall.

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nursery, botanical room, and restrooms. Shrider says that until an educational wing can be added on. the Sunday School classes will meet in the fellowship hall which will be divided into sections with partitions. Located just west of North Webster on CR 600 N. the new building will be completed for all practical purposes by the end of September, says Shrider. Because of many on-going projects that must be completed, no one can estimate just when everything will be moved from the old church into its new location. The old church, located on SR 13. across from Augsburger's, now stands for sale. Revival services will be held in the new church during the week of September 10. At a 9:30 a m. Old Fashioned Revival meeting on Sunday, Fred and Muriel

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Jesse Beer, Nelson Beer Will Schieler and Walter Steffen Ministers Morning Worship 10 a 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 Worship 6pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm AWANA Clubs Wednesday 6 15pm Word of Life Club Wednesday 6 15 pm FILADELFIA EVANGELICAL SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD, MILFORD Bi Lingual Services Pastor Alberto Jimenez Sunday School 9 30 a m Sunday Worship 11am & 6 30 p m Wednesday Bible Study 6 30 p m AWANA Clubs Wed 6 30 p m FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev Roy Mickley, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30 a m WAWASEE HEIGHTS BAPTISTCHURCH (Across From High School) Jerry Walden, Pastor Jim Rodgers. Youth Pastor Doug Smith, S.S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m and 6pm Mid Week Wed. 7p m AWANA Clubs Wed 6 30 p m BETHANY CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN (USA) 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 Naomi Waggy. Bd Chm Sunday School 9 00 a m Worship 10 00 a m NEWSALEMCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (906N8200E) Robert Rice. Jr., Pastor Sunday Bible Study 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30 a.m Evening Worship 700 p m Bible Study, 7 00 p m Wednesday CHURCHOF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Ralph R Smith, Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 am Sunday School 10 Ma m

Fleck and Don and Beckie White will be special guests providing spiritual music and words of inspiration. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. The themes of the Church Revival services will be as follows. Sunday. Sept. 10, "The Lamp Os The Lord"; Monday. Sept. 11. "When Revival Comes Again": Tuesday. Sept. 12. "The Calvary Love Call"; Wednesday. Sept. 13, "Jonah and The Word of The Lord"; and Thursday. "Is Your Salvation Real. Reallv Real?". On Sunday. Sept. 24. fellowship will begin at 9:30 am. with church school classes following. At noon, everyone will gather for a carry-in meal and the congregation will reassemble at 1:30 p.m. for the musical ministry of Mary Lou Cannon, a local and talented soloist.

CHURCHOF THE 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 30a m Worship 10 30 a m SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Richard Urbine Sunday Mass 8 am., 10 a m Saturday Mass 5 00 p m Confession 4 00 p m 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 FIRSTCHURCHOF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (175 N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a m Sunday Service 10a m Wednesday 7pm GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10 30 a m Sunday School 10 30 a m Wednesday Service 7 45 p m Reading Room open Monday. Thursday and Friday, 11 a m to3pm NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CHURCH Located 14 cottages east of the Tip pecanoe Country Club, EMS 35, Country Club Lane, Lake Tippecanoe Thorpe and Karen Mitchell. Pastors ■ Worship Services Sunday 10 a m & 6p m Wednesday 7pm BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Lonnie Nichol I, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30a m 46*p m CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Chris Mahan, Senior Minister Brian Wilcox, Youth Minister Sunday School 9 00 a m Worship 10 00 a m Wednesday Bible Study 7 00 p m CHURCHOF GOD NORTH WEBSTER Stephen W Fouts, Pastor James Davey, Associate Steven Clarke, Associate Men s Prayer Breakfast 6 30 a m Worship 8 00 a m Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Celebration 10 45 a m Even ing Service of Praise 6pm

UMW to hold meeting Sept. 26

The 1989 Elkhart District annual meeting for United Methodist Women will be held Tuesday evening, Sept. 26, 7-9 p.m., at LaGrange First United Methodist Church, 209 W. Spring Street. Rev. Jane White-Stevens, pastor of Tamarack United Methodist, Mishawaka, and Serenity United Methodist, South Bend, will share about mission trips she took to the Philippines in February, 1989. Following worship, a memorial

Milford UM Women plan fall luncheon

The Milford United Methodist Women will entertain at a fall luncheon on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 12 noon to honor all of the gainfully employed women in the local congregation. The program Rally Day Sunday at Milford UMC This Sunday. Sept. 10, is Rally Day at Milford's United Methodist Church. A special worshop service will be held at 10:30 a.m. with Marie Stephenson and Barb Carwile providing the music. Ben Whirledge, pastor, will be preaching on "Help For Life's Little Troubles,” Following the service, hospitality time will be held with Marie Whirledge providing refreshments. For Rally Day. all members of the church are encouraged to invite guests. Everyone is welcome.

CHURCHOF GOD SYRACUSE Ron Bruce. Pastor Pau 1 Yeager, S S Supt Sunday School 9 30 a rrt Morning Worship 10 30 a m Junior Worship 10 30a m Evening Worship 6 45 p 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 15am Morning Worship 10 30 a m BYC Sunday 6 30 p m Mid Week Worship 7pm GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr David R Haifley. Pastor Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 11am Sunday Evening Service 7pm Wednesday Evening Service 7pm GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Jeffery Hoffard, Pastor Dennis Reed. Moderator Sunday School 10 50-a m Morning Worship 9 30 a m Fellowship 10 30a m Sunday Evening Worship6pm Bible Study, S M M & Boys Club. Wednesday 7pm 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 CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W Orange St.) CROMWELL Larame Sundin, 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 9 15am Sunday School 10 30 a m TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer. Pastor Divine Service 9am Sunday School & Bible Class 10 20 a m MILFORDCHAPEL Mennonite (East Catherine Street) Arthur Hershberger Pastor Amos Ramer Deacon Sunday School 10 a m Worship Service Ham Sunday Evening Service 7pm Wednesday Service 7pm

service will be held to honor the United Methodist Women who have died this past year. Notify Ruth Jo Eppley, 301 E. Van Buren, Nappanee, Ind. 46550, by Sept. 10, for the memorial service. Election of district officers will be conducted during the meeting. A book table will be available for browsing. All women and pastors are welcome to attend this annual meeting.

following the luncheon will feature Adrienne M. Clark of Warsaw, a columnists. Her observations and comments on the stressful life of a working wife, mother, single parent, and sometime sole wage-earner in the family will be timely, thoughtprovoking, and entertaining. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, the Milford UMW will be guests of the Leesburg UMW at a salad buffet followed by a musical program. Ron Bruce to be ordained Ron Bruce, who has been pastor of Syracuse Church of God since June, will be ordained into the ministry of the Churches of God of North America on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10. Friends and former pastors of the church are welcome to attend the service which is planned for 3 p m. at the Syracuse Church of God. A reception for Pastor Bruce and his wife. Mary, and their family will then be held in the church's fellowship hall.

WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9 30 a m Worship 10:30a m Evening Worship 6 p m Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7pm FREEDOM CHAPEL NON DENOMINATIONAL Corner Benton & Harrison St. Syracuse Ray Shanklin, Pastor Sunday Worship 10 a m DEWART LAKE COMMUNITY FRIENDS CHURCH (500E and 900 N) DEWART LAKE Lou Herchenroeder, Pastor Sunday School 9 00 a m \ Worship 10 a m (Quaker Hall) Kids in Christ Youth Group Thursday, 7 00p.m. ROCK CHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13 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 (IVa Miles Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Kurt B Church Sunday School 9 45 a m Morning Worship 10:30 a m Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m. Prayer Bible Study Wednesday 7pm BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10:30a.m. SYRACUSE CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) David C Maish, Pastor Kim Conrad, Church School Supt Sherry Leedy, Youth Worker Church School 9 30 a m Worship Service 8 30 a m and 10 40 a m CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH John Bell, Pastor Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship Service 10 30 a m HASTING ISLANDCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Gary Lewis, Pastor Kendall Biller, Supt Sunday School 9 30 a m Worship 10 30 a m Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7 00 p m UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG DonaldC Lacy. Pastor Morning Worship 9 30 a m Church School 10 30 a m

Closeness is the importance of all area small churches

I By MARY JANE LORTON Staff Writer

In a family, the number of brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,etc. may vary. There may be very few or there may be many. Any member of a family will probably agree that the numbers are not what is important. What is of importance is the closeness, and the relationships that exist between the members. A family that grows in number only is not the same as a family whose members grow personally or a family who grows closer together. Likewise, the number of members of any congregation is not what should be focused on according to Pastor Allen Giant of Word of Grace Fellowship Church. Although Giant says “we don’t usually number ourselves,” he shares there are about 25 people who come to worship at Word of Grace, located on CR 300E, and Rookstool Rd., southwest of Syracuse. Much like the old building in which members of Word of Grace come to worship, the congregation is built on a sturdy foundation which is not dictated by numbers. A small church, members of Word of Grace enjoy the close interpersonal relationships that are made possible by this family atmosphere. And Peggy Giant, Pastor Giant’s wife, explains that this closeness would still be enjoyed if their congregation increased in size because they would continue to focus on spiritual and personal growth just as they do now. Like Word of Grace, the Northern Lakes Christian Church. Lake Tippecanoe in North Webster, is small with its 20 members. But this number makes the church ‘big’ in that it “promotes a family feeling,” says Karen Mitchell, one of the pastors of the church, "and you get to know each other like a brother or a sister.” Even though numbers may be few in these congregations, "jobs don't diminish in a small church." says Mitchell. She adds instead, all members must participate to complete what is needed to be done. When this particular congregation was looking to put up a tent this summer, for example, Mitchell says that "everyone was out helping to get the tent up." This increased participation brings the congregation together, thereby, building

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH < MILFORD Ben Whirledge. Pastor Dan Brown, Lay Leader Church School 9:15a.m. Worship 10 30a m UMYF Sundays 30p m Bible Study Wed 7 OOp m MORRISCHAPEL UNITED METHODIST R. 1, PIERCETON Rev Christine Newman Jacobs Bob Wine, S.S. Supt Ron Campbell, Ass't S.S. Supt Sunday School 9 30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER O Rex Lindemood. Pastor Worships 30a m and 10 45a m Church School 9 30 a m Senior High Youth Group, Sun 6 OOp m. SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SYRACUSE Rev Richard Bunnell, Pastor Church School 9 15a.m. Worship Hour 10:25a.m Thursday Service 7 00 p.m SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Harold North, Pastor Worship 9 a m Sunday Schodl 10 a m ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Corner Syr. Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Hubert Schmucker. Pastor V. rnon Sholtey, S S Supt. Sunday School 9a m Worship 10a m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison & Pearl St.) Ronald Cox, Pastor Sunday School 10 a m Praise and Worship Sunday 6 30 p m Bible Study, Thursday 7 30 p m WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor Mark Pfeister, Supt Sue Ganshorn, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a m Sunday School 11 a m WAWASEE COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH MILFORD Tom Speicher, Pastor Sunday School, AH Ages. 9 30am Morning Worship 11am WORDOF GRACE FELLOWSHIPCHURCH (CR 300 E A Rookstool Rd.) Allen Giant. Pastor Worship Service 10 a m Bible Study, 7 p m Wednesday

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Again, this sharing builds up a feeling of family. Whether people attend a church that is big or small, Mitchell points out that “they are coming for a reason, they are drawn by God and have a need for human fellowship.” In addition. Pastor Giant says, "Every church started small and has grown up. The Lord started the first family with just Adam and Eve." Since that time, God’s family has grown, he explains and "everyone belongs to each? other."