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ON 20-YEAR MORTGAGE First Church of Nazarene Makes Final Payment MISSIONARY FUND--Rev. Paul D. Basham, pastor of'First Church of the Nazarene, 910 Highland 'Chester, lifts his son David, 6, to place coin in donkey's saddlebags. Mr. Basham said the donkey was put in Sunday School By JANE GATTONE Daily Times Correspondent CHESTER This month is very important for the congregation of the First Church of 9ie Nazarene, 910 Highland Ave.

They made the final payment of the 20-year mortgage on the church building, built in 1948. A special service will be conducted to burn the mortgage at 10:45 a.m., Oct. 8. Rev. Paul D.

Basham, pastor of the church for the past two years said "The burning of the mortgage is significant to our congregation n'ot only as an ac but also as a preparation for greater expansion in the future." Mr. Basham brings a personal contact with his congregation into his ministry. He sees a pastor as "a coach who doesn't do all of the work, one who makes sure every one gets to "A church gains," he said by training spiritually and intellectually. If we care we will prepare." "Jesus," said Mr. Basham, "emphasized preparation and there should be an emphasis on preparation in our Christian churches." "Our laymen," he said, "are urged to take an active role in the outreach of the church.

By becoming personally involved in Christian service, our members can find the evangelistic mission of the church more meaningful to them. "Jesus told His disciples they were 'the salt of the and this has been our motto as we have endeavored to serve the community with spiritual ministry." Mr. Basham believes that as complex as "our society is becoming, the people are the same, with the same problems. "We are always the same in our universal craving for the basic hunger and thirsting after righteousness," he said. "The survival of the church is," he said, "a spiritual mat- The pastor was, as he phrases it, "born in a minister's home in Cumberland, Md." He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, Camden.j N.

J. He'received a bachelor ofi arts and a theology degree from' Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, in 1950. In 1953 he received his bachelor of divinity degree from the Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. He made his decision to be a minister in college. "I had al- Ukrainans Schedule Celebration ways wanted to serve people in some way," he said.

"After I had been away from home several years in college, I saw the pastorate as the place for me to serve." Mrs. Basham, formerly Joanne Zeigler of Lansdale, is a registered nurse. They have one son, Timothy Wayne, 6. Mr. Basham was minister of religious education, i Church of the Nazarene, Elkhart, and pastor of Nazarene Churches in Baltimore and Lewisburg, coming to Chester.

He will be a delegate of the Philadelphia District to the International Convention of Nazarene Youth Leaders in Kansas, in June, 1968. A member of the Central Y.M.C.A. here, the pastor is a member of the handball league. He also enjoys fishing and hunting and the family spends vacations camping. churches of the DELAWARE COUNTY (PA.) DAILY TIMES'" "A Saturday, August 26, 1967 CHESTER St.

Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church i I BALTIMORE observe Patron Saint Day at 11 a.m. Sunday, on the newly-purchased 30 acres of parish grounds, Goodley Road, Bethel. Holy Liturgy will be served by Very Rev. Omelan Mycyk, pastor, assisted by neigh- Department as an incentive for children to contribute to the missionary fund, dividual heart!" every UPLAND METHODIST CHURCH ITH I CHURCH STS. RIV.

WIILARD GRACE, Pastor 10:45 Foundationi" 7.10 P.M.-Proyer Service RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 24th ft Chestnut Ste. Chester, Pa. SUNDAY 11:80 a.m.-Meetlnj? for Worship Meeting is open to all regard- leu of race, color and national origin. CHURCH OF CALVARY DIAF AND HEARING CHURCH 3716 Commerce Ave. Brookhdvftn, Pa.

Sunday a.m. 'Morning Worship--11 Young p.m. Everting p.m. Wed. Prayer p.m.

Full Gospel Church Rev. Larry R. Murphy, Patter SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ttlS Concord Rood Chester, Pej. Tlw Rev. Mr.

Robert P. Boell Minister Summer Worship One Service 10:00 A.M. Sewnon Topic "two Gates, Two Roads" Come, Worship With Us. THE OGDEH BAPTIST CHURCH INVITES YOU Creek and Mill Baalhwyn, Pa. Rev.

Gilbert Watt, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 A.M. Worship Service 11:00 A.M. Evening Service 7:00 P.M. Prayer Service Wed. Air conditioned for your comfort In fellowship with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches Missioner To Africa WillSpeak BROOKHAVEN Rev.

'Roy F. Brill of the Africa Inland Mission will speak at Faith Baptist Church, Sunday, at both the 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. service. Mr.

Brill became affiliated with the Africa Inland Mission 1932 and two years later, with his wife and child, was ient to the Congo. For twenty years he worked among 24 different tribes in what is known as the Oriental Province. He served as a member of the Congo Field Council, the executive arm of the mission in the field. For seven years he was chairman of the Rethy Academy Committee, a 'school for missionary children. Each furlough period has been spent in Bible Conference ministry in'the East and Midwest telling young people of the mission fields.

For the past five years, Mr. Brill working from Pasadena, has traveled extensively speaking of the needs in the Mission field of accord-' ing to Rev. Daniel J. Bartkow, host pastor. REV.

ROY F. BRILL missioner Evangelical Lutheran Church of THE HOLY TRINITY Providence Road Bulleni Lane Nether Providence Twp. Rev. John M. Scherch, Pastor SUMMER SCHEDULE Church Services Thursday Evenings at 7:45 P.M.

Sunday Mornings at 10:00 A.M. Church School Classes Thursday Evenings at 7:45 P.M. Sunday Mornings at 9:00 A.M. UPLAND BAPTIST CHURCH 3rd Main Sts. Upland, Pa.

REV. DAVID A. MacQUEEN, Pastor Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:00 a.m. B.Y.F.

6:30 p.m. Worship 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. An American Baptist Church CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 311 S. Oronge Media, Pa.

Summer Schedule: Holy Communion 7:30 10 a.m. Thursdays: Holy Communion 9 a.m. Speaker Named MEDIA Rev. Thomas Walker, former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Essington, will speak at the 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

services Sunday at the First Baptist Church. Church member William Elliott will conduct both services. PftOSPECT HILL BAPTIST CHURCH Lincoln Prospect Park William R. Toiker, Pastor 9:45 a.m.-Church School 11:00 o.m.-Morning Worship Nuriery provided Prior to the Holy Liturgy ser- 'ice, the grounds will be blessed. Following the Liturgy a Re- uiem service will be held for he late pioneers and members the parish.

The Sermons will be given in Ukrainian by Very Rev. Stephn Bilak, pastor of St. Vladimir's Cathedral, Philadelphia, and in English by Very Rev. ohn Hundiak of St. Demetrius' parish, Carteret, N.

J. Following the religious ser- ices a dinner will be served by he Junior Chapter of the Ukrain- an Orthodox League. A cultural program also will be featured which will include singing and recitations by Chester parish, flute players 'rom the Wilmington parish and Jkrainian dancers from the Philadelphia parish. A bus to the picnic grounds will leave the Ukrainian Club, 7th and Green Sts. at 10 a.m.

and St. Mary's Church, 3rd and Ward at 10:30 a.m. CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH The Hill" GLEN RIDDLE ONE PENNELL ROAD One Mile South of Baltimore Pike One Mile North of Village Green REV. J. F.

McKENDRICK, Rector SUNDAY SERVICES: 7:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:00 a.m. Choral Service and Sermon. Church School. 11:00 a.m.

Choral Service and Sermon AN HISTORICAL CHURCH Founded in 1813---- FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD 2241 Providence Chester TR 2-5094 Rev. William R. Crew, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evangelistic Service 7:45 p.m.

Thursday 7:45 p.m. Deaf Chapel Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Evening Service 7:00 p.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Sixteenth and Upland Streets Chester 9:30 a.m.--Sunday Service end Sunday School During June, July August 8:00 p.m.--Wednesday Testimonial Meeting READING ROOM Open Mon.

and Sat. 1 p.m. fo 3 p.m. in Church Edifice A FRIENDLY WELCOME TO AH Sunday Radio Program 'THE BIBLE SPEAKS TO YOU" WFIL 560 ke 8:45 a.m. Daily Times Want Ads Pay FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH 3515 Edgmont Brookhaven Rev.

Daniel J. Bartkow, Pastor "To Know Christ-To Worship Him-To Make Him Known" DAY OF MISSIONS 10:45 A.M. 7:00 P.M. Rev. Roy Brill Africa Inland Mission Prophetic Bible Conference 10:30 P.M.

Dr. Franklin Logsdon Radio Ministry 102,9 Sept. 10-15 WPEN-FM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Seventh Fulton Chester Thorwald W. Bender, Th. Interim Pastor 8:45 a.m.

Sunday School 10.00 a.m. Morning Worship "Two Kinds of Dr. Bender, Preaching 7:00 p.m. Wednesday- Prayer Service Jacqueline Harper, speaking CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE MEDIA 110 STATE RD. 9:30 A.M.

Sunday School 10:40 A.M. Worship Service 4:45 P.M. Youth Meeting 7:30 P.M. Evangelistic Service 7:30 P.M. Wed.

Prayer Meeting REV. R. M. PARRY 10 6-1 CHESTER NINTH A HIGHLAND AVI. 9:45 A.M.

Sunday School 10:45 A.M. Worship Service 7:00 P.M. Youth Service 7:45 P.M. Evangelistic Service 7:45 P.M. Wed.

Prayer Meeting REV. PAUL D. BASHAM 494-9344 THE END OF YOUR SEARCH FOR A FRIENDLY CHURCH LISTEN TO, SHOWERS OF ftlESSINOS-SUNDAY 4 P.M. WXUR Former Countian Get Neiv Post Brother Donald J. Winfree, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Winfree, of 235 W. 7th Chester, was appointed assistant director of the Baltimore Archdiocesan Retreat House at Sparks, Md. For the past two years, he has been a religion and language teacher at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Baltimore. He will assist Rev.

John Await, new director of the retreat house, in conducting retreats for high school boys and girls. Brother Donald, formerly a parishioner of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Chester, entered the Marianist postulate in Beacon, N.Y. after graduation from St. James High School.

He professed initial vows in he Society of Mary in I 1962 and received a bachelor if arts degree in 1965 from the! University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. He was assigned to the Baltimore high school after teaching at Chaminade High School, in )ayton for six months. Brother Donald, whose father is a former police chief in Chester, is spending the summer working in a master's degree in religi- us education at Catholic Uni- He will begin residency at the retreat house soon. COMMUNITY BIBLE CHURCH MacDADE AND KNOWLES AVI GLENOLDEN, PENNA. 9:45 A.M.-Sunday School A.M.-Moming Worship 6:45 P.M.--Youlh Meeting 7:30 P.M.--Gosptl Meeting FRIENDIY ALL WELCOME PASTOR JAMES B.

SMEW DELAWARE VALLEY CHURCH OF CHRIST Btn Faulkner, Minister XI 4-0261 Meeting 01 Springfield Maionic Hall, 400 Woodland Avt. 10:00 i A.M. Bible School 11:00 A.M. Worthip Service NORTH CHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH Providence Ave. above 23rd St.

Chester, Pa. 9:45 a.m. Bible School for All 11:00 a.m. Worship Service "Blake Rogers" 6:00 p.m. Youth Groups 7:00 p.m.

Worship Service "Chaplain Larry Gibbons" From Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Family Night Deacon George Clineff, Speaking A Cordial Welcome to All, In Fellowship with GARBC J. W. BRONSON, Pastor Air Conditioned for Comfort St.

Paul's Episcopal Church Ninth and Madison Streets Chester The Reverend Warren E. Shaw, Rector The Reverend Laurence C. Maud, Curate The Reverend Lewis H. Warrall, Deacon 8 a.m. Holy Communion 10 a.m.

Morning Prayer and Sermon by the Curate Nursery care at 10 a.m. St, Mary's Church Seventh and Edwards Streets The Oscar E. Holder, Vicar 10 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon Glen Olden Congregational Church (UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST) Scott arid Gardner Avenuei Glenalden, Pa. REV.

ROBERT E. PAUL), Paster 9:45 a.m.--Church School 11:00 a.m.--Morning Worship Rev. Robert Pouli, Pastor A FRIENDLY WELCOME TO All MADISON STREET METHODIST CHURCH SEVENTH MADISON STS. Rev. George 1.

Overley, Pastor Mri. Grace A. Elriclc, Organilt 9:30 a.m. Sunday Church School 10:45 a.m. DIVINE WORSHIP "One of His Disciples" Sermon by the Pastor Mrs.

Lee En'glehart, soloist Mrs. Beverley Bland, guest organist Nursery Care FIRST PILGRIM CHURCH 5151 Chichester Ave. Boothwyn, Pa. Rev. Phillip R.

Doyle, Pasjor 9:45 a.m.--Sunday School 10:45 a.m.--Morning Worship 6:45 p.m.--Youth Meeting 7:30 p.m.--Evangelistic Service Wednesday, 7:30 P.M.--Prayer and Bible Study Not Forsaking the Assembling of Ourselves Together Heb. "10:25 Sunday. Aug. 27, 1967 will mark the Third Anniversary of the forming of our Church. Special Singing and Praising God for His Goodness to us.

BIBLE COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH PREACHING CHRIST CRUCIFIED, RISEN AND COMING AGAIN A G.A.R.B.C. FELLOWSHIP CHURCH REV. ROBERT G. Pastor CHESTER CENTRAL Y.M.C.A. SUNDAY 9:30 A.M.-Bible School 10:45 A.M.-"Gideon-Preparation for Battle." 7:00 P.M.-"Gideon-Prediction of Victory." "THE WORLD, THE BIBLE AND YOU" Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

WXUR 690 KC ASTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Bridgewater Aston Township Rev. Paul E. Rowgo, Pastor 8:30 a.m.--Radio Ministry Station WXUR 690 KC. 9:30 a.m.--Sunday School. Classes for all ages.

10:45 a.m.-"AII Things Work Together For Good." 7:00 p.m.--Evangelistic Case of The Empty 7:30 p.m.-Mid-Weelc Prayer And Bible Study Associated with. G.A R.B C. and Council of Christian Churches. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF RIDLEY PARK Ward I Ridley Avef. Rev.

Lorry W. Debion, Peiter 9:45 a.m.--Church Scheel 1 4 11:00 a.m.--Morning Worthlp 4:30 p.m.-B.Y.P. 7JO p.m.-Bibl. Study GRACE Bible CHURCH Rt. 252 North of WALLINGFORD.

Ju "Holding Forth the Word of Life" REV. C. E. KIRKWOOD, Patter 9:30 a.m.--Bible School 10:45 a.m.--Worship Sermon, "Is There Not A Cauie?" 7:00 p.m.--Grace Gospel Hodr Sermon, Indijf. No.

2--Jaber." 7:00 p.m.--Missionary Service--Mr. I Mn. George Lee 7:00 p.m.--D.U.B.S. Demonstration PftE-JffNDEftGARTfN THRU JUNIOR HIGH A Private Christian School Founded, 1950 WRITE or PHONE TR 2-6667 I FOR BROCHURE AND APPLICATION 1 CHESTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 3515 Edgmont Ave. Brookhaven, Po.

Arthur Nazigian, B.S.,M.S., Principal THIRD UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ninth and Potter Sts. Pastor Cl The Rev. Dr. William Carson Thompson SUNDAY SERVICES Church School 10 a.m. Worship Hour 10 a.m.

"I'm So Tired of Me!" "Come, let us go into the House of the Lord" YOUR INVITATION TO ATTEND A GROWING CHURCH AND SUNDAY SCHOOL MARANATHA TABERNACLE Ridge above Main Street, Darby, Pa. REV. DONALD I. MARTIN, PASTOR 9:30 A.M.--Sunday School for all ages. There's a Class for every member of your family.

10:50 Service. Sermon--Paster Donald 1. Martin "Minnistry of the Holy Spirit" 5:00 P.M.-Youth Choir 6:00 P.M.--Youth Meetings and Prayer Groups. 7:00 P.M.--Evening Service Sermon--Pastor Donald I. Martin 7:30 P.M.--Wednesday--Hour of Prayer Time COME AND BE BLESSED.

BRING OTHERS WITH YOU. MARCUS HOOK BAPTIST CHURCH a Market Ormond Linwood Rev. Kenneth W. Travilla, Interim Pastor 9:30 A.M.-Sundoy School 10:45 A.M.-"GOD'S DESIGN BRINGS DEUGHT" 7:00 P.M.--"TRIAL AT JERUSALEM" 8:30 P.M.--Young People's Groups Wednesday, 7:30 P.M.--Prayer Meeting Studies in the Parables Broadcast 11-12 WVCH, 740 kc.I Every Sunday GREEN RIDGE COMMUNITY CHURCH 81 Dutton's Mill Rd, 9:45 am-- Sunday School 11:00 am Morning Worship 8:00 pm Tuesday -THE HAWKS TRIO 1:00 pm Prayer Circle 7:45 pm Study The Hawks Trip A group of young people who are accomplished musicians using their fat. ents for the Lord.

HYMN SINGING and GOSPEL MUSIC Bring your and frlendi to the friendly Church EVERYONE WELCOME Pastor R. Glen.

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