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Page A-8-INDEPENDENT Long Beach, Sept. 27, 1941 Lutheran Churches Campaign Five Days in Concert Church of Nazarene Gets New Minister Ponder W. Gilliland, 44, pastor of the Torrance First Church of the Nazarene for the last two years, is the new minister of Long Beach First Church of the Nazarene, 5253 Los Coyotes Diagonal. He will assume his duties Sunday. Rev.

Gilliland was born in Texas and graduated from Pasadena College in 1942. He began his ministry in, Northern California as a pastor, has REV. P. W. GILLILAND Comes to Long Beach also pastored in Calgary, Alberta and Little Rock, and served as district superintendent of the San Antoniol district in Texas for three years.

At the general convention and assembly in 1952 he was elected general president of the Nazarene Young People's Society, International, and was also elected as a member of the general board of the denomination, In 1956 the general assembly elected him executive secretary of the NYPS International, making him the only person ever to be elected as both general president and executive secretary. During the four years he served at international headquarters in Kansas City, he was director of the Nazarene Servicemen's Commission and traveled to Germany and Japan. Rev. Gilliland and his wife, Floy, have four children: Glaphre, 19, a sophomore at Pasadena College; Marsha, 17, a senior at Millikan High school; Ronald, 15, a sophomore at Millikan; and Sherry, 7, enrolled at Carver Elementary school. SERVICES OF DEDICATION BETHANY CHAPEL 6th Dawson St.

Long Beach, Calif. Cordially invites all its friends to week of Dedication Service Commencing Sunday Sept. 30th throuch Oct. 7 Guest Speakers Pastor Fred Poole, From Wales Philadelphia Pastor Reg Layzell, From Vancouver, B.C.. Communion Service: Sunday Sept.

30-11 A.M.- -Pastor Poole 7:00 -Revival Services Night Services: Monday through Sunday at 7:00 P.M. Day Services: Tuesday through Friday at 11:00 A.M. "Come and see the works of Ps. 66:5 -Nursery Service Provided up to Three Years Old- United Church of Christ (Congregational--Christian Evangelical Reformed) The Toledo at Granada--Rev. Milton Bay Shore Community.

G. Gabrielson. Services: 9:30 and 11. (Belmont Shore) a.m. (Nursery care both services,) Church School: 9:30 A.M.

Cross Roads Community 5420 Clark- Rev. James C. Thompson (Lakewood) Worship Church Schl. 9:30 11 a.m. Los.

Alamitos Community Katella Pine Rev. Robert L. (Rossmoor) Fitzgerald. Services: 9:30 and 11 a.m. Los Altos United 5550 Atherton-Rev.

Murray T. McNeil, Jr. Services: 9:30 11 a.m. 3908 Woodruff- Worship: 9:30 a.m. Woodruff Community Church 10:30 A.M.

First Congregational Third and Cedar Emerson G. Hangen, D.D., 9:30 A.M.-Church School "TRAINING THE RESERVES" Rev. Ernest M. Fowler 9:30 and 11 A.M. Services Nursery Care for Small Children LAKEWOOD CHURCH of RELIGIOUS SCIENCE An Affiliated Church of the Church of Religious Science, Ernest Holmes Founder MARK TWAIN A SCHOOL 4500 A Block on Clark Ave.

af Centralia St. SUNDAY SERVICE 11 A.M. (Take No. 11 Bus) "THE MECHANICS OF ABUNDANCE" (It's Your Attitude That Counts). REV.

EILEEN STEVENS, ASSOCIATE MINISTER Youth Group Junior Church Nursery "The Church With a Song in Its Heart" COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY OF GOD 1243 East Fourth Street Rev. Robert H. Stearns, Pastor 9:45 A.M.-Sunday School 11:00 A.M.-"WORLD PEACE A COUNTERFEIT GOSPEL" 6:15 P.M.-Young People's Service 7:30 P.M. RALLY-REV. RICARDO MORENO Native of Colombia, preaching, telling of his 20 years as a minister in Colombia.

East Side Christian Church 7th and Obispo Morning Worship 8:15 and 10:45 A.M. Child Care Church "THE POWER OF GOD" A. M. Youth Group- 5:30 M. MINISTERS: JOHN W.

MESSER, S. JOEL BURGESS 10:50 -MORNING 7:30 P.M. REVIVAL 9:30 A.M.-SUNDAY SCHOOL MID WEEK SERVICES COLONIAL -1800 E. ANAHEIM ST. REV.

E. GJELTEN REV. L. At Bethel Lutheran At First WELCOMED TO POST- Rynbrandt (right), recently named Minister of Youth and Education at the Garden Grove Community Church, is welcomed to his new post by church pastor Rev. Robert Schuller and Rev.

Harold Leestma, associate minister. The new youth minister has just graduated from the Hope College, Holland, Mich. Christian Church Leaders to Convene in Los Angeles Christian Church leaders and laymen from all over the world will gather in Los Angeles next week for the International Convention of Christian Churches, beginning Sunday and concluding Thursday. The opening Communion service at' 5 p.m. Sunday in the Hollywood Bowl is expected to attract 20,000 worshippers.

A sermon 'The Power of God--Or Else!" will be delivered by the convention President Dr. Leslie R. Smith, of Lexington, BEGINNING MONDAY morning all general sessions of the assembly will be held at the Shrine Auditorium. Dr. Smith will preside at these sessions, in which at least 66 reports and resolutions, including some on controversial social issues, will be submit; ted for action.

The Christian Church is the largest Communion to have EGDAHL Lutheran originated in America, with more than 8,000 congregations in the United States and Canada. Many of the over 200 outof-state ministers will as guests in churches through out the Los Angeles area. AMONG local area churchles guesting preachers are: Bixby Knolls Christian Church, 1240 E. Carson guest J. D.

Montgomery, missionary from Jamaica; East Side Christian Church, 674 Obispo guest W. Earl Waldrop, North of San Antonio, Long Beach Christian Church, 1115 E. Market guest M. Glynn Burke, of Maysville, First Christian Church of San Pedro, 1903 Summerland guest Halsey Wakelin, of Moines, Iowa. St.

Lukes Episcopal Church, Atlantic Avenue at Seventh Street, guest, Dr. Merrill L. Cadwell, of St. Joseph, "Where Happy Welcome first assembly of God 10th and Linden Bontain, Pastor -M. Bade, Associate 9:45 A.M.-Sunday School 11 A.M.-Morning Worship- Pastor Speaking 7 P.M.

Hear REV. JOHN MISSIONARY FROM FRENCH. WEST AFRICAThrilling Story Told in Word and Picture UNIFORMED NURSERY ATTENDANT AT ALL SERVICES LONG BEACH CHURCH of RELIGIOUS SCIENCE An Affiliated Church of the Church of Religious Science, Ernest Holmes Founder CREST THEATRE 4275 ATLANTIC SUNDAY SERVICE 10:45 HIDDEN FACTORS IN BUSINESS SUCCESS DP. DON BERTHEAU, Minister Sunday School and Nursery. at E.

36th St. NAZARENE LOS Rev. Ponder COYOTES 5253 W. Gilliland DIAGONAL 10:45 A.M.- -'DESPAIRS LONELY. DECISION" .7.

P.M. DREAM OR DIE" 9:30 A.M.. Sunday School; 6 P.M., Youth Hour; 7:30 P.M. Praver Meeting SELF-REALIZATION: FELLOWSHIP Church of All Religions The Teachings of Yoga Explained 430 E. Ocean Long Beach Br.

Melvin "SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS" SUNDAY, 11 A.M. THURSDAY, 8 P.M. -DEVOTIONAL SERVICE Paramanansa Yogananda, Founder WORSHIP, PASTOR SPEAKS Christian Missionary. ALLIANCE CHURCH PRAYER FOR THE SICK K. A.

Johnson, Minister GA 7-7230 WEDNESDAY AND Nursery: FRIDAY. 7:30 Attendants P.M. on Duty 11 A.M.- SUNDAY. Gospel, SERVICES a Ground FULL -7. P.M.-" of Our Youth Offense' in Action'4, GOSPEL TABERNACLE EN Good 11.

EMPORARY Industries LOCATION, REV. MRS. ORVEL TAYLOR 800 W. Pacific Coast Hwy. DIAL-A- SERIES: "THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT" Sunday PRAYER School "THE HOLY Latter SPIRIT REVEALER OF TRUTH'L 11 A.M.

(Sunday Classes During Portion of Service REV. WILLIAM MIEDEMA, Pastor. Service LOS ALTOS DRIVE- IN CHURCH LOS 2800 ALTOS BELLFLOWER DRIVE- BOULEVARD THEATRE I DR. G. L.

BELGUM At Holy Trinity Grace to Have Sukiyaki Dinner Grace Presbyterian Church, 1333 Locust will hold its annual sukiyaki dinner on Oct. 6 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Artificial flower arrangements, made by the church members will be sold and entertainment is planned. SPEAKER Rev. Ted Ailanjian, Baptist missionary who spent.

four years in Africa, will speak at the morning service of Bethany Baptist Church, 2244 Clark at 10:45 a. m. Sunday. At the evening meeting at 7 o'clock colored slides will be shown. Dickerson to Speak Rev.

Robert V. Dickerson, pastor of Bible Presbyterian Church, 402 E. 37th will speak on the topic "Where is the World Council' of Christian Single Adults Invites all single adults. ages 21- 55. First Baptist Church 10th and Pine.

SATURDAY, SEPT. P.M. Mary Jean and Dean Brown's Newest Program SATURDAY, OCT. P.M. Billy, Graham TEXAS" Picture OCTOBER.

12, 13, 14 RETREAT AT 'O'NEILL PARK Bring your house trailer, tents, etc. Outdoor living, spiritual and social activities, travel pictures, men cooks. plenty of good food. Chaperoned by ministers and wives. Always Free Social Rrefreshments "An Int Fellowship" For Information HE 2-5407 Many American Lutheran churches of "the Long area will participate in the "Preaching, Teaching, Reaching Mission" Sunday, Sept.

30 through October 4, Pastor Ernest Gjelten, Central Lutheran Church, Van Nuys, will conduct evangelistic meetings nightly at 7:30 o'clock at Bethel Lutheran Church, 700 E. 70th St. The meetings will be preceded by a "Reaching" campaign of evangelistic calling, a 24-hour prayer vigil which started last night, and a young peoples' confirmation reunion and supper Sunday afternoon. Christ Lutheran, 6500 Stearns will have Rev. Lauren Egdahl, pastor of Mt.

Calvary Lutheran Church, La Puente, as its missioner. He will preach Sunday at 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. and at the evening services through Thursday. A "Family Night" beginning with. a pot-luck supper at 5:30 p.m.

will open the meetings. "Just A Stranger," a motion picture will be shown at 7:00 p.m. Our Savior's Lutheran, 370 Junipero will have as its speaker Dr. Oscar C. Hanson, staff member of the Commission on Evangelism of the American Lutheran Church." He was formerly dean of men at Park Region, Waldorf, and Concordia Colleges and for seven years executive director of the International Young People's Luther League.

He also was the first pastor and organizer of the new American Lutheran Church in Oslo, Norway. Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 1900 E. Carson will have as its missioner for the meetings Sunday through Thursday the Rev. Gerhard Belgum, pastor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Hacienda Heights, California.

He will preach nightly at 7:30 o'clock. He is a former pastor and department head of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and holds degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary, Yale University and Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Catholic Women to Be at Meet Education and religion will provide the central theme of the 15th annual Conference of the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Council of Catholic. Women, to be held Monday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills.

A large delegation of women from the Long BeachLakewood Bellflower area will attend, headed by Mrs. William Lambe, of Lakewood, president of the Long Beach Deanery of the Archdiocesan Council. His Eminence James Francis Cardinal McIntyre will be honored guest at the luncheon in the International Ballroom. Second Presbyterian Church, 210 Termino guest Frank H. Kennedy, of Worchester, North Long Beach Community Presbyterian Church, 6380 Orange guest H.

Cecil Fellers, of Sacramento. First Presbyterian Church, 10544 S. Downey Downey, guest Theodore O. Fisher, Indiana. Single Young Adults 23 to 40 years Meet Young Christian Adults of Your Own Age SUNDAYS AT 7:30 P.

M. A non social group with indoor and outdoor First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 5th Pacific First Friends Church 850 Atlantic Ave. David C. Le Shana, Pastor 9:30 A.M.-SUNDAY SCHOOL 11 A.M.-"POSSESS THE LAND" 7 P.M.-'CRIMINAL NEGLECT" EVANGELICAL UNITED BRETHREN 17th and Temple 9:30 Alexander A.M.-Sunday School McCandless 10:45 A.M.-Morning Worship 7:00 P.M.-Evening Service 7 -Midweek Service People's Spiritualist Church C.S.S.A,--N.S.A. 785 Junipero E.

M. Niles, Pastor Sunday Service, P.M. Speaker REV. NINA VAN HEYNINGEN Luncheon, Every Demonstration Wed. Noon BUNCO PARTY TONIGHT 7:30 Light of Truth Psychic Science, Church Sundav, 2:00 P.M.

Healing Lecture and Messages LINDEN HALL. 208 Linden Ave. for M. D. DELAMATER CA Week Days 1003 Jeanch.

Pt. Parkorest. Church of Christ Lakewood's Christian 5950 Parkcrest Street Sun. 8:30 11 a.m:-6:45 p.m. ALGER M.

FITCH Jr. UNIVERSAL MEMORIAL SPIRITUAL CHURCH 208 LINDEN AVE. LINDEN HALL SUNDAY SERVICE 7:30 P.M. Speaker REV. LAURA C.

BLACK Wed. 1:30 at 411 E. 6th Rey Laura Crocker Black -HE 2-4558 TEMPLE OF CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY 1106 Raymond SUNDAY SERVICE 7:30 REV. LOLA REDDIG Spirit Messages: Following GE LOL A REC Unitarians Will Hear Lecture by Fritchman DR. 0.

C. HANSON At Our Saviour's Parkcrest Will Hear Trio of Talks Sunday Three ministers from three states will bring a one day revival to the Parkcrest Church of Christ, 5950 Parkcrest this Sunday. Rev. Hartzell Cobbs, of the First Christian Church in Modesto, will be the first guest speaker at 8:30 a.m. He will speak on "The Mind of Man." Rev.

Floyd Diehm, minister of the First Christian Church of Blackwell, will speak at the 11 a.m. service on "Christ is the Answer." Rev. Jess Johnson, minister of the First Christian Church Johnson City, will speak on "The Christians Commission" at the evening service at 6:45 p.m. In promoting the "five greatest weeks in Parkcrest history" Rev. Alger M.

Fitch, Parkcrest minister, secured the service of many outstanding ministers to present special lessons on the Restoration Movement. Garrett Will Lecture at Jehovah's Hall Circuit minister Floyd F. Garrett, representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, will give: a public lecture at the local kingdom hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1491 Henderson at 3 p.m. Sunday. Churches Going?" at 7 p.m.

Sunday. Rev. Dickerson observed the World Council of Churches meeting in Paris, France, this summer. Members of the newly chartered Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, of Long Beach will hear Rev. Stephen Fritchman, minister of the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, at 8 p.m, this evening.

The group, which is affiliated with the parent organization of Boston, meets bi monthly in the homes of members and is looking for a public meeting place. Rev. Fritchman is the author of several books on Unitarianism and has attended world peace conferences in Stockholm and His church successfully won the fight against loyalty oaths for churches. Rev. Harms in Bellflower As part of the fall program to stimulate church attendance, Bethel Tabernacle, 9644 Cedar Bellflower, will present Rev.

C. Harms, superintendent of the south-1 ern district of the California Association: as guest speaker Sunday at 11 a.m. ACCEPTS CALL Elder Fred R. Rose, of 320 E. 53rd has accepted a call from the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and will serve as a missionary in Renfrew, Scotland, for two years.

MIRACLE REVIVAL So. Whittier Foursquare Church 13242 MEYER RD. (Close to Carmenita Imperial) EXCEPT NIGHTLY MONDAY 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY 7 P.M. NOW IN ITS 8TH WEEK Evangelist Rev.

Arthur McKaig The Greatest Revival the Church Has Ever Experienced. MIRACLES SIGNS WONDERS Rev. J. H. Runyan, Pastor Phone WH 1-5808 FIRST FOURSQUARE CHURCH 11th and Junipero 9:30 A.

M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 A.M. "MAN IS IMMORTAL" 7:30 P.M. "THE TWOFOLD COMING OF CHRIST" Nursery Provided at All. Services Pastor --9 P.M.

"Voice of Faith" 1150 kc. Rev. Billy Adams THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH REV. VERNON L. BOOKER, Pastor SUNDAYS 11 A.M.

1309 E. 3RD (Women's City Club) FIRST CHRISTIAN 5th and Locust. Long Beach REUBEN L. ANDERSON .10:45 A.M.-"'THE WAY HOME" Reuben L. Anderson speaking both services 6 P.M.-"WHAT ARE YOU WRITING" BIBLE A.M.

International Church of Religious Science (Science "of Mind) 11 A.M.-Sunday Service and Youth Church "OUR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE" REV. JOSEPH R. KERR EBELL THEATRE 1100 E. 3RD, at CERRITOS STUDEBAKER ROAD CHURCH of CHRIST 3433 Studebaker Road Sun. 9:50 10:50 A.M.

6:30 P.M. Wed. 7:30 P.M. WM. S.

IRVINE, Minister NORTH LONG BEACH CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1115 E. Market St. Rev. Wm. Diehm.

9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 -Morning Service 7:30 p.m.-Evening Service 6:00 Youth Groups In a Changing Changeless Inspiration The soul stirring music the heart warming message. DR. CHARLES E. FULLER on the OLD FASHIONED REVIVAL HOURKABC 8:30 a.m.

9:30 KGER 4 p.m. Send for Heart to Heart Talk, P.O, Box. 123, Angeles,.