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happiness, joy and lasting peace for you
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CHRISTMAS
w e hope Santa's got you
on his list for all the good things
of the season! Best wishes from
BOB'S UNION SERVICE
and
WELLER & BER NA R D I
If you are looking for an
active, friendly church that
stands for the Word of God, a
warm welcome is extended to
you by the Bible Church to
attend our services:
SundaySchool
9:45a.m.
Morning Worship
11a.m.
Evening Service
7 p.m.
Wed Family Night
7:30p m.
A Christmas Potluck Dinner
will be enjoyed by all im
mediately following the morning
worship service this Sunday
Food, fun and fellowship is
planned for all who come.
Our annual Christmas Pro
gram will be presented this
Sunday evening, December 23 at
7 p.m The theme is "And There
was Light” . We welcome each of
you to come and help us cele
brate the birthday of our Lord
and Savior. Jesus Christ at this
Christmas season. There will be
Christmas treats for all.
Our Sunday School bus is run
throughout Vernonia every Sun
day morning for those needing a
ricfe to Sunday School and
church For the schedule of your
neighborhood phone the pastor
at 429-3363
Primary church is held during
the morning worship service for
kindergarten through 4th grade
and is geared to the understand
ing and needs of the boys and
girls. Great times are had!
An adult Bible Study on the
book of St. John is held every
Thursday evening at 7:30 in the
home of Mr and Mrs. Bob
Zerfing It is conducted by Virgil
Snook Everyone is welcome.
We at the Vernonia Bible
Church wish all a Merry Christ
mas and a Christ centered New
Year's.
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On December 23 the First
Christian Church will celebrate
its 50th anniversary To com
memorate the event Sunday,
James Earl Ladd Jr., some of
one of the early Evangelists,
under whose ministry 102 people
joined the church—will give the
message. His father James E
I^idd Sr aided in the growth of
the church during the 1930’s.
I-add Jr is president of Puget
Sound Bible College in Seattle,
Washington.
Before 1923, the church began
with eight families meeting to
gether in a home for commun
ion. Pastor E C. Stephens from
Kelso, Washington sought help
from the Portland Office of C.F.
Swander, then State Secretary,
to organize and set up the new
church
Soon a young evangelist, God-
liep Schmidt arrived to hold a
meeting in the Grange hail, with
Bible school held in Washington
school. At the close of the
meeting, after prayer and a
hymn, the church was set in
order and organized by Swander
and G Schmidt Church officers
were then elected in December,
1923
The congregation then moved
to the high school on “A” Street,
where 225 were present on
Easter Sunday at Bible school.
The next move was to the Rose
theatre, next to the bridge, but it
was too small A local merchant
equipped the second floor over
his store for the 48 young people
attending the high school Bere-
an class This class was the first
to use the new building, with only
one room partly finished and a
stove in operation.
The awaited day arrived in
Christmas of 1925, when the
congregation was at last in their
new church home which was
located on 430 North Street,
where the church stands today,
and with Will Gressman as the
first minister. He also served as
a city attorney.
Shortly after meeting in their
new church home several suc
cessful evangelistic meetings
were held including one led by
Ted Leavitt resulting in the
addition of 119.
Through the fifty years since
the day that the church first
became a reality its history has
been filled with the joys and
sorrows that cover any past but
on Sunday, December 23 the
congregation of the First Chris
tian Church can look back and be
proud of their half-century span.
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May the true meaning
of Christmas make your
holiday the happiest.
To our customers at this festive
season we wish all blessings.
N A TIO N A L
PUBLIC SERVICE
IN SUR A N CE
D a v e B ru n s m a n
AVON & W ATKINS PRODUCTS
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Helen and Sydney Bourne
Family Visit
In Manzanita
BIRKENFELD—Mr. and Mrs
Janisch of Diston. came over for
a visit with her brother and wife,
Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Beach. On
Wednesday they all went to
Manzanita to visit the Everett
Beache s They returned home
Thursday.
Recent callers at the Francis
Larson home were Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Johnston, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Larson. Mrs Herbert Rod
gers and Mrs. Vick Berg.
On Monday of last week, Mr.
and Mrs Howard Johnson. Mr.
and Mrs Calvin Malcom of Rio
Dell, Calif and Mr. and Mrs
Archie Johnson of Salem all
visited at the A1 Soderback home
at Jewell.
Mr and Mrs Walt Tornblad
were in Clatskanie last Friday
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Beach
were in Forest Grove last Friday
where they did some visiting
Best/ VJkkes
■for the hfoffcfay
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Demonia Eagle
At His Birth the Angels sang, "Peace on earth to men of gooc
w ill." May this same peace, the g ift of the Prince of Peace
be yours this Christmas and may it fill your life with joy!
BRUCE BERNDT
EXCAVATING
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j p j r friends, for your patronage this year.
It has been a real pleasure serving all of you.
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