CHURCH of GOD o CHURCH of GOD o Chicago eW{J District Jon Hill Newly Ordained Evangelist Here For Passover by Ted A. Efimov Chicago area welcomes Mr. David Jon Hill from Ambassador College, Pasadena, California for the Days of Unleavened Bread. Both the Chicago and LaGrange Churches are looking forward to hearing from him on Sabbath, April 2nd prior to the feast days. With him will be his wife Audrey, his son Jonathan and their youngest child, Kaara Johanna. Besides his responsibilities as an in· structor of theology, journalism, geog· raphy, and speech at Ambassador College, he is the Assistant Superintendent of Min· isters; Managing Editor of Good News; Mr. Jon Hill TUES. THURS. FRI. SUN. MON. WED. SAT. 1 2 FEAST CALENDAR-APRIL. 1966 SABBATH MR. JON HI.L ARRIVES IN (Gray squares denote night meetings MR. HILL SPEAKS AT LA GRANGE AND CHICAGO white squares are day services.) CHICAGO 3 5 NIGHT 4 6 7 a 9 HIGH DAY TO BE MUCH SABBATH 7:30 P.M. EVENING 7:30 P.M. EVENING PASSOVER ALL DAY SERVICES All DAY SERVICES SERVICES ONLY SERVICES ONLY NO REMEMBERED 7:30 P.M. GARY MEMORIAL GARY MEMORIAL KEYMEN'S CLUB, KEYMEN'S CLUB, SERVICES KEYMEN 'S 7:30 P.M. GARY ME· AUDITORIUM AUDITORIUM CHICAGO CH ICAGO CLUB, CHICAGO MORIAL AUDITORIUM 10:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 HIGH DAY All DAY SERVICES KEYMEN'S CLUB: 4711 West Madison St., Chicago SABBATH All DAY SERVICES GARY MEMORIAL GARY MEMORIAL LOCAL SERVICES GARY MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM: 7th Avenue & Broadway AUDITORIUM IN YOUR HOME AUDITORIUM 10:00 A .M. Gary, Indiana AREA 10:00 A.M. Please continue on page 2 March 1966 (Know your Feast Facts, see page 2 for details) 1. ~HURCH of GOD ......,.. J/leW{j Editor-in-Chief ., .. , ....Bill McDowell Ministerial Advisor ....Allen Manteufel Editor ...................Wilbur Ball News Editors .............Ted Efimov Jim Howell Harold Stocker Regional Reporters Chicago ...... " .....Fred Mancewicz LaGrange .. , .... , , ... ,Dick Alexander Chicago South , ....... , ...Elisha Crim Danville """""" Gene Scarbrough South Bend . , .... , .. Raymond Johnson Grand Rapids, ... , . Roland Van Slooten Indianapolis .. , .. ,.,'Donald Hofmann Milwaukee. , .. , ......Lyle Vershowske Minneapolis , ...... , .. ,. Russel! Brown Nashville .. , ...... , . . ,. Ken Wingham Peoria. ,. , .. . . , ..... , .. ,Jean Dawson Evansville , ... " . . , ....William Ogden Duluth ..... " ..... , ....... , ...... . Richland Center ............. , ...... . Photographers ....Wilbur Vandermolen Ihor Karpowitz Circulation ., ..........Gene Madison © 1966 by Radio Church of God Address all correspondence to the Editor. Notify us immediately of any changes of Address. Circulation over 2800 Letter to the Editor Chicago, Illinois March 3, 1966 Dear Mr. Ball, I would like to thank you very much for the lovely write up in the Church of God News mentioning our 40th Wedding An· niversary. It will be a well remembered evening for both Julian and me. I, too, am looking forward to the next formal affair. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Julian (Marion)Oakley MINISTERIAL ASSISTANT Mr. Nelson Hass, a member of the senior class at Ambassador College, Pasadena, has been assisting Minister Frank McCrady in the Grand Rapids-South Bend area since January 13. A native of California and 29 years of age, Mr. Hass spent three years in the Army, then 2% years at Cabrillo Junior College before entering Ambassador. He is engaged to be married in June to Miss Linnea VanLanduyt, a sophomore at Ambassador College, Pasadena. FEAST FACTS WHERE THE CHURCHES WILL MEET: CHICAGO LA GRANGE ) Observe Schedule on page 1 CHICAGO SOUTHSIDE PEORIA Observe Schedule on page 1 for April 9·10·11 SOUTH BEND only-other days will be observed in your local DANVillE ) area. Observe last High Day April 11 in Gary see Sched· GRAND RAPIDS ule on page 1. Other days will be observed in your ) local area. INDIANAPOLIS NASHVILLE RICHLAND CENTER EVANSVILLE Meeting places will be announced in your local areas. MINNEAPOLIS DULUTH MILWAUKEE • ALL Spokesman Clubs will be cancelled during the days of unleavened bread. • Pot luck dinners will be held at the Armory in Gary, Indiana April 4-5-9-10 and 11. Bring covered dishes; Salads, meats, fruits, cheese, unleavened bread-Also wine-naturally fermented (11 % to 13% alcohol by volume). • Second tithe may be used for food, travel and feast expenses. Plan carefully so as not to overspend your second tithe, thereby cutting yourself short for the Feast of Tabernacles in the fall. • Plan to leave your children home or with a baby sitter for Passover service. • Be sure to pick up all your pot luck food dishes in the kitchen immediately after the services. Any dishes not picked up will be disposed of. • Do not bring used clothing to the feast. All used clothing will be collected and distributed in your local area at another time. • All food should be taken to the Armory in Gary before 9:00 a.m. to avoid last minute rush to services at 10:00 a.m. JON HILL here for Passover Faculty Advisor to the Portfolio, and in charge of the printing department! Obviously Mr. Hill is a man of many talents and he warned us of his Norwe· gian traits the last time he was here. Mr. Hill is known for his colorful, dramatic and interesting sermons. The brethren who heard him here in 1963 look forward to his visit during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. Prior to coming in the Church, Mr. Hill grew up in Quilcine, Washington, in the Olympic Penninsula. He and Dr. Charles Dorothy were childhood buddies. He was instrumental in bringing Dr. Dorothy to Ambassador! Mr. Hill went to Ambassa· dor College in 1951 and graduated 4 years later. His rise in God's ministry has been 2. (continued from page 1 ) progressive as he began as an assistant manager and teacher at the Imperial School in 1955 and during the feast of Unleavened Bread, 1957, he was ordained a Preaching Elder. Immediately he inherited the responsibility of pastoring the Dallas and Houston, Texas churches. In 1959, Mr. Hill returned to Ambassador College and a year later was assuming a full teaching load. From there he was sent to the Tucson, Arizona Church. At the January 1963 ministerial conference, Mr. Hill was ordained a Pastor. This year at the ministerial conference he was elevated to the rank of Evangelist. Persistance, dedication, and concern for God's people mingled with laborious hours of service will be evident as he brings God's word to us during the coming sermons. Meet Mrs. Petra Louise Hayes by Fred Mancewicz What you can expect when first meeting this fine lady is an extraordinary amount of happy enthusiasm wrapped up in her 76 years. She is a source of real inspiration to all those she meets for she exudes the positive joy of having God's truth in a balanced way. She really took "Tiger hold" when called some 5 years ago. She was reared as an orphan in Denmark. At age 14 she came to this country to live with her sister. Not knowing a word of English, she had a tough time trying to find a job. In due time an opportunity opened to work in the kitchen of Miss Dutton's very famous Ontra Cafeteria on Wabash Avenue in Downtown Chicago. She soon spoke English very fluently. She later, after many years of diligent work, became one of the managers of this fine restaurant. Though not yet called into God's Church, Mr. Hayes has joined his wife in opening their home to set a remark able example of hospitality. They seem to have a "weakness" for families with lots of kids, for a large number of church folks have enjoyed a fine dinner in their home. For one of the many joys of The Sab bath, take time to seek out our Mrs. Hayes for a friendly chat. You will be WELCOME to the Chicago Church, Richard Frederick and Tom Stall! Richard is working on the loW Work Program at Goodwill Industries. Tom first attended services March 5. It is good to see new faces among the young people! We will be missing the face of Lou Topash. Lou moved to Miami Springs, Florida, February 15. Dave Thompson is back after 4 months in the Denver, Colorado Church. * * * THE SELECTIVE SERVICE is getting 3 of our young men and at about the same time letting 2 go! Bob Kaes will be beginning his loW Work Program job here in Chicago March 28. He'll be released after 24 months work. Mr. George Panitoni and Harvey Ales will be starting their loW Program work soon. Mr. Dwain Sandquist and Bill Butler were just released after 2 years service. It's good to be out! * * * HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to see what's going on behind the cameras of a T.V. station? Mrs_ Pirog, Virginia, Johnnie, and Mary Ann Pirog, the 2 Mrs. Bremers, and Mrs. From, Sheryle, Dennis, and Leland did just that Tuesday, February 22. They were among those who were shown through WBBM-TV by one of the top 3 executives at CBS here in Chicago. Later some went on to the Sun Times and Daily News Building to be shown how a newspaper is put together. Anita Warner really gets around! She is seen at nearly every South Bend and Grand Rapids Social. What would a South Bend social be like without several carloads of Chicago young people over for the dancing and fun? Delores Danner, Warren Ziemann, Gerald Bremer, Harvey Ales and Kenny Prickett each took a car-load for the March 12 social. Over 20 Chicago young people attended. SKATING seems to have been the theme in the last few weeks. Cindy Galloway, Sue, Linda and Frank Criswell, Byford Edwards and Marvin Edelbach among others were ICE SKATING Sunday evening February 13. June Gillette, Sandra Schutt, Jack Freel, Jack Smoot, Wendell Wiese, John Hawkins and Ihor Karpowycz were among those who were ROLLER SKATING Saturday evening, February 26. Afterward 10 of the skaters went to Mary Topash's for a little hot chocolate and a lot of jokes. * * * Have you ever had bachelor chili? You haven't lived until you've tasted Tony Homyks' concoction. It has over 20 ingredients! Mr. and Mrs. Shell, Paulette Hill and Judd VanOrman shared what was really very good chili at Tonys' party Saturday evening, March 6. That same evening Mr. Nathan Harvey had a party for the Chorale members. The members were not the only ones present, though. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, June Gillette, Marvin Edelbach and Steve Cornell also enjoyed the singing, dancing and refreshments. * * * Mrs. Anna "Topash" Sharp, a former Chicago Church member gave birth to a baby girl weighing 7 pounds 4 oz. February 14. She is married to Mr. Walter Sharp, a preaching elder in the Newark and Philadelphia Chu~ches. the better for it! Chicago group gets personal tour of WBBM-TV Studio. (see story above) 3. IN AND AROUND CHICAGO CHICAGO-HAZEL SCHLITT Mr. & Mrs. fohn Pruner were in town for a few days visiting the Beyersdorfers. Mr. Pruner was recently ordained a local elder for the Pittsburgh area. She, of course, is the former Marcia Beyersdorfer. SOUTH SIDE-ESTHERLENE HOLMES Kingsley Mather, a native Bahamian, has returned to Harbour Island after being a member of the South Side Church for the past eight months. Harbour Island is about sixty miles from Nassau where a new Bible Study was recently started. Mr. Mather hopes to return to the United States on a permanent visa .• Twenty-nine children, together with eleven adults, took advantage of the school break on February 22 to attend a "get together" at the home of Mrs. Lucille Childress in Evanston. After a full day of games, singing, and plenty of kosher hot dogs and homemade ice cream, a contented and weary group journeyed back to Chicago. • Mr. Eugene Dumas has caught the very contagious "Mustang Fever". He has a red one. Watch out, you may be next! • Under the direction of Mr. George Bell, the South Side Church enjoys a weekly program of athletic activities at the South Shore Y.M.C.A. There's even Whist for the more sedentary type! LA GRANGE NEWS-LILLIAN FOSTER Have you all noticed little Susy? She is the precocious 4 year.old niece of Mr. & Mrs. Dale Barclay. She is staying with them now. Be prepared for a delightful conversation when you talk to her! • Here's a coincidence-or is it? God called Mrs. Louise Mercer of Whiting, Indiana and unknown to her, at the same time, her brother and his wife in Nashville, Ten· nessee were being called into the truth. The happy outcome? ... They are attending God's Church in Nashville, and it is a pleasure to have Mrs. Mercer attending La Grange here. • It is so nice to have the Bob Marshall family back in La Grange again. They have been gone since last September where they have been attending God's Church in Des Moines, Iowa. A new Spokesman Club was instituted while they were there and who do you think was made Presi dent? ... Why, Bob Marshall, of course! The Spokesman Club training he had here helped fit him for that fine position. • La Grange Church has been remodeled. We now have fine plate glass entrance doors as well as complete decorating. The coat room has been painted and glass brick installed. We also have a new P A system which helps us hear the speakers better. The topping point, of course, was the removal of the "TRAIN" from the wall behind the speaker. After 5 years -the people were ready for a change from seeing that same train that never did get anywhere. MILWAUKEE CHURCH NEWS: LEFT PHOTO-Saturday evening, February 26, 1966 marked another milestone in the Milwaukee Church. 4427 W. Fond du Lac Ave. was a beehive of activity as the men prepared for 7 :30 P.M. For the first time, two Spokesman Clubs would be called to order. "A" Club with 20 members met downstairs in the room where the Milwaukee Club has met from its inception in December 1961. (Shown 1. to R.) Mr. Eugene Koch, President; Gordon Matschulat, Vice.president; Herb Teitgen, Secretary; Mr. Donald Tilton, Treasurer; and Mr. Gilbert Ehler, Sergent at Arms. MIDDLE PHOTO-The "B" Club also 20 members met upstairs. (1. to R.) Mr. Zacarias Guerrer, Sgt. at Arms; Mr. Ray Brown, Vice President; and Mr. Frank Kaiser, President; Mr. Donald Roth, Secretary; and Mr. Lyle Vershowske, Treasurer. RIGHT PHOTO-For some months a Spokesman Club has been meeting on Sunday evening in Madison, Wisconsin with members from both the Richland Center and Milwaukee churches. The Richland Center Spokesman Club will now meet on Thursday evening. This move will afford an opportunity to men from Iowa and Minnesota to join as well as making it less burdensome for some of those who have attended in Madison. The members of this club are certainly grateful for this privilege and blessing. (1. to R.) Mr. Lyle Dietz, Presi· dent; Mr. Neil Hanson, Vice·president; Mr. Charles Brown, Secretary; Mr. Clyde Nensteil, Treasurer; and Larry Johnson, Sgt. at Arms. 4. MEET MRS. McDOWELL the wife of our District Superintendent Mr. Bill McDowell, shown as she appeared after Church services in La Grange recently. You have now met her by photo-you will find her warm and very charming when you meet her personally. Dakota -Minnesota So(ial by Mrs. Theron Peterson Was the date February 19 circled on your calendar? It certainly was on mine! This was the date of the social in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Brethren from Duluth as well as North and South Dakota were invited to come. There were 517 gathered together on the Sabbath in Laidlaw Hall to hear Gods' message expounded. About 40 brethren sat downstairs to hear the message. After receiving our spiritual food from the Sabbath services, everyone partook of physical food by either eating at a resturant, bringing a box lunch, or joining some of the local brethren in their nearby homes. Then the festivities began! The color movie, "Pollyanna," was shown in the hall upstairs, while downstairs there was music provided for dancing by our local orchestra. Those who made a special effort to attend were not disappointed. Won't you join us next time? Floyd Kielczewski New Custodian For Orr by Mr. Clem Hendrickson A real professional is Mr. Floyd Kielczewski, who has been given the assignment of custodian at the all new Imperial School Summer Campus. He is also fully qualified for his other duties as guide for the Summer Educational Program. He will be conducting the camping and canoe trips for the program at Orr, Minnesota this season. Mr. and Mrs. Kielczewski and their 3 daughters moved from Crilly, Ontario where he owned and operated the Crilly Store and Post Office, plus his own trap line. Mr. Kielczewski is renowned throughout Canada as one of the top hunting and fishing guides. We can certainly see that God has been fitting Mr. Kielczewski for his new duties where he can be used in a vital way to aid and train children who are potential sons in God's family. We are blessed to have a man with real ability and skill in this unique field exposing his wealth of knowledge to the children who will go there next summer. AIRLINES PRESIDENT THINKS BIG! Mr. Phil Fowler now has the title "President of the Chicago Sunday Night Spokesman Club Airlines Association." His recent proposal that the Club purchase an airplane jolted the business session. Business was lively . ... "We could use it for business trips". "We could fly to the Feast", "Only $100.00 per man". After barely getting off the ground, the idea was SHOT DOWN! 5. Humor and laughter prevailed at the Evansville-Nashville combined Spokesman meeting_ Caught off balance after taking a generous portion of ground steak, Mr. James Underwood {with glass in hand} thinks BIG as his wife {below his elbow} expectantly awaits his answer to the question, "How much do you love your wife?" KINGS Of THE NORTH AND SOUTH MEET by Robert Milne 56 Spokesmen from the Nashville and Evansville area, with their lady guests, met in the Ivory Tower Motel Restaurant in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. There were no decorations, yet the festive air that permeated the banquet hall must have come from the warm fellowship of brethren who had not seen one another since the Feast. Mr. Bob Steep, Director of the two Clubs, opened the evening with a prayer of thanks and guidance, after which the meal began. It consisted of salad, ground steak, baked potatos, green beans, rolls, cherry tarts, coffee and that foamy stuff. Special thanks went to the restaurant manager and his staff for the speed and efficiency of serving, even though a waitress or two were trapped during the zealous vocal exercises given by Ministerial Assistant, Mr. Ken Mattson. Acting President for the evening, Mr. Harry Walker of the Nashville Club, admonished us to enjoy ourselves and to "get acquainted with the fellow next to us" who turned out to be a Spokesman's wife or lady guest. Keeping the evening going at a lively pace was Evansville's past President, Mr. Bill Ogden, as Topicmaster. As usual, he provoked enthusiastic comments by asking such questions as, "How much do you love your wife?" Our Toastmaster of the evening, Mr. George Holt, put us into the atmosphere of a Klondike saloon with his colorful and humorous introductions. Both speakers and evaluators were introduced as part of the rough and tough cast. When the last of the trappers and miners had left, the place was ready for the "mop up", but it didn't come in the usual manner. Instead, our Director, Mr. Steep, thanked God for the growth in the two clubs. He brought out that through Clubs like these, we have had the great growth in Local Elders this past year. We have to learn to be a servant for the right reason, to be willing to let the "you" be taken out of "You" to properly receive this complete character of Christ. With approximately 3,000 Spokesmen in a world of nearly three billion people, we should want to be a part of this! FUN IN MICHIGAN! Chicago South Side quintet took ad· vantage of a sunny Sunday, March 13, for a jaunt to Gobles, Michigan, gymnasium for an encounter with the combined South Bend-Grand Rapids teams, coming out on the long end of a 117-110 score. South Bend-Grand Rapids sped to an early first quarter lead, 33·20, but the visitors spent nearly the entire third quarter stuffing baskets to take a 90-74 lead. Vivacious South Side cheerleaders led invigorating drills and applause for both teams! 6. Left to Right: Messers Walker, Underwood, Batson, Bell, Hinson. Nothing is permanent except change, they say. Change is one of the chief characteristics in all phases of God's work. A change of officers was effected by the Nashville Spokesman Club Director, Mr. Bob Steep, immediately after the club meeting of November 18, 1965. Three men already serving as officers were moved up the ladder, while two members of the club received their first opportunity to serve as officers. Mr. Harry Walker, after proving himself an able vice president, was moved up one notch into the president's chair. Mr. James Underwood, proficient treasurer of the club for the past year, was elevated two notches to serve as vice president. Mr. Dainey Batson, energetic sergeant at arms, was appointed as the new secretary. Mr. Paul Bell, who has shown wisdom in matters of money handling, now serves the club as treasurer. The position of sergeant at arms, with its many physical responsibilities, is now filled by one bear· ing fruits of that office, Mr. Willie Hinson. The appointment of club officers gives llS the opportunity to see, FIRST HAND, God's government in action!