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B-2 Wednesday, August 12, 2020 The Press-Dispatch CHURCH Submit church items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: news@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg The church page is made possible by the following firms and businesses: Amber Manor Care Center Petersburg — 812-354-3001 Benner & Co. Heating and Air Petersburg — 812-354-3433 Computers Plus Radio Shack Petersburg — 812-354-9633 DougGlass DBA Hold Everything Self Storage — 812-354-1110 Four Star Fabricators Petersburg — 812-354-9995 www.fourstarfab.com Harris Funeral Home 7th and Walnut Streets, Petersburg Phone: 812-354-8844 Play & Learn Preschool Campbelltown — 812-354-3999 Assembly of God Baptist Ramblings of my mind By Lowell Thomas A powerful influence on America Religious Viewpoint By Clyde Dupin See R AMBLINGS on 3 Ashamed Minutes with the Bible By Pastor Cornelius R. Stam See VIEWPOINT on 3 The family, church, government and cul- ture help determine our destiny as a nation. A wise person once said, "Whoever controls our schools rules the world." This statement is eas- ier to understand as we learn more about teach- ers' unions. The philosophy of the classroom in this generation will be the philosophy of the next generation. Our founding fathers understood a value-based education. That's why, after building homes and churches, they built schools. They soon estab- lished educational institutions like Harvard, Yale and Columbia to educate the mind and promote Christian faith. Now most of these once great institutions are a hollow shell of the values and faith they once taught. Today most institutions think facts, not character, are what builds a good so- ciety. The humanists and socialists took advantage of our spiritual apathy and gradually shaped and took control of our educa- tional institutions. Our schools have been used as a vehicle for social change from Marxism to secular humanism and radical anarchy in our cities. Some time ago, we noticed in the fly-leaf of a young man's Bible, a list of autographs of "great" preachers. At the top of the page, one had been scratched out with a penknife. Our curiosity aroused, we asked him what had happened. "That was Pastor J. C. O'Hair's signature," he answered. "And you scratched it out! " "Yes," he replied, "these other men would never sign with his name there! " This young man's heart had once been thrilled with the gospel of the grace of God and the truth of the mystery, but before a few "great" preachers, he had become ashamed of the one whom God had used to open these truths to him. Popular opinion! What a powerful enemy to the truth! Little wonder that some faint-hearted Christians should be ashamed of those who boldly proclaim the mystery when we real- ize there was danger that even godly young Timothy might be ashamed of Paul! Let us who mean to be faithful, however, remember that the words of Paul to Timothy are also the Word of God to us: "Be not thou therefore ashamed of the tes- timony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God" (II Tim. 1:8). Ramblings of my mind by Lowell Thomas Good day folks, Hope you are all doing well. The Thomas family is doing pretty well and we feel blessed. This week's shout out goes to my friend John Clinard or "anvil head" as he was called by all his workmates. It was true that John was opinionat- ed to the extremes but he had a heart for his fel- low mankind. John was a union steward and as a steward he represented all his peers equally and did his best to get the best for each of us. John was probably instrumental in saving some jobs for people. He was on the negotiations commit- tee several times and always did his best to get us what we deserved. Our prayers of blessings are sent to God for blessings for he and his family. We didn't have services last Sunday and my wife and I went to Shipshewana with our oldest son and his wife. We got there Saturday about noon or so and our rooms were not ready yet so we checked out a flea market near the motel. Shipshewana is geared toward specialty shops and just taking life easy if you want to. It is defi- nitely not geared for action. There are many Amish families in the area and the clip-clop of horse hoofs can be heard most ev- erywhere. We checked out Pokagon State Park on Sunday and saw the toboggan ride. It wasn't in operation but you could feel the excitement in your mind as if you were coming out of the chute about 40 feet above the ground and speed- ing about 40 mph for about a half-mile and look- ing forward to your next trip down the hill. We met a friend from Angola at the motel for breakfast and it was good to visit with him. A fter our breakfast we checked out some of the shops until it was time for us to take in a tribute show for Dolly, Johnny Cash and Elvis. They were very entertaining and brought back many memories. We headed back to home Tuesday morning and the trip back was safe but exciting because the traffic was very thick especially on 465 at Indianapolis. We were glad to get below Bloom- ington because the traffic sure was lighter and more relaxing. We had to catch up around the property Wednesday because with the rain we had while we were gone washed about two inches of sand over quite a bit of our driveway. We shoveled most of it up to put back on the hillside where it had come from. The grandson and I tried to build a dam to hold back the sand for awhile. Of course our limb debris pile grew as well because there is always a supply of limbs after a thunder storm. Our yard didn't look bad but it was thick and tall so when I mowed there was many clumps left behind. To make it look right I had to mow and sweep it again. I had to work on all my equipment Continued on page 2 Continued in next column CHURCH CHURCH Notes Notes Notes Baptist Baptist Continued in next column 125th annual Oakland City camp meeting Aug. 16-23 The 125th annual Oakland City camp meeting will begin on Sunday, Aug. 16, with Rev. Billy Huddleston as guest evan- gelist and Lindsay Huggins as special singer each evening through Aug. 23. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. during the week and 6 p.m. on Sundays. Mackey church will host the youth activities, with Amber Cook as guest speaker on Sat- urday evening. Rev. Jared Henry will preach during the closing camp meet- ing service on Sunday evening, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. All area churches are wel- come to attend. Mask, distance and seating arrangements will be required. The campground is located at Walnut and Tru- sler streets in Oakland City, one block southeast of Bue- hler's IGA. Gospel Center's August 22 concert has been canceled The gospel music concert previously scheduled at the Gospel Center for August 22, featuring the Kramers, and all concerts this year have been postponed indefinitely, due to COVID-19. The church and promoter regrets any inconve- nience this may have caused. RIVER OF LIFE 342 E. CR 300 N. Petersburg Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sunday evening wor- ship 6 p.m. and Consumed youth group 7 p.m.; Wednes- day evening Bible study 7 p.m.; Men's ministry meet- ing every other Thursday 10 a.m. If you would like a ride to WASHINGTON ASSEMBLY OF GOD 320 S. Meridian Street Washington Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday evening dinner and Bible study at 6 p.m. and from church services, call 812-354-8800. Jim Gidcumb, Pastor AYRSHIRE VALLEY G.B. CHURCH 1947 E. Co. Rd. 375 S. Winslow Phone: 812-354-3862 Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Jim King, superintendent, Paul Couts, assistant; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study 6:30 p.m. My hope and prayer for all people who read this is that you will make a decision to confess the past, repent from your sins and accept Jesus as the Savior and Lord. See our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ayrshi- reValleyGB. Frank A. Coleman, Pastor BETHEL G.B. CHURCH 4933 E. Co. Rd. 900 S. Stendal Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m.; First and third Wednesday of each month, Bible study at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, Bible study (Psalm 59 -65). Sunday, August 23, fourth Sunday, morning offering to building fund. Sunday, August 30, fifth Sun- day and we will be having Com- munion service. Bible Trivia Last week's answer to: How many years does Psalm 90 say are "the days of our years?" Answer: three score years and ten (70 years) and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years. Reference: Psalm 90 :10. Q: How many women are called disciples in the New Testament? Answer to come next week. Steve Selby, Pastor Elaine Barrett, Reporter CROSSROADS BAPTIST CHURCH 2789 S. State Rd 57 Oakland City Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship service at 10 :30 a.m.; Wednesday 6 p.m., chil- dren's activities: "Surf's Up" for ages three to fifth grade; RC4JC grades sixth and high- er. All times are CDT. It has been a few weeks since our last newspaper update, but great things are happening at Crossroads. In fact, I'm excited to announce that this Wednes- day, we return to our weekly adult Bible study. The study will pick up where we left off on the book of Esther (we stopped the study in mid-March with chap- ter 7). However, note that our first week of study ( Wednes- day) will be a refresher, or a "look back" so that we can re-fa- miliarize ourselves with Esther. This means that if you have not yet attended the study, then the timing is perfect to join in; you can receive a summary of the book while looking forward to a discussion (in future weeks) of the remainder of the book of Esther. Our study begins at 6 p.m. CDT and is preceded by a meal (spaghetti, garlic bread and salad) that is served at 5:30 p.m. CDT. It seems hard to believe, but it is time for back to school. While our friends in NGSC started school last Friday, our local schools in East Gibson and Pike County will begin this week. Therefore, join together in in- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 8th and Poplar Street Petersburg 812-354-6582 American Baptist Church Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship at 10 :30 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Continue wear- ing a mask and honor the six- foot social distancing guide- lines. Wednesday evening Bible study will be meetng in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m. Sunday school, childrens activities will be in session at a later date. Jr. High-Senior High youth GR ACE G.B. CHURCH 1007 E. Union St. Winslow Sunday school 9:30 ; Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.; Sun- day evening worship 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study at 6 p.m. Bill Chesser, Reporter IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH SBC 295 West Main Street Petersburg Church 812-354-9659 Pastor 812-890-9942 Email: awordfitlyspoken@ outlook.com Website: www.immanuelbap- tistchurch.weebly.com Sunday morning Bible study at 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :40 a.m. There will be no Sun- day evening, Wednesday and Thursday services. "Sow to, yourselves in righ- teousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you" (Hosea 10 :12). Mission Statement New Beginnings: What would Jesus do? We will strive to be more like Jesus in all that we do. Joseph Roman, Pastor Clara Walls, Reporter WINSLOW G.B. CHURCH 600 E. Union Street Sunday school 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10 :30 a.m.; Sunday evening soup and sandwich fellowship at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m. First Wednesday of each month, Advisory Board meet- ing at 6 p.m. and business meeting to follow. There will be no Bible study. BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH An Independent Baptist Church 4995 N. Co. Rd. 850 E. Otwell (Meeting in the Iva Union Church building) Sunday school for chil- dren and adults 9 a.m.; Sun- day morning worship service 10 a.m.; Sunday evening ser- vice, Youth Group (6th grade through 19 years old), and Patch Club (four years old through 5th grade) 6 p.m.; Thursday, prayer service 7 p.m. Scott Fulcher, Pastor tentional prayer each day this week for the health and safe re- turn of the children to school. Also, pray for the school admin- istrators, teachers, drivers, sup- port staff and everyone else who works at your local school. The calendar year 2020 has been a challenge and very difficult for many, but together in prayer we can ask God for a safe start to the new school year and for ev- eryone to remain healthy. Finally, allow me to encour- age you to visit Crossroads. If you are you looking for a place to worship, we invite you to come to Crossroads. We would love to be your place of wor- ship. If you do not have a church home, we would love for you to choose Crossroads. Hope to see you soon. Curt Beadle, Pastor Social distancing is still in place and until further notice, there will be no children's church or Sunday night fel- lowship. Thought for the week: Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" ( John 14:6). Be in prayer for the lost, the sick, our church, our country and leaders, and always each other. God's blessings on you this week. Try to be kind and show God's love, because everyone is fighting some kind of battle. If you don't have a church home, we invite you to any of our services. Gary Watson, Pastor Nyles Head, Assoc. Pastor Kathy Henderson, Reporter STS CATHOLIC Email: Facebook: Paul Catholic the letin New day Sts. no Sunday navirus Mass Church for day, Sts. at 8 rament Weekend turned, ter gel, book do not church, will and Continued guidelines 1400 We son Sundays. to join burg or on fcc.net. Join of social music! at Hornady stage House love

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