Development Organization Meets Expansion Problems
During recent weeks the pas-
tors, departmental leaders and
laymen connected with the Con-
ference administration have ac-
cepted the challenge of a six
per cent Increase in persons
won to Christ during 1977.
With this outreach in mind,
there will eventually be a need
for new churches to house the
converts.
A serious problem of starting
construction of new churches
is the existing rate of inflation
that has hit the economy. Many
new companies have only a few
members. It take years of sav-
ing to get funds te begin a new
sanctuary.
An organization named SDA
Layman's New Church Devel-
opment, Incorporated, has been
formed to solve this problem
for beginning churches. The
Conference Executive Commit-
tee has voted unanimously to
embrace this program to help
establish new work in new
areas.
The new corporation was ap-
proved as a non-profit organi-
zation in May, 1976. It has
taken several months to get tax
exemption from the IRS, but
the organization has now re-
ceived its full tax exemption.
This is how the program will
Volunteers Recognized
Twenty-nine senior volunteers
at Paradise Valley Hospital re-
ceived recognition for over 42,-
500 hours of service to the hos-
pital at the Volunteer Service's
annual Awards Luncheon De-
cember 6 at The Glenn in Bo-
nita.
Top honors went to Gladys
Mages with 7,500 hours; Ethel
Harvey with 4,500 hours; Bev-
erly Ackley, 3,000 hours; Zu-
lema PPecoraro, 2.500 hours.
Marie Huhn, Martha Licari,
Male Nagel, Mildred Teske each
had 2,000 hours.
Conference Admin-
istration and Exccutive Com-
mittee will decide where the
nead exists to establish the
newly - formed company or
church, and they will purchase
the land.
New Church Development
will loan to the new company
money needed for a church
building. This company will re-
pay to New Church Develop-
ment on a regular basis the
principal plus a nominal inter-
est rate to be determined by
the prime rate.
New Church Development,
Inc. 1s now accepting member-
ships. We are planning to ac-
cept DOO memberships as soon
as possible. A membership is an
Adventist who will make a gift
of $500 for a charter member-
ship, or $200 for a regular mem-
bership annually.
We believe this is a most sig-
nificant program to help finish
the work in Southeastern.
After the holidays, Confer-
ence President Walter Blehm is
writing a letter to cach Advent-
ist family in Southeastern Cali-
fornia Conference describing
this new work.
We welcome your questions
regarding membership in this
new church development pro-
gram.
The following 1s a list of the
Board of Directors. Any one of
them will be happy to talk to
you.
work. The
Chairman
W. I.,eRoy Lyster, CPA
710 Brookside Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373
(714) 793-3165
First Vice President
Harold Lance, Attorney
204 N. San Antonio St.
Ontario, CA 91762
(714) 983-9574
Secretary
Sara Deacon
602 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
(714) 433-2800
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TO PROVIDE STUDENTS with practical skills, a course in auto
mechanics is offered to students at Fairview Junior Academy. They
are learning basic auto maintenance and minor body repair.
Next semester the boys will switch with the girls so the girls can
learn about cars and the boys learn homemaking. In the picture
Ken Harbeson and Paul Nightingale are on the job.
Foway
New Year's Communion Planned
Members of the Poway
Church are planning a special
New Year's Eve family com-
munion and spiritual emphasis
program at 7 in the Church
Community Hall.
A special communion service
led by Pastor Douglas Versteeg
will precede a program of sa-
cred music and a Christ-cen-
tered film. A generous portion
of singing and personal testi-
mony will lead into prayer
oroups a few minutes before the
the new year.
This special program 1s open
to anyone who wishes to join
the Poway Church family in
praise to our Saviour and fel-
lowship in a prayerful celebra-
tion for a wonderful 1977 in
Christ.
STUDENTS AT THE MONTE VISTA School in Banning are
learning responsibility for practical community living. They must
go to the “University” to learn a job and afterward they must
“earn their living” and take their place in the school community.
Some are businessmen, some are policemen, others are clerks,
janitors, lawyers and doctors. They have their own laws and jus-
tice court. In the picture Dale Thomas, MD, is taking his patients
blood pressure.
Inner City Department Sponsors Mexico Trip
For the fourth consecutive
year the Inner City Department
of Southeastern California Con-
ference has sponsored a good-
will trip to neighbors across the
Mexican border,
The trip this year was made
just two days before Thanks-
oiving. Co-sponsors of this trip
were the Inner City Depart-
ment and the students of L.oma
[Linda University, l.a Sierra
campus.
Other agencies which have
contributed funds, food and
clothing are Southeastern Cali-
fornia Conference, Loma lL.inda
Foods, General Conference In-
surance Service, and many lay
members of Southern and
Southeastern California. Funds,
fcod and clothing received were
valued well over $500 for this
act in behalf of humanity.
Seventy-five grocery bags of
food and several boxes of cloth-
ing were taken to Mexicali and
Calexico for a large number of
poor, underprivileged people.
Making the trip this year
were seven college students, six
laymen from Southeastern, and
Inner City director-elect, along
with present Inner City Direc-
tor E. A. White.
Several homes were visited
during the stay in Mexicali.
Food was distributed, pray-
er was offered, and words of
encouragement were spoken to
those visited.
On behalf of the Inner City
Department of Southeastern
California Conference, 1 would
like to express my sincere
thanks to all who had a part
in this project, not only for this
year but for all the other years
we have been involved. May the
work continue to expand, and
may the day soon come when
the work around the world will
be finished and we can all go
home with our Saviour.
E. A. White, Director
Inner City Services
PACIFIC UNION RECORDER / MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1976