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A MEETING WITH our Youth Department leaders indi-
cates that Cedar Falls camp has been accredited by both
the Christian Camping Association and the American Camp-
ing Association, receiving a 97 per cent rating, which is A.
SOME VERY IMPORTANT improvements have been made
at the Camp. Nearly 2,000 youngsters attended this past
summer. Campers were blessed with the inspiration of the
environment and the camp leadership. Including weekend
groups through the winter, approximately 4,000 people used
the facilities.
THE SUMMER YOUTH EVANGELISM report indicates
2,400 visits made by students, with 610 Bible studies given
and 60 baptisms reported. Another 56 were still studying with
students when their summer work came to an end.
WE WISH TO THANK those who donated scholarships to
make it possible for students to work in soul-winning endeavor
in our churches through the summer. Those who may be inter-
ested in donating a scholarship or more for next summer
should contact either Doug Schultz in the MV Department or
this office.
INGATHERING is progressing well throughout the Con-
ference. Special emphasis on discovering spiritual interests
in the homes of people being solicited makes this year’s
campaign a very important one.
AS YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY during these last days of
1976, invite someone to worship God with you on Sabbath,
invite someone to study the Bible as the new year begins,
THE OCEAN HIS BAPTISTRY—
The salty water of Torrance City
Beach became a baptistry for
Albert Decena of the Hawthorne
Church. He became interested
in the Adventist Church through
his wife's (Noemi) influence, and
completed a Bible course by
mail while on military assign-
ment in Japan. After joining his
wife in the U.S., he continued
studies with R. Edward Johnson,
pastor of the Hawthorne Church.
He was baptized in the ocean at
his request while 40 church mem-
bers on the shore shared his new
birth in Christ.
and please make sure that all accounts with your local church,
your conference pledges, and your commitments for tithe
and free-will offerings are in order before 1976 closes. May
the blessing and inspiration of heaven be upon you and your
home during this holiday season.
new Thousand Oaks
Church has installed the stained
glass window located at the
front of the sanctuary.
TWIN FEATURE
Glendale City Church
January 8 at 7 p.m.
“TO FLY" —
Conoco’s story of flying and
“East of the Iron Curtain”’—
Dr. Stanton May's color
slides of Eastern Europe
No Recorder
Portraying the Trinity in
Creation, the window was de-
sicned by Roger Darricarrere
January 3
of Darricarrere and Fairbanks,
Inc., in Los Angeles.
Darricarrere’s art consists of
glass In
reinforced concrete,
SEVEN CHINESE CHURCH } :
trauzaet
CHINESE CHURCH 1S DEDICATED—The church first organized on November 4, 1961, had its in-
ception in Wawona in December, 1959. From its first evangelistic campaign in May, 1960, under
Pastor Wallace Chan to renting Olivet Chapel, the Broadway Chapel and the Griffin Avenue Latvian
Church during 1960 and 1961, the membership now totals 155. The church building alongside
U.S. Interstate 10 in Alhambra was recently renovated to cut out traffic noise. Other benefits include
a new foyer, paving of the parking lot, fencing the property and landscaping church grounds. The
work, which began in 1973, was headed by Jacob Chang. The church operates an eye and dental
clinic plus a nursery school. Music played a strong role during the church’s dedication service. The
present pastor, W. C. Leong (lower right, center), is surrounded by local and union conference offi-
cers who took part in the dedication November 20. Jacob Chang is standing to the pastor's right.
PACIFIC UNION RECORDER / MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1976
On Videotape
Church Service Taken to Homes
While many churches are
urging that a way be found to
eet religion “to the people,” the
Camarillo Church thanks to
modern technology is doing it.
With a videotape machine, they
plug their worship service right
into home TV sets.
Five men Elder Ed Kolb,
Merrill Gunn, Ray Stone, Da-
vid Vannix and Dennis Pyle
have been taping services for
four or five years and playing
them back in the home of per-
sons who request it. According
to the local newspaper, Advent-
ists are the first to have that
kind of community service.
Although the program is de-
sicned for the ill, elderly and
other shut-ins, Pastor L.onnie
Melashenko said anyone who
requests it can view the tapes.
For the hard of hearing, the
church also has cassette record-
ings of services.
Elder Kolb is the man who
“makes the program go.” He
has been involved since its in-
ception in 1971. For about four
Thousand Oaks Installs Window
leaded glass, and glass in cast
bronze. He is also a sculptor.
The window's value is empha-
sized by the fact that Darri-
carre has won awards in Ba-
yvonne, France, Southern Cali-
fornia and New York. His work
on the leaded stained glass
panel for the Protestant Cen-
ter at the 1964-65 New York
World's Fair also took first
prize in National Competition.
Construction superintendent
on the Thousand Oaks church
is Russell Taggert. Elder Rock-
ne Dahl is the pastor.
years aside from one interrup-
tion for construction of the new
church on I.as Posas Road -
Elder Kolb has taped services
and shown them to members
of the community.
The job involves a great deal
of his time because he does the
majority of the taping. IHow-
ever, he feels it is well worth
his effort for it makes people
feel they are part of the service.
JANUARY CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
2 Christian Leadership Sem-
nar (Glendale City
Church)
3 In-service Day for Teach-
ers (No School)
8 Elders and Officers Meet-
ing (White Memorial,
3-6 p.m.)
11 Conference Committee
14 & 15 Leadercraft Course
Senior S.S. Teachers
Institute
Health & Temperance
Secretaries Council
16 Bike-A-Thon
Senior S.S. Teachers In-
titute
Health & Temperance
Secretaries Council
17. Simi Hospital Board
18 Glendale Hospital Board
19 Workers’ Meeting
(White Memorial Youth
Chapel)
25 Presidents’ Council
26 Union Committee
27 White Memorial Hospital
Board
28-30 Medical-Ministerial
Retreat (Hotel del
Coronado)
Real Wants and Christmas
DURING CHRISTMAS, more than any time in the year,
we are urged to give in the “spirit of Christmas.” Doesnt your
heart long for an end to this tinsel, superficial and transitory
age so our Lord may come again?
As an important member of the family of God, | believe
you ought to be aware of some real and pressing needs of
this Conference right now:
® Funds to plan radio and television time in such a way
that a turn of the dial could always locate a Seventh-day
Adventist program.
® Funds to mail Signs to every interested name in our
files.
® A means to properly and quickly house every Ad-
ventist congregation now in rented facilities.
® Funds to provide an evangelistic effort in every church
and company in the spring and in the fall.
e A means to reduce the tuition in our schools so that
no Adventist child would be denied an education in Adventist
schools because of tuition.
® Funds to employ a full-time cooking school/health edu-
cation instructor.
“When the Lord sees His people restricting their imagi-
nary wants, practicing self-denial, not in a mournful, re-
gretful spirit, as Lot's wife left Sodom, but joyfully for Christ's
sake, then the work will go forward with power.”
6 Testimonies, 104
R. L. Walden, Treasurer