Grace Down Through the Years: 75th Anniversary  

Grace Down Through the Years: A Glimpse of the Life and Times of Grace United Church of Christ, Culver, Indiana, on the Occasion of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary, October, 1960

was prepared and edited by Mrs. D. H. Smith, Edna Stahl and Osie Stahl.

Grace Church to Observe 75th Anniversary

Former Pastors To Participate

Seven former pastors together with prominent laymen will join Rev. Harold W. Hohman in a series of services marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of Grance United Church of Christ here during the week of Oct. 2-8

Returning to participate in the servises will be

Rev. C. J. Lang. New Middletown, Ohio
Rev. Harvey E Harsh, Danville, Ill.
Rev. Otto Zechiel, Dover, Ohio
Rev. R. A. Worthman. Millerburg
Rev. Dr. Hardigg Sexton, director of the Sesquicentennial Chapel, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Rev. Victor Weidler, Waverly, Ohio. Dr. Meredith Sprunger, chairman, Dept of Philosophy Indiana Techical College, Ft. Wayne

William MacQUillan, Culver; and Deane E. Walker, Plymouth.

"Two Feasts in the Shadow of the Cross", will be the sermom topic of Rev. C. J. Lang for the morning worship service next Sunday at 10:30. Rev. Lang who served as pastor from 1926-1931, will be assisteby by Rev. R. Worthman, 1959 interim pastor, and Rev. Hohman. In addition to observing Work Communion Sunday, some thirty 50- year members of Grace Church will be honored.


Included among hose who have been members for 50 years or more are: Charles Asper; Mr. and Mrs Perchis Blanchard; Ada Duddleson; Tressa Duddleson; Edna Garn; Clara Gottschalk; Lulu Henderson; Elsie Long; Rex Mawhorter; Della May; Elma Menser; Josephine Miller; Mrs. and Mrs. Arthur Morris; AUgusta Newman; John Newman; Clara Stahhl; Flora SMith; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Romig; Ethel Zechiel; Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Zecheil, Mr. and Mrs. WIllard Secheil and Rollen Hawk

Recognition of laymen and ministers will feature the evening service set for 7:30 next Sunday evening. Rev. Jarvey HArsh, pastor of St. John's United CHurch of Christ at Daville, Ill., will have as his topic "Grace Church Yesterday, Today and Tommorrow". Reverend Harsh, who became pastor of Grace CHurch in 1932 and served for 10 years here will be assisted by WIlliam MacQuillian, who has filled the pulpit on many occasions.

"The CHurch its Organizations and the Community" will be the theme of a Wednesday evening banquet to be held in Fellowship Hall of the Culver Methodist Church. Don Hand, will be toastmaster fo the program which will feature a talk by D. Hardigg Secton, former interim pastor and Acedemy chaplain. Ministers of community churches have been invited to participate in the program as guests of the Grace Church.

Family Day will be observed at the morning worsohip sevice at 10'oclock Sunday morning Oct. 9 "An Extra-Ordinary Occasion for Thanksgiving" will be the sermon topic of Rev. Weifler, and "Building for Tommorrow" has been selected by Dr. Meredith Sprunger. Rev. Weilder was pastor of Grace church, 1942-49; and Dr. Sprunger, 1950-59.
Dean Walker, former lay leader will assist in the service.

"Greeting Ou Neighbors" will feature the Open House Tea to be held at the church at 4 p.m. SUnday Oct. 9 Special music will be presented by the Grace CHurch Choir under the direction of Mrs. Robert Rust at each of the worship services. Margaret Swanson is organist.

"Down Through the Years", a historical sketch of the Culver Church, has been prepared and edited by Mrs. D. H. SMith, Edna Stahl and Osie Stahl.

Other members of the Anniversary committee are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rust; Mr. and Mrs. Don Hand; Mrs. W. C. Craft; Mrs. Homer Kemple; Mrs. Della May; Harold Hatten, Mrs. Edward Easterday and Al Teach