The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, November 12, 1970, Image 22

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m P3T.!^ - ixiii tit N Po-aa t£ e. First Assembly Of God History The First Assembly of God Church started having services in the store building owned by Mr. M. A. Jones on Drayton Street in the fall of 1952. In the spring of 1953, the church moved to the Youth Center. In 1954 the lot at 613 Glenn Street was purchased. A small pre-fab building was put there. Then in 1960 a cement block building was built. The building they have now was begun in 1969. The Assembly has an average of about 80 in Sunday School attendance now. The Rev. C. W. Clinton is the present pastor, also he was the one who or ganized the church and pastor-' ed it until 1957. He has been in Newberry, this time, _ince 1966. Other pastors have been: Rev. E. C. Rikard, Rev. Earl Wilson, Rev. Mrs. Lois Ross, Rev. A. M. Howze and Rev. J. A. Davis. A trim white Corinthlan-style edifice with four columns across the front, Bush River Baptist church dates back to 1771. The original sanctuary measured 40 by 40 feet, with a slave gallery above, and the front and back were reversed. The building has been remod eled five times, the columns and wings being added in 1917. Known for a period as ‘Cole's •s : Meeting House* (for an early pastor who served for 35 years) the church began to keep a re cord of its proceedings in 1792. These records are still in exis tence. Displayed in a rear room of the church is a silver com munion service, dated 1888. The old cemetery is located next to the church yard. The par sonage across the road was built in 1900. Summer Memorial Methodist Was Founded In 1910 Summer Memorial Lutheran Church came into existence on Sunday, July 24, 1910, with the temporary name of Molohon Lutheran Church. The Rev. P. E. Shealy, the mission deve loper called a meeting after the worship service on said Sunday and the church was organized with 26 charter members. Pas tor Shealy became their first pastor. Application was made on Oct ober 23, 1910 for membership into the Ev. Synod of South Carolina. At the time there were 40 confirmed members. The name Summer Memorial Ev. Lutheran Church had been cho sen. The first church building, a white frame building, was er- rected in 19U with funds given by C. E., J. H., and G. W. Sum mer in memory of their par ents, George W. and Martha D. Summer. The church was remoldled in 1939, adding two towers and several feet to the front of the building. By the late 40’s or early 50’s it be came evident that a new and larger building with more Sun day Church School room was needed. So in 1952 a brick church with Sunday Church School rooms in the basement was built. By the end of 1953 the church building was dedicat ed debt free. In 1966 the need for more Sunday Church School space was seen. Land next to the church was purchased for future expansion and a building fund for a new educational build ing started. > . Between the years 1910 and 1957 Summer Memorial was a part of a multi-church parish. There were three different churches in the parish at one time or the other during these years. Summer Memorial and Mayer Memorial 1910-1929;Co rinth Lutheran Church,. Saluda joined the parish from 1930- 1937 (?). Synod minutes show that these churches were serv ed by the same minister dur ing the years mentioned. Then in 1937 (?) the Kendell Parish, comprised of Summer Me morial and Bethany Lutheran Churches, was formed. This union lasted until 1957 when the parish was disolved and Sum mer Memorial took on the task of supporting their own pastor. Summer Memorial purchased Bethany’s share of the parson age for their use. Two sons of Summer Me morial, George Bennet Shealy and Alvin Fulmer, have en tered the ministry of the Lu theran Church. Summer Memorial has been served by 15 pastors during its 60 years of ministry to the people of the Molohon (New berry) community. Rev. P. E. Shealy (developer), 1910-1911; Rev. J. B. Harmon, 1911-1912; Rev. E. C. Witt, 1912-1913; Rev. W. J. Roof, 1913-1914;Rev. A. T. Bowers, 1914-1915; Rev. S. P. Koon, 1915-1916; Rev. W. T. Dut ton, 1917-1927; Rev. W. D. Wise, 1929-1936; Rev. J. B. Harmon, 1936-1945; Rev. H.J.C. Lindler, 1948-1954; Rev. G. B. Corley, 1955-1960; Rev. A. K. Hewitt, Jr., 1960-1965; Rev. E; T. Burns, 1966-1968; Rev. J. P. Evans, Jr., 1968-. The City of Newberry Extends A Warm Welcome To Our Many Visitors During Newberry County Tricentennial Week 1670 1970 1670 YW 1970 NEWS-SUN-CITIZEN — TRICENTENNIAL EDITION Newberry County, S. C., November 12, 1970 «NI 1«! \» * I • ^ * I • ' *■ V SOUTH CAROLINA TRICENTENNIAL November 8th-15th 1970 m *■ HHTO»T IWDUtllT HO®' R R'* WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO OUR CITY AND THAT VISITORS AND COUNTY RESI DENTS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE O THE MANY TOURS AND SPECIAL EVENTS! NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMENS WEEK is proclaimed by Mayor Boyce A. Whitmire left, to be October 18-24, and sponsored in Hendersonville by the Business and Professional Women’s Club of which Mrs. Lula Mae Briggs, right, is president, and also serves as N.C. State Civic Participation chairman. - -Times-News photo.