The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
CHURCH TO PLAN.
 FOR EXPANSION
Sixty-seventh Street Methodist To Take Advantage Of In-
 creased Field For Labor

With the erection of many new homes during the past eighteen months within a radius of five blocks of the Sixty seventh street Methodist church, Rev. J. NJ. Wigley, pastor, is making active plans to greet the opportunity which is knocking at his door.
 Until recently the church had only limited field in which to work, being located beween he larger churches of Woodlawn and East Lake. The new homes have created almost unlimited opportunity for the church, and Mir. Wigley means to make the most of it, he says
 In order to meet the growing demands and to do things right he has secured the services Rev. Otis Kirby, a senior at Biraningham-Southe college, as assistant to the pastor. MT. Kirby, who has proved himself an excellent musician, has been placed in charge of the musical program of the church. He teaches the young peoples classes in the Sunday school and acts as presi- dent of the Epworth league. Under his direction all of these departments are said to be increasing rapidly.
 During the coming church year, the pastor, with the aid of his congregation, has planned eight projects which they intend carrying out. They are:
 Increase for ministerial support of $3330 over last year, not including Mir. Kirby's salary.
 Assuming of a missionary special by the Sunday school.
 Organization of the cradle roll under the supervision of Mrs. J. F. Martin, veteran worker in this field.
 rf Vrry, .A ov.vr society under the leadership of Mrs. F. J. King.
 Arrangement for supervised athletic and recreational features. A Boy Scout troop is now in working order, and a basketball team is entered in the Ep- worth League union.
 The different committees of the church are organized under the direc- tion of that splendid lay leader, W. N. Whitfield, and quarterly services by the laymen are already planned for.
 The Mems Brotherhood class under J. C. Statham as president; B. D. Gam mage, secretary, and J. c. Arthur, teacher is doing tha best work in it's history.
 Recently the church has put the Alabama Christian Advocate in all the homes-121 copies in all go to the membership each week.
 Aid Is Pledged
 Officers of the church for the coming year, who have pledged themselves to aid in making the Sixty-seventh street Methodist church, one of the best in the city, are as follows:
 Board of Stewards-Ernest Beck ham, president; Mrs. Alta s. Brown, secretary and treasurer w. N. Whit field, J. o. Borough, Louis Robinson, J. N. Jerry, H. T. Brooks, J. H. F. Mosley, B. D. Gommage, Howard Aver son, and J. C. Statham.
 Trustees-G. NJ. Armstrong, Robt. Wear, F. M. Harper, J. o. Borough, C. R. Mccain, s. A. Brown, and j. K. Holmes.
 Local Preachers-Otis E. Kirby, Louis Robinson and R. E. Crump.
 President Epworth League = Otis E. Kirby; president Missionary society, Mrs. W. A. Sawyer; $. s. superin- tendent. J. A. Harper; centenary treas urer, Miss Mollie Cousins; collector Church Education, Mrs. Alta s. Brown; chairman of committees; Evangelistic, J. c. Arthur; social, Mrs. T. P. King missionary, Mrs. B. D. Gommage.
 The church now has a membership of 342 and, is setting tfor the goal this year 100 new members this year."