The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1944-04-13
kenneWiCk II
meihodisis Hold
Spring Conference

funQ started TO Duy
pipe organ; church
shows substantial gain
Officers and leaders of the local
Methodist church met Monday
night for their spring business
conference which serves as the
annual meeting of the church. DR..
Fred L. Petersen of Walla Walla,
district superintendent, was pres
ent and presided.
During the session numerous
departmental reports were pre-
scented and plans We're adopted for
the activities and goals during the
year ahead which opens June l..
In commenting upon several of the
reports, the superintendent high
ly commended the progress of the
local group and stated repeatedly
that in several gains the Kenne-
wick church would lead the dis
trict of over so churches.
The following leaders presented
reports: Nomination of officers,
trustees, stewards and committees,
j. B. Coan; treasurer's reports,
Mrs. T. w. Payne; treasurer mis-
sions and benevolence. Mrs. A. W..
Campbell; budget for the new year,
j. r. Ayers; church school, Gill
bert Clodfelter; woman's society,
Mrs. j. r. Ayers; trustees report,
Vane r. Wilder; policy and pro-
gram, J.. B. Coan; lay leaders re-
port, Arthur w. Campbell; mis-
sionary and benevolence budget,
J. B. Coan; parish visitation and
assistance, Miss Jennie Hannah
and Mrs. c. V. WATERSHED: men,
bership gains and pastors report,
~. ~ Coan.
Membership Gain
The pastor reported a net gain
in membership for the present year
to date of 70. The treasurer's re-
ports revealed very substantial
gains over any precious years. The
church school report shows an
average gain in all phases of about
SO percent. The woman's So
ciety reports l18 members and the
church school $50, including nurs-
cry and home department. a very
active youth and children's pro-
gram has been carried on during
the year.
In addition to the old debt of
sbout $4,000 being iquidated this
year the congregation spent, to
date, over $1,000 for property linz
provements, repairs and added
facilities. The church has given
20 missionary and benevolent work
outside the parish $500 this year.
-...-.. .s.. New Officers ~
Officers and committee chair
men elected for the year AHEAD in
cluded: .Lay Leader and state
conference delegate, Arthur w.
Campbll; alternate, Vane r. Wild
er; chairman trustees, Carl c..
Williams, vice, J. r. Ayers; chair
man, board of stewards, j. r.
Ayers, vice, A. w. Campbell: COM
munion stewards, Mrs. T. W..
Payne and Mrs. George Purdy;
financial secretary, Mrs. T. w.
Payne; treasurer for all general
funds, Claude v. Wintersheid;
church secretary, Mrs. c. F. Wink
enwerder; church school superin-
tendent, Mrs. c. v. Wintersheid;
assistant, Arthur Campbell; church
librarian, Mrs. Helen Partee; his
torian, Mrs. /. N. Mueller; Gus
todian. legal papers, Mark NJ.
Moulton. -
-Chairmen: Membership and
Evangelism, George Hodgson; fl
nance, j. r. Ayers; missions and
benevolence, Mrs. Gus George;
ADULTS, Vane Wilder: pastoral re-
lations, j. r. Ayers; our men in
service, Floyd Hutchins; board Of
education, Mrs. c. ". WATERSHED;
temperance, Victor Rogers; par
sonage, Mrs. Bob Simmelink; ush-
ers, Gilbert Clodfelter; buildings
and grounds, Herman Campbell;
choir leadership, the pastor: choir
robe fund, Mrs. Vane Wilder; pipe
organ fund, Carl G. Williams;
policy and program, the pastor;
cnurcn nursery, MIS-. nOSer JoHeS,
flowers, the society circles.
Start Organ Fund
On Easter Sunday the church
reports the largest congregation
in years which filled the sane
tuary to capacity. The Rev. John
B. Coan, pastor, announced a
surprise Easter gift and pledges by
the members of the choir of $500
towards a new pipe organ fund.
Following this he announced two
additional pledges of $500 each
from individuals of the congre-
CATION to match the challenge of
the choir. ~
Several additional gifts and
pledges were received, without any
special solicitation, bringing the
pipe organ fund total of gifts
and pledges of $1,000. The goal
set for the pipe organ is $4,000:
$40 in pledges also came toward
purchase of 80 new choir robes.
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