Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-18
Pastors Shifted
ByMethodists
In Area
Church Membership
In Virginia Reaches
Record 300, 900
By Cospor Nonnes
Stug Sfdff Covvesnondent


Stur Staff Correspondent
RICHMOND, June 18.-The
Virginia Methodist Annual Con-
ference announced pastor ap-
pointments for the coming year
at the concluding session yester-
day Of its yearly meeting.
Methodist Bishop Paul N. Gar
Der of the Richmond area an
nounced the appointments to
1900 delegates representing more
than 100000 Methodists in i.184
churches throughout the State.
The 100000 figure. 1t was an
nounced. means that Methodist
membership in Virginia has
reached a record high. It repre-
sentS a gain Of over 1000 mem
bers since last year.
One of the new appointments
will be at Trinity Methodist
Church, Alexandria, where DR..
John H. Davidson has been
pastor the last two years.
He will go to Centenary
Church, Lynchburg, Va. He
will be succeeded by DR.. John
H. Blakemore. who served Trim
ity Church at the time it moved
from downtown Alexandria to its
present site on Cameron Mills
road. DR.. Blakemore comes here
from his present charge at First
Methodist Church, Hampton, Va.
Pastor to Hampton.
DR.. c. Fred Williams will leave
Clarendon Church, Arlington, Va.
after eight years to go to the
First Methodist Church. Hamp-
ton. He will be succeeded by DR..
j. L. Robertson, pastor Of the
Highland Park Church, Rich
mond. The Rev. James M. John,
a recent graduate of the Gambler
School Of Religion, Emory Uni
versity, has been appointed as
sociate minister of Clarendon
Church.
Calvary Methodist Church, Ar
lington. will have the Rev. Carl
w. Haley. pastor of Belmont
Church, Roanoke, Va, as its
new pastor. He succeeds DR.. H.
P. Clarke. who is retiring at
this conference after serving the
church the past two years.
Another Roanoke minister
the Rev. Claude F. Moseley. will
leave Trinity Church in the
down-State city to go to Cen
trail Church, Arlington, where
he succeeds the Rev. John L.
Kibbler. The latter goes to Rocky.
Mount tVaD Church after serv-
ing eight years in Arlington.
More Changes Listed.
Other changes in the district
are the Rev. Walter s. Green,
to Bruen Chapel, Merrifield,
from Danville: the Rev. Harry
T. Broome to Vienna Church
from Norfolk. Va; the Rev. Cliff
ford East to Wesley Church.
Alexandria, from Farmville.
The Rev. George G. Henley,
associate pastor of the Washing
ton Street Church, Alexandria,
has been assigned to the Wallace
Memorial Church in the newly
created peninsula district.
He will be succeeded as as
sociate pastor at the Alexandria
Church by the Rev. John H.
Coffey. recent graduate Of
Duke University Divinity School.
DR.. John H. Pearson has been
reappointed for his fifth suces-
sive year as superintendent OF
the Alexandria district. The dis
trict has $4,000 members in SO
churches. DR.. Pearson came to
his present post from Client
Methodist Church. Norfolk. Va.
The Rev. r. F. Wrenn also
has been reappointed minister
Of the Church Extension Parish
for the District.
Appointments for the following
districts were announced:
Alexandria.
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Meade: Mount Vernon. William W.
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John III Coffey, associate pastor; Wesley.
Cliiford I. East jF.;. Andrew Chapel,
P Psa4a. LG g. arGveF T H1eS deoaes
Lawton.
waiter nf sSnsle a. associate pastor: z5lipS-
ton Forest: 9; D cCtfey; cslvaryi S C. w.
G. c shearer: Clarendon. J: I. Robertson
and James N; John; associate pastor;
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estviiie. @. T Golfer: FredsricksburS.
J. w Smith, jr.; Hamilton. E. 8. Fillmore:
Herndon, Albert J. schrader: Hills6oro'
Harry L. Kidd. IT,: Leesburg, g. Q. oliver;
Manassas. Grace. 1; 9. Morszfelt; york ,tH
shire. Cecil Hobbs: Mclean. P q: Martin;
Hi: Nokesviile. Emerald Dixon; Oakton.
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Z '. Johnston; Springfield, George W:
Harrison: Stafford J. D. Robsrtsc Hn
James &. Duley: Vienna, Harry T. Broome:
Warrenton. John Teter: pastor, Church
Extension Parish, 2 E WTen9n; chap
lain, Veterans Administration, L. E. Har-
rell: executive vice president, American
Friends Of the Middle East. Inc. Garland