Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-08-06
DumdscuS
Community
Launches
New Church
By Marion Griffith
Clearwater 3-2682

The First Baptist Church of
Damascus was formally organ
lied Sunday at special services
held Sunday afternoon at the
Damascus High School. The
church, which has been oper-
ating for the past year as a mis-
sion of the Upper Seneca Bap-
fist Church and sharing its min
lister, has now achieved indie
pendent status. Its Constitution,
Articles and Covenants of Faith
were approved by the State Elk
aiming Council. The Rev. Roy
Gresham of the State Baptist
Association was the guest speak
er and the pastors of the
churches in the Seneca Baptist
Association were present and
participated in the service.
Officers of the newly organ.
lied church include the follow.
ing: Trustees, DR.. Gilcin Mead.
ors, James Hitch, Robert Mer.
rill, Walter E. Johnson and Sher.
wood Hackett; deacons, Lee Sell
ers, Sherwood Hackett, Kenneth
Allnutt, Donald Gale, Robert
Merrill, James Hitch, and DR..
Gilcin Meadors; Sunday School
Superintendent, Lee Sellers; SUI
perintendent of Training Union,
Mrs. James Hitch. Also the fol-
lowing committee chairmen:
Church clerk, Mrs. Kenneth
Howser; financial secretary,
Mrs. James Kautz; treasurer,
Mrs. Kenneth Allnutt; Training
Union director, Mrs. Lee Sell.
ers; music, DR.. Gilcin Meadors;
publicity, Mrs. Gertrude Hayes;
social, Mrs. Essie Earl; finance,
James Hitch; building and
grounds, Arthur c.. Jackson;
pulpit, James Kautz; missions,
James KautZ; membership, Mrs.
Verna L. Robbins; ordinances,
Sam Shipley; building planning,
James Hitch; forward program,
Donald Gale; recreation direc-
tor, Robert Merrill; ushers, Ken
meth Howser; historian, Miss
Ellen Howser; nominating, Ken
meth Allnutt, and choir director,
Mrs. Joseph Rice, jr.
The church has purchased Is
acres on Rt. 1OS just outside of
Damascus. Services for the time
being will continue to be held
at the Damascus High School.
Morning service Is at 9:45, fol-
lowed by Sunday School at IL.
Training Union for the young
people Is at I pm. and evening
service at 5. All are welcome.
Mrs. Emma Riggs was a din
ner guest Wednesday of Mrs.
Mollie Gladhill.
Mr.. and Mrs. King Smith and
Ginger were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mckenzie. They We're Joined in
the afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lew Myers and family of
Woodsboro.
Miss Zelda Bates of Indiana
and Miss Diana Leroy of North
Carolina have been assisting the
newly organized First Baptist
Church this past week in taking
a religious census. They were
dinner guests Sunday at the
Francis Scott Key of Mrs. Ger.
trude Hayes, Mrs. Verna Lee
Robbins and Miss Josephine
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Freien.
muth entertained at q surprise
party last week hOnOring their
daughter Susan's. fifteenth birth
day. Some 20 guests enjoyed the
lookout supper and general fun.
Damascans who attended the
25th annual reunion of the
Burke family Sunday at the
Kemptown Methodist Church
were Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Burke
and family, Mrs. Annie Burke,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Senseneyl
and family and Mrs. Albert Sen
seney. Mrs. Charles Senseney
was president of this years re-
union. In special observance of
their 25th anniversary pins were
presented to past presidents in
Guiding Luther Burke and Mrs.
a