Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-20
News of the Churches

The Caithersburg Area Cler-
gyrnen have come up with some
interesting statistics about the
religious preferences of families
from their part of the county.
With the aid of $50 volunteers
from Is area churches, a census
was taken on a recent Sunday
afternoon. and tremendous CO.
operation was shown by the
residents according to the Rev.
B. Frank Foster, Of the First
Baptist Church of Gaithersburg,
who was in charge Of publicity.
More than 5000 dwelling units
were visited, representing APP
proximately 1000 persons in
the Gaithersburg area.
The Methodist denomination
outranked all other religious
denominations, with 1,459 fam
lilies specifying its preference.
Roman Catholicism ranked
second place in preference, with
474 families stating its choice.
Close to the Catholic preference
was choice for the Baptist de.
nomination, with 433 families
preferring its denomination.
Other results include the fol
lowing: Presbyterian, 1870 fam
lilies; no preference, 1872 fam
lies: Lutherans. III; Church OF
the Brethren, SO families.
Church of God, 80 families;
Pentecostal, 81; Seventh-Day
Adventist, 30; Mennonite, ~;
Jehovah's Witnesses, Is; Assem-
bly, Of God, IL; Nazarene, 10;
Unitarians, 9; Evangelical
United Brethren, 8; Reformed,
Z; Holiness, z; Church of Christ,
! 7; Christian, 4; Buddhist, /; ard
Hindu, /.
Forfy-nine families declined to
give information.
Churches participating in the
canvassing include the follow
ing: Washington Grove Meth
odIst; Hunting Hill Methodist,
/. Rockville: Brooke Grove Meth
odist, Laytonsville; st. Lukes
: Lutheran, Redland; Flower Hill
Church of the Brethren, Red.
land; Clarksburg Methodist;
Germantown Methodist; Clarks-
burg Baptist; and the Church OF
the Nazarene, Epworth Meth
slodist, Grace Methodist, First
Baptist, st. Martins Catholic,
Poplar Grove Baptist, and As
.scension Episcopal Church, all Of
Gaithersburg.
L The Lutheran Church Of thu
Gross Of Rockville win hold Ia
first confirmation rites on Pen
.hecOst Sunday, tomorrow, ut tn
n am. worship service. victo
s'MoFnbostel, 14.year.old son o
ssaAAr. and Mrs. Victor Hornbostel
'0f coo Marcia In, Rockville, will
be- the first confirnand of tn
church. Following two years O
rigid instruction, he win be n
ceived No q commandment mem
lber into the Lutheran Churcl
lby profession Of faith.
A Music Conference, open t
the public. will be sponsored b,
the Gaithersburg Mennonit
Church, Mills I'd, tonight q
7:3O and tomorrow at 2 pm
and z pm.
Leaders of the sessions Wi
be Martin z. Ressler, of Lar
caster, Pa, and Russell ]. Baei
Steelton, Pa. Moderator will b
the Rev. Glen Sell, pastor of tn
church.
Topics for tonight's sessio
"a n c u d e "Practicing Ne,
Hymns" and youth Servin
s.the Church Through Singing
4 The 2 pm. program tomorro,
Twill cover '.Basic Principles q
Song Leadership" and my Par
in Making Our Singing Nor
Worshipful."
A song service with sele,
.tions from the audience wi
start Sunday evenings program
ssat Z pm, and a discussion wi
be held on 'The Singer Benin
slthe Song"
The menu for tonights SUI
per at the Ashton Methods
Church sounds good. Turke
land ham dinner with home.mad
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