Show r r. r j- j 9 i y tx t- t r rA x 1 i. i r A lr 1 Mr f I N r a r r L s' s I 4 rt- rt CHURCH MEET The first Biennial Regional meeting of the Amer American can Baptist Baptist Baptist Bap Bap- Churches of the Northwest Northwest Northwest North North- west was held March 28 26 at the First Baptist Church of Boise with the convention banquet held at the First Christian Church AMONG THE many leaders were the Rev Dr Rogert Fredrickson Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Sioux Falls S. S D D. D and president of the American Baptist Convention Convention Convention Conven Conven- tion and Dr W. W A. A Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son negro Pastor of the Greater St St. John Baptist Church in Chicago Ill Attending a regional meeting of the American Baptist Churches in Boise Idaho recently were front I to r The Rev and Mrs Frank R. R Brougher Mr I and Mrs Archie F F. F Martin Back Mr and Mrs Marvin Magnuson All are from Bountiful Delegates and visitors from church congregations affiliated ed with the ABC in m Alaska Idaho Montana Utah and Washington attended the three- three day sessions Six members of the First Baptist Church of Bountiful made the trip Attending along with Pastor and Mrs Brougher were Marvin Marv Marv- in Magnuson Moderator M Mary Magnuson president preside t of the Women's Society Archie Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin church treasurer and Rena Martin chairman of the board of Christian Education THE PASTOR reported It was a helpful and inspiring experience I was glad th that t six of us could attend although al although although al- al though Charles Culp Gulp an elected elected elected elect elect- ed delegate couldn't attend with his wife Louise as planned planned planned plan plan- ned because of illness The theme of oC the sessions was Ministers All This emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- the doctrine of the Priesthood of All Believers which stresses that all believers believers believers be be- lievers in Jesus Christ are called of Him to be ministers not just the clergy All who commit themselves and their lives to Christ and the Christian Christian Christian Chris Chris- tian Way are called by God to ministers as Christ ministered ministered ministered minis minis- explained Mr Brough Brough- er WITH THE absence of the Pastor on Sunday March 28 Mr Arthur Childs foreman Aircraft with United Airlines at the Salt Lake City Airport brought the sermon at the workshop workshop workshop work work- shop hour Mr Childs spoke on the subject Christianity As AsA AsA AsA A Lay Movement with I Peter 51 4 as his Bible les les- les- les son Also helping in the service was Jerry Panko a Spanish teacher and chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Church Diacon- Diacon ate Board |