Bethlen Naptár, 1984 (Ligonier)
Kálvin Egyházkerület
102 BETHLEN NAPTÁR SPRINGDALE, PA Lelkipásztor: Kovács Imre Chief-Elder: Elmer Charles. 1982-83 was again a blessed and prosperous year for our congregation. Praise the Lord! The average attendance at the Hungarian services is 12, at the English services 30. The congregation is giving more than 15% to Benevolences, and the Lord repays. The average contribution per member is $300. There is a prayer circle after most morning services where we praise the Lord, present our petitions to Him, and obey Him in praying in tongues (I. Corinthians 14:2). The Ladies Aid Society hosted the Women’s 27th Annual Spring Conference of the Hungarian Reformed Churches of Western Pennsylvania on May 15, 1983. The main speaker was the Rev. Dr. Eva M. Fábián, Dean of Central Classis, who spoke on the subject: “Biblical and Theological Themes in the Woman-Question.” She was most eloquent and persuasive, and was very well received. The congregation hosted the Community Lenten Service and the World Day of Prayer Service. Elmer Charles, the Chief-Elder of our congregation is retiring in 1984 as National President of the William Penn Association, after 20 years of faithful and fruitful service. We thank God for his loyalty to the cause of Hungarian fraternalism, and ask God’s richest blessings upon his years of well deserved retirement. In 1984 the congregation will celebrate its 70th anniversary. The Christian Ministries International, P. 0. Box 91, Portage, Indiana 46368, which is sharing the Good News of Salvation in Jesus Christ through radio-broadcasts, cassettes and literature to Hungary, is supported by voluntary, individual donations from the members offered in the donation envelopes. The average support is $100 a month. A part of the congregation in Springdale, Pa.
