# Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1954_S131
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Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America, 1954 181

years all school subsidy should be eliminated, and Faith Church
and School should be self-sustaining,

Faith Congregation is getting ready to establish its second
daughter congregation, Trinity Mission, of Trinity Gardens area,
Prichard, Ala. This mission should be in full operation by con-
vention time. A new church-school building, of present-day design,
built with funds secured from the Church Extension Fund through
the Missionary Board, will be dedicated by early summer. The
pastor and some of the members of Faith Congregation served as
contractor and builders. The property, valued at $20,000, cost just
half that amount to erect. Prospects for growth in this new area
are excellent. With about 15 communicants, to be transferred by
Faith Congregation, this new mission venture will soon be making
its own history. By the time the Synodical Conference will be in
session, the new church at Trinity Gardens should .be dedicated.

Wo. H. Jones
Jehovah, Pensacola, Fla.
Pastor: R. A. Eggert Teachers: Miss Lillie M. Hall
Mrs. G, M. Irby

crease its share toward the pastor’s salary. This amount has been
increased over this five-year period from $65 to $100 at the present.

At the close of 1952, the Rev. Wm. G. Kennell, pastor of Jehovah
Congregation for many years, accepted a call into the Southern
District. After several attempts, the congregation finally received

tunities seem good, however, and it is our prayer that Pensacola

St. Matthew, Oakfield, Fla.
Pastor: R. A. Eggert Teacher: Miss Mary Lee Bodley
The gain in souls through the past five years was eleven. In-

Now it has been increased to $10.00 per month,

e€ population of this locality is limited, and therefore one
must look for a small, steady growth, rather than for a sudden,
rapid development. This small congregation is served in the after-
noon and on Tuesday nights by the pastor who serves Pensacola.

R. A. Eccert
Bethlehem, Holy Ark, Ala.

Pastor: C. L. Graeber Teacher: Miss Julia McBride

Bethlehem, strictly a rural congregation, is sixteen miles from
the nearest town. While growth has been hampered by the migra~
tion of the young people to towns and cities in the North, we are
still using the means the Lord has left with us, the Word and the
Sacraments. For some time we have tried to build up our com-