Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1950, Page 45

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Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1950 45

The Pensacola area, where even the remodeled and enlarged
church continues to present problems during Sunday services.
The proper procedure would be to begin a church on the West
Side, where at least 25 communicants live and where there are
untold opportunities for both adults and children.

The Mobile area. Here the remodeled church ought to provide
adequate seating space for some time. Opportunities for improve-
ment remain good, and it but remains for the congregation to take
advantage of them. Chief lack is that of playground space for
the school children,

A new area is the Trinity Gardens section, where property has
been in possession of the Missionary Board since 1947. Lack of
workers has kept this important section from being opened. At
present there is approximately $1,400 left of the Missionary Board’s
allocation of funds for the development of this project. Field funds
totaling $400 are also available.

New areas are, every now and then, presenting themselves
for the worker’s time and attention. The most recent is Repton,
some 14 miles from Evergreen, where people desire a Bible school
and also a Sunday school to be established in their midst. This
work will be undertaken under Gulf Coast supervision without any
financial aid from the Missionary Board.

Mount Calvary, Maysville (Mobile), Ala.

Pastor: A. Dominick Baptized Membership: 179
Teachers: Ida Jackson Communicant Membership: 53
; Sallie Dominick

The Maysville congregation was started as a mission venture
under the pastor of the Mobile congregation (at that time, Wm. G.
Kennell). Together with the Rev. Wm. Schweppe, assisting in the
Mobile area at the. time, a canvass was made of this section in
the spring of 1941. Only one Lutheran family was found in the
neighborhood. Midweek services were held in rented halls, and
Sunday school was held each Sunday afternoon. For some time
this was all the attention which could be given the little group,
although in the meantime instruction classes helped the little group
to grow, until the time was ripe for organization.

It was in the year 1946 that Mount Calvary was organized as
a congregation. In the year 1947 the first resident pastor was called.
Pastor Dominick accepted the call, and since that time the work
has progressed beyond the most optimistic dreams. Pastor Dominick
has written the following report concerning the Maysville field:

“That the field of southwest Mobile is white unto harvest was
evidenced by the Baptism of five little children one week after
the installation of the first resident pastor. During the past three
years the congregation has grown from 32 souls to 179; from
25 communicants to 53.

“Rev. Wm. G. Kennell, superintendent of the Gulf Coast
churches and schools, realizing the need of Christian education,
already had an unassembled 4816 Army unit on the grounds when
the present pastor arrived. By schooltime this unit was set up, and
it has since served as a one-room day school. A section will be
used as the pastor’s study. Not one cent of the initial cost or
construction expenditures has been borne by the Missionary Board.