Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1950, Page 49

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Ev. Luth. Synodical Conference of North America. 1950 49,

“We have 10 communicants living in this area at the present
time. Most of these are willing actively to help in building a new
congregation. Our. one big need is money. Our first unit — the
school — will completely wipe out our building fund of $1,740.
Funds for a chapel must be on hand no later than a year after we
begin actively working the field.

“Other sections of Mobile also need developing. We ought to
go back into the southeast section we had to vacate. The Magazine
Point area ought to be looked into. Prichard has a large colored
population. All these sections, however, are waiting for the day
when Trinity Gardens will be off the waiting list.

“Our attention has also been called to three or four Lutheran
families living about 30 miles north of Mobile in Calvert and
Mount Vernon, Ala. An attempt will be made in the near future
to gather them together for services. If this venture proves suc-
cessful, it will be joined eventually to the Trinity Gardens parish,
served by another man.

“Our work at the City and Marine Hospitals (Pastor Domi-
nick), and that done at the Convalescent Home for Crippled Chil-
dren (Pastor Jones), often puts us into contact with leads in the
Calvert-Mount Vernon area. It is hoped that this beginning will
develop into another new circuit of missions.”

Atmore-Freemanville-Brewton-Evergreen Circuit

Pastor: H. Buls Atmore Baptized Membership: 132
Freemanville Teacher: Idonia Dale Communicant Membership: 36

The mother congregation in this area is Ebenezer, Atmore,
organized in the twenties. The congregation owns a fine piece of
ground and worships in a building which once was used as a public
school. Work in the Atmore area is difficult. Lack of a resident
pastor, no doubt, increases the difficulty of the work. Better, too,
would be a pastor of the colored race. Another difficulty concerns
the people themselves. Most of the members of the Atmore congre-
gation are from another section of Alabama and seem to form
a group rather than mingle freely with other people of the com-
munity. The former Executive Secretary was of the decided
opinion that the Atmore congregation had no future. Only the
opinion of the former superintendent gave the station another
opportunity to prove itself. Since that time conditions have not
improved. It was found necessary to discontinue the day school,
and the future of this congregation must hang in the balance.

The Freemanville congregation (Our Savior) is made up of
a few members of the Atmore congregation and also a few converts.
Prospects for the growth of this rural station appear rather good,
although the group has not yet been formally organized as a con-
gregation. Their worship is in a 16x48 Army house. It has a day
school, which is of help to the future congregation.

The Brewton and Evergreen areas must continue to be mission
projects for the future. These are areas where one must wait
patiently for developments. Here the Lutheran Church was un-
known even as to name. We expect the work to be difficult and
results to be slow. But we are convinced that we are serving
a worth-while purpose in rendering this service. We can but do
our best in testifying to the truth, awaiting such results as the
Lord of the Church desires to give.