Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1958, Page 56

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56 Proceedings of the Forty-fifth Convention

Congregational Reports
Mount Calvary, Maysville (Mobile), Ala.

Pastor: A. Dominick Teachers: Mrs. Sally Dominick
Mrs. Geneice Herzfeld
Mrs. Lonnie Prewitt

Year organized _ 1946
Baptized membership, end of ’57 __ 392
Communicants, end of ’57 __..___ 115
Voters, end of ’57 31
Pupils in Christian day school, ’5 119 + 74 in kindergarten
Pupils in Sunday school, ’57 ____. 145
Baptisms 2 48 children, 1 adult
Confirmations ._. —- 9 children, 6 adults
Communed 718
Midweek Bible instruction average
attendance ow 29
Total offerings, excluding tuition,
for 757 $3,963.97
Disbursed for missions and
education for ’57 995.56

During the past two years 102 were baptized and 28 confirmed.
Practically all baptized came from the kindergarten and the day
school. Twenty confirmed were from the day school. At present
14 children —7 boys and 7 girls, who finished the seventh grade
in our day school —are at the Academy in Selma, Ala. — one in
the senior class. We are hoping that the pay-off will come in
gaining workers for the Kingdom.

The baptized list is being worked on, and by the end of the
year this number will be smaller, as non-Lutherans who give their
children to the church in several instances take them out of the
church when they are no longer enrolled in the school, move to
other parts, or simply take the children into their churches. That’s
just one of those things that we must endure. ‘

A breakdown of adults received into membership shows that
5 of the 8 gained were won because of the children in the day
school; one had attended a Lutheran school many years ago, in the
twenties, up-state; one was simply away from his church home
for years and decided to join our church; and the other, the sheep
of another pasture that was not stolen, but elected to jump over
the fence with the full knowledge of the shepherd.

Computing the Communion attendance on the basis of mem-
bers in the city and the surrounding area, 90 in number, each mem-
ber communed an average of 8 times.

We are happy to report that, as in the past, the children who
attend Sunday school remain for the services.

Though contributions for missions and education are 25 per
cent of the total, nevertheless offerings are pitifully small consider-
ing the potential. We pray and will work to improve this situation.

The congregation decided not to wait any longer to build. (We
were trying to purchase a piece of property across the street.) As
the children say, “Weight (wait) broke the bridge down.” By God’s
grace, when this is published, we will have dedicated a new-church.
We did not have enough money, that is, we could not borrow
enough for a school unit also. Likely we would not have been
able to pay back either. That can come later, if the Lord will.