Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1958, Page 58

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58 Proceedings of the Forty-fifth Convention

faithful in Lutheran churches there. Others are in places where
we do not have any of our congregations. They were not faithful
at home. How are they going to establish churches away? And
three men are in —let’s not say.

Attendance averages about 50 per cent of the communicants
in and around Montrose. Communion attendance on the basis of
those who are not away is 6 times a year. Offerings are very
poor, though about 25 per cent is given for missions and education.

h its traditional — adults, all, coming early enough for Sunday
school.

We note an increased activity in missions on the part of the
Ladies’ Aid. This is a direct result of the formation of the field-
wide A-FLLMO, Alabama-Florida Lutheran Ladies Missionary
Organization, the adopted child of Miss Rosa J. Young, who for
years dreamed of such a society.

Montrose has one son at Immanuel Lutheran College, Greens-
boro, N. C., in the college department. We pray that he may become
the first minister furnished by this congregation after all these
years. — During the biennium we had two significant church wed-
dings, two of our girls (teachers in our set-up) marrying two Lu-
theran ministers, and we hope another will materialize.

A new subdivision is being developed in Montrose. New faces
will bring new opportunities. We hope to capitalize and improve
upon the situation and enter the open door. A. DomINnicK

Faith, Mobile, Ala.

Pastor: B. P. Jenkins Teachers: Mrs. L. S. Jenkins
Mrs. M. L. Diggs
Miss L. R. Jackson

Year organized 2-2-2222 1924
Baptized membership - 461
Communicants ..........- a 187
090) 1 -) a 40
Pupils in Christian day school _— 97
Pupils in Sunday school -......... a 120
Baptisms ..........--....----------- ae: 22
Confirmations . . 15
Communed 1,097
Total offerings, excluding tuition, ’57 . .- $5,274.45
Tuition and school fees _._...--------------------neeeeeeene 1,971.00

The undersigned was a layman in this congregation from 1941
until 1949. In September 1949 he resigned a civil service position
with the U.S. Air Force to enter Immanuel Lutheran College, to
prepare for the ministry after being out of school for eleven years.

In August 1954 he was ordained and installed as pastor of this
congregation. Just a month before, a second daughter congregation
was organized and a new mission started at Prichard, Ala., to whom
37 souls were transferred; 21 of them were very active communicant
members. Since that time we have received 57 souls through bap-
tism (2 adults included), 25 by confirmation and 2 by transfer.

Financially, we are self-supporting with the exception of our
Christian day school. We are subsidized by the Missionary Board
for $160 per month for our school. In the near future we hope to
be fully self-sustaining.

_ At the present we are faced with a removal and building pro-
gram. The city is expanding and has deemed it necessary to ac-