Synodical Conference Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1958, Page 59

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- Lutheran Synodical Conference, 1958 59

quire our property for the sum of $36,700. The Lord has guided
us to a choice location on one of the main thoroughfares into the
city, in a newly developed and fast-growing community. On this
site there will be ample space for an adequate playground and
parking. It cost us the premium price of $25,000. Due to financial
circumstances we are forced to renovate an old dwelling house for
school use. However, there will be ample space for three class-
rooms and two rooms for other uses. To save labor cost, the
renovation is being done by the men of the congregation. By the
time Synodical Conference convenes our new church will, we hope,
be under construction. Through the Missionary Board a loan has
been arranged. We are very grateful to the Board and offer our
praise and thanks to God for blessing us with such an organizatior
as the Missionary Board of the Lutheran Synodical Conference.
B. P. JENKINS
Trinity, Prichard (Mobile), Ala.
Pastor: T. Glammeyer Teachers: Mrs. Iola McBride
Miss Celestine Dumas
Miss Martha Grigsby
Mrs. Naomi Wilks —

Year organized nae eene einen e enettencetties 1954

Baptized souls -_..... 277
Net gain, biennium 182
Communicants __........ _ 54
Net gain, biennium . 14
A 0) 6 =) 5a _ 8
Christian day school enrollment -- 176
Sunday school enrollment _......... - 258
. Baptized during biennium .... — 167
Confirmed during biennium _.......-------------------- 14
Communions, average, °57 ~_-.----2----------2---—-- ane 6.6
Total offerings, excluding tuition, ’56 —.—----------- $3,507.65
Total offerings, excluding tuition, ’57 —..----—----—----- 5,008.31

We are continuing in steady growth in souls by Baptism, which
we hope will be our future strength. Our school and Sunday school
are both filled to capacity.

Our Sunday school offerings for 1957 were a little over $1,100.
This was more than one half of our regular church envelope offer-
ings. We give one half of our Sunday school offerings to foreign
missions.

We have bought a public address system for our church and
play chimes on Saturday evenings. We are currently paying on
a six-foot chain-link fence which borders our property. Our ladies
group has purchased a $350 outdoor bulletin board and our school
runs a school bus.

We are gradually becoming more and more self-supporting
each year. At the present we are paying three of our four teachers’
salaries and $40 per month on our pastor’s salary.

We are in need of more room, especially for Sunday school.
With another loan from the Missionary Board we were able to
purchase a four-room house. Before this, we had to conduct a Sun-
day school class in the bus. Now that we are crowded once more,
it looks like we will have to use the bus again for lack of space.:

When one person was asked to come to church, she replied,
“I thought that was a church just for children.” Our average church