1949-1951

1949

Seventy-five pastors were enrolled in a Pastoral Conference that was held in Zanesville. The Ladies Aid, Ruth Guild, and Walther League worked together to prepare group meals. Homes with extra beds were sought for the pastors. The Men's Club hosted a dart ball contest and Moments With God was broadcast directly from the church with the pastors participating.

A motion was adopted that no outsider could solicit among the members of our congregation without the consent of the pastor.

October's services were broadcast over WHIZ radio and the film, The Sickle or the Cross, was presented by the Lutheran Laymen's League at an evening meeting.

1950

In January, Dr. Walter A. Maier, speaker on The Lutheran Hour, died.

New offering plates, first used on Easter Sunday, and a new candelabra, first used on Christmas Day, were gifts from the Ruth Guild.

The Voters Assembly resolved to purchase the Slack property at 124 S. 7th Street for $17,000. Louis Weber was the trustee in charge.

The Concordia Seminary/Lutheran Hour Chorus of St. Louis, Missouri, appeared in a Memorial Sacred Concert at our church for Dr. Walter A. Maier in June. They visited 50 cities on this tour.

Our radio broadcast, Moments With God, was changed from Thursday to Saturday at 9:30am.

The church council passed a recommendation to raise funds for a $75,000 expansion program over a three-year period.

Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Kirchner transferred the properties at 631 Dryden Road and at 114 S. 7th St. to us in exchange for an annuity of $85 a month as long as they live.

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Cary presented us with a granite "The Old Rugged Cross" placed in the front of the church.

1951

The fire inspector required installation of a fire door on the boiler door and standardization of the fire escape on the north wall of the parish hall.

David Schmid gave a $500 gift in the name of his parents to start a scholarship fund for ministerial students in our midst.

Pastor Pohl received a Call from Christ Lutheran Church in Cleveland, but after a special meeting of the congregation, the Voters Assembly refused to accept his release.

The Trustees removed the canopy from the pulpit. Authorization was given to the I.T. Verden Company in Cincinnati to electrify our bells at a cost of $1,816.