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Oberlin (KS) Church Marks 50 Years of Ministry
OBERLIN, KS (November 12, 2002) - Oberlin Covenant Church celebrated its 50th
anniversary with a number of events November 2-3, beginning with a
Saturday
evening dinner and ending with a turkey luncheon following worship
service
Sunday.
Rick Mylander, associate superintendent of the Midwest Conference of the
Evangelical Covenant Church, was one of the speakers during the weekend.
Oberlin Covenant Church was started with the help of two nearby Covenant
churches - Herndon Covenant Church and Lund Covenant Church. The first
fellowship meeting was held October 28, 1952 with 21 charter members in
attendance. The church joined the denomination in 1953.
Mathilda Erikson provided lay leadership in the church's early years
until
Clarence Swanson became the first permanent pastor in June 1954. The
current church under pastor Heidi Wiebe averages 50 in worship
attendance
in a town of 2,000 in northwest Kansas.
For more information about the church, contact Wiebe at 785-475-2769.
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