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* Chicago Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/image/196607602 1965-2-7]: ''Zone Board to Mull Plea of Churches'': "Requests for zoning variations to permit the construction of brick additions to two west side churches will be considered by the city zoning board of appeals at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Room 208 of City Hall. Westlawn Gospel Chapel, 2115 S. St. Louis Ave., wants to build a two-story, 29 by 42-foot addition for Sunday school classrooms..." | * Chicago Tribune [https://www.newspapers.com/image/196607602 1965-2-7]: ''Zone Board to Mull Plea of Churches'': "Requests for zoning variations to permit the construction of brick additions to two west side churches will be considered by the city zoning board of appeals at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Room 208 of City Hall. Westlawn Gospel Chapel, 2115 S. St. Louis Ave., wants to build a two-story, 29 by 42-foot addition for Sunday school classrooms..." | ||
| − | * LOI 1965-10: [Black] Assembly Grows in Compton, Calif.: "Robert Dawson, formerly of the West Lawn Bible Chapel in Chicago, Ill., has been leading a Sunday school and gospel effort among [Blacks] in Compton, Calif. for the last several years. From the first he desired to establish an assembly testimony there. Visitation, and planned dinners and picnics have brought results. Stanley LaMar, who is working hard with the Grace Bible Chapel, the men of the Dominguez Chapel, and Mrs. Housman of Fullerton have helped to encourage him. The work continues under difficult circumstances. For about two and a half years the Christians have been meeting in Mr. Dawson's home, and are now looking for more adequate quarters." See [[California#Compton]] | + | * LOI 1965-10: [Black] Assembly Grows in Compton, Calif.: "Robert Dawson, formerly of the West Lawn Bible Chapel in Chicago, Ill., has been leading a Sunday school and gospel effort among [Blacks] in Compton, Calif. for the last several years. From the first he desired to establish an assembly testimony there. Visitation, and planned dinners and picnics have brought results. Stanley LaMar, who is working hard with the Grace Bible Chapel, the men of the Dominguez Chapel, and Mrs. Housman of Fullerton have helped to encourage him. The work continues under difficult circumstances. For about two and a half years the Christians have been meeting in Mr. Dawson's home, and are now looking for more adequate quarters." See [[California#Compton|Compton]] |
=Sources= | =Sources= | ||
* Chicago Tribune: 1963-4-11; 1965-2-7 | * Chicago Tribune: 1963-4-11; 1965-2-7 | ||
* Letters of Interest (LOI): 1965-10 | * Letters of Interest (LOI): 1965-10 | ||
Revision as of 00:08, 20 December 2024
Westlawn Gospel Chapel, Chicago, Cook, IL (AA-OB) 1956-current
Itinerants
Ministry Reports
1960's
1963
Fort Wayne Bible College was initially known as Summit Christian College (1904+), Fort Wayne Bible Institute (+1939-1963), Fort Wayne Bible College (1963-1992), then merged with Taylor University, with the buildings sold in 2011 to Ambassador Enterprises who had proposed conversion to low-income housing, four of the structures were demolished in 2023. A.W. Tozer was a contributing editor to their magazine, The Bible Vision.
- Chicago Tribune 1963-4-11: Choir Concert: "The acapella choir of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bible college will sing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Westlawn Gospel Chapel, 2115 S. St. Louis Ave."
1965
- Chicago Tribune 1965-2-7: Zone Board to Mull Plea of Churches: "Requests for zoning variations to permit the construction of brick additions to two west side churches will be considered by the city zoning board of appeals at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Room 208 of City Hall. Westlawn Gospel Chapel, 2115 S. St. Louis Ave., wants to build a two-story, 29 by 42-foot addition for Sunday school classrooms..."
- LOI 1965-10: [Black] Assembly Grows in Compton, Calif.: "Robert Dawson, formerly of the West Lawn Bible Chapel in Chicago, Ill., has been leading a Sunday school and gospel effort among [Blacks] in Compton, Calif. for the last several years. From the first he desired to establish an assembly testimony there. Visitation, and planned dinners and picnics have brought results. Stanley LaMar, who is working hard with the Grace Bible Chapel, the men of the Dominguez Chapel, and Mrs. Housman of Fullerton have helped to encourage him. The work continues under difficult circumstances. For about two and a half years the Christians have been meeting in Mr. Dawson's home, and are now looking for more adequate quarters." See Compton
Sources
- Chicago Tribune: 1963-4-11; 1965-2-7
- Letters of Interest (LOI): 1965-10
