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Bulletin and News
Strathmoor
United Methodist Church
"A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES"
ISAIAH 56:7
Volume II
June 17, 1973
Number 495
Mr. Charles H. Beynon,
our Senior Minister
assigned by the Annual Conference to serve Strathmoor
Church, comes from seven years of ministry at
Christ United Methodist Church on the east side of
Detroit. He is a native of New Jersey, a graduate of
Asbury College (Wi I more. Kentucky). and Drew
Theological Seminary (Madison, New Jersey); and
served two appointments in the New Jersey Conference before transferring to the Detroit Conference
in June, 1956. Hi s pastorates in Michigan incl ude F Iat
Rock (1956-1962); St. Paul's, Monroe (1962- 1966);
and Christ Church, Detroit (1966- 1973).
Prior to entering the ministry,
w ith the United States Air Force
officer during W.W. II, having
mi ssions in the European combat
M r . Beynon served
as a commissioned
fl own thirty - sev en
zone.
Whil e in the New J er sey Conference , Mr. B eynon,
in addition to his pastora l duties, served as the Con feren ce Director of Youth Work; and after coming to Mi chigan cont inued to express this interest
as a District Director of Youth Work and as Dean of severa l summ er youth activities. He has been
a member of the Detroit Conference Boards of Education and of Mi ss 1ons; the Conference Com mission on World Servi ce and Finance; and is currently ~be~~srer-enee=Boa n:l-of
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Bulletin and News
Strathmoor
United M ethodist Church
"A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL PEOPLES"
ISAIAH 56:7
Volume II
June 17, 1973
Number 495
Mr. Charles H. Beynon,
our Seni or
Mini ster
as s igned by the Annual Conference to se r ve Strathmoot
Church, comes from seven years of mini stry at
Chri st United M ethodi st Church on th e east s ide of
D etroit. He i s a nati ve of New J er sey, a graduate of
A sbury
Coll ege
(Wilmor e,
K entucky) ,
and
Drew
Theol ogic al Seminary (Madi so n, New Jersey); and
se r ved two appo intments in the New J er sey Con f er ence befor e tran sferr ing to the Detroit Conference
in Jun e, 1956. Hi s pa storates in Mi chigan inc lude Flat
Ro ck (1956 - 1962); St. Paul' s , Monroe (1962 - 1966) ;
and Chri st Church, Det r o it ( 1966- 1973 ).
Pri or t o entering the m ini stry , Mr. B eynon se r ved
with the United States Ai r F or ce as a comm iss ioned
ofii cer during W.W. II, having flown thirty - seven
mi ss i ons in the European combat zone.
Whil e in the New J er sey Confer ence, Mr. B eynon,
in addition t o hi s pa stora l duti es, served as th e Conference Dire ctor of Youth Work; and after coming to Mi chigan contmued to expres s thi s interest
as a District Director of Youth Work and as Dean of several summ er youth acti v itie s. He has been
a member of the Detroit Conference Boards of Edu cati on and of Mi ssi ons ; the Conference Com missi on on World Serv ic e and Finance; and is currently a member of the Confer ence B oar d of
Mis sions and Church Ext eos ion .
Mrs . Beynon (Loujane Heystek) i s theMi chi ganian ofthe f amil y , a native of Fl int. The B eynon s
have five children, Charl es H., Ill (Trtp) ; Lura L ee who i s attending A lm a Coll ege; D av id who i ~
attending Wayne Uni ve r s ity; Deborah ju st gr aduat ed from Grosse Pointe South Hi gh Schoo l and Ja.
Elizabeth in th e e i ghth grade. As a res ult of Trip 's marri age, they have acqu1red another charm in\
daughter, the fo r m er Em i l y Van ce of Oberlm , Ohi o.
Our new Sen ior M ini ster and h is f amil y wi ll be movi ng into the parsona ge on Wa rw i ck during
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native of Flint.
The Beynons have five children, Charles H., I II,
a CPA living in Grand Rapids; Lura Lee, a graduate of Alma
Coll ~ ge;
David, a Junior at Eastern Michigan University; Deborah Lou, and
Jan, a sophomore at Cass Tech High School in Detroit.
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the former Emily Vance of Oberlin, Ohio; and on July 22, 1975 a
granddaughter, Megan Louise Beynon.
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'My P5i~~}~~ve to you'
THE REV. CHARLES H.
BEYNON died D ec. 30, 1995,
in Houston, Texas. Funeral services were held at First UMC
of Birmingham, Mich. Charlie
was born on Oct. 13, 1918, in
Kearny, N .J. He served in the
U.S. Air Corp. during World
War II as a commissioned officer. It was during this time that
Charlie recognized his call to
the ministry. In 1945 he
attended Asbury College in
Wilmore, Ky. There he met, fell
in love and married Loujane
Heystek. He graduated from
Asbury in 1949. Charlie then
· continued his education at
Drew Theological Seminary of
Madison, N.J., where he
earned the Master of Divinity
qegree in 1951. He began his
ministry in the New Jersey
Annual Conference, then
transferred to the Detroit Conference in 1956. In Michigan
Charlie served Flat Rock
(1956-62), St. Paul's: Monroe
(1962-66), Christ: Detroit
(1966-73); Strathmoor: Detroit (1973-78); First: Farmington (1978-83); and First:
Birmingham
(1983-1995) .
Charlie has served on the
Detroit Conference Board of
Ordained Ministry, the Board
of Education, the Board of
Missions, the Commission on·
World Service and Finance,
and was the first president of
the Boar.d of Connectional
Outreach of the Annual Conference. He also served as president of the Lake Louise board
of trustees. Charlie and Loujane loved their family gathering place, their second home at
Lake Louise Christian Community.. Loujane passed away
in Sept. 1995. They are survived by their daughters, Lura
Way, Deborah Lopetrone, Jan
Sabin, and sons, Charles III
and David, and nine grandchildren.
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Farewell Speec~e8~
H hr t RetirfiE,1 B
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AD RIAN (M CA)-As usual, those
who miss the final words of the retirees
and spouses miss a key part of
conference (see picture, page 4).
Friday afternoon, June 4, conference
honored people who had shared 574
years of their lives in active serv ice as
mini sters in the Detroit Con ference.
Th ey shared wisdom and affect ion , as
some of the sample quotes illust rate :
"We are not retidng, we are relocating." The cha irman of my Ad. Board
asked : "Do you have anything to say?
"WHOOPEE!" (Porteous)
"I'll make those next forty years , as
lo ng as I keep breathing!" (Compton)
"A s with my own mortali ty and
accep ting death, I'm no t certa in I accept
re tirement. " "Our five children share
wha t a grea t thing i t was to gro w up in a
parsonage, surrounded by love and
Christian values." (Beynons)
"If you can 't do anyfhmg else, just
love all your people and they'll love you
back. " "I too have an appointment with
Spring. Thanks for all that has been,
and thanks for all that is to be." (Grays)
"I had not yet understood the
difference between the call of God or
that of a district superintendent!"
(Lewis)
"I hate to leave the church. They say
wonderful things about me now, but I
wish they had said them while I was
working!" (M aitland)
"It's frustrating to try to evaluate a 40
year ministry. We are stewards of
mysteries and miracles." (White)
You may want to buy a tape of the
speeches and/or plan to be present
next year and not miss one of the
highlights of conference.
MISS E!'\flLY LOUISE VANCE, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Elbridge P. Vance
of Oberlin, Ohio, became the bride of
CHARLES HAROLD BEYNON Ill, son
of Rev. and Mrs. Charles H. Beynon of
Grosse Pomte, at noon on December 12
in the First United Church of Christ,
Oberlin . The cer emony was p erformed
by the bride's pastor, Rev. Fred Schumach er , assisted by th e groom's fath_e r
who is pastor of Christ United Methodist
Church, Detroit. Given in marriage by
her father, the bride was attended by
he r sister, Mrs. Robert Bezucha, as matron of honor. H er sister-in-law, Mrs.
Mr. and i\1rs. Charles H. Beynon Dl
Douglas Vance, and the groom's sister,
Miss Lura Beynon, served as bridesmaids.
David Beynon was best man for his
brother and the ushers were P eter S. and
Douglas P . Vance, brothers of the bride,
Richard R. Theders and J effrey E. Smith.
A luncheon for 150 was served at the
Oberlin Inn following the cer emony. The
bride gradua ted from Albion College last
June with a major in art. She was a
member of Alpha Chi Omega social sorority. Mr. Beynon, a 1970 graduate of
Ohio University in Athens, is an accountant for the Gerald Schroeder Corporotion. The newlyweds a re living at
Bishop Rd., Grosse P ointe.
Beynon, Charles H.