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PRESS ROOM DETROIT ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST CHUR(!ii
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH ANN ARBOR. MICH
Ted Hastings: NO 8-6881
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The Rev, Ira A. Bush of Stevenson, Mich, was received into
full membership of the Detroit Annual Conference of the

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1st Church Wed. June 15, 1960. He will be ordained as an Elder
by Bishop Marshall R. Reed Sunday June 19 at the First Methodist Church Ann Arbor. Bishop Reed is the Episcopal leader of th(
Methodist Church in Michigan.

Mr Bush was a member of the

First Methodist Church in Marquette before entering the ministry, He has attended Northern Michigan College, and Garrett
B1blival Institute •• He has served Methodist churches at
Gwinn and Stevenson Michigan and was a member of the Sal:vation Army for 10 years. He and his wife Alice have two
Children, Catherine 14, and David 12, They will be continuing
in the pastoral ministry of the Methodist Church •


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December 9, 1960

Reverend Cl y de Caruen t er
Menominee, Michig an

Dear Clyde ,
Attached is a mat of myself along wi th a very brief
sketch of my backg round. I hope it will meet the need .
As far as plans for the mission here in Stephenson,
the Commission on Membership and Evanp:elism has met:t and the
commi t tees hav e been appo i nted a nd are in the midst of making
p l ans for the week in January.
We plan to follow the scheaule o f services and visitation
as outlinea in the mission manual. we will oeg in with the Morning
lh orship service on ou11aay morning J a nuary 22 at ll a.m •. with the
~everend Cal v i n h . hice as guest mini ster. At 2 : 30 p . m. he will
l ead a v i s itt tion instruc t ion ueriod fo l lowed by a period of vi s i tat i on . Run day eveni TIP' RP.rvi cP. A R we 11 as the RP.'~",ri ~ es rh n•i. TIP' the
week will he~iTI Rt R n.m~
Chairman of the Commission on Membershi p and ~V~belism
is Clifford Br own - chairman of the Sniritua l P reparation ~ommittee
is Mrs. James Casebeer - chairman of the Public S ervices Committee
is Mr. Del Gay - chairman of the Visitation Evangelism Committee
is Mr. Harold Phillippe - chairma n of the Finance Committee for the
Mission is Mr. Victor Gerue.

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I RAf A. BUSH
Born i n Ontonagon , Michigan February 7, 1922
Graduat ed from Graveraet High Schoo l in Marquette in 1940
Graduated from Northern Michi gan College in Marquette with the
bachelor of arts degree(with honors).
Graduated from Garrett Biblica l Institute i n June 1960.
Prior to entering the ministry, was enga ged i n soci a l service work
for ten years i n the communities of Sagi naw, Detroit and Adri an .
Entered the ministry in October 1953 and served the Gwinn charge
until June of 1957 when appointed t o the Stephenson Methodist Church .
Married to the formE=lT

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t wo children, Catherine 15 and David 12.

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Reverend

Ira Andrew Bush
February 7, 1922- September 2 ,

2011

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.
0 Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
Seek to be consoled as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved, as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to
Eternal Life.

Saint Francis of Ass isi