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INFORMATION SHEET FOR AREA OFFICE
Minister's Biographical Record
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Interest Areas: (Where you have a high degree of interest, or pe :;:o haps special training
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If a Supply Pastor:

When did you receive you:r Local Preacher's License?
When did you receive your first appointment?

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When did you complete your years of studies?
Enclose personal picture, be sure to do this.

Please fill 2 copies and return to your District Superintendent at once.

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MARQUETTE DISTRICT
General Inf ormation Sheet
Minister's Name

ChargE!_ Escanaba Fi rst , Bark 1-<i ver

J . Bruce Brm·m

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January 25 , 1951

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If there are ehildren away from home in service or s~hool 4 please not~.
Stephen i s a sophomore a t I!ichigan State Unj versi ty ( 1964-1965 )

Minister's Service Reeord
Date of Lecal Preacher's License ____~~~~~~-=~~-------------------------Full Member o! Conference ( x )

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Churches Served and Dates of Serviee
• Prescott .Charge (Sagina\v Bax) Sept. 1943 - s!1me 1946
Auburn- Mapleton (Saginaw Bay ) 1946 - 1949
Centerville - Nottav1a (Kal amazoo)
Newberry- Hul bert( Marquette)

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Escanaba l',irst - Bark River ( Harquet te) 1960 ( over )

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Area you would like to serve in District Program:
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James R. Balfour
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Marquette , Michigan 49855
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Dirthdat e Aug. 29, 1917

J • Bruce Brown

Minister

Pr ese nt position

( Mi nister ,

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Pr 8se nt Address:

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Pr8se n~ Conre r e nc e Re l.::.tionship --~Fu~~l~l~M~e~m~b~e~r~--~~~~~~--~---­

126 N. Mlin St. Marine City, Mich.

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( pl ensa indic a t c --Su p~ ly, Deac c n , Elder , O. T., Full Naober, a te)
If t he r e i s t o be a ch.::.ne e in t he r c l .::.tionshi p a t Cc nfe r unce ,
in dic a t e tha t c hance-- t o

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If t o be o r dain ed a t c onfe r ence , i n~ica t e
o r d ina ti on t o be r e ce iv e:l - ti c . L . D., L . s . , E. 1 D.) ---------------

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Yo ur Parent ' s Nm1e Robert R. Brom
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Their ;Lddr ess

Deceased 1945

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Recoor.~ended for Lic e ns e t o Pr e:1ch
Pr~scott

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LaPorte, Michigan (Freeland RFD)
(when )

Circui t, Sa g inaw Dis trio t

If a Con fe r ence Hc;:Jbe r --l:Jhe n we r e
On Trial

October 1943

1954

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Whnt Conference

Detroit

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If a tra nsfe r t o Detroit Confer e nc e , g hen _________________nnd
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Whe r e
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c onfe r e nc e

Grad ua t e d fr oo
l o c~t (:! d

Midland Mich.

'-Ii gh School

Midland Mich.

wh.::.t y ear 1934

Chica go Evan. Inst., Chi cago Ill.

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BROWN, JAMES B RUCE (T., 04t.
F., Det. 1!15<1). 1~ Prescott; 1~
Auburn ; 1!M8 Sc!lool; 19-l9 C.,nterville
( ll!lch.); 1954 Newberry; 1960 Esc:m~ba ;
.Fir st and Bark RiYer; 1965 Marine CitySalclll. · 126 N. Main St. 4sn.:l9. Home Pb.
765-S!23. Church- Ph. 762 -4651.
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10 . Educ a tio n co ntinu ei :
Ot he r Coll ec;c Central Mjcb. Un:tv., Mt. Pleasant Mivh.(A.B.)
Senina r y

Garrett

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1954

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Menber o f Con f erence

Hospitals and Homes

C oo~i tt 0e s

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Marine City Library Committ ee

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Murric1 Yes

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Wif e ' s r.1o.i dc n nar.1e

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Wi dower

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Murzelle Smith

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T • Wa1 ter Smith

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Philip

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Barbara

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Ruth Ann

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832 Baduly St. 1 Waynesboro
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I n the spac e be l ow, o n the buck of t his sh o0 t ~ r an addit i o nal she e ts
plc~se add any itecs y o u t hink c ay be of intGrcst t o t he publ ic .
(such as oc cu p~ ti o n b c f oru e nterinG r.1ini stry , unusu~l hc bbie s ,
travel s , e tc) ,1LSO --LIST CHUHCH:.:!S YOU ILV...:; S,~:{VBD

Churches served:

Pre scott, Saginaw Dist., 1943-46
Auburn, Saginaw Dist.
1946-L~9
Centreville. Kalamazoo Dist. 1949-54 (while student
at Garrett )
Newberry, Marquette Dist . 1954- 60
Escanaba First, Marquette Dist. 1960-65
Marine City, Port Huron Dis t . 1965----

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INFORMATION SHEET

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Name of M 1nister ~:.-.:B;;.:r:..;u::;c:..e:::.._;B::..r
:-.-:..ow=..:.:n:___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _...__ Birth Date

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Charges s~Srved . (List date s and na~e in chronological order):
Prescott (Sag Dist), Sept. 191~.3 -1946 ;

Auburn,

Au g. 29' 1917

1946~ ! 9

Centreville (Kalamazoo Dist. W. Mich Conf), 1 9L~ 9-51+;

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(Harquette Dist.) 19.54-60; Escanaba First, 1960-6.5; !"'a rine
City (P . H. Di~t.) 196.5-March 1971; Birmingham Fi rst,(A ssoc .)
Marc h 1 9 71-73; Riverview {Det. We st) 19733.

Educ.ation . (Give deqree and dates):

High School

Midland 11ich. 1934
Bachelor Sacred Lit.
A.B.
College Chicago Evan. Inst. 1943; Central Mich., 1948

Seminary
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Garrett, 19.54

B.D. (later c'haro.ged to Master of Di v o

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Fiel.ds ()f employment other than ministry:
Fa rm, Construction, U.S. Gov't. Soil Conservation
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preparation for ministry.

Service:

District

Camp c :mnse lor in Saginaw and Harquet te Di st r icts

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Town and Count r·y Commission, Committee on Nominations

and Personnel, Heat7th and Welfare Board (Sec. for 3 or 4 y (! a rs).
A fc!.Jl. ~ve $> 'li :?it,;_s'"}-"-'#.1--'f r #='"
Cor,~munlty Chaplain at Ne'-14berry State Hospital f o r 6 years;
Chaplain at ~aradise Trus t ee Camp (Sta te of ~ic h prisone r s ) for
'I yea:;:•; L1brai'y~ard e:t Mai"ine Cit:y.

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Family:

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Date of marriage: __s_;e;...-pt. 9, 1943

Nam8 of spouse

Nurzelle Smith Brown

Blrth Date Mar.S, 1 920

C_h_i_c_a·-g-,-o E-' v_a_n_g_._I_n_s_t_i_t-ut~, . Evange liet io

School attended _a_nd_d_e_g_r_e_e_s__

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Certif. 1940; Wayne State Univ. A.B. 1974

Children:

Name

Birth Date

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Sept. 1, 1945

Stephen Bruce Brown
Philip Dale Brown (wife is Sheridan
sllmmers

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Aug. 15 , 1947

(Mrs. Masaru Katsurada)
Barbara Brown ·Ka·tsurada

0 c t • 2 9 , 194 8

Ruth Ann Brown

Jan 25 , 1951

Status in Conference:

Date of License to,. Preach _.. : O:. . ;:c;. ;:t: :. ;:o: :. . :b: . .:e: . .:r·=-....;1=-9~4~3_______

Date and Conference of Probationary ·Member

Detroit L 1948 (Trial)

Date and Conference of Deacon Ordination Detroit, 19~. 8

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Date and Conference of Full Connection

Detroit, 1954

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Date and Conference of Elder Ordination Det r oit, 195!~

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F.':tach personal picture :

For Lay Pastors:
Approved for Part Time
List Date & Conference
Approved for Full Time
List Date & Conference

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Progress in Course of S t u d y - - - - -

Date of Completion of
Course of Study - - - - - - - - - - Da te this form
was completed: - - - - -- - -- -

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THIRTEEN MINISTERIAL MEMBERS RETIRE FROM THE DETROIT CONFERENCE
Shown above, with Bishop Craig , are the retiring ministerial
members of the Detroit Conference and their spouses just after
they were honored Thursday afternoon , June 5. Shown from
left are: Bishop Judith Craig, Bruce and Murzelle Brown, Anne

Retirees share with conference
ADRIAN (MCA)-Each year the time
shared with the retiri ng clergy families is
a special time at conference. A retirement
booklet was printed with information about
the retirees again this year.
This year they were far from retiring!
Although only seven took part, th e program went until six p.m. There was some
disappointment that several could not or
did not appear before conference.
Retirees were introd uced by Tom
Wachterhauser from the Board of Ordained Ministry, spoke, were greeted by
Bishop Craig, received a corsage or
boutonniere from Bea Horton and Virginia
Kelly, and a gift from Karl Ziegler
representing the UM Foundation.
Some highlights included:
Stan and Anne Bailey-She said, " A
goodbye could be the beginning of a new
hello." He noted that "having just hugged the Bishop, I just want to say that th ere
will be no male ministers left in the conf~~~t;~in~~ l wJJ.h rt~~eij~eoQ:lbfu

hugged.'
J . Bruce and Murzelle BrownM"urzelle said , " When I came as a bride
to Michigan from Georgia, we had no central heating. It was the warmth and spirit
of those people, and people since that has
warmed me." He said, " Frank Field
started me in the ministry 43 years ago,
and now I will be helping to ordain Ray
Field, his grand-nephew, so we have
come full circle!" " I've had a Samuel
Wesley ministry. Perhaps there are some
young John Wesleys among us today?"
lew and Jean Compton-J ean said,
" Lew loves people. A friend said, 'Your
husband is the only man I know who can
go to the store to get a quart of milk, and
by the time he gets home it is sour! ' " He
said, when discussing being shot by an arrow , near death, "Our paper that day had
two headlines: 'Old Chesaning landmark
is toppled' and 'Chesaning pastor is shot'!
He noted, " When I came home from the

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and Stan Bailey, Homer and Wynona Van Buren, Edna and
Howard Shaffer, Donald Pinner, Lew and Jean Compton and
Sam Tatem . Not pictured are: Audrey Dunlap, Kendall Cowing,
Bert Hosking, Ray Middleton, Ralph Pratt and Howard Jones.

service, I felt a call to ministry. I felt there
had to be a better way rather than fighting
each other."
Audrey Dunlap was unable to be present, but wrote, " In nine year of ministry,
my cars went five times around th e world,
all within five counties of the Upper Peninsula!"
Don Pinner-He said , "I have made
easier speeches than this one. I owe my
whole ministry to my wife Marie, and she
should be here today with me." (Marie
died this past year.)
Homer and Wynona Van Buren-He
said, "I am grateful for the acceptance of
people in every charge where we served."
She told the story of the three year old
child of a friend. "The little boy did not
believe in God, nor in the devil either. He
is concern ed, for he feels if he dies th at
no one will want him ."
Howard and Edna Shaffer-She said ,
" I don't want to go back in memory. I'm

basking in this day!" " When we sang the
Diadem, we felt like we could set the world
afire! We may not have set the world
afire ...but we started some sparks burning." He said , " We've had a wonderful life
in the ministry. I've had a lot of fun in
ministry, and I think a Christian should
have fun ."
Sam Tatem-accompanied by his son ,
he told of his long ministry, especially in
rural areas, and the inner city of New York.
" My family has been important to me in
my ministry."
Howard Jones-He was given special
recognition as a local pastor, and his wife
Shirley is still serving. He said, "You may
retire me from the institution itself, but no
way will anyone retire me from the work
of God!"
Also retiring, but not present, were Kendall Cowing, Bert Hosking, Ray Middleton,
and Ralph Pratt.
Bishop Judith Craig hosted a dinner for
Retired and Retiring Ministers and
Spouses following the presentation. 0

"My Peace I Give to You ... "
REV. J. BRUCE BROWN , 69, of Canton
Township, died June 22. He was born in
Midland County to Robert Roy and Inez
(Beem) Brown on August 29, 1917. He
received a M. Div. degree from Garrett. He
married Marzelle Smith on September 9,
1943, at Waynesboro, GA. She survives.
Brown was a member of the Detroit Conference for 43 years. He served churches
at Prescott , Auburn, Centrev ille ,
Newberry, Escanaba First, Marine City,
Birmingham First as associate , Riverview,
and Highland Park First. He retired in
1986. Other survivors include two sons,
Stephen , of Albany, CA , Philip of Glen
Ellyn, IL; two daughters, Barbara Katsurada of Ota, Japan, Ruth Ann of Horsham, PA; and four granddaughters .
Funeral services were held at First UMC ,
Plymouth, on June 25, with Revs. Joy Arthur, John Grenfell , Jr., and Fred Vosburg,
off_iciating . A memorial service was held
at First UMC, Waynesboro, GA, on June
27. Memorial contributions may be rnade
to the Holy Land Christian Mission, 2000
E. Red Bridge Rd., Kansas City, MO
6414o.
7 l r5/ .J-

I

7

MRS. J . BRUCE BROWN,
~widow of the Detroit Conference

~astor who served the church for
"'-42 years

is returning to her
and the church in
~~hich the couple were married . .
ti-ler new address is 412 Park
Drive, Waynesboro, GA 30830.

~hometow~

In Memory Of
THE REV . J. BRUCE BROHN
Born
THIS IS \.ffiAT THE
LORD ASKS OF

YOU ;

ONLY THIS, TO ACT
JUSTLY, TO LOVE
TENDERLY , AND

August 29 , 1917
At Rest
June 22 , 1987
Services Held At

WALK HUNBLY

Firs t United Me thod ist Church
Plymouth, Michig an

WITH YOUR GOD .

Thurs ., June 25 , 1987 , At l l A.M.

HICAH 6 : 8

Officiating
The Rev. Joy Arthur
The Rev. John N. Grenfel l, J r.
The Rev. Fr e derick C. Vosbur g
Interment
Burke Memor ia l Gardens Cemetery
Waynesboro , Georgia

A

PRAY ER

FOR · THE

fUNER AL

OF

A

FR I DJLJ

Lord God, our Fat her, now we come to Thee,
Who was, · and is, and evermore shall beGod in three pers on s, Holy Trinity:
Hear us, as now we pray.
Hear us for these Thy children sore distressed,
For this, their loved one now among the blessedThe saints immortal who have found their rest.
Comfort their hearts as only Thou canst do,
Bind them more closely, with the point of viewThat they will lean more heavily on you.
Hear us as now we pray.
Gr a nt unto them, in these their hours of gr ief ,
The calm assurance and the sure belief
That you will gi ve thei r minds and souls reli ef .
If in their gri e f they verge upon dispair,
Grant that they ever ma y be quite aware,
Th a t they have friends who understand and care.
Hear us, as now we pray.
Help them re ca ll in spite of pai n and tears,
The use fu l things .he did across the years,
In church, . community4and among his peers.
Help them recall his deeds of charity,
His love of music, art and poetry,
Ans may we hoi d him in fond memory .
He ar us, as now we pray .
Help us to learn the needed les s on, Lo rd,
Tha t tho~ g h death's coming always hits us hard,
The end of labor is a just reward.
So we commend this loved one unto Thee,
Firm in the faith that he will e ver be
Safe in Thy keeping through eternity:
Hea r us as now we pray.
And when we too must quit the walks of men,
May we too, find in Thee a sincere friend,
Whose love and care shall never know an end.
Hear us as now we pray. Amen.
Robert C. Wynn

or.roJi.·CG.,tereace
l''\et!-!Of-1c:,lj Ardiives

REV. J. BRUCE BROWN
August 29, 1917 - June 22, 1987
Bruce was born August 29, 1917 in Midland County,
Michigan. He felt the call of God upon his life and
entered Chicago Evangelistic Institute for preparation
of service in the ministry. It was here that Bruce
and Murzelle met and decided to walk the path of life
together in Christian service. To their union came
four children; two sons, Stephen and Philip, and two
daughters, Mrs. Masaru (Barbara) Katsurada and Ru th Ann.
Bruce continued his preparation for the ministry
.
oy graduating from Central Michigan Unive rsity and
Ga~rett Evangelical - Theological Seminary in Evanston,
Illinois.
Bruce invested his life in ministry as an e ffective se rvant of Jesus Christ serving the following
pa s torates:
Prescott - Septembe r '43 - June '46
Auburn - June '46 - June '4 9
Centerville- June '49- J une '54
Newberry- June '54- June '60
Escanaba First -June '60 - June ' 65
Marine City- J une '6 5 - ~~rch ' 71
Birmingham First- March ' 71 - J une ' 73
(Associa t e)
..
Riverview 7 June ' 7J- June ' 81
H-i ghland Park Firs t _. - June ' 81 - J une ' 86

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Officiating _Ministers ·
_
Rev . Joy E. Arthur-, District Superintendent
-Detroit East Dis trict
Rev. Dr. Frederick C. Vosburg, Associate
-Plymouth First
Rev. John N. Grenfell, Jr
-Plymouth First
(A l uncheon for the family and friends will be
served in Fellowship Hall following the service.)
f lr'll ~J

·•j•,ln n;- 1\dtnv C\J unts.
1't•·J f dorv by Jc dn Fredman

S4-83.15

MEMORIAL SERVICE

Reading of 011

REV. J BRUCE BROWN

SOLO

Test&me~t

Scripture

"Twenty-Third Psa lm 11
-Martha DaigneaL·

August 29, 1917 - June 22, 1987
Reading of New Testament Scripture
As the Church welcomes

Christian into its
fellowship through Holy Baptism and nutures him
through the preaching of the Word and the administration of the Sacraments, so at the death the
voice of the Church is again heard. Its voice
declares ~he glorious hope in the resurrection
grarited to u~ throuih our _Lo~d Je~us Christ.
Therefore, we have gat~ered here not to ~ourn a
defeat, but to celebrate the Victory given -to our ·
loved one and friend, God·' s called servant,
Rev, J. Bruce Brown·.
th~

· "Le.t

~he

Beauty · of God be Upon Us"
-Rev.- Joy E. Arthur
District Superintendent
Detroit East District

'Onward Christian Soldiers'

-Mark Smith
-Dr. Fred Vosburg

'Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee'

No. 38

INVOCATION (Unison)
Almighty God, our Father, from whom we come, and
unto whom our spirits return: Thou has t been our
dwelling -place in all generations. Thou art our
refuge and strength, a very present help in -trouble.
Grant us thy blessing in this hour, and enable us so
to put our trust in thee that our spirits ma y grow
calm and our hearts be comforted. Lift our eyes
beyond the shadows of earth, and help us to see the
light of eternity. So may we find grace and strength
for this and every time of need; throu gh Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.

No. · 305

-Rev. John N. Grenfell, Jr

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PRELUDE

No. 234

·THE MEDITATION

POSTLUDE

ORDER OF WORSHIP ·

HYMN

'O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go'

BENEDICTION

FIRST UNITED ~lliTHODIST CHURCH OF PLYMOUTH
Thursday, June 25, 1987
11:00 a.m.

-Dr. Fred Vosburg

HYMN

HYMN

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CALL TO WORSHIP

THE PASTORAL PRAYER

WELL DONE
Servant of God, well done!
Rest from thy l oved employ :
The battle fought; the victory won,
Enter thy Master's joy.
The pains of death are past,
Labour and sorrow cease,
And Life's long warfare closed at last,
Thy soul is found in peace.
-James Montgome ry

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BARBARA JEAN BROWN, daughte r of th e
Rev. and Mrs . J. Bru ce Brown of Rivervi ew
United M ethodi st Church, and MASARU KAT·
SURADA, son of Mr . and Mrs. Yutaka Kat·
surada, Tokyo , w ere m arri ed D ecember 29.
Th e brid e' s fath er offici ated at th e hi gh-noon
ce remony held in th e pa rs onage and followed
by a brun ch recepti o n for the famil y members
and clo se fri ends . Ruth Ann Brown , Philadel·
phi a, was maid of honor for her si ster and
Satoru Sato, Tokyo and Ann Arbor, was best
man . To the traditional double-ring marriage
servic e, the couple added a tea ce remony and
asked their guests to sing " 0 Perfect Lov e," a
chant of the Lord 's Prayer, and " Now Thank
W e All Our God ." Mrs . Fred E. Brown,
\ Bridgeport, was pi anist. The bride graduated
from Albion College as a music major and
earned a Master of Arts degree in library sci·
ence from the University of Michigan . She is
music librarian at Millikin University, Decatur,
Illinois, and was included in th e 1973 edition of
Outstanding Yo ung Women of America . The
groom is a graduate of Tokyo University, did
graduate research at the Highway Safety Re·
search Institute of the University of Michigan ,
and is a systems analyst with the Subaru Divi·
sian of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd ., of japan.
Mrs . Katsurada will join her husband i Tokyo
at the end of the school year . ;2.-

7/ltj

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
TO MAJOR IN MUSIC

(p/~j t t.

Barbara Jean Brown, daughter of Rev.
and ·Mrs. J. Bruce Brown, of Marine City
has been awarded scholarships by Albion College and
the Micnigan
Higher Education
Assistance Authority and will enter
Albion in September as a m u s i c
major.
An honor graduate at Marine City
Ward·Cottrel High
Barbara
S c h o o 1, Barbara
has been active in Future Teachers' Club,
Library Club, and won distri ct a nd
reg ional honors in forensics in both
scho ols sh e a ttended. She transf erred
fr om Escana ba High School in 1965;
there she was elected to Mortarboard
Society as a sophomore and to National
Honor Society in her junior yea r . She
played French h orn in band and orchestra a nd sang in th e chorus fo r three
years; pla yed w ith th e E scan a ba Sym phonette ; a nd participated in school productions of "Oklahom a " a nd " South
p acific."
Ba rbara h as sung in chur ch choirs
ince fir st g r a de a t N ew berry , E scanaba
~irst, a nd Marine City, a nd acco mpa nied
children 's and y outh choi r s. During the
year s she att en de d va rious di st r ict an d
conference camps and serv ed as local
a nd district MYF offi cer .

MURZELLE SMITH
BROWN, 81 ~ died Jan . 25 in
Augusta, G a . She was born in
Carrollton, Ga. She was pre-ceded in death by her husband,
the Rev. James Bruce. Brown,
in 1987. She was a mother of
four and in the mid-1950s was
appointed pastor at a number
of churches in Michigan,
including the Korean Church
in Ann Arbor. At the age of 75
Mrs. Brown received her train--