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Bay City, Mich.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
300 N. Wenona, Bay City, Mich.

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ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED

Tirn e Sc he d ule Ch CJ nGe
Please note t he change in i'lOrship hour schedule :
May

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June
June

June
June

Aug.

Only one ser vice 10:00 a.m. Memori al Sunday
10 :00 Sunday School (last d~y )
3 - 10 :00 a . m. Sermon: "Called of God"
10 - 10:00 a . m. Baccal aureate Sunday
Mr. Nei l Ringl e and Mrs. Russel l Kindig in charge of
services
17 - 10 :00 a . m. Communi on
24 - 29 - Union Services with ~le stminste r Presbyterian Church:
8:30 a. m. at Fi rst Chur ch each Sunday
10:00 a . m. at Westminster each Sunday
Rev. Castrodal e wil l preach June 24, July 1~- 8
Rev. Whal ey will preach July 15, 22 , 29
5 thr ough Sept. 2 - only one .service 10:00 a . m.

Sept. 9 - begin fall and vnnt er schedule

ASSOCIATE MINISTER
The Rev. Charles
vn ll become the
a ssociate minist er a our church i n June .
He comes f rom t he 800 member congregation
at Belleville ? in southern Michigan. He
was born in 1913 i n Michigan and has lived
here conti nuousl y , except for schooling and
as chapl ai n i n the u.s. Marines . Since 1933
he has served churches in Lansing , Flint ,
Cass River Ci rcuit, St. Charl es (16 years ),
Romeo .
\Vhen church campi ng was just getting s t arted ? he served i n var i ed capaci t i es, including dean at t he Lake Louise site. Among the
Di strict and Conference r esponsibi lities, he
has served on t he Camp Co mmissions , Board of
Education, Vice- President of Board of Missi ons .
Charl es and Marian will have thei r young
adult daughter, Ruth Ann, l iving with them.
The parents of Mr. Dibl cy 9 t he Rev. and
Mrs. J oseph Dibley , ar e ret ired and live in
East Tawas.

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9: 30 until 11:30 daily
3 yrs. old t hru 6th grade
A wonderful experience for your child !
Musi c , games, fun, etc. , in addition t o
t he r egular cur riculum. Don't l et your
child miss out. An excel l ent progra m i s
planned for thi s year by our capable director, Mrs . Robert Story.
Each year about 125 children enroll for
the program. We haven't had a single compl aint , and 125 chi l dren canvt be wrong!
H O PE TO S EE YO U A LL II
P. s . Teachers and helpers still ur~entlr
ne eded . Call Denni e Young , 684-2174, i
you can help.

RE}TJLAR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES vd.ll meet f or the last time May 27, 10:00. On June 3 refreshments vull be served in Wesl ey Hall for parent s and chil dren after the regular worship service . No Sunday School classes will be held on that date .

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Dibley ,

Charles .

Date Oct obe r 25 , 19 13

.3irth:

Personal Appearance

Height

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L.Tt:ti onv ille , .. ichi 6 o.n
Place ;.etho d i s t F'"'rsonage

Weight.__l_2.. .5:;...___ _Color of Hair light bro·a n
Eyes b l ue

Family Background:
1. Father's Nane in Full

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Date of Birth 6 - 22-lS8 GPlace
2. Mother's Maiden Name .

Lettie Ruth Van

Date of Birth :4-.24 - 1 891 Pla ce

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4. Places of residence

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5. Names of Brothers and Sisters

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occupations, connections, services, death, etc,
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PERSONAL HISTORY
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Co llege
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7. Your religious experience and Chur~h - connections:

Conve rt ed ir: the . a in
Strs e t .:e tho.di s t Church , L8 nsing c uring the pu ~tO.~.'aL0 of uy ftttir e r .
I v1a s a lv~ay s ln "C 'le Chu r c h a n n crnn "ci'l School as t:e:tl as Llle "Youth
proe;r am or' the \J h 1rc n. ChrlS't H.tn nueavor' , my .odmr• t.. he adv i sor,
was c c r t al n l y a vl t a l pa rt OJ t.iy e:t:pe r:•. ence.
a. Yo\U' call to the Christi an ministry
I c an not r emembe r 7hen I d i d n ot
,fe e l the ca ll to praec h . I can r~ · e r.mer t hou z n vmon .L \las not
s ure I I a do it, but a l'te r work«- ng V/l t h 'Ctle y ou th 0.1. the Church
and public s choo l I \las sure t no. t .od nti u a fJ.La ce 1. or• r.te l n ,.ls ·:, ork .
9. Wh~n and where admitted on Trial and Ordinations:
1 933 Lansing . S tudent relations hip ~ ass . F~ s to r . \h i le in ~dr ian
C olle g~ and ':/estmi nster '-'he oloe; lc a l Se mln ary .
1938 .Crdina tion •• '1-ull La-ke . I e:th odis t Pro"te s--t ant Conference
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12. Favorite recreations, hObbies, etc.

Eunti n,s £llnd fishing r ec l'eati on .
Youth _work and _ prog rams : hob les

13. Oi!fices held in Church and Community

A v ery a ctiye worker in
Ee Q~ le ' s a ctivities

15. Member of What Clubs and Fraternal Societ;i.ea

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Pre side nt of t, h e Adpian Gal l e g o CQtoJm QPS Cl 11h.

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16, Appointments served with dates
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p,t,, c1e pt pn :- tor~te _at_ Be l ~ --- ' .. ryl~ nd 1~ _ 6 - 3~~ As s. P_ s tor -~!n
~ t. r e et · eth o d jst Ch1D'ch l q:2i 5a· lint firs t 1c 3o : cass Ri v e r Circuit 1 9L!. l.

1?. Clippin.' of family or public life:

18. Biographical comments, experiences, episodes

REV. WESLEY H. WIEGMAN, fau:er
f Mrs J Charles Dibley of Belleville, d.led
~epte~b~r 12. Born May 24, 1885, in Holt,
he entered the ministry from the Holt
G erman Methodist Church which he . attended with his par ents. H e s~rved _varlOUS
churches in Michigan until lus rebr~me~t
in Mason. Mrs. Wiegman prec~ded hm~ m
death 12 years ago. Memonal serv1ces
were conducted in the Ball a~d Dwm
-Funeral Home in Mason.f-~-5-tf

19. Can you give on a separate paper one or two or three dramatic incidents
occurring during your ministry which might be published in a book under such
a title as "Highlights of MethOdist Ministersn? .
20. If the subject of this sketch is deceased , please give
Date of d.e at h

·December 8, Jf77Flace __.~.U~W~e;.;:::i~C~~0
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Asso c1 ate Pastor Reti res
Pastor Ret ires After
Forty Years of Service
Rev. J. Charles Dibley, pasto r at B elle~ille
First Church for the past four years,. ret1red
at th e D e tro it A nnu al Con fere n c~ 1.n Ju~ e
w ith fo rty year s o f serv ice. t:Jis mm1stry m
The M ethodi st Church b egan m 1933: an~ he
has served at Lan sin g M ain Street ; Flint First;
Cass River Circuit· St. Charles; Ro m eo and
Belleville. H e also 'was a chapl ain in th e ~ .S.
M arine Corps. H e i s n ow serv1ng as assoc1ate
p astor ·a t First Church, Bay City, on a parttim e b asis.
Mr. Dibley pl ans to spend more tim e at
this lakefro nt h om e on Lake Hur<:>n at Tawas
Ci ty w here h e will be n earer to hiS aged P.arents, Rev. and Mrs. jose ph Dibley, who live
in East Tawas.

A farewell p arty honori ng Rt•v and M r' I
( ha rl <'~ Oibley w as h eld )u nP 1'1 at _tlw llr' t
lJnttt:cl Mt•thodist Church in Hay < 11Y Iron •
1.00 to c; 00 p.m Mr. Dibley h ad ht•t•n ' Prvmg
tlw 1 h urt h il '> as~oc iat e pastor for tlw P•"' two
Vt'M ' . primilrily 111 tlw rolt• of p<l~t or.tl
v" 1t,1t 1on. c~ ftcr entenng tlw rPt in •d ~la tus o l
the Detroit Annual Conference i n 1973. The
couple plar: to m ove to their new ly remodeled
rt-tirement home on Tawas Bay.

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Romeo Families Enjoy
Tiger-Yankee Game

Rev. J. Charles Oibley at the altar of Belleville
First Church on his last Sunday ther~ and the
day of the farewell party for the 01bleys.

REV. J. CHA RLES DIBLEY and his
passeng er, CAROLYN RUF, 18, of St.
Char les dashed to s af ety during a blowing s now s torm at a crossing· of the Chesa peake a nd Ohio r ailroad t r ack near
Mr.
B reckenridge Monday, J an. 15.
Dibl ey t old officers he saw the warn ing
lig ht on t he eng ine and th oug ht he had
s topped clear of the tracks. When t he
wind died down momentarily he saw he
wa s on the tracks, had no tract ion,
a nd cou ld not g et his ca r star ted to
clear the a pproaching train. Both he
a nd his pass enger ju mped out of the car
and were a bout 25 feet f r om his car, a
new one, when it wa s struck a nd demolis hed. Mr. Dibley sa ys, "They tell me if
the ca t· had been t hree fee t f rom wh er e
it was, the tra in would have mi ss ed it .
Toda y I am j us t g lad to be a live."

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retired member of the Detroit Conference,
died December 8 ,1979 , in Saginaw. A na tive
of Unionville, he served churches in Flint,
Caro , Onawa y, St. C ha rles, Romeo, and
Belleville. After reti rement in 1973 he served
a s associa te minister a t Bay City First
United Methodist Church, where he was
named pastor emeritus in I 976. He had also
served a s a cha pla in in the Ma rine Corps at
the end of WW II. Survivors include his
wife, Ma rion; a son, Joseph of Richmond; a
da ug hter, Ruth Ann Frederick of Cadilla c;
three g ra ndchildren; his father, Rev . Joseph
Dibley of Ta wa s, a ret iree member o f the
Detroit Conference; a nd a sister, Mrs.
MaPga ret ' T hurston of Amberg, Wisconsin.
Services \vere held on December 11 at the
Tawas United Methodist C hurch with Revs.
Kenneth Tousley and Eric Hammar officiating . Burial wa s in Evergreen Cemetery,
Ha le.

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The Methodi st Men of First Methodist
Church, Romeo, sponsored a visit to
Brigg s st adi um in Detroit, Aug ust 17, to
a Tiger-Yankee game , fo r the church
famili es. F ift y-two pers ons of all ages
enj oyed the trip by cha rtered bus. ohn
Spa nke headed the ticket com mittee.
Rober t Miller was in cha rge of arr angemen ts fo r the a nnual "Fish Fry"
which the Methodist Men hold on Labor
Da y during the Romeo Peach F es tival.
The men cooked and s erved lunch
throughout the day. Pies for dessert
a r e donated by the women of the ch urch.
Pres ident E dwa rd Alla m a nd member s
have ordered new hymna ls for ll gift t o
t he church fr om the Methodist Men.
Rev. J. Charles Dibley is Romeo's pastor.

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