important item and barter is still in use. These bright and shiny pieces of inéxpensive jewelry become the means of trade for food stuffs and in many instances provide a small gift to promote friendship. Hundreds of pounds of costume jewelry has been shipped from the church across the world. L iterally tons of clothing has been shipped to world refugee centers to be distributed by evangelicals to those persons fleeing world communism. The church sends clothing to The Eastern European Mission working in West Berlin among those people who vote for democracy and freedom w ith their feet as they walk in to this island of liberty. It is a great m inistry being carried on there by dedicated personnel who have among them former Biola students in what some believe is one of the greatest centers of soul w inning in our generation. The Redondo Congregational Church of Christ pays the ren t each month for the Evangelistic Center where these clothes are distributed in the name of the Lord. Clothing has also been made available to the Indian m inistry of Southwest United States in large quantities. The Open Door Children’s Home in Hazard, Ky. receives clothing regularly. Other items they ship include pieces of pencils, wire coat hangars, paper sacks, pie plates, chalk, crayolas, rubber bands, and coffee cans or any such can w ith a lid. A ll of these items become useful in the hands of a missionary. The “slivers of soap” m inistry has been endorsed by the Redondo Beach Kiwanis Club as a community project. This has enlisted the cooperation of the entire community. Last June the 6000 Kiwanis Clubs of America have made this a project. A railroad carload of soap made its way to the local church. This church only seats 226 people. The membership is not large in comparison to m any Southern California churches but during the 13 years of Dr. W alberg’s m in istry more than $225,000.00 has been invested in missions. He is a pastor w ith a missionary h e a rt and the entire church is happy to share in a work which now has reached such proportions it can be said “The Sun Never Sets on the M inistry of This Church.” Dr. W alberg can be heard on our Biola FM radio station KBBI 6:15 to 6:30 every Monday through Saturday eve nings as he speaks out for Christ, against Communism and challenges his listeners to have a part in this “Cup of Cold W ater M inistry” as they employ the gift of “helps” (1 Cor. 12:28). He believes th a t those who give to the poor are actually lending to the Lord (Prov. 19:7). If evangelical churches and Christians would do as much as this little church no medical mission would lack for sup plies. There is a danger in Christian waste of grieving the Lord and because we cannot do big things to leave MAY, 1961
the little things undone. Dr. Walberg is also heard on one other Southern California radio station—KGER every Monday through F riday morning at 5:45 a.m. This Congregational church of Christ was formed July 1, 1888 and has served the community w ith a Christ- honoring m inistry since th a t date. The present building has been in use since 1895 and the pastor begins his 14th year as pastor July 10th. A building program is progress which w ill include two educational units and a new sanctuary. The first u n it has been completed and the second is about to begin. Before the project is completed it is believed it w ill entail a cost in excess of $250,000. Every effort is being made to keep this a debt-free bu ild ing program. When visiting in the Redondo Beach area any Sunday you w ill find worship services a t 8:15, 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. None of these are duplicate services. The evening services include the youth program a t 6 and worship a t 7. To any in need, the church is always ready w ith a t least, “A Cup of Cold W ater.”
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