SummerIssue 2001

A Publication of Polish Christian Ministries

Polish Christian Ministries2410 Creswell RoadBel Air, MD 21015-6508Phone 410-836-6102Fax 410-836-6103Email: pcm21014@msn.com

C. Wayne Murphy,Execuiive Director

Paul & Dela Bajko,Polish Conimunicalioiis and Piihlications

John F. Buckley,Director ofDevelopment

Lois Harris,Secretan'

Bajkos Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Paul and Dela Bajko celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary on June 16, 2001

Dela's Story - by Lois Harris

The Story begins on October 22, 1920 when Dela Burghardtwas bom to a Russian mother and Polish father. The familymoved from Russia to Poland when she was ver> young. Russian was spoken in the home so Dela became fluent in Russianand Polish at a young age. German was studied in the schoolsand during the war she learned more. In 1945 the Burghardtsleft Poland and entered a camp in Germany for displaced persons. The Russians were occupying Poland and it was too perilous to stay. It was in the camp Dela met Paul Bajko, son of aPolish minister. Paul was forced to work for the Germans in alabor camp during the war and found himself in the displaced

persons campat the end ofthe \yar. Theywere engagedin 1946.

Dela immigrated toEngland towork and then

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Mr. And Mrs. Paul BajkoJune 16,1951

Celebrating SOyears on June 16,2001

on to Canada with her family. Paul entered the USA tostudy at Eastern Christian Institute in New Jersey. In 1951they met again to marry in Canada. Paul returned to ECI tofmish his final year and then returned to Canada for his family which now included a daughter, Yvonne. A year atMilligan College finished his degree and they returned toECI to teach and there began the Department of Missions.

They never forgot their friends in Poland or the needsof the people there. Over the years they have sent clothingand other goods as well as recorded programs to be broad

cast there. Songbooks have been translated for useby the Polish churches. Funds have been raised torebuild churches and educate ministers. The remnant left in Poland at the end of the war has survived and is doing well in the 21st century. Thereis much yet to be done, but strides are being madeto get the churches to become self-supporting.

Paul and Dela are still very active in the mission work of PCM. Paul recently wrote a history ofthe Churches of Christ/Christian Churches in Poland. Dela and Paul work together in publishingthe Polish magazine "Drogowskaz" monthly.

Their story continues. . .George Bajko, Johnson City, Ti\; Andrew Bajko, Valley Lee, MD;

Yvonne(Bajko) Marr, Las Vegas, NV at the SOth wedding celebrationoftheir parents

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News from the Churches

The Lodz congregation meets in the apartment ofthepreacher, Fryderyk Domaradzki

A Child Is Born!Congratulations to Daniel & Gosia Ma-

sarczyk at the birth of their son, Timotheus, onMarch 27th. Daniel serves as Youth Ministerat Dabrowa Gomicza.

The congregation meeting at the mission station at Jaworzno

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One ofthe joys ofvisiting in Poland is sharing with thevarious congregations; fVayne Murphy is shown here

preaching at Jaworzno

80th AnniversaryCelebration Conference

August 17-19, 2001Bielsk Podlaski, Poland

Celebrating 80 yearsfor our churches in Poland

Paul Bajko's newly published History ofthe Churches of Christ in Poland will be madeavailable to all who attend the anniversary conference. Paul Bajko and Wayne Murphy willbe two of the speakers for the conference. TheBajkos, Buckleys and Murphys will be visitingPoland at this time.

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Five more are baptized into Christ at Biala Podlaska

More baptisms at Koiobrzeg(some ofthese arefrom Gryflce)

Thanks from PCM and the Bajko'sThose who contributed in honor of the Bajko's fiftieth wedding anni

versary; funds to be used for the publishing of the history of the Polishchurches. i

M/M Richard MacDonaldM/M Dolan BakerM/M Cecil HowardM/M Elton SmithElizabeth HallerM/M Victor KnowlesRita RatliffWyoming Avenue CC-PADolly SteeleMary BlakemoreRuth SmithM/M Earl StuckenbruckM/M Dudley HudsonM/M Randy SmelserM/M Harry RandolphM/M Fred HowardM/M Don ShafferM/M Ray MurphyM/M Howard BarlowJohn BenderJohn A. BenderM/M Earl SewellFirst C/C-Bluffton, INEthel HookMaria HusarukNina & Eugenia ParfionowM/M Sam PlatnerElizabeth MorganLerado C/C - OHM/M Warren RobbinsFaith LongViola Murphy

Assumption CC - ILM/M Miller WinegardnerDorothy SchreiberRuth SmithM/M Ed BallardRockville Chr Fwp - ifNM/M Bob BarlowM/M. Fabisiak |Peggy BanesM/M William LinebaughM/M Harry Tucker 'M/M Ken MeadeMandarin CC - FLM/M Wayne MurphyNorth Liberty C/C - INPhyllis DeasonArvill Brown FamilyKendallville C/C - INEunice YoukyMarkle C/C - INJoanne Snyder |M/M Ben JamesM/M Frank HarrisM/M John VoorheesM/M Henry MartinM/M Harry NaylorWinifred Road C/C - MDBonnie JohnsonM/M Lloyd JudyGeraldine WarnerM/M Lewis WeeksMargaret HeathM/M Lyndsay Jacobs

New OfficeNew Telephone /Fax NumbersMost of our readers and supporters are probably not aware that

PCM never had an office outside of the homes of Paul Bajko andWayne Murphy. While the work of the mission has functioned well inthose environments for 47 years, it is time for more space. EffectiveJuly 11, 2001, we have an office at the Fair Meadov '^s Campus(formerly Eastern Christian College). This permits us to expand secretarial hours and provide additional work and storage space. Paul Bajko will continue working from his home, adjacent to the campus.Wayne Murphy and Lois Harris will be working at the new office location. Please note the new telephone and fax numbers. Some of youare still using the old "P.O. Box 629" address. The post office is nolonger forwarding mail from that address.

Please make a record ofthe followingforfuture reference!

Polish Christian Ministries2410 Creswell Road

Bel Air, MD 21014-6508

Telephone: 410-836-6012Fax: 410-836-6103

E-mail: pcm21014@msn.com

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Memorial Gifts

M/M Mark SteeleIn memory of Charles Steele

54thNational Missionary

ConventionTulsa, OK

October 25-28

^^Who Is My Neighbor?"

Wayne Murphy will presenta workshop on "Developing LivingLink Churchesfor Nationals."

Visit us at Booth #41-42

Polish Christian Ministries

Theprimary purpose ofPolishChristian Ministries is "to aid in the

establishing and strengthening oflocalchurches after the pattern ofthe NewTestament, particularly in the country

ofPoland."

Guidance CommitteePaul Bajko, Bel Air, MD

Gary W. Bordelon, Kissimmee, FLHoward R. Brammer, Indianapolis, IN

John F. Buckley, Peru, INArthur B. Dana, Savannah, GA

*Thomas M. Hart, Parsippany, NJ*Adam J. Korenczuk, Baltimore, MD*Keiineth A. Meade, Rockville, MD

Gerald O. Moreland, Markle, IN*C. Wayne Murphy, Edgewood, MD

Andy Noetzel, South Bend, IN**Ivan Odor, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Ronald D. Reed, Indianapolis, INWilliam D. Smith, Cumberland, IN

Joseph H. Solitro, Holt, MIJohn R. Todd, Birmingham, AL

Membersof the Executive Committee** Honorary member