NAME: Lennon, Judson

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SOURCE: NCCF - Raeford First B/C, Robeson B/A

NAME: Lennon, Judson

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SOURCE: TI-IE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHARLOTTE: ITS HERITAGE by Frances Fielden Eppley (286.175676/Ep7)

First Baptist Church P.O. Box 88 Raeford, North Carolina 28376 U.S.A.

Dear loved ones in Christ:

Harriett and I were ven, happy when we received a letter from your pastor telling us about your celebrating the 75th Anniversary of your church.

We are made happy when we remember "Your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ."

We are grateful to God for our brief ministry of 4 years among you and for the

1 ce this ministry had in preparing us for our present work in Thailand. We thank G >d and take cou ge when we remember that vou, too share in this far away ministr)' through your love, prayers and gifts in His name. ,,

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P.O. Box 832 Bang"o , Thai and Octc her 18, 1974

Rev. Judson Lennon 7949- 1953

God has blessed us by keeping the door open to preach His Gospel to the people in this country. God is raising up Thai nationals who are now holding the banner of Christ high. Continue to pray that the Lord of the harvest w1h call out and send many many more laborers into His harvest. (Matt. 9:38).

During these 21 years since we left Raeford many changes have taken place in your membership. Some have joined the "great cloud of witnesses" in heaven above as mentioned in Hebrews 12:1 and are beholding the manifestation of the manifold v.isdom of God through His chu11..h of which ou are a part (Eph. 3:10). Some have tTO d awa) f 111 Raeford to co,,tinue wit 1essing for Christ and serving the Lord.

anv new ones have ,omed y ur ks and >gether n brother,y lo e you are e• ng to uphold Christ to a los and d ing arid.

I\, y od be raised for all ti at has b accomplished through the First Baptist Church of Ra ford during th~se 75 ars. May these accompl" hments be but a prelude to what God is going to accomplish through you in the future as you yield vourselves to Him in complete surrender and crown Him King of Kings and Lord of lords in each of our lives and in )Our church fellowship.

Yours in Christiar uve,

Harriett and Judson Lennon

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Legg, Lloyd Gene b. Dallas~ Tex., ~- 12. 1928. ed. Univ. or Tulaa, B .A., 1951; SWBTS, B.D., 195:,. Pastor, Pleasant Grove Church. Mt. Pleasant, Tex., 1953-56. Appointed· 1956; language student, OyoJ NIGERIA, 1956-.57; associational ad-viser, IJebu-Jte, 1957~; J{ontagora, .1960~1; mgr. hospital 1962-70; lan-guage student, Zarla, 1961~2~ prin., pastors· school, Eku, 1970-72; Kaduna.t 1972-73; Baptist high school JO&, 1973-. m. Mary Anderson, Dec. 27, 195~ (d. 1972). Chlldren: Mary Elizabeth, 1953; Arnold Lloyd, 1957; Linda Leigh, 1965.

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Lennon, Samuel Judson b . Orange Co . .1. N.C.1 July 27" 1922. ed. Wake Forest College, B .A., 1943; SBTS, B.D., ll!46.i... Tn.M.L 1941. Asst. pastor, Grace Church, Durham, N.C., 1947-49; pastor, i,;ast Rnudes Creek Church, Elizabethtown Ky., 1944-47; Raeford (N.C.) Church, 1949-53; West Albemarle Church Albemarle, N.C., 1953-55. Appointed 1955; language student, Bangkok, THAILAND, 1955-57; gen. evang., 1957-. m. Harriett Orr.

THAILAND Lennon, Harriett Orr (Mrs. S. Judson) b. Charlotte, N.C,;i Nov. 1~ 1920. ed. Mars Hlll College; Carver School (now part or SBrS), B.R.i,;., 1945. Educ. dlr., West Albemarle Church, Albemarle, N.C., 1942 (summer); BTU dlr., Citadel Square Church, Charles-ton, S.C., 1945; sec., Grace Church, Durham, N.C., 1947-48. Appointed 1955; language student, Bangkok, THAILAND, 1955-57; church & home evang., 1957-. m. Judson Lennon, May 19, 1946. Children: David Stancil, 1948; Samuel Lee, 1951.

LeRoy, Julian Ray b. Seneca, S.C., Mar. 30, 1932. ed. Mercer Univ'..!. B.A., 1952; SBTS, B.D 1956. Pastor, Lost Mountain Church, Marietta, ua. 1952; Cnestnut Grove Church, Lewisport, Ky., 1955-56; teacher, Mercer Unlv., Extension, Austell Ga., 196~2; pastor, Clarksdale1,.}_?~.1 1956-o2. Appointed 1962; language student, Campinas, BRAZIL, 1:n>.H>'l· city evang, Porto Alegre, 1964--; exec. sec. ot state convention, Rio Grande do Sul, 1974-. m. Jeanelle Davis,

BRAZIL LeRoy, Jeanelle Davis (Mrs. Julian R.) b . Marietta, Ga., Aug. 1 1930. ed. Bob Jones Univ. Organist, Roswell St. Church, Marietta, 195~53; receptionist, Loulsvllle, Ky., 1953-54; registrar Mercer Univ. ExtensloE,.Austell, Ga., 1959~2. Appointed 1962; language student, Campinas, BRA,:,u,, 1963-64j, church and home evang., Porto Alegre 1964--. m. Julian LeRoy, Aug. lo, 1953. Children: Rebecca Jean, 1954 (d. 1965); Nancy Ann, 1957; Julian Mark. 1961; David Ray, 1964; Edward Alvin, 1973.

Levrets, Fred Leon b. View, Tex., Mar. 5, 1929. ed. Hardin-Simmons Univ., B.S., 1955; SWBTS B.D., 1964. Serviceman, U.S. Army, 1950-52; pastor Johnson Chapel Church, Aspermont, Tex., 1953-54; Noodle Church, Merkel, Tex 1954-55· Chlcota, Tex., 1956-58; Antioch Church, Cooper, Tex., 1958-59; First Church' Morris, Okla., 1959-62; Grandview Church, Muskogee, Okla., 1962-64. AP: pointed 1964; teacher, Baptist college, Iwo, NIGERIA, 1964~5; Hausa-language student, Zarla, 1965-66; gen. evang., Minna, 1966~9 (and chaJ>-lalnJ_Nlger Baptist College, 1968), 1972-; house parent, hostel, Jos., 1969-71. m. Mary Lou Knight.

NIGERIA Levrets, Mary Lou Knight (Mrs. Fred L.) b. Oklahoma CltY,1_0kla., July 12, 1933. ed. Hardin-Simmons Univ · Conner CollegeJ A.A., ll11>4. Millinery shop employee Abilene Tex·• 1949-515

Coloraao Springs, Colo. , 1951-52. Appointed 1964°; teacher,' Baptist college' Iwo, NIGERIA, ~~ H~usa-language student, Zarla, 1965~; gen. evang • Minna, 1~9. 1972-; nouse parent, hostel, Jos, 1969-71. m. Fred Levrets' June 7, 1951. Children: Susan Kay, 1952; Sheryl Jan 1954· Stanley Fred' 1956; Robert Scott, 1959. ' ' •

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Judaon Lennon To Preach

Robbins Heights Baptist Church Revival To Start Nov. 17th

Revival services will be held at Robbin Heights Baptist Church, Nov. 17-23, beginning each night at 7:30 o'clock.

Guest evangelist will be the Rev. Judson Lennon.

The Rev. Mr. Lennon has many friends in Raeford, having served as pastor of First Baptist Church from I 949 to I 953 . He has also served other churches in North Carolina and is now city missionary for Bangkok where he has Jived since being appointed to Thailand service in 1965. He has taught in the Baptist Theological Seminary there and has helped with evangelical work in the near-bv town of Nonburi.

The public is invited to attend the revival and renew acquaintances with this former Raeford resident. Services will also be held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at I 0:30 a. m.

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The Rev S Judi;on Lennon, .. , t C l S<wlb· Southern Ba nii.ssiooar to ern B~il Tlieorogjcal · .mj. Thailand, wtTr be :,;peaker for nary Louu;ville, I\~- He stildied the March '30-April 2 Crusade also at Southeaa.tern IJaptlst of the Americas rev al at Fir.st fbeologkal Sem W a k e Baptist Church ores!.

The mwiona1 y \\ ill speak Suoday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Monday-Wedne.sday at 12 05 and 7:30 pm A youth .service 1s plamied Tue day at 4 p.m.

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"'bor Gn.•cn st'lor O. Cir~·cm,.borl) Rl.

~ppomted , the F~gn Mis,1on Bmird in 1'55, I..bmQn L• , t m1~ry f&r BangktiK,. Tbaila1 I capital: -Prior to as-umin.2 pre.oent ptisition in

196, jiught m the Thailand TheologicJI Seminal') .

with ev~rigeli"itic work ealbi t1>wn ,,r Nooburi,

n-ed .ia.stor or Im-J!aptist .Chw-;

Wo1 ppt'ts are invited lo be the , rurch guest.~ at lunch fol-lowurg 12:05-12:30 p.m. ser-111ce1"

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LENNON MisBlonary To Speak

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2 d Anniversary Celebration Set By Grace Baptist G~ .Baptist t{'ureb has

sclfeduled a "Day of Praise to God" Sunday to commemorate the church's 62nd anniversary and the burning of the note on its education 1building.

The Rev. S. Judson Lennon, Southern Baptist missionary to Thailand, will speak on "The Challenge of Missions" duriDI the H a.m. service .

.l . . l'W.'h will..~ ..at 12 ~ the fellowship hall of the church, and at 2 p.m. the Rev. Henry B. Anderson, pastor emeritus, will speak on "The Challenge From the Past." Dur-ing the 2 p.m. service the loan papers on the education build-ing will be burned.

Anderson served as pastor of Grace Baptist Church from 1933 to 1965. The Rev. Robert E. Gray is the present pastor,

Lennon, city ~ry for Bangkok, the capital of Thai-land, was appointed ,by the For-eign Mission Board in 1955. He taught in the Thailand Baptist Theological Seminary, helped with evangelistic work in the nearby t.own of Nonburi and pastored Immanuel Baptist Ohuroh before assuming his present position in 1965.

Lennon is married to the fol,. mer Harriett Cm of Charlotte. The couple and their two IOM are on furlough hen,.

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Missionary to preach

The Rev. S. Judson Lennon Southern Baptist Missionary to Thailand will be preaching at the Brush r · ist Church November 26 thmugh D• • ber 1.

Rev. Lennon was born in Orange County, North Carolina He is a graduate of Wake Forest College and the Southern Baptist Seminary . His last pastorat"' m the United States was in Albemarle He has been a foreign missionary to rhailand since 1955.

Monday night, November 27, Rev. Lennon will conduct a special mission service. This service will consist of slides and a lecture concerning his m1ss1on work. The other nights of his stay at Brush Creek he will be preaching rev al messages.

The pastor and members of Creek invite the public to attend services each evening at 7 30 p m

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