Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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Disciples of Student Fellowship Continues to Grow In 1942, the First Christian Church moved from its original location in downtown Lubbock to Broadway and Ave. X so it would be closer to the Tech campus and could serve as a stu- dent center during the week. One hall of the church served double duty, providing space for a Christian Student Center throughout the week and as a classroom on Sunday. After the Tech campus grew in size, a pres- ent center was constructed in 1953 adjacent to the church. The Disciples of Student Fellowship tries to minister to the intellectual and moral needs of Tech ' s Christian stu- dents. The organization ' s weekly sched- ule begins on Tuesday evenings with vespers. Worship services are held in the CSC on Wednesday evenings. At these services Christian students find they grow more closely spiritually united. Members of Disciples of Student Fellowship attend a Tuesday night Vesper Service. .•••t i ' ♦ I Members of the Disciples of Student Fellowship are (standing), Ron Lowe, (on couch) Buddy Frazier, Jim Razor, Linda Bamhart, Cheryl Baldwin, Dan Crawford, (Ist row) Kirk Pendleton, Linda Mitchell, Ann Kirby, unidentified, Claire Sayers, Lynn Fitzgerald, (2nd row) Mel Deardorff, John Taylor, Charles Watkins, David Switzer, Kenneth Oefelin and Luan Aday. TYME J3

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i Members of the Wesley Foundation get together to make plans for the Student Lay Academy. Wesley Foundation Sponsor Study Religion in America is going downhill. It has only a superficial meaning, say some members of the Wesley Foundation. This is one of the many reasons the Wesley Foundation is offering a new program this year — the Stu- dent Lay Academy. It is a seminar of a disciplined study to acquaint college students with the Bible and Christian faith. Another reason for the seminar is the fact that college students are almost Biblically illiterate, which is unfortimate since their group, above all others, needs to be knowledgeable about their faith. The student Lay Academy will run 24 hour and a half sessions, 12 in the fall and 12 in the spring. Although sponsored by the Methodist Church ' s Wesley Foun- dation, the academy will be non- denominational. The instructions will be strictly on the Bible and will not cover Methodist doctrines and policies. No charge was levied for the academy. The Methodist ' s Wesley Founda- tion members have tried to ac- quaint more students with God ' s word and his teachings. Two members of the Wesley Foundation relax before a meeting. Members of the Foundation have a formal lounge where they can meet to study or gather socially. il The committee for the seminar of disciplined study try to arrange speakers for the non-de- nominational study that the Wesley Foundation sponsored this year. 22 TYME

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BAPTIST STUDENT UNION GROWS The Baptist Student Union has a purpose, plan and program to serve the progressing college campus. The Tech Baptist Student Center is an or- ganization formed according to these three P ' s. The purpose of the BSU is to pro- vide a means for intellectual develop- jnent, collegiate leadership and Chris- tian fellowship and recreation. The plan for this idea centers on the division of leadership. Jack Greever, graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Sem- inary, is the director of Tech ' s BSU. Larita Ewing, 1965 Tech graduate, is the assistant director. The plan for accomplishment leads to the BSU program of service. One facet of this is the local mis- sions program. Students go to 14 mis- sion locations every Friday night to teach children Bible stories and hand- work abilities. One student is designated as mission leader for each point, and other workers serve as teachers, pianists and recreation leaders. Special program features for 1966 included a ventriloquist, magician and a Christmas part in which each of the approximate 950 children involved was given a New Testament and a bag of 24 TYME fruit and candy. The facet of worship is another vital part of the program. Students, profes- sional men, ministers, professors and campus leaders participate in Vespers at 6:30 p.m. each Monday and Tues- day. Programs of this type vary ac- cording to the theme of the week. The BSU sponsors the Spring Lec- tureship conducted every year by a visiting speaker. This spring, Dr. Ver- non Davis came to give a week ' s lec- tures on The Layman as a Theolo- gian. Morning Watch is an innovation this fall as students will meet one morning a week before classes for a devotion time. Each of these areas represents the past accomplishments of Tech students and the future opportunities provided by The BSU. •i MISSIONARY AT WORK A BSU Missionary serves ns a pianist and song leader at one of the 14 missions served by the BSU.