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Christ Teens at NHHS
source unknown, a California newspaper
December 12, 1968, North America
NEWPORT BEACH—”Teens for Christ”—the group that carries placards bearing such slogans as “We Dig God”—made a brief scene Thursday at Newport Harbor High School.
Principal Charles E. Godshall said that six members picketed the school and handed out literature to a scant student population from 11:45 a.m to 12:15 p.m.
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Teens Picket!
Church Hoppers Protest Arrest
By James McNabb, Jr., Daily Pilot Staff, The Daily Pilot, California
December 12, 1968, North America
Turning from Bibles to sandwich boards, the militant Teens for Christ Sunday picketed the Orange County Jail in Santa Ana, and the Huntington Beach Police Department.
They were protesting continued confinement of five brethren arrested Friday on trespassing charges at Golden West College in Huntington Beach.
Earlier, a roaring motorcycle police escort unexpectedly accompanied eight carloads of the church-hopping teens from their headquarters in the “Light Club,” 116 Main St., to the Huntington Beach city limits.
The target of their fourth consecutive Sunday church march was the Shield of [Deliverance] Center, 115 E. 6th St., Santa Ana.
But the self-styled “Christian revolutionaries” got off to a halting start when three cars in their caravan were pulled over by Huntington Beach police for alleged traffic violations.
A Fountain Valley patrol car zipped into the procession as it crossed into that city on the way to the San Diego Freeway.
The hippie-appearing …
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Hippie Teens to Visit Orange Church Sunday
By James McNabb, Jr., Daily Pilot Staff, The Daily Pilot, California
December 10, 1968, North America
Fountain Valley Pastor Alvin Dana Hawkes has invited the militant Teens for Christ to evening worship services Sunday at the “First Baptist Church “to tell us what they believe in.”
The Rev. Hawkes, 31, said the church-hopping Teens have accepted his invitation to participate in a panel discussion at the 7 p.m. service in the church sanctuary, 17415 Magnolia St.
The Rev. Mr. Hawkes said Thursday he almost “got cold feet” about inviting the Teens, “It might turn out to be rather exposing” he said.
The minister, who has served his congregation since last Nov. 10, added he received the unanimous support of the church board.
“It’s a calculated risk to launch something new. We may make a mistake, or we may even fall. But if we’re not committed enough to risk an invitation to these people, then maybe there is something wrong with our motivation,” he said.
Mr. Hawkes …
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