Two members, Oran Ogle and Arthur Ziesch, were honored by the Kansas City, Kansas, congregation for having been members of God's Church for 50 or more years.

Oran Ogle was living in Lawrence, Kansas, when he first heard The World Tomorrow broadcast on Mexican superstations XEG and XELO in 1955. Shortly after hearing Herbert W. Armstrong, he moved to Pasadena and began meeting with the Radio Church of God in the old college library.

Oran was baptized Jan. 9, 1956, in the pool below the library by Carlton Smith. The highlight of his life in the Church has been meeting students at the college, remembering them and praying for them all these years. His advice to new members is to look into the Bible and prove everything.

Arthur Ziesch first heard Mr. Armstrong in 1955 on XEG and XELO radio in Baldwin, Kansas. At the time, Mr. Ziesch was mostly interested in the information on Great Britain and prophecy. About a year later he was baptized (July 1, 1956) when Bryce Clark traveled through Kansas on a baptizing tour. Since there was no congregation in Kansas City, his first Passover service was in St. Louis, Missouri. His advice to new members: "Get to know the Bible well. Stay with the fundamentals of the Church and don't deviate from God's Word."

The Kansas City congregation counts it an honor to have two members who have been loyal to God for so many years.