Jack Invited Gus to Come to Young People’s Gathering at First OPC San Francisco
Gus said that night and said "I don't see how anyone could be here tonight and come away an atheist." In a faith worth sharing, 356
Church is on Turk street, more than a mile from the boarding house. Carl Ahlfedt, OPC pastor.
The following Spring Jack asked Gus when he was going to become a Christian. Gus said "I think I have." A faith worth sharing, 376.
Gus was the best man at Jack's wedding a year later.
Reference from Presbyterian Guardian: 28:2:Jan 26, 1959:32
San Francisco Congregations Unite -- Dec 12, 1958 First OPC which met on Turk Street, sold their building and merged with Covenant OPC. The name First OPC was kept and they moved to Covenants facilities at 380 Kensington Way. Covenant entered OPC from Bible Pres three years earlier.
Citation in "Blue regular ruled 200 page notebook, box 2, CJM Archives:
Jack returned to SF in December of 1948 and began going door to door sharing his faith.
Location: First OPC In San Francisco
Gus was Jack's best man. A Faith Forth Sharing, Kindle 376
It was a year after Gus had become a Christian, which happened sometime later that Spring after Jack had brought Gus to the young people's meeting at church on New Year's Eve 1948.