100th Anniversary

The Sunday afternoon sun was very warm, the blue sky had puffs of cotton clouds sitting about, as the folks began arriving early for the four o'clock service. Many dressed in period costume of 1899. Inside the sanctuary the beautiful stained glass windows glowed from the brilliant rays of God's sunlight shining through them. The walls were filled with the music of the choir, piano and organ. An atmosphere of excitement and happiness spread over the crowd as the pastors reflected on the past events and history of the church and its people. The service followed the order of the original 1899 Dedicatory Service. Rev. Evelyn Weaver was guest minister. She and Pastor Denise Marikis both reflected on the church's past history of the building and people.

For this special service Mr. Michael Cole wrote the music and Mrs. Pat Supon wrote the words for a new hymn, "Sing His Praise". Three past organist, Diana Burks, Carole and Bruce Histed provided some of the organ music.

As part of our yearlong celebration everyone was invited at the Cornerstone Anniversary to take home a small box, which represented the cornerstone. They were to bring this box back to the Dedicatory Service with money saved during the year. This was to see if we could collect the same amount as was collected at the original dedicatory service in 1899.

This is a photo of some of the people of the church that dressed,
as they would have one hundred years ago.

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