Missions
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- We hosted missionaries from Zaire and India and held a
supper meeting to hear from a Burmese pastor about
renewal of the church in his country
- May,1977, we opened our chapel to a Chinese congregation
led by Rev. Charles Kwok using the Mandarin dialect.
- 1976, a campus ministry program was begun and we
reached out to a number of different campuses in the
Hartford area.
- Spanish missions was an emphasis. At Sunday evening
programs in 1976, we heard speakers from local Spanish
ministries.
- Ten members of the BYF (Baptist Youth Fellowship) along
with three adults, went on a mission trip t o Puerto Rico.
- May 23rd, 1981, two busloads including some members from
the Chinese church attended the Billy Graham Crusade at
the Hartford Civic Center.
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Music Ministry
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- Annual hymn services were held, consisting entirely of music
by choir and congregation
- Helen Ellis was a frequent pianist
- In 1979, our choir joined 300 other choir singers at St.
Joseph Cathedral for the 50th anniversary of the Hartford
Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
- Many joint concerts were held, some included a hymn festival
with Westminster Presbyterian,the Chapel Singers in 1979
which included tow of our youth and the Sunshine Singers
from the Phillipines presented a concert in 1979.
- In 1980, Margo Early, our new alto soloist, presented Songs
for an April Evening.
- In 1984, Geri Spano appeared as soprano soloist and Danilo
Militar, bass, is first mentioned this year.
- In January of 1981, a Winer Festival of Comgregations
involving nearly 600 congregations from Greater Hartford
was held at St. Joseph Cathedral.
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Activities, Programs and
Groups
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- Four class offerings for adults on Sunday mornings
- Wednesday evening group on "The Strange Silence of the
Bible in the Church" in which Dr. Neal Testerman was one of
the leaders
- Thursday evening "Living With Your Teenager" series led by
Rick Lanz
- Dr. Henry Millan offered a seminar on "To Be a Man, To Be a
Woman"
- A six session workshop on "As Parents Grow Older" was
offerd to help children and relatives better understand
conditions of the elderly.
- "Summer Share" was offered in 1978 and 1979 for an
opportunity for generations to learn together thorugh Bible
Study and workshops.
- In 1981, the BYF SENT (Sixth, Eighth, Ninth Teens) for
Junior High Youth announced going without food for 30
hours to raise money for hungry people around the world
called "planned famine." The program was sponsored by
World Vision International.
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Worship and Preaching
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Building and Grounds
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- In August 1979, as result of a sever storm, part of the
steeple lay on the ground, trees uprooted and debris was
everywhere. By 1980, the steeple was repaired.
- A new boiler was installed and siding replaced paint on the
church and on our second parsonage. All of this was made
possible by a successful Steps in Renewal Campaign led by
Dr. Phillip Trowbridge.
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Changes
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Attendance
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- 1976 = 562 members
- 1980 = 435 members
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