- Our History continued
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- The Church was dedicated on March 10, 1963 with
the presentation of a modern choral work composed
by Duane Hampton for the occasion. Dr. Richard
Norbert, the conference Minister, made the
dedicatory address.
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- When the Reverend Ray Welles left in January, 1965,
the congregation had 251 members. In July, 1965,
we called the Rev. George Lindsay as pastor.
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- The Church was used five days a week as a
children's center and pre-school. An active
Social Concerns Board kept the congregation
involved in human concerns.
Pilgrim Church was deeply concerned about civil rights,
the plight of farm laborers, numerous problems in the
local are, and war - whether it was in Vietnam or Latin
America. A sub-parish plan with a deacon as "under
shepherd" provided a caring-sharing channel for the
fellowship. Over the years the Board of Worship has
mingled new forms of celebration with the traditional.
On September 1, 1975, the Reverend George Lindsay left
leaving a membership of three hundred eight. The Reverend
Paul Babbitt served as Interim Pastor until February 1976
when the Reverend John M. Larsen was called as the new
minister.
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