New VEC Executive Minister Is Not a Stranger to Vermont
The Rev. Howard Oliver Stearns Jr., recently named executive minister of the Vermont Ecumenical Council, has long ties to Vermont including a Tunbridge home built in 1957 and summer work with Vermont churches in 1949 1950. Born in Newton Center Mass he grew up in Wellesley Hills and earned degrees from Harvard Boston University Yale and ordination in Massachusetts. He later held pastorates in Wildermore Beach Milford Danvers and Swampscott and led urban ministry efforts in Brockton while contributing to ecumenical planning programs. He begins his Vermont post March 1 after interim work in Swampscott and will serve as executive minister of the VEC.
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May Belle N. Stearns
Wellesley Hills
Harvard College
Stearns
Boston University
College of Liberal Arts
Yale University Divinity School
Suffolk West Association
Massachusetts Conference of Congregational Christian Churches
First Congregational Church
Mr. Stearns
First Church of
Danvers
Congregational
Mass
Brockton
Main Street, Inc
Self Help Incorporated
Office of Economic Opportunity
Massachusetts Council of Churches
First Church
Swampscott
Congregational United Church of Christ
Vermont Ecumenical Council
Washington's faith shaped a president's public piety
The piece cites Fuller and Green in God in the White House to argue George Washington kept a lifelong Episcopal affiliation, rarely took Holy Communion, rebuked for turning from the Lord's Supper, and refused to kneel in prayer. It notes his private letters show growing religious feeling and his farewell call to religion as a basis of national morality.
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George Washington
America
Washington
White House
Crown
Edmund Fuller
David E. Green
Weems
Virginia
Episcopal Church
Fuller and Green
Philadelphia
William White
Christ
Jesus
God
Congress
Bennington Area Church Services and Schedules
Area churches in Bennington Arlington North Pownal and Wilmington list Sunday services Sunday School and worship times Masses and confessions at Our Lady of Fatima and St John the Baptist Catholic Church Worship meetings for Quakers and midweek offerings noted Vocational and historic church sites include Sonic Temple Masonic and Old Stone Church with pastors named including Rev. Geer Rev. Schwebel Rev. Forman and Rev. Ellis as well as chaplain services at the Vermont Soldiers Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, John the Baptist Catholic Church
North Bennington
Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
Masonic Temple
Main St
First Church OF God
W. Earle Forman
OLD Stone Church
Independent Baptist
Elwin M. Ellis
Our Lady OF Fatima
Wilmington
Baptist Church
Church of Today
Alfred Scott
Congregational Church
Walter Hall
Joseph Hall
Class Takes Part In Passover Seder
Grade 8 class of First Congregational Church School held a Passover Seder conducted by Rabbi Solomon Goldberg of Rutland Jewish Center. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. William Allore, with 21 students and assisting adults in attendance. Mrs. Nathan Kamber assisted with table setting.
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Manchester
First Congregational Church
Solomon Goldberg
Rutland Jewish Center
William Allore
Pilgrim Fellowship
Nathan Kamber
The
Israel Congregation of Manchester
Allore
Douglas McGaughey Granted Local License To Preach
Douglas McGaughey son of the Rev and Mrs Melvin R McGaughey was granted a local preacher license Tuesday night at the First United Methodist Church annual Charge Conference. He is finishing senior year at Boston University and plans theological study in the fall making a third generation in ministry for the family. The meeting also explained church reorganization under a merger creating the Council of Ministries and Administrative Board and announced officers and delegates for the Troy Conference sessions.
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First United Methodist Church
Shaftsbury
James Denton
WSCS
Douglas McGaughey
Melvin R. McGaughey
Young McGaughey
Boston University
Mr. McGaughey
Bennington
John G. Rhinesmith
Bennington- Troy
Troy Methodist Conference
United Evangelical Brethren and
Methodist Churches
U S Church Membership Grows Slowly Amid Population Rise
UPI reports the 1969 Yearbook of American Churches shows total membership to 126,445,110, up 666,545 but at under half a percent growth, lagging population gains. Church attendance and Sunday School enrollment decline, while contributions rise little despite rising personal income.
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New York
UPI
U.S
National Council of Churches
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VEC
Vermont
Army Air Force
Stout Memorial
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Barbara Holmes
Charles E. Holmes
Salem
N.Y
Ruth
Anne
Judith
Susan
Rebecca
Yale Divinity School
H. O. Stearns Jr
Louis Cassels
United Press International
Society OF Friends
Quakers
Faith Bible Baptist Church
Woodford Hollow
Kenneth Schwebel
Methodist Church
West Arlington
John E. Geer
Federated Church East
Arlington
North Pownal
Gary Bailey
Community Church
Pownal Center
Henry A. Peck
Earle Forman
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Pownal
United Church
Dorset - East Rupert
Hal C. Miller
Church OF Christ
Jerry Moffitt
Old Bennington
Church Barn
Arvel M. Steece
Manse
Sheafe Satterthwaite
First Baptist Church
the Way
H. Glenn Payne
Colgate Hall
Senior Byf
Christian Faith In Action
Eugene Clark
Angus MacDonald
Unitarian-Universalist
Unitarian Fellowship
Zion Episcopal Church
Manchester Center
Missionary Alliance Church
Bible School
Richard Lenehan
Jerome J. Hevey
Cub Scouts
Joseph D. Huse
ST. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Second Congregational Church
Nazareth
Ecumenical Center
Inquirer
ST. James Episcopal Church
Chapel
Kingdom Hall
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Watch Tower
Congregational Bible Study
ST. Mary’s IN the Mountains
Russell Gale
Council of Ministries
Wesley E. Buzzell
George H. Jepson
Walter G. Danish
Walter O. Noyes Jr
Paul M. Crane
Troy
Roy A. Sullivan
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Hotel Putnam
Nicha
Tiara
Mammoth Mart
Oneida
Gallup
Thyataatass
Hanson
Walbridge
Gregev
Meoneer
Pan
Woolworth's
Main
Yours
Jewelers
Washington’s
Drysdale’s
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