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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
6
Bennington churches list Bible school worship services prayer meetings and youth activities led by local pastors including Lenehan Rickert Gardner Payne Steffen and Benn. observances include Holy Communion and the 200th Methodist anniversary with multiple parishes marking events at First and Second Congregational First Methodist and affiliated groups in Bennington.
In Burlington a adoptive couple, the Browns, visit the Elizabeth Land Home to meet their second adopted child. The scene shows the supervisor, Mrs Sibyl Parks, presenting a newborn to Christopher and his parents, highlighting their long wait for a child and joyful anticipation. The piece emphasizes the couple's five year marriage and childlessness as motivation for adoption.
Harold Gardner, minister of the Church of Christ of South Barre, will be guest speaker in a series of Bible lessons at the Church of Christ on South Street. Services Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and nightly through Thursday at 7:30. Gardner, a Chester native, worked as a photographer for Polygraphic Co. in North Bennington, studied at Freed-Hardeman College, and helped establish the Bennnington Church of Christ.
The article describes church services at multiple locations including First Church of God and Vermont Soldiers Home. It also profiles the Elizabeth Lund Home in Vermont, the state’s only home for unmarried mothers and an adoption agency. It notes that about 80 percent of unmar ried mothers place babies, with the Lunch Home arranging 118 adoptions last year to Vermont and distant homes, and highlights Mrs. William H. Wills as a board member.
Charles D. Dunn circuit minister announced staff and program appointments for the semi annual Jehovahs Witnesses circuit assembly to be held here next week. Harvey Hiatt Bennington congregation presiding minister named to lead the installation department coordinating equipment and setup for the 500 delegate event. The program opens Friday evening with the theme Make Disciples of People of All The Nations and is expected to attract over 500 ministers from Vermont New Hampshire and New York. Kingdom Hall meetings will be cancelled to let delegates attend all sessions.
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