Christ Church Winchester Ties to Early Virginia Parish History
The article traces Christ Church Winchester to the original Church of England via Frederick Parish and Lord Fairfax links. It covers 18th century origins, key figures like Yost Hite and Reverend Balmain, wartime roles, and later church expansions including 1829 building, Civil War impacts, postwar additions, and 1963 mission planning for St. Pauls On-the-Hill with current rector Rev. John A. Baden.
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Meade
Frederick
Tall
Shenandoah
Page, Warren
Clarke
Jefferson
Berkeley
Hampshire
Christ Church
Winchester
Lord Fairfax
John Hite
Hite
Yost Hite
Shenandoah Wilderness
Neck
Catherine Culpepper
Virginia
Greenway” Court
Irmires
J.C. Penney Co
Cornwallis
Charles M. Army
Thruston
Alexander Balmain
Balmain
St. John’s Church
Richmond
Tennyson Ave
Senseny Road
St. Paul’s On-the-Hill
John A. Baden
Parishioners Stand Firm Over Crucifix in Montecreto
In Montecreto Italy parishioners refuse to surrender a 12th century crucifix praised by an art teacher as a rare masterpiece. After initial restoration work halted, local families voted to keep the relic, while Modena authorities threaten legal action if it is not handed over by August 7.
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Montecreto
Italy
Modena
Fine Arts Agency
Tonino Cenacchi
Father Cenacchi
Confirmation Service At Middleway
The apostolic and sacramental rite of Confirmation will be at Grace Church Middleway W Va tomorrow at 1130 am with Rt Rev Wilburn C Campbell Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of West Virginia officiating. Names of those to be confirmed are Laura Baker Jan Hafer William Grantham and William Grantham Jr. A separate visit and service at Church of the Holy Spirit Summit Point follows at 10 am with Holy Communion and sermon. Around 130 pm attendees from Summit Point and Middleway will attend a rectory lawn picnic at Summit Point with Bishop Campbell and Mrs Campbell as guests.
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Grace Church
Middleway
W. Va
Wilburn C. Campbell
Diocese of
West Virginia
Kieldsing
Laura Margaret Baker
Jan Christian Hafer
William Gibson Grantham
William White Grantham
Campbell
Church of the Holy Spirit
Summit Point
W. Vien
White
Frances Grantham
Stuart Crim
Rev Ronald Maderia to Speak at Vesper Service
The Rev Ronald Maderia of Front Royal Church of the Brethren will be guest speaker at the vesper service Sunday at 7 30 p m Calvary Church on Front Royal Road Public is invited Mrs Orville Van Meter will lead worship The Tasker Trio and church choirs will provide group singing
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Ronald Maderia
Front Royal Church
Homecoming at Red Bud Church Observed Sunday
The Red Bud Church on Winchester Charge Evangelical United Brethren will hold annual Homecoming Day Services Sunday at 1 p.m. with lunch. The program includes the Homecoming Day Message by the pastor and a music fellowship with the Junior Choir. Neighbors are urged to attend and recall former worship days.
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Red Bud
Winchester Charge
Evangelical United Brethren
Homecoming at Hites Chapel Features Rev Renner
The Hites Methodist Church Chapel holds its annual Homecoming on Sunday August 9 with Rev Harry C Renner former pastor of Beech Grove Bethel Charge delivering the afternoon sermon at 2 o'clock. Church School is at 11 and dinner on the grounds follows at 12 30.
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Hites Methodist Church
Harry C. Renner
Beech Grove- Bethel
Back Bay Station
Virginia Beach
Renner
Round Hill
Loudoun County
Charles Town
W.va
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
James Wood
Virginia
Farmers Lack Spokesman in Congress Says Virginia Tech Speech
Blacksburg AP. 9th District Rep. W Pat Jennings tells Animal Industry Day that farmers lack a spokesman while Congress knows agriculture underpins the economy. He cites legislators from farm areas failing to compromise and farm groups diverging on views and subsidies. He spoke at Virginia Tech on opportunities for livestock in the Appalachian program.
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Blacksburg
Congress
Pat Jennings
Animal Industry Day
Virginia Tech
Jennings
Rev Walstein W Snyder to Speak at Braddock Street Church
The Congregational United Church of Christ on Braddock and Clifford Streets will host Rev Walstein W Snyder as guest minister at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Snyder, CEO of the Elon Home for Children, is a Duke Divinity graduate and former president of the North Carolina and Virginia Congregational Christian Churches. The Lay Leader will be Clayton A Pugh. The public is invited.
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United Church of Christ
Braddock
Clifford Streets
Walstein W. Snyder
Elon Home For Children
Elon College
N.C
Clayton A. Pugh
Snyder
Elkton
Eton College
Divinity School
Duke University
North Carolina and
Virginia
Congregational Christian Churches
Eastern Virginia
North Carolina
Southern Convention
Board of Publications
Eton Home For Children
the Home
Council On Health and Welfare of the
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina
Southeastern Association of Child Caring Institutions
Drive-in church opens at Westport Road High School
Watkins Memorial Methodist Church will hold drive-in services in the lot at Westport Road High School on Sundays this summer. The Rev. William Bowling says the plan helps people take time off on the way to recreation to pray.
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Louisville
Westport Road High School
Watkins Memorial Methodist Church
William Bowling
Longest Satellite Link Sets Record Through Syncom I
A 8,900 mile voice transmission between New Jersey and the Philippines achieved the longest communications link to date, using NASA's Syncom I satellite.
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New Jersey
Philippines
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Doctor's Silent Night Air Conditioner Battle
In Norwich Connecticut Dr B D Thaw faces a court battle over a 45000 air conditioning unit that, though functional, keeps neighbors awake with noise. Attorney Harry L Nair and his wife sought relief alleging nighttime disturbance and the Norwich Superior Court granted a temporary injunction ordering the doctor to turn the unit off at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich, Conn
B. D. Thaw
Dr. Thaw
Norwich
Joseph
Longo
Dr.Thaw
Dinosaur Crossing Sign Slows Traffic On Lafayette Road
Dick Harrison of Hopkinsville Kentucky posted a sign reading Dinosaur crossing with a dinosaur illustration to slow traffic. The tactic worked as motorists stopped briefly, one even pausing long enough to swipe the sign.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Dick Harrison
Lafayette Road
State Highway Department
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