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Beaver Island Christian Church breaks ground for the Gregg Fellowship Center, 2006

Also Beaver Island Christian Church Gregg Fellowship Center groundbreaking 2006

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Date2006-04-30
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ErasModern era
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Summary

The Beaver Island Christian Church broke ground for its Gregg Fellowship Center on April 30, 2006. The May Beaver Beacon reports remarks by Judy Meister, Phil Gregg, and Reverend Steve Skinner and places the project in the church’s history from its first 1963 motel-room service through years of design and funding discussions.

Evidence limits

This is a groundbreaking report and institutional reminiscence, not evidence of construction completion, final cost, or a complete church history.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Forty-three Years in the Making!"
    Reports the April 30 groundbreaking, speakers Judy Meister, Phil Gregg, and Reverend Steve Skinner, the church's 1963 motel-room beginnings, and the long design and funding process. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the groundbreaking report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church breaks ground for the Gregg Fellowship Center, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christian-church-gregg-fellowship-center-groundbreaking-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Forty-three Years in the Making!" (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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