- Date
- circa 1966-04
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Saint James
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Christian Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityconstruction
- Within
- Saint James
Summary
In April 1966, the Beaver Island Christian Church was reported to have purchased the former Amos home in St. James as a permanent sanctuary. The Beaver Beacon also reported Good Friday and Easter Sunrise services, five baptisms performed by Rev. Arthur Johnson, and planned weekly Sunday services.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper report of a property and service milestone. It does not provide a deed, incorporation record, complete membership or baptismal register, or evidence of later continuity.
Sources
- Reports purchase of the former Amos home as a permanent sanctuary, Good Friday and Easter Sunrise services, five baptisms performed by Rev. Arthur Johnson, and a plan for weekly Sunday services. It does not provide a deed, incorporation record, complete membership or baptismal register, or later continuity evidence.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church establishes a sanctuary and holds Easter services, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christian-church-sanctuary-and-easter-services-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1966, “Beaver Island Christian Church.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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