Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In January 1963 the Beaver Beacon reported a campaign to raise $6,000 toward a new St. James Episcopal Church and vicar’s cottage on Beaver Island. The notice said $5,000 had already been earmarked, Warren Townsend had given the site, Dr. Paul Nelson was appointed warden, and Rev. Alexander Wood would serve as clergyman-in-charge during the non-summer months.
Evidence and limits
The source describes a building campaign and proposed log construction. It does not establish the campaign’s final receipts, a construction start, the exact site, or completion of the church or vicarage.
Open questions
- Can diocesan, deed, building, or later newspaper records establish the site and construction outcome?
- Is the 1963 proposal the same building later described as the St. James Episcopal Chapel?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1963, “New St. James Episcopal Church.”Reports a $6,000 campaign, $5,000 already earmarked, donated property from Warren Townsend, a planned log church and vicarage, and named clergy and wardens; it does not establish completion.