- Date
- 2002-08-26
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionmaritimecommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The 44-foot Gospel Ship Glory to Thee arrived at Beaver Island’s Yacht Dock on August 26, 2002, carrying missionary captains John and Gaydean Nolte and their dog Silas. The Beacon describes their three-year port-to-port ministry, 12-string music, and practice of offering their message without charging a collection.
Evidence limits
The article documents the ship’s visit and the captains’ account of their ministry; it does not establish a formal Island service or a complete voyage log.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “The Gospel Ship docks at St. James.”Reports missionary captains John and Gaydean Nolte and their dog Silas arriving aboard the 44-foot trawler Glory to Thee after three years of port-to-port ministry, with songs, conversation, and a free-message policy. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Gospel Ship arrival feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Gospel Ship Glory to Thee docks at Beaver Island in August 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gospel-ship-glory-to-thee-arrival-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “The Gospel Ship docks at St. James.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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