Groundbreaking for School Addition at First Methodist Church
Ann Arbor News, July 31, 1954
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the First Methodist Church's $207,000 church school addition were held yesterday with the Rev. Merrill R. Abbey, pastor (far left)), handling the ceremonial shovel. Others taking part in the groundbreaking were (left to right): Miss Alma Goulette, a Sunday school teacher for 25 years, who is partially hidden behind the pastor; Mrs. F. Ridlen Harrell, president of the Women's Society of Christian Service; Emerson Powrie, chairman of the building committee; Stuart Abbey, president of the Youth Council; The Rev. L. LaVerne Finch, district superintendent; the Rev. Erland J. Wangdahl, associate minister; the Rev. Eugene J. Ransom, minister to students; and A. E. White, chairman of the trustees.
Year
1954
Month
August
Groundbreaking for School Addition at First Methodist Church
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Subjects
First Methodist Church
Churches
Groundbreaking Ceremonies
Building & Construction
Women's Society of Christian Service
Clubs & Organizations
Old News
Ann Arbor News
Merrill R. Abbey
Alma Goulette
Mrs. F. Ridlen Harrel
Emerson Powrie
Stuart Abbey
L. LaVerne Finch
Erland J. Wangdahl
Eugene J. Ransom
A. E. White