Page 5 - SHCC Early History

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Junior deacons began in 1972.

In 1972, the cost for perpetual care for cemetery lots
was fixed at $100.00.

An electrical heating system was installed during the
summer of 1974 at a cost of over $4,000, which was paid for
without borrowing.

In 1975, the Church sent a donation for the upkeep of
historic buildings at Cane Ridge, Ky.

Communion cup holders were installed on the sanctuary
pews in 1976.

The National Center for Christian Studies on Education
and Work come into being in 1975 with Keith E. Smith as
director.

Two members of the Church, Emily B. Cherrix and Elsie
M. Dryden, were honored on September 7, 1975 as having
served the Church for 60 years. They, along with 17 others
who had been members of Church 35 years or more, were
presented with a beautiful etching of the Snow Hill
Christian Church building (with the names of the recipients
and years since baptism recorded at the bottom of the
picture) by Keith E. Smith, minister. Prayers of
rededication were given.

The Sunday School contributed a duplicating machine to
the Church in 1976.

Different Sunday School classes sponsor a coffee hour
at the close of the morning service on the first Sunday of
each month.

After much deliberation, the Church adopted a new
constitution on February 8, 1976.

In 1976, the Christian Women’s Fellowship started a
fund for purchasing new hymnals.