Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-14
VOTE $4,000 TO SOCIAL
SERVICE IN CHURCH HERE
Members or Methodist Board OF
Missions Aids Program of Broad
Street Congregation.
NOVEL FEATURES ARE PLANNED
Total OF S25O.OOO to BE Expended
in Erecting Institute Which Will
BE Conducted a> Community
Center.

rams Tor 4 great social service in
a new and larger edificc TO house the
conErcgation OF Broad Street Meth
odiSt Church. drew nearer realization
OF missions OF the NirGiua Methodist
Conference. in session here. voted $50
coo for this purpose. This makes pos
slhlc the FIRST real step to be takcn
in movement unique in Virginia,
i: not IN the entire South.
Tending to the idea that the Chris,
end material hcttcrmcnt of its people.
IN adi:tion to liz purely spiritual
veiopmcnt has resulted from the cf-
forts of pr. Fred L. Chcnault pastor
"f The BROAD street Methodist Church.
~ plans. which include the erection
corporate program for AN inst.tu-
Non for the rccrcational. vocational
and physical uphuildnS OF the people
OF his parish.
Plan ia Raise s:an00o.
The S5o.OOo voted Yesterday for The
church and social service institute is
hut nucleus OF the entire amount re-
CURED, ana TO he raised for the amhi-
t;ous plan Of Or. Chcnault. Ills con
greEation Will raise an additional
$4,000. and while at This time no
expected that the Methods, church
extension board Will vote $4,000. and
the general board OF tho church Sio0,-
COO or moro. THIS makes apparent
possible $4,000 Tor ,x,end.na the
activities OF the Broad street Church
In me Pr"sram' as outlined by Dr
church. on the site Of tho present
house OF Worship, with an auditorium
% sufficient size 10 seat lO0O with
an adjustable arranccment for seat
ing an additional 500. and facilities
70" a sevcn-dcpartmcnt sunday school
having an average attendance OF COO
students and with Scparatc class
rooms Tor each class and arrange
ucntS for departmental assemblies.
Gymnasium on prorrnm
- addition ,h.~o viii In w,ll.
s,,,,..-,.l ,-,,,,i. ,,,,, h,I
t'..,.s" '''.'.S IN loi P.H '.dn
'''" :, ~ ,"I %u,urHr
,->c~, 30 indonr games linn ron,n.
Tor Moth SEXES also arc inrindcd in
.,-.--s.,, III
l.,yi;is= wonId he onSn for yss ey T
.G,v o. The wCel;
Fecllne that the new conditions fol-
lowin1 the war call for crcat.r scope
i'm tho work Of tho church, promp,cd
DR. Chcuau!t in WORKING out the de-
tails OF the new institutions Ii is his
belief that tho needs and resnouS ibili-
ties OF the churches arc greater than
provided IN The present programs. and
with this in view he set about 10
N his parish and 20 enlarge the
activities OF his church to meet them.
To do this Or. y. .. Iumorunncs
survey secretary OF the home mission
department Of the Methodist EDiscopal
m'nur w I'iu wv. survey mo INC
,,.L;cl ,I,. pro.I $500, ,.t,,,-,1 d. 10
catad Tho Observation-Disclosures. for ITO
building OF tn. church on greater
seal. and ;hr cstnblishmcni nj tbc
rccrcation,l and sorIal ssrvi%c sar.io,,s
are considered rcccssarv ~ mao, ,ic
conditions as shown by the survey
proyidc. Tor D,-c.t,r
While tho pastor Of The rrmrch voui1
have charge OF all spiritual atiivi,ins
the various dcnartincnts yvould he in
charge Of directors Gr3lifi.d Tor ,ba
work. There viii be fnur dnnar,,ne,,,s
under the now orcanization ae fol-