New Britain herald., 1930-07-12
NEW CHURCH IS
 MAKING PROGRESS
Congregation to Elect Officers
 and Seeks Regular Pastor

A committee to nominate officers fer the newly organized Grace Bap- list church will report within the near future. according to an an nouncement made today.
 On the evening Of January IS. in home in the Stanley Quarter dis trict, l 6 people signed an agreement t0 associate themselves in plan for Q new church On the 27th of January the first service of public worship was held in Junior 0. |. A. NJ hall on Glen street, and each Sunday morning and evening since then both morning and cye ming services and Sunday school have been con ducted, A prayer meeting has been held each week. at a home in the north end the hall not being available on week day evenings. The Sunday school was organized on the first sunday with classes for all and has held q session zach sunday.
 Very soon after it's inception the name Of Grace church of New Brit ain vas adopted. with Baptist policy It was decided to remain Independent of any denominational organization, Rev. H. o. Olncy Wa3 its pastor for about q month be- tween the time Of his leaving local pastoratc and assuming his new charge III Buffalo. At present, the church is engaged in the selec- tlon Of 2 minister.
 Progress in the perfection of its organization has been leisurely, An application for q charter has been made through Judge Stanley J, Trcceski, tho charter membership has teen named and q nominating committee to select officers has been appointed This committee, con- sisting of Ernest K. Bryar. Mrs. i George F. Woram and J. E. Com- stock will report within week, when the organization will be com- pierc, with the exception Of q pastor 1 No collection is taken at any church aervice. bat a plate ia placed near the entrance where offerings nay be placed Sufficient money 1 has been given in this way 10 pay all cf tho church expenses, to pro- vide for missionary purposes, and to accumulate q surplus which will probably form the beginning of building fund. The church is look ing forward 10 the time when it will have its own building. with all facilities for doing the work for which it vas formed. The crced for the church is simply that of the orthodox church. which was gen. oral in observance 4o years ago.
 The charter members of Grace church are:
 Mrs, Fred s. Atwater, Mrs. Louise Bachand. Mir. and Mrs. F. K. Bryar. Mr. and Mre. Walter N. Bradley. Miss Hilma Bradley. MT. and Mrs. J. E. Comstoch, Mr. and Mrs, Sewell E. Corbett, Sewel Corbett Jr, Mir ard Mrs. Richard F. Dunno. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Fletcher, Mr and Mrs. Charles H. Hall, Mrs. AnseI Hall, Florence Hall, Isaac, Hanson, Mrs. William C. Hart, MT. and Mrs. Willard E, Hart, Burton l.. Hart, Ernest B. Hart. Forrest Hart, Will lard E. Hart. Jr.
 Richard C. Holcomb. Stuart c. Holcomb, Mrs. Henry Howard Lor- eta Howard. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Hoyt Louise Myers, Mrs R. W. Poteet, Mir. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Rowe, Wendell Rowe. Mrs. Violet SDaulding. MT. and Mrs. Arthur ! Sykes, Dorothy Sykes. Bernice Sykes Mrs. Anna Wahl, Dr. and Mrs. George B. Woram.
 Of the 16 people signing the or iginal agreement all but two are charter members, and there have been no losses except that of fam- fly which removed to Canada.