Pulpit to Pulpit, New Baptist Pastor Follows Path of Service

The Rev. Dr. Leo Christian had found a welcoming community in his new position as pastor of the First Baptist Church in Vineyard Haven and the Gay Head Community Baptist Church in Aquinnah.

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Vineyard Churches Help Weave Safety Net of Food and Shelter
Louisa Hufstader

Each night of the week during the winter, Island churches take turns opening their doors to offer free meals and beds.

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Dedication at West Tisbury
Vineyard Gazette

As the faithful chronicler of important events affecting the welfare of our Island, you will give space, I know, to a brief notice of an occurrence which took place on the 6th inst. On the morning of Wednesday we broke loose from the seclusion of home, and the pressure of care, and leaving the roar of old ocean behind us, we journeyed across hill and dale amid the luxuriant beams of a genial sun, to the retired but picturesque village of West Tisbury.

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Unitarian Minister to Be Installed

The Rev. William L. Clark will be installed as minister of the Vineyard’s Unitarian Universalist congregation on May 22.

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Easter Services Around Martha's Vineyard

From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday and Easter Sunday, church services take place at houses of worship, on beaches and in parish houses around the Island.

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Island Churches Doubling as Homeless Shelters Help Fill Gap in Services

Hospitality Homes, a system of homeless shelters hosted and organized by Island churches, is nearing the end of its first year, with administrators, coordinators and volunteers declaring success.

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Vineyard Churches to Double as Homeless Shelters This Winter

Beginning in January, seven nights a week, three churches will provide shelter and meals to men, women and families who need a place to get in out of the cold.

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New Church Rises in Edgartown
Connie Berry

Easter in the Christian tradition symbolizes new birth, and this Easter a new church has come to life in Edgartown.

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Churches Create Islandwide Youth Group
Connie Berry

Seven Island churches are casting out into the community with a new youth group program they’re calling The Net, aimed at middle and high school aged students.

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Volunteers Breathe New Life Into Mayhew Parsonage
Tom Dunlop

Terry and Marcia Martinson began to move into an old house looking down on the Edgartown harbor this week. Unlike most people who live on the Island waterfront these days, the Martinsons will live there year-round. But taking the whole history of the place into account, their time in the home will be short.

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