- Date
- 1970-08-23
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 23, 1970, the Beaver Island Episcopal Mission consecrated a cherry-wood altar donated in memory of Warren Townsend and baptized Christa Kathryn Stein. The Beacon reports Bishop Dudley B. McNeil officiating and a reception afterward.
Evidence and limits
The report preserves the service and donor attribution but does not identify the mission building or preserve a parish register.
Open questions
- Where is the altar and mission building documented in surviving church records?
Sources
- Reports consecration of a cherry-wood altar donated by Beatrice Townsend in memory of Warren Townsend and baptism of Christa Kathryn Stein on August 23, with Bishop Dudley B. McNeil officiating and a reception afterward.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Episcopal Mission consecrates altar and baptizes Christa Stein, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-episcopal-altar-baptism-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1970, “Beaver Island Episcopal Mission.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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