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Harbert (MI) Continues 75th Anniversary Celebration
HARBERT, MI (June 20, 2003) - Harbert Community Church continued its celebration
of 75 years in ministry recently as Evangelical Covenant Church President
Glenn R. Palmberg was the guest preacher for a Sunday morning worship
service attended by approximately 300 people.
The church was host to a special banquet the Saturday evening before
Palmberg spoke, attended by some 200 people, according to pastor Joel
Kruggel. The church took a look back at the various decades, using music,
quiz show questions and lots of humor to make for a lively evening. Harbert
Community hosted a confirmation reunion Sunday, June 1, that attracted 275
people. Nearly 50 former confirmands were among that group.
Harbert Community Church, an Evangelical Covenant Church, evolved as
Swedish workers in the Chicago area spent summers in small towns off of
Lake Michigan, conducting weekend tabernacle services. Strong local women's
groups and Sunday school activities in the 1920s helped lead the way to the
founding of the congregation. Numerous Covenant pastors served the church
as the church evolved. Harbert Community Covenant joined the Covenant in
1981 with a membership of 204 under pastor Ron Magnuson. The current
congregation membership is 220 and the church has benefited from a
passionate service element, especially among its senior adults, Kruggel
notes.
The church enjoys a thriving ministry with a local Habitat for Humanity
program in nearby Benton Harbor. In addition, many individuals have
assisted local children in a tutoring ministry and some have helped
renovate an area preschool.
For more information about the church, its ministries and the 75th
celebration, call Kruggel at 269-426-4321.
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