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Snippets of History
1950 - 2025
75th Anniversary Celebration
Compiled by Sandra S. Bowles, Ed.D.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In compiling this document, the author is deeply indebted to those individuals who, over the years, documented the many accomplishments, activities, and highlights of Village Chapel Presbyterian Church – the Session Clerks, the Secretaries of the Women of the Church, the Ministers, the Church Secretaries who compiled The Villager, and others who provided information in a variety of formats. I also want to thank Rose Ann Walker and Leslie Bremar for making many of these available when needed. As indicated by the title, this is a compilation of “Snippets of History” taken from many sources to recognize and cherish Village Chapel over its seventy-five years as a giving and community-involved Church.
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Below you will find the table of contents. To make accessing individual portions of the document easier, please click on the title of the section you are interested in reading.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction - A Bit of Related History
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Kanawha City Presbyterian Churches
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Village Chapel In the Beginning - the 1940's
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Village Chapel 1950's
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Village Chapel 1960's
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Village Chapel 1970's
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Village Chapel 1980's
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Village Chapel 1990's
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Village Chapel 2000's
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Village Chapel 2010's
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Village Chapel 2020's
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Village Chapel 75th Anniversary
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Brief Summary of Strengths and Concerns
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Conclusion
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Sources
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Appendix A - Clergy at Village Chapel
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Appendix B - Summer Interns
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Appendix C - Secretaries
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Appendix D - New Beginnings
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Appendix E - Charter Membership in 1950
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Appendix F - Active Members March 22, 2000
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Appendix G - Current Members March 25, 2025
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Appendix H - Musicians Over the Years
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Appendix I - Elders Serving by Session/Class
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Appendix J - Years of Service for Elders
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Appendix K - Clerks of Session
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Appendix L - Thriving Congregation Senior Survey 2025
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Appendix M - A Brief History of Village Chapel 2000

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