Historic dedication of edifice

HARRINGTON – The structure of the current Harrington Community Church was dedicated on October 22, 1961 by Pastor Berton D. Connerly of the then Community Congregational Church. The new brick structure incorporated the 1956 educational and social building; the former church buildings had been removed. In their program for the dedication service they traced the history of their church to 1884 when a Presbyterian Church was organized with 17 members, and a building erected in 1899 at a cost of just over $1,000. The Baptist Church completed their church building in 1902 at a cost of $3,600. In Ap...