In addition to the ongoing steeple preservation work this summer (details linked below), we also have other behind-the-scenes, yet crucial volunteer efforts happening. One such project took place last Sunday after worship. Charles Kounakowitch, a dedicated Church and Board of…
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Why are there cellular antennas inside a steeple? T-Mobile has three antennas in the Light Tower portion of our steeple for which T-Mobile pays rent to our church. We asked T-Mobile why they chose to put antennas inside a structure…
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There is visible progress carrying on the sustainability of our church facilities! The erection of scaffolding has started. The scaffolding should be ready for use during the last week in July. Long time member Phil Carens (pictured here) has graciously…
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Steeple preservation project update 6.29.23 As we watched part of the church’s solar panel array being removed to make way for scaffolding around the steeple, we reflected on the centuries of dedication that thousands of members of our congregation have…
Read MoreChris Taft and Steffi Peck were both “newbies” at Wellesley Village Church when they were asked to lead the Community Ministry Deacons. Their biggest challenge was coffee hour and how to serve refreshments to 50-75 people every Sunday after the…
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This is the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the sanctuary portion of the Wellesley Village Church building. We have this wonderful facility due to 100 years of care by our congregation. We are working hard to sustain the church…
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May 8, 1922, Monday: If you had been alive on that date, you might very well have been in this picture. And if you were between the ages of 5 and 10, you were dressed in white with your parents standing…
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The Energy Committee and Board of Properties are recommending that the current HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) system, which is outdated and has reached the end of its useful life, be replaced by an energy efficient, carbon neutral geothermal system. As…
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Stewardship Season 2023 is underway, and our “Pick Your Party” is back!!! All are invited to join together with fellow Wellesley Village Church friends, to joyfully celebrate the blessings of Stewardship 2022, and to begin this season of giving and…
Read MoreOctober 12th, 1922: For more than 70 months, Village Church had lived without a home of its own. After the disastrous fire at the end of 1916, the congregation had found shelter as guests for worship in other churches around Wellesley.…
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