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History of Seabold Church on Bainbridge Island
Posted on March 2, 2010
Even before the idea of a Seabold Church was considered, a community Ladies' Aid was meeting, having been organized at the J.A. Silvens' Home in 1899. It was largely through the concern of the ladies and pioneers of the Seabold Community that in 1908 a meeting was held in the schoolhouse to plan a church. (The schoolhouse is the present Seabold Community Hall.) Both Setterland's corner (across from Carlson's Store) and Lindvog's corner were considered for a church site, the latter being accepted. It took nearly two years of fund-raising and organizing to build the church. Though the date is uncertain, it was either late in 1909 or early in 1910 that the formal dedication of the new building took place. In November 1962, the congregation voted to accept architectural plans by Paul Kirk for a 4500 sq. ft. addition and the moving and remodeling of the sanctuary at the new church site adjoining the parsonage. On February 21, 1963, they voted a $30,000 loan for the project and the next day began in earnest to clear the land. On the morning of March 21, 1963, at 9:00 a.m., and in a heavy rain, power crews stood by to break and replace lines that stood in the path of the moving trucks which were ready with the building and the steeple on separate trucks. The actual moving began at 10:00 a.m. and by noon the building stood in its rightful place.
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