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feeling of welcome. This hos led them to return ond become o port
of our fellowship.
We houe been blessed ouer the yeors by the mony speciol men
who houe serued this Church os Pastor. In the eorly ye ors there were
mony ... some seruing only o year or so. For the past 23 years, Reu.
Robert Bingham has been our Pastor, our lender, our teacher, our
friend and yes euen our mentor. He has serued this congregation for
almost one fourth of the 100 years. Under his guidance we haue
grown from a church in a sleepy little uilloge to o thriuing church in
our own city witnessing to Jesus Christ and by being good stewords
of our resources.
And now as we celebrate the Centennial of First Presbyterian
Church of Newhall, we come with a feeling of joy and anticipation of
what is yet to come. Thank you to the Centennial Committee (Bruce
Carey, Marilyn Chase, Jim Didrickson, Don Johnston, Joe Kern, Myra
Moore, Les Tonner, Nancy Young and Reu. Bingham) who haue worked
long ond hard to make the celebration of our Christian Heritage such a
success.
With the faith of this congregation and the guidonce of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, we striue forward toward our 200th year.
God Bless us all!
~
J-snet Macey
-~
Centennial Chairman
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