Means that edifice is free of debt
A much-looked-forward-to occasion for the members of each branch Church of Christ, Scientist, is church dedication. This occurs when a new edifice is free of debt. Memberships generally make the occasion —and something of the church's history—known through local newspapers, with a special invitation to their communities to join them in attending the Sunday dedicatory service. The following churches and societies report dedications:
Date of dedication
LA GRANGE, ILLINOIS May 20, 1973
(First Church)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND June 10, 1973
(First Church)
SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA June 24, 1973
(First Church)
CLARE, MICHIGAN June 24, 1973
(Society)
GRIMSBY, LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND July 1, 1973
(First Church)
BRAINTREE and BOCKING, ESSEX, July 1, 1973
ENGLAND
(Society)
SOUTHOLD, NEW YORK July 15, 1973
(First Church)
WATERTOWN, NEW YORK July 15, 1973
(First Church)
INVERCARGILL, NEW ZEALAND August 26, 1973
(Society)
LINCOLN CITY, OREGON September 2, 1973
(First Church)
FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA September 16, 1973
(Society)
HASTINGS and ST. LEONARDS-ON-September 16, 1973
SEA, SUSSEX, ENGLAND
(First Church)
FRYEBURG, MAINE September 23, 1973
(Society)
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA September 30, 1973
(Second Church)
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA September 30, 1973
(Third Church)
