Dedication: A Centennial Story

Cindy Safronoff
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Nonfiction narrative on Rev. Mary Baker Eddy's influence in Seattle and the building of iconic Christian Science churches. Read by author Cindy Safronoff.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    S2 E1: Pivotal Moment (1929)

    Church members discuss the terms of their mortgage bonds as financial markets show signs of instability, at Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Includes a 50-year overview of the history of the Christian Science movement as presented in Season 1 (Part 1) of Dedication: A Centennial Story. Image courtesy of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, Washington. Season 2 is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    20 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    S2 E2: Call to Action (1929)

    Mr. Walter G. Stanley floats a proposal for joint dedication, and the Board of Directors at Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, makes a resolution. Image: Empire Building. Paul Dorpat collection. Season 2 is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    19 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    S2 E3: Joint Dedication Committee (1929)

    Mr. Walter G. Stanley sends a telegram to the Board of Directors of The Mother Church in Boston about the conference of Christian Science churches in Seattle scheduled for Nov. 7, 1929, to discuss a proposal for a joint dedication committee. Takes place in the board room at Ninth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, in Lake Forest Park, and in the auditorium of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, in the University District. Image: Auditorium of Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Photo by Cindy Safronoff. Season 2 is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    16 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    S2 E4: Third Church Dedication (1929)

    Mrs. Bessie Haviland makes plans for dedication services at Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Mrs. Florence Foster, Second Reader, makes the official dedication announcement at the three special services on Sunday, November 24, 1929. Image: Stained glass window in Third Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Photo by Cindy Safronoff. Season 2 is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    8 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    S2 E5: To Arouse United Interest (1929)

    A mass meeting, called by the new joint dedication committee, is held at Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, downtown. Area Christian Scientists contribute to the building fund for the newly completed Sixth church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, in West Seattle at SW Lander Street and 42nd Avenue SW, which was designed by Mr. Gerald C. Field and built by Mr. Neil McDonald.  Image: Sixth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. Season 2 is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    17 min
  6. S2 E6: Tenth Church Dedication (1929)

    EPISODE 6

    S2 E6: Tenth Church Dedication (1929)

    Mrs. Ruth Marthaler announces the dedication of Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle, in Seahurst Park, on Sunday, December 8, 1929, after Mrs. Laura E. Ellis reads a telegram sent to the Board of Directors of The Mother Church in Boston. Image: Tenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle (original), around 1929. Used with permission from First Church of Christ, Scientist, Burien, WA. Season 2 of "Dedication: A Centennial Story" is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    13 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    S2 E7: Radiocasts (1930)

    Mr. Edwin Kirk Piper hears a K.O.M.O. radio broadcast of the Sunday evening service of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Seattle. US President Herbert Hoover gives a state of the union address to Congress on December 2, 1930. Season 2 of "Dedication: A Centennial Story" is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    23 min
  8. S2 E8: Eagleson Hall (1930)

    EPISODE 8

    S2 E8: Eagleson Hall (1930)

    Mr. Herbert T. Condon, Dean of Students at University of Washington, invites the college student Christian Scientists to move their meetings off campus to Eagleson Hall, the University YMCA in the U-District at 15th Ave NE and NE 42nd Street in Seattle in the fall of 1930. Image: Eagleson Hall (in 2022). Photo by Cindy Safronoff. Season 2 of "Dedication: A Centennial Story" is a review draft prior to publishing the book for Part 2: 1929 to 1979. The book of Part 1: 1889 to 1929 of Dedication: Building the Seattle Branches of Mary Baker Eddy's Church, A Centennial Story by Cindy Peyser Safronoff is available on Amazon, through Powell's Books, or by special order through your favorite local book store. This independent project is supported by people like you! Please purchase the book and help support the ongoing project:  Rate and review the book and podcast! Help crowd-fund this continuing project. Tell your friends. "Like," share, post, forward, message. To learn more about this ground-breaking project, visit CindySafronoff.com or Facebook: @DedicationCentennialStory

    25 min
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Nonfiction narrative on Rev. Mary Baker Eddy's influence in Seattle and the building of iconic Christian Science churches. Read by author Cindy Safronoff.

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  • Creator
    Cindy Safronoff
  • Episodes
    69
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2019 Cindy Safronoff. All rights reserved.
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