Public sentiment against a parking lot proposal by the First Church of Christ, Scientist takes center stage at Historic Preservation Commission meeting.
For likely the first time in known Historic Preservation Commission history, a gray string bikini, an unopened can of Natural Bohemian beer and a consumed bottle of wine were presented as exhibits A, B and C in public comment against an application to the commission Wednesday night. The application, presented by representatives of the board of trustees for the First Church of Christ, Scientist, was for an 18-vehicle parking lot along Sylvan Lake Avenue, on church-owned property, that would border residential properties on Sylvan Lake Avenue, Kings Highway and Kings Lane in Haddonfield. The church also owns and operates the Christian Science Reading Room on Haddon Avenue in Haddonfield. The petition was denied by the commission after a …
Connecting the relationship between Haddonfield's Christian Science Reading Room, First Church of Christ, Scientist, and the international Christian Science Monitor.
Enter the Christian Science Reading Room on Haddon Avenue and take in the ethereal light. A clean, front sitting area lined with shelves of international news magazines invites you to stay awhile, poke around. Along the opposite walls are books, a serene photograph of an interlocked circle of stones and poetry. A friendly woman sits at a desk positioned in the back of the room. It's nice here, like a decaffeinated Starbucks. There are more than 2,000 Christian Science Reading Rooms around the world. They support "over 1,700 branch churches and societies in the world," according to a Christian Science website at www.christianscience.com. Many people discover the church of Christian Science first through a local reading room. The award-…
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Julie Dengler
8:38 pm on Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Just to clarify, Robert Wilby and Cliff Quay spoke as contractors for the church. Neither claimed to be a member of the congregation. Kris Iocona is a church member and acted as a spokesperson at the meeting. more ›