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KINGSBURG, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Kingsburg Community Church recovered a astonishment nether the religion that had been waiting determination since earlier immoderate of the church's members were alive.
Pastor Ricky Chambers says helium had nary thought the religion had a clip capsule underneath 1 of its plaques waiting determination for much than fractional a century.
"We were capable to propulsion retired this elephantine artifact of granite that had the clip capsule," Chambers said. "We recovered it from 75 years ago."
According to Chambers, Kingsburg Community Church is the oldest religion successful Kingsburg and was founded by Swedish farmers on with Methodist Circuit Riders. The find of the granite artifact coincides perfectly with the church's 150th anniversary.
"This is precisely midway," Chambers said. "75 years ago."
The clip capsule contained respective letters from the church's members from 75 years ago, among different things. Letters that Pastor Chambers says helium appreciates much than anyone could know.
"It was truly peculiar proceeding the words of those who, who helped money the chapel and who had daughters who were a portion of the younker successful the church," Chambers said. "It's specified an encouragement for america contiguous to spot what they did."
The congregation astatine the religion capped disconnected the solemnisation by replacing the clip capsule with its ain capsule for aboriginal religion members.
"We're hoping aboriginal generations tin bask it arsenic well," Chambers said. "I deliberation we privation to enactment letters, possibly immoderate photos of our time, possibly the religion past publication that we conscionable completed."
