Excerpt from The Highland Churchman: Publication of the Diocese of Western North Carolina, March 1963

The Bishop reported that the Episcopal Foundation of Western North Carolina has been granted a charter and that Mr. W. Clyde Rodgers of Gastonia is the first president with Mr. G. M. Kimball as the first treasurer of the newly formed foundation.

Bishop Henry reported that the new All Saints' Mission in Gastonia now has 41 communicants and 63 baptized persons. He reported that Appalachian School at Penland now has 18 students.

The highlight of the Bishop's address was that dur ing 1962, 432 persons were presented for confirmation at 91 services. This is the largest number of persons confirmed within a year in the history of the Dio cese.

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