Town Hill’s Empty Church Building Awaits a New Calling VIS Seeks Solutions For Church's Future

Town Hill’s Empty Church Awaits a New Calling

VIS Seeks Solutions For Church’s Future Carrie Jones and Shaun Farrar Jul 12, 2025 TOWN HILL—The green and white church on the Crooked Road once hosted congregants who mourned, married, and celebrated within the structure. It had a Sunday school and worship services and many a potluck. Once 65 students went to Sunday school there. It was a place with purpose. Now, the West Eden Church, … Continue reading Town Hill’s Empty Church Awaits a New Calling

Rogue Sprinkler Causes Damage at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church

CARRIE JONES JUL 22, 2024 BAR HARBOR—Pastor Rob Benson never imagined he’d be faced with a soggy church, trying to determine how best to clean it up. That’s what happened, however, this weekend when one sprinkler activated for an unknown reason at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church on Friday afternoon. A passerby heard the alarm squawking and called Benson who arrived at the church and … Continue reading Rogue Sprinkler Causes Damage at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church

Secret Missions and Celebrations

Bar Harbor Congregational Church Welcomes Minister of Faith Formation & MDI Walkers Walk Again! CARRIE JONES MAY 11, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Recently several members of Bar Harbor Congregational Church (BHCC) carried out a secret mission. The head honcho removed the church’s front-yard sign and brought it off island. A few days later, someone else snuck the sign back onto MDI. Next morning, another sneaky member … Continue reading Secret Missions and Celebrations