Scarsdale Congregational Church

Howard Stone Anderson - 1951-1962

Howard Stone Anderson gave the benediction at the service dedicating the sanctuary on April 1, 1951 and preached his first sermon on April 8, 1951.

In January 1951 a By-Laws Commitee was formed and changes were approved on November 12, 1951 which provided for a coordinating Church Council of 17 members, doubling the deacons from 9 to 18 (nine of whom were to be men, nine of whom were to be women) and changing the title of the chief lay officer to be "Moderator".

In 1952 the church authorized the remodeling of Dyckman Hall. The last public event in Dyckman Hall was a concert on April 23, 1954. The new Parish House was completed in early 1955 and dedicated on April 17, 1955.

During the period 1951 through 1955, active membership in the church increased from 586 to 1,180, enrollment in the church school grew from 235 to 562, and attendance at Sunday morning worship grew from 167 to 554.

Source - "A History of the Scarsdale Congregational Church - 1956