The First Congregational Church of West Tisbury and the Federated Church in Edgartown were among houses of worship ringing their bells in honor of those who have died of Covid-19.
The Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard is proposing to put its 200-year-old Edgartown parsonage on the market, while simultaneously losing the settled minister.
Rev. Dr. John David Schule died at home, surrounded by family on March 12 after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 89.
The Federated Church in Edgartown won a legal victory this week in a knotty case over its ownership of the South Water street parsonage that was willed to the church more than 60 years ago.
The Edgartown Federated Church has called a new minister who will preach his first service on Sunday, Nov. 3.
Sunday, Sept. 1, will be the last Sunday for summer hours at the Federated Church in Edgartown.