From the 1979 Annual Report

Tenth Pre-School

Tenth Pre-School had its ninth year of service to the community. There were twenty-six children in the spring semester, seventeen in the summer program and twenty-two in the fall semester... Due to the growing need among families for both parents to work, we received an increased number of calls inquiring about the length of our daily hours. After considering this need, the board voted to offer an extended-hours program this year in addition to the full-day and half-day program already being offered. There are now students enrolled in this new program.

Respectfully submitted,
Emilie Putnam


Neighborhood Film Outreach

The purpose of this ministry is to meet some of Tenth's center city neighbors. Since many center city people are film buffs, this classic film series was started about one year and a half ago to attract them. Many Tenth members are film buffs, too (elder Holman Jenkins is a walking encyclopedia), so we felt this was an area of common interest. The series is not directly evangelistic - we don't show Christian films - but rather pre-evangelistic... The films themselves often are a good springboard for informal discussions about Christian views...Attendance has averaged between 20 and 35 people, the majority being neighborhood, rather than church people. These visitors range from young film students to senior citizens who see this as a friendly, inexpensive evening. The regular core of about eight Tenth members seeks to greet all these visitors.

Phil and Debbie Barackman