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State’s First Witness Stones to Be Installed June 5

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By Gino DeAngelis on ABC6.com on May 17, 2023

SOUTH KINGSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island’s first “Witness Stones” will be installed in a public ceremony on the grounds of the Kingston Congregational Church on June 5.

“The Witness Stones Project, Inc. is a non-profit, public history project, that works with local communities to restore the history and honor the humanity ofenslaved individuals who helped build our communities,” Reverend Dr. Jan Gregory-Charpentier said.

The two stones installed at the church will commemorate the lives of Cuffee and Sylvie Torrey. Continue reading.

Thank You for Support of Church Program

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Letter from the Reverend Jan Gregory-Charpentier and Tony Jones to the Westerly Sun on March 13, 2023

On behalf of the entire Kingston Congregational Church and our Kingston Witness Stones Project task force, we want to offer a tremendous “thank you” for all of the efforts in helping to promote our Witness to History event on Saturday, March 4. It was a smashing success with broad community attendance!

Thank you all for the support of Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara’s timely presentation. Many attendees expressed that they were grateful they came.

The writers are senior pastor and communications director, respectively, of Kingston Congregational Church.

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