of concern about the pastor's work load, Lie. Nancy Steeves was hired to direct the Christian Education program. She was popular and fitted well into youth activities, but after only one year in the position some personal concerns developed, and by mutual agreement she decided to move on. There were many positives regarding the location of the First Baptist Church in Charlottetown . It was centrally located, close to the core of the city, and readily available to most of the outreach ministries it served. There was one drawback and that was the fact that there was very limited parking available. With only on-street parking spaces, it meant that many in the congregation had to walk a block or two every time they visited. A solution was found in 1978, when Eatons of Canada opened their gated parking lot on , across from the church. This allowed the congregation a place to park every Sunday. The Eatons contribution was appreciated; one might wonder if they would have been so generous had they known about the catalogue incident that happened in 1929,a half century earlier! was growing annually in activity and reputation, and although First Baptist retained ownership of the property, the operation was still being organized by a camp committee of the PEI Baptist Association. All of the Island Baptist churches involved in the project were taking a special interest in the facilities, and combined work parties were doing most of the necessary maintenance and upgrading. A new one year agreement with the Association was signed, to provide qualified responsible Christian leadership for all weekly camps. Children and teenagers who attended camps at 'Seggie' were taught basic Christian principals, in a dynamic camping atmosphere. The provision of church music was quite demanding, with practices, two services every Sunday, a full week of evangelistic services every fall and special music throughout the year. As if this wasn't enough, W.S . 'Bud' McMurtry, chairman of the Music Committee, was trying to hold things together in an increasingly negative atmosphere of misunderstanding, involving the organist, choir, pastor and the Music Committee. It came to a head in October, when theorganist and the Music Committee chairman suddenly resigned. The reason cited was poor communication, and Pastor Ken Thompson , who also temporarily resigned over the issue, said it was unfortunate both sides of the story had not been heard. The music situation was in a sudden state of confusion. The moderator, Les Gillespie, called church pianist Gloria Atkinson , who had just arrived home from a vacation, and asked her if she could play the organ on Sunday. Gloria, with previous organ experience, agreed and twenty-eight years later was still church organist at First Baptist. Most ladies missionary society groups were waning a bit in numbers, but they were working hard to seek younger members. This was not always an easy task, as time had brought great change in the desire to provide volunteer missionary assistance. Younger adults were more active in outside recreational pursuits. There were simply more opportunities available, and the effect was being felt not only in church groups but also in service clubs and other volunteer agencies. The other new arrival in October was Lie. Gordon Horsman from Moncton, New Brunswick , who was hired to assume Youth Pastor duties. Gordie Horsman was young, energetic and became very popular with young people, as their Christian Education leader. He was also an excellent musical director and enthusiastically helped the music ministry by directing the choir during his time at First Baptist. The situation regarding deacons at First Baptist had become confusing, 130