BERLIN â Harvest Christian Fellowship Church at 219 Willow St., was broken into  twice last week and the church estimated $4,000 in items were taken.
Pastor Robert Haynes said the two break-ins are unfortunate but will not stop the church from its mission of bringing hope to Berlin.
Haynes said the church will take steps to improve its security but will still operate its food pantry and continue its Community Cafe bi-weekly dinners.
âOverall weâre not changing what we do,â he said.
The church believes the break-ins occurred June 20-21 and June 24.
Taken were a laptop computer and hard drive from the office, a flat screen television from the nursery, a DVD player, and an expensive acoustic guitar used by the churchâs lead guitarist. The computer was password protected but it contains many of the churchâs forms.
âWe donât ever want it to feel stale,â said Kyler Morales, youth director.
âWe want (Anchor Youth) to be full of life,â said Oceans co-pastor Dawn Panthin, who works with her husband, head pastor Shannon Panthin, and helps out with the youth program.Â
Youth night at Oceans also includes devotionals presented by Morales, Panthin and other youth leaders, snacks and singing. Through all of the activities, the leaders are able to develop personal relationships with the youngsters.
âAll of the leaders do a good job of not making (Anchor Youth) stale and in building relationships,â said Morales.
âThese kids are full of life, so we want Anchor Youth to reflect that,â said Panthin. âWe want Anchor Youth to be full of life (and to include) all the energy and excitement thatâ kids bring to the program.
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Michael A. Corrigan, 72, of Berlin, N.H., passed away peacefully on Jan. 4, 2021, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.
Mike was born April 4, 1948 in Berlin. In his youth, Mike attended and graduated from Berlin High School while also working as a lumberjack in Sugar Hill, N.H.
He was a Marine Corps E-4 corporal during the Vietnam War where he earned two Purple Hearts as well as medals for service, courage and national defense. He had been employed for over 44 years as a first-class pipefitter for the James River Corp before retiring.
He was the son of Donald and Margaret Corrigan of Gorham, N.H., and is pre-deceased by his father and brothers Rick and Donny.