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In that region there were no New Testament churches in 400 cities of 5,000 to 500,000 in population. There were eight state capitals with no New Testament Church within 200 miles of ECI.
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In 1945 church rallies in Eastern Pennsylvania and in East Orange, New Jersey passed resolutions recommending the formation of a founding committee which first met in March 1946. Eastern Christian Institute formally opened in September 1946
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M. S. Kitchen was chairman of the Board of Trustees as the Institute was formed. At the time he was serving as Minister of Central Christian Church in East Orange, NJ and served as Acting President of the Institute. In September 1950 he was also installed as the first president of the Institute.
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