Reading of Declaration of Independence part of July 3 patriotic program

Planning committee members from left are Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis, Sue Woodard, Robert Teagle, Jo Ann Fickling and Pam Ward.

The Foundation for Historic Christ Church and the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution invite the community to a public reading of the Declaration of Independence from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. July 3 at Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems.

The free event will celebrate the 242nd anniversary of the Declaration with patriotic songs for the audience to sing, a brief history of the famous document and a public reading performed by various members of the community, reported education director and curator Robert Teagle…